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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud Data (1 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 411. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a table with details relating to jobseeker's benefit, jobseeker's allowance, illness benefit, disability allowance, carer's allowance and one parent family payment respectively listing the year of the latest fraud and error survey undertaken, the percentage of each sample who were found to be in overpayment by the survey, the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (1 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 412. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the size of the total control saving figure from the most recent year available; the total number of cases that were reviewed; and the number of those that were found to involve overpayment. [41121/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: PEACE IV Programme: Discussion with Special EU Programmes Body (26 Sep 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There is only one year added on at the end.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: PEACE IV Programme: Discussion with Special EU Programmes Body (26 Sep 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I welcome the change in the intervention rate as it will assist organisations seeking to make applications in the changed circumstances prevailing in this State and the Six Counties as they try to secure matching or alternative funding. The total moneys available under the PEACE IV programme amount to approximately €200 million. Our guests did not indicate what funding will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Office of the Ombudsman Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Ombudsman (26 Sep 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ar dtús báire, déanaim comghairdeas le Ms O'Reilly as ucht an post nua. Céim íontach í di agus don tír. The Ombudsman has set the bar quite high for the next fear an phobail, which is the title the late Michael Mills gave the position, which is an appropriate term. A people's champion is what the Ombudsman is meant to be. I note from Ms O'Reilly's...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (26 Sep 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 43. To ask the Minister for Health the additional measures or resources that will be provided to assist organ donation and transplant services here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40044/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Sep 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 44. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will take to reduce the number of persons waiting for initial appointments with hospital consultants; the current number of people waiting for such appointments at present; the number waiting for a year or more; if he has a target for reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40043/13]

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Sep 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom ar dtús mo bhuíochas a ghabháil le mo chomhghleacaí, an Teachta O'Brien, as ucht an rún tábhachtach seo a chur os ár gcomhair. This comprehensive and detailed motion starkly illustrates the raft of cuts that have impacted on the State education sector. Our motion gives the lie to claims by Fine Gael and especially the Labour Party. It is a...

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Sep 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Where does the Deputy think we are from?

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Sep 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I was born and bred in Dublin.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (25 Sep 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 28. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered introducing legislation with the objective of establishing a sentencing council that would issue sentencing guidelines to the Judiciary. [39760/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (25 Sep 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 44. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to recommence recruitment to An Garda Síochána. [39761/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (25 Sep 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 107. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the policy rationale underpinning the decision to expand JobBridge internships to 18 months. [39908/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (25 Sep 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 108. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of all employers that have availed of JobBridge to date; the number of interns each has taken on; the duration of each of these internships. [39909/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (25 Sep 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 111. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views outlining her Department's Local Authority Employment Initiative including the way the scheme operates, the funding assigned to it and the number of persons engaged on it. [39942/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (25 Sep 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 187. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Cheeverstown's early intervention speech and language therapist will be leaving their position; if and when they will be replaced; the action he will take to ensure there is no gap or reduction in the delivery of speech and language therapy to the young children availing of the service. [39904/13]

Order of Business (24 Sep 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I refer to three pieces of legislation. The noise nuisance Bill has been long promised. When the Green Party existed in this Chamber it promised that Bill would help to address some of the problems people in cities have with their neighbours. In the same vein is the housing (miscellaneous provisions) Bill which was promised for later this year to address issues concerning the power of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (24 Sep 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: He should switch it off.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Issues (24 Sep 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 380. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the recent procurement contract for water meters may be illegal as it contravenes the Disability Act 2005, as the water meters are not accessible or user friendly for those who are visually impaired as they do not have a touch screen reader and that all public services are...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (24 Sep 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 393. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any consideration has been given to funding local authorities to carry out a full retrofit programme of insulation of their dilapidating housing stock to bring their BER up to an acceptable standard; if any such scheme will include at least double glazed windows and doors, attic insulation, draught excluders and...