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Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ní raibh mé anseo nuair a thug an tAire Stáit a óráid níos luaithe, ach fuair mé an deis an méid a bhí le rá aige a léamh idir an dá linn agus níl aon rud sa mhéid a dúirt sé a thagann salach ar an méid a bhí le rá agamsa níos luaithe. Tá cúpla rud le rá agam a threisíonn...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tá brón orm nach raibh mé anseo níos luaithe nuair a mhínigh an tAire Stáit cén fáth gur tháinig an Bille seo chun cinn. Ní bhfuair mé cóip den óráid a thug sé, ach gheobhaidh mé níos déanaí í. Léigh mé an méid a bhí le rá aige sa Seanad. Glacaim leis go raibh an rud...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Remuneration (21 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider withdrawing the special TLAC pension provisions of an additional lump sum payment of half a years salary and up to ten added years enabling early retirement on a full pension uniquely awarded to a number of existing secretaries general, city and county managers. [51547/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (21 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he intends to review current public sector pension abatement legislation. [51546/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (21 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the processing of family income supplement has been ceased until after Christmas; and if so, the reason for same. [51923/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (20 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff currently allocated across the 66 vocational educational committees and local authorities to process the grant applications of existing third level students; the total number of grant applications lodged with the 66 bodies; and the percentage of these applications that are awaiting outstanding documentation from applicants....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (20 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has had their full medical card changed to a doctor only card with no notice or reason [50989/12]

Topical Issue Debate: Family Income Supplement Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I did not complain about Letterkenny.

Topical Issue Debate: Family Income Supplement Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I complimented it.

Topical Issue Debate: Family Income Supplement Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There is no problem with my costs.

Topical Issue Debate: Family Income Supplement Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: How many special advisers have gone up-----

Topical Issue Debate: Family Income Supplement Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I do not think so, Minister.

Topical Issue Debate: Family Income Supplement Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister is deflecting again. She will not deal with the issue in question, and she constantly twists my words.

Topical Issue Debate: Family Income Supplement Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have no problem with the work being done in Donegal.

Topical Issue Debate: Family Income Supplement Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I did not give out about what is happening in Letterkenny at all.

Topical Issue Debate: Family Income Supplement Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is a pity the Minister did not listen to what I said. I have no problem whatsoever with the civil servants involved in processing, be they in Longford or Letterkenny.

Topical Issue Debate: Family Income Supplement Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have always praised the civil servants involved. I asked whether there were additional resources available. The Minister confirmed that she had found additional resources, but she did not say from where she had got them. It is welcome that there are additional resources to deal with the backlog. The problem is that the backlog will not be dealt with before Christmas, yet applicants who...

Topical Issue Debate: Family Income Supplement Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Gabhaim buíochas don Aire as a bheith anseo. Ní raibhimid ach ag cur ceisteanna agus freagraí ar a chéile an tseachtain seo cheana féin. The family income supplement is paid to workers whose income from employment leaves the family below the poverty line. In 2011 the numbers qualifying for family income supplement rose by 10%. I presume the same increase will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Promissory Notes (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Finance if in the event of no deal being reached on the issue of the promissory note, that it is his intention to pay IBRC the €3.1bn promissory due on 31 March 2013 and Bank of Ireland, the sum due on the one year bond acquired in 2011 by that bank as part of that year's €3.1bn promissory note payment to IBRC. [50519/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Guarantee Scheme (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide detail of the remaining schedule of payments of unsecured and unguaranteed bonds held by all of the covered institutions detailing the cost of each of these payments. [50520/12]