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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Social Partnership (11 Dec 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: That was following the procedure. If you had allowed the Member to put his point at the time-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Social Partnership (11 Dec 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We will accept that but that is after the fact. If the Ceann Comhairle had listened at the time it could have been dealt with at that stage.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Social Partnership (11 Dec 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: They have not been defamed.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Releases (11 Dec 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to place on a statutory footing, clear and transparent criteria for release of prisoners through remission, temporary release and parole, as well as provision of the disclosure of reasons to prisoners for all decisions taken and the remedy to appeal any decision taken. [54468/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Releases (11 Dec 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a single piece of legislation dealing with the matters of remission, temporary release and parole law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54467/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Lottery Funding (11 Dec 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason a project (details supplied) in Dublin 8 was informed by the county enterprise board that they do not qualify for funding from the National Lottery in respect of their restoration project. [55328/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (11 Dec 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in having Garda vetting clearance issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [55353/12]

Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister of State's time is up.

Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: This budget is cowardly and indefensible. In particular, the cuts in social welfare target the most vulnerable in society. So much for the pre-election promises and programme for Government's commitments. By design, the Government has set out to target children and the parents on whom they depend. Also by design, it has set out to target the disabled again. Only one month ago, the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications (6 Dec 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons receiving supplementary allowance on 1 November 2012; the number of appeals with the social welfare appeals office on same; the number of applications not finalised by her Department on the same date for each of the social welfare schemes and the average waiting times for each. [54894/12]

Financial Resolution No. 5: Excise (5 Dec 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: You are if you have a big family.

Financial Resolution No. 5: Excise (5 Dec 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: That is not true.

Financial Resolution No. 5: Excise (5 Dec 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is not.

Financial Resolution No. 5: Excise (5 Dec 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Or Government backbenchers.

Financial Resolutions 2013 - Budget Statement 2013 (5 Dec 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: What did the Taoiseach say?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Equality for Customers of Department of Social Protection: Discussion with Transgender Equality Network Ireland (5 Dec 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I think witnesses for their presentation. I have already met one or two of them when they lobbied me on this issue. The lobbying was quite informative. It will be useful for the committee when the legislation eventually appears to have that extra understanding from the material the network has supplied to us. We are waiting for the heads of the Bill. The Minister has said it is due so...

Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I will be brief, although there is much information. We will not get to some of the issues, including appropriations in aid, where some of the payments are substantially different. We are talking about millions of euro and we should have been better able to estimate them. It is not the fault of the Minister but every year the Estimates are given but the figure for this Supplementary...

Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Is it proposed to deal with the subheads individually?

Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Like Deputy O'Dea, we will not be opposing this Supplementary Estimate. It is obvious that no one will oppose an Estimate for money that will go to the most vulnerable in society. My only problem is that it has arrived on the day of the budget and we have not had more time to debate it and to tease out some of the major failures underlying the Estimate put before us on last year's budget...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Payments (4 Dec 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of carees, whether on full or partial rate in reciept of respite grant for each of the last 10 years; the value of the grant each year; and the cost to the Department for each of those years. [54211/12]