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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility (5 Mar 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the directives that she has given in relation to the clothing grant which community welfare officers issued under their exceptional needs payment scheme. [11641/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Benefit Rates (5 Mar 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: My reason for tabling this question is the Labour Party's promise to the electorate not to reduce child benefit. We all know how the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, views election promises. It appears one can promise whatever one likes in election campaigns. The Government gave a commitment to protect the most vulnerable in society. It is evident from the figures which the Minister has just...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Benefit Rates (5 Mar 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is not a luxury. Sinn Féin has been positive and progressive in terms of how this aspect of our finances could be addressed. While we have put forward proposals, the Government has chosen to ignore them. Does the Minister not understand the contradiction in her position? She stated the positive effect of social transfer has increased, but the very fact she is cutting one of these...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Benefit Rates (5 Mar 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will list the changes introduced to child benefit payment since March 2011; and if she will demonstrate the way that these changes have reduced child benefit. [11640/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Recruitment (5 Mar 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the backlog of social welfare appeals, if she has sought an exemption from the public service embargo to recruit additional staff to address this backlog in applications for social welfare and for social welfare appeals. [11373/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes (5 Mar 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposal regarding a college for further education (details supplied) when Solas is in charge of further education colleges in view of the fact that they uniquely offer many courses of study which do not seem to fit into the parameters of Solas, such as BCFE's media and animation degree courses, which have gained international recognition; if...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (5 Mar 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Ballyfermot College Further Education is not an approved college for the purposes of grants by Dublin City Vocational Education Committee, despite offering degree course which Dublin City University also offer and in fact they even accredit the BCFE course; and if he will he investigate this matter. [11157/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (5 Mar 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when an application for citizenship will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22. [11007/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance (5 Mar 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the decision was made to end the mobility allowance and the motorised transport grant; and if consideration was given to continue the payment until such time as new schemes were in place. [11507/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance (5 Mar 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify an issue in relation to the motorised transport grant and the mobility allowance (details supplied); and if he will state that no indication was given that it was intended to discontinue the motorised transport grant and the mobility allowance. [11508/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Mar 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delay of two years to receive an appointment for assessment in the ENT department at Our Lady's Childrens Hospital Crumlin; if he will confirm the length of time for procedures to have adenoids removed and other minor procedures associated with this Department (details supplied). [11116/13]

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Go raibh maith agat, a Theachta Mathews. It is regrettable that we have so little time to speak on this Bill. Having listened to the debate over the past few hours, I found it interesting to hear the number of Government backbenchers who criticised the legislation and, like Deputy Mathews, made interesting alternative proposals. Even at this late stage the suggestion should be to scrap...

Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (28 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I wish the Minister well in the project this legislation is intended to progress. It is a pity the health spokespersons cannot all be present because they are at the health committee, which is a bit bizarre. I know Deputy Ó Caoláin was involved and was very supportive of this legislation. There will, hopefully, be other measures to follow up on this legislation in future. For...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Investigations (28 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the delayed investigation by CARB into the role of Ernst and Young's auditing of Anglo Irish bank's books, which awaits the completion of other investigations by the Director of Public Prosecutions; and his views on whether Ernst and Young should continue operating as normal when such a serious investigation is pending. [10572/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Roads (28 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to transfer responsibilities for roads and pathways in local authority areas of responsibilty to the National Roads Authority. [10800/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (28 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any directive has been issued to local authorities to refuse to pay local authority grade six workers the first hour of overtime worked during the week Monday to Friday and the reason workers are expected to work that hour for free as is the case for example in Dublin City Council. [10801/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (28 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update for the regeneration of St. Teresa's Gardens; if the funding for the new build units as part of the regeneration has transferred to Dublin City Council, and if he will provide an update on the overall situation with this regeneration project. [10802/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (28 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding funding for the regeneration of Dolphin House, Dublin; the moneys available to rehouse senior citizens from Dolphin Park in a new complex on site, to refurbish the flats themselves and to build community facilities. [10803/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (28 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to retrofit inadeqately insulated local authority housing stock here. [10804/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Proposed Legislation (27 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he intends to action the 2011 Programme for Government commitment to legislate for a reformulated code of laws, replacing both the Ministers and Secretaries Acts and the Public Service Management Act, on the legal relationship between Ministers and their civil servants and their legal accountability for decisions and for management of...