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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Racism Measures (2 Oct 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide local authorities with extra resources to deal with major incidences of racist attacks in local authority housing. [41245/12]

Other Questions: Dental Services Provision (27 Sep 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to address the prevalence of unregistered, unregulated operators providing dentures directly to consumers as highlighted by the Consumers Association of Ireland in May 2011; if his attention has been drawn to breaches of the law in this regard and the concern expressed by the Dental Council and by properly regulated and registered...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (27 Sep 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Health the progress made, if any, regarding the proposed developments of primary care centres in each case at Crumlin/Drimnagh, Coolock, Darndale, Rowlagh/North Clondalkin, Summerhill, Balbriggan and Swords, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41003/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Budget 2013: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (26 Sep 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I asked about the deficit and a second question about the disability review. The rent supplement issue has been teased out back and forth, even with the Minister's predecessor, particularly the payment of rent allowance to the tenant instead of the landlord. Can that be re-examined? There are benefits to the State; if it is paid to the landlord, it adds to the contract he has. Deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Budget 2013: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (26 Sep 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister mentioned arrears with Dublin City Council. Some of the arrears in Dublin City Council are created by the council's own accounting process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Budget 2013: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (26 Sep 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There is one simple step that could be taken. When a new rent is put out, the tenants should be informed and the rent should only happen from that date, rather than being backdated to the day the council got the documentation. That would help those in distress. The key point on the cap is that the landlords have not reduced prices; under the counter payments are increasing, leading to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Budget 2013: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (26 Sep 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Some 60,000.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Budget 2013: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (26 Sep 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Table No. 11 indicates where potential savings could be achieved. It gives figures for children and families, people of working age and retired and older people. Children are affected by cuts not only in the first row but also if the Minister imposes a cut on people of working age. We did not have enough time to refer back to the proposal from the European Council, but one of the points...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Budget 2013: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (26 Sep 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank the Minister and officials for the presentation, as it is a welcome move to have the opportunity to question a Minister before she starts her budgetary negotiations with other Departments. It is a good mechanism which recognises the role the committee can play in trying to tease out some of the issues and provide helpful suggestions. There is a context, which has been stated by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (26 Sep 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have a number of questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (26 Sep 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank the Deputy. I have a number of questions and thank the Minister for the briefing, which was useful even though the European Union does not have a huge amount of competence in respect of social policy. In particular, I wish to concentrate on one point the Minister already has highlighted and which was reported in the media yesterday, namely, the proposed European Union youth...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Strategy Statements (26 Sep 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which the new Children and Young People's Policy Framework will be published. [40706/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Missing Children (26 Sep 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on plans for the 11600 missing childrens hotline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40707/12]

Order of Business (25 Sep 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Can the progress of the workplace relations Bill be accelerated? Will the Taoiseach confirm that the legislation will address recent unacceptable work practices such as that at Tipperary Water where staff have been arbitrarily laid off in a fashion similar to-----

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (25 Sep 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason rent supplement has ceased in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; the reason the person they were not notified of the decision to withdraw their rent allowance. [40464/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Private Rented Accommodation Standards (25 Sep 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the procedures regarding properties housing rent supplement recipients that fail environmental health inspections and the protections in place to ensure that recipients of rent supplement whose rental property has failed environmental health inspections or been given improvement notices do not end up homeless if the rent supplement is withdrawn. [40465/12]

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Fuel Allowance Payments (20 Sep 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: This is an important matter that must be addressed urgently. I understand that thousands of families who are dependent on social welfare benefits received a letter last month, of which I have a copy to hand, informing them that due to a departmental error last April, they will not receive their fuel allowance payments for the week commencing on 8 October, that is, they will receive it a week...

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Fuel Allowance Payments (20 Sep 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank the Minister of State for his reply but as I noted earlier, it is a pity the Minister herself is not present. It is an appalling answer to state the Government accepts the situation is not ideal. The poorest people will not receive a payment fuel allowance on the correct date. It is getting colder and this is about pensioners who do not have the additional €20 that was paid...

National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: This is an important Bill and its introduction is welcome. It was promised by the previous Government but that did not come to pass. I welcome that it is now before us, that we will have a referendum which will enhance the rights of children in Ireland, and that as well as those rights being enhanced by this Bill, we will enhance the protection for children. Therefore, the introduction of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund: Discussion (20 Sep 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Significant changes are occurring in our society, with emigration a major issue. Those emigrating have traditionally been the ones paying the tax which assists the fund. Was the trend, in terms of the 50,000 to 60,000 people emigrating, taken into account? I accept the current make-up of emigrants is slightly different from that of previous emigrants and that some are families who are...