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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received: P00036/12 and P00043/12 (7 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Is that agreed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received: P00036/12 and P00043/12 (7 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Agreed. The second petition for consideration is No. P00043/12, from a Mr. Thomas Kevin Walsh, concerning the current eligibility criteria for the back to education allowance for attending third level education. A summary note on the petition concerned and also the research carried out has been circulated to members. In order to qualify for the third level option on the back to education...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received: P00036/12 and P00043/12 (7 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: No. He sought a review and the review confirmed the original decision that he did not have the required number of days.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received: P00036/12 and P00043/12 (7 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Is it agreed that we inform him of that recommendation and that we send a letter to the Minister asking for the rationale behind the design of the scheme? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received: P00036/12 and P00043/12 (7 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: That can be added. There is no problem with that. Consideration of the two petitions is finished for today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received: P00036/12 and P00043/12 (7 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Some 37 petitions have been received to date, a number of which have been considered, while for others the process is ongoing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received: P00036/12 and P00043/12 (7 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I cannot remember what the figure was on the last occasion, but we have dealt with two today. A number of outstanding petitions are being investigated. Some homework needs to be done by us to get them to a stage at which we can make a decision on whether to formally accept them, forward them or investigate them, and whether they comply with the eligibility criteria.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received: P00036/12 and P00043/12 (7 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The first petition for consideration today is P00036/12, from Mr. John Fox, concerning the lack of enforcement of legislation relating to cycling on footpaths in Galway city. Members have been circulated with a summary note of the petition incorporating the research carried out. As the petitioner has not fully exhausted all avenues available to him to resolve the issue before submitting...

Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We are not allowed to ask questions.

Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We will not be bullied either.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Ombudsman (7 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that his decision to change the role of the Defence Forces Ombudsman from full time to part time is adequate for the duties entailed in the role. [48464/12]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (7 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Defence the way the proposals for the reorganisation of the Defence Forces as applied to Dublin have improved their capacity to discharge their responsibilities to our capital city and the strategic hub of the State. [48463/12]

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Yes.

Pensions and Retirement Lump Sums: Motion [Private Members] (6 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tá sé tráthúil go bhfuilimid ag déileáil leis an cheist seo faoi phinsin ach is trua gur rún lag é seo. Fillfidh mé ar na fáthanna leis sin. Aontaím le cuid amháin den rún, an líne dheireanach, a dhéanann iarracht srian a chur ar na pinsin agus íocaíochtaí oll-fláithiúla atá ag...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Job Statistics (6 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Taoiseach the number of companies operating here that have 100 employees or more. [47787/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (6 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Finance his views in relation to comments (details supplied) regrding a pensions cap for the purposes of tax relief; if he will explain how this would work;and if this approach is being considered instead of reducing tax reliefs as was provided for in the National Pensions Framework. [47778/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home-School Liaison Scheme (6 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is only 20 hours a week of home tutoring available for two siblings with autism. [48617/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Care Services (6 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to her response to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 16 October 2012 in which she indicates that the inter department group on school-age childcare has completed its work if she will arrange for the publication of its full findings, conclusions and recommendations and the date of same. [47678/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Care Services (6 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 16 October 2012, in which she indicates that the inter departmental group on school-age childcare has completed its work; if she will arrange for the publication of its full findings, conclusions and recommendations and the date of same. [47677/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Tax Reliefs (6 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views made in the media on 23 October 2012, to the effect that the Government are considering introducing a pensions cap for the purposes of tax relief; if she will explain how this would work and if this approach is being considered instead of reducing tax reliefs as was provided for in the National Pensions Framework. [47777/12]