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Social Welfare Code (2 May 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank the Minister of State.

Order of Business (2 May 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Before I agree to this being referred to committee for debate, will the Taoiseach clarify that the consequence of this Revised Estimate will be to reclassify PRSI receipts as income tax and, as a consequence, that the Government will be cutting €13 million from the national training fund into which employers pay? This would have the effect of cutting a fund used to train people.

Order of Business (2 May 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am saying that if this is the case, the Dáil should debate it before it is referred to committee. It means a cut of €13 million to a national training fund at the very time we need people to be re-trained and when access to training should be available to get them back to work.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 May 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 366: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason rent allowance has been stopped, in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 and when same will be reinstated. [21616/12]

Scéimeanna Teanga (1 May 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 128: To ask the an Aire Ealaíon; Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an dtabharfaidh sé míniú ar an moill atá ar phróiseáil na ndréacht-scéimeanna teanga atá idir lámha faoi láthair aige. [21652/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (26 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way the success of Enterprise Ireland client advisors are assessed; and the way improvements can be made. [20913/12]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (26 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of money allocated to the Innovation Fund for Ireland and the draw down to date; the total investments achieved to date by the Innovation Fund for Ireland; the number of projects supported; and the number of jobs created. [20898/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delays in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, for those awaiting liver transplant; and if he will confirm the waiting times [21073/12]

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: As Deputy O'Brien has said, there are key concerns about the process by which we reached this point. This amendment has been introduced at the last minute. It will have significant consequences for those who will apply for mortgage interest supplement. I will give the House an example. One usually receives a redundancy package when one loses one's job. That money is used to try to hold...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: None of the above. It is just incompetence.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The State should be engaging------

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 11a: In page 6, line 21, before "the" to insert "the Local Authority Franchise Offices,". This is a short amendment to change the use of PPS numbers. The section allows for access by the vocational education committees, the Pensions Ombudsman and the Pensions Board. My amendment would allow the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, to use PPS...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am pleased that progress is being made and I hope it will be quicker than progress on many of the other electoral reform changes. I will withdraw the amendment and I hope the Minister, in consultation with the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, will produce legislation to address this matter.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I will be relevant because the Minister has managed to raise a number of interesting points in response to our contributions. I have tried to be constructive in this debate. I said from the outset that I do not have a problem with seven being the age of eligibility if the relevant supports are in place. It is not right to misquote us and say we are opposed to the measure; it is absolute...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Jobs are available in those countries. They have after school services, jobs and education, all of the things we do not have.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There is access to child care at the level required by lone parents and education is immediately accessible. Education here is not immediately accessible to all of those who wish to access it. That is the argument. All of the countries to which the Minister keeps referring - I have no problem with most of them-----

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister did not refer to Britain. I have a problem-----

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There is a slight difference.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The point I am making is that those provisions are in place in those countries, or are being put in place. They are not being put in place here. There have been cutbacks in investment in education and an increase in the number of unemployed in recent years. Unless the Minister comes into the House with a plan to address that, I must reject these amendments because they are not backed up by...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: These provisions are being introduced to allow the lone parents benefit system to change gradually so that, by 2015, only children up to seven years of age and their parents will qualify for this payment. I had congratulated the Government on the gradual change to voluntary contributions and this should also be a more gradual change. There is a substantial jump for those who qualify. Year...