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Youth Employment: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leo siúd a ghlac páirt sa díospóireacht seo, ní hamháin mo chomhghleacaithe ach freisin iad siúd ón Rialtas. Measaim go bhfuil sé tábhachtach go mbeadh díospóireacht againn ar an gceist phráinneach seo. Is trua nach bhfuil gach rud atá ráite sa díospóireacht seo...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: A scheme is worked out for five, two, three or however many years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I was not suggesting an opt-out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: At the moment one has no option at all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There are self-employed persons who would prefer to pay into a system at a higher rate in order that, in the event of something happening ten or 20 years down the road, they have some cover. They do not have that option. Their only option for any type of cover is private health insurance, private insurance to protect their employment or whatever. They do not have an option to say they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: For the self-employed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Yes, and after a certain number of years, but not somebody who is about to go under where, after signing up and paying for six months, suddenly he or she qualifies. Everybody else has to qualify based on their contributions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: That is the way they are covered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: People will not lose their cover. I have no problem with imposing it but in the meantime there is nothing as the decision has not been taken to make it compulsory at a higher rate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: That is already the case for the employees who have to pay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I apologise for my absence at the start of the presentation. Having read what was circulated to members, hopefully the witnesses have covered all that. I acknowledge the change in attitude in respect of the taxi drivers. I have not had a complaint since the last session we had on this issue. The point Deputy Bannon has raised is interesting as a PSV licence is an asset for taxi drivers,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (20 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 175. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when a decision will be announced on the level of funding from the Government for 2014 for the City of Dublin Youth Service Board, in view of the fact that any delay will make planning for the ongoing funding of the youth organisations in the city more complicated. [49626/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (19 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that parents and pupils are central to any decision to amalgamate four schools (details supplied) in Dublin 10 into two schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48938/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (19 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that the amalgamation of four schools (details supplied) in Dublin 10 into two schools does not lead to overcrowding, increased class sizes or loss of teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48939/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Remit (19 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that construction, warehousing and other other courses being offered to jobseekers in future have a safe pass and manual handling certification included in view of the fact that SOLAS and education and training boards are responsible for former FÁS courses and training facilities. [49376/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Training Programmes Provision (19 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the courses in ECDL, manual handling, first aid, driving and safe pass that were offered free to social welfare recipients in the Dublin 8, 10 and 12 areas in the past year. [49377/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (19 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 303. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who fail to complete JobBridge internships; the number who cease an internship to take up employment; the number who leave for other reasons. [48927/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (19 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 304. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of companies or employers that have been blacklisted from the jobBridge scheme. [48928/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (19 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 305. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of occasions on which the whistleblowing feature of the JobBridge scheme has been invoked; the number of complaints that have been made to the national call centre alleging breaches or abuses of the JobBridge programme; the number of these complaints that relate to displacement, poor quality internships or other breaches of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (19 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 366. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of reports that her Department have commissioned Indecon to undertake and the cost of same. [49565/13]