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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: An Choimisiúin Logainmneacha (30 Apr 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 349. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cé mhéid folúntas atá sa Bhrainse Logainmneacha faoi láthair; cén grád iad; agus an bhfuil sé i gceist aige na folúntais a líonadh. [20396/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: An Choimisiúin Logainmneacha (30 Apr 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 350. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad é an loighic atá taobh thiar den chinneadh Coiste Logainmneacha seachas Coimisiún Logainmneacha a bheith ann amach anseo; cathain a ainmneofar an coiste; agus cad iad go díreach dualgais an choiste seo. [20397/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: An Choimisiúin Logainmneacha (30 Apr 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 351. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad é costas reatha an Bhrainse Logainmneacha agus an Choimisiúin Logainmneacha le haghaidh gach bliain le 5 bliana anuas; agus cad iad na costais thuartha don bhliain seo, 2013. [20398/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration (30 Apr 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 387. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the serious problems in the rental accommodation scheme in the Dublin City Council area, with 50 tenants facing eviction due to landlords selling or looking for vacant possession of the houses/apartments let to Dublin City Council under the rental accommodation scheme and the fact that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration (30 Apr 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 388. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Dublin City Council's rental accommodation scheme will have a shortfall of more than €1.5 million thus potentially adding to the crisis being caused by landlords exiting the scheme. [19748/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Issues (30 Apr 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 389. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of landlords in each council area that had availed of tax breaks under the buy to let scheme who are currently leasing to each of the local authorities; the number of those that are facing repossession of properties from their lenders; the steps being put in place to address the potential problem for local...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (30 Apr 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 421. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given to compelling bicycle shops and other purveyors of bicycles to retain the serial numbers of bicycles sold along with the purchasers details they retain, especially for those availing of the cycle to work tax scheme, as a measure to tackle the increase in theft of bicycles and to allow for more bikes to be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (30 Apr 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 422. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration is being given to a voluntary registration of bicycle serial numbers with An Garda Síochána and the steps being taken to prevent and tackle the increasing theft of bicycles. [19817/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (30 Apr 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 423. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is considering making it compulsory for mobile phone retailers or mobile phone operators to retain the IMEI serial number of the phone being purchased, to help tackle the increasing theft of mobile phones and the steps he will take to tackle this growing crime. [19818/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (30 Apr 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 440. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ensure that women who have children by surrogacy are afforded maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18831/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Decision (30 Apr 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 572. To ask the Minister for Health when the special review group on devising an alternative scheme to the mobility allowance will deliver a report; the persons who are on this group; the criteria used to appoint them; their terms of reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18830/13]

Other Questions: Irish Language (25 Apr 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 13. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update as to the progress that has been made as regards the commitment in the 20 years strategy to provide targeted language learning opportunities to be put in place to assist families where only one parent speaks Irish; if he will outline the nature of such targeted language opportunities; and the way these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: International Education Strategy (25 Apr 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his approach to attracting foreign students to Ireland; the estimated monetary benefit to third level institutions and the State's economy of that sector. [19644/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (25 Apr 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 168. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if time spent here as a foreign student studying is taken into account when a foreign national applies for residency and/or subsequently for naturalisation. [19642/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas (25 Apr 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 169. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have student visas here at present; their country of origin; the number of years they are here for; and the number/percentage who applied to remain having completed their studies. [19643/13]

Other Questions: Rent Support Schemes (24 Apr 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I concur with Deputy Nulty's comments about top-up payments. I have raised this issue with the Minister on a number of occasions and she has denied that her Department has any information that this is happening. If she talked to the groups she mentioned earlier, such as the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Focus Ireland or Threshold, they would attest to a widespread practice of top-up...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Initiatives (24 Apr 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The vital part of the Minister's reply was her reference to the State not being the employer in this case. I remind her that the State often sets the terms, conditions and rates of pay in jobs clubs and most other community employment schemes. Will the Minister examine the case of Bawnogue Unemployed Group Limited? The Bawnogue area needs a service of this nature because it has a high...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Initiatives (24 Apr 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank the Minister for assuring me that another service will be provided quite soon. The State sets and evaluates the framework for pay, hours and everything else in the case of organisations which are funded in this way. When it withdraws that money and two jobs are lost as a consequence, the role it plays must involve more than providing statutory funding. This issue is coming up more...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Initiatives (24 Apr 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I understand.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Initiatives (24 Apr 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 5. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a jobs club service funded by FÁS has been withdrawn from Bawnogue, Clondalkin, Dublin; and the reason jobs club workers have not been paid for weeks worked or being offered enhanced redundancy as would be the norm in such circumstances. [19162/13]