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Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (19 Jun 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 567: To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no suitable space to facilitate breast feeding in the Civil Registration Office in Lombard Street, Dublin 2, which is the only place in Dublin where you can register the birth of your child and queues can be lengthy. [29585/12]

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I heard the Minister's reply to the previous speaker and I am appalled. Here we have a service which has been running for 57 years and which provides services for over 200 people. I have been told a fantastic level of care is being delivered, with psychological services, social services, social work and speech and language services among those services. The Daughters of Wisdom order has...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: -----and that the service will be as accessible to those families, whether they are from south Donegal or Cavan?

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Can he guarantee no break in service from when the order withdraws? It is a pity that an order which has the expertise in delivering this service and which has set up such a facility is now being forced to close at a cost to the area and to society in general. I do not know how the Minister can stand over that. If he goes back to the programme for Government-----

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The question is whether the Minister is aware of his own programme for Government which states on its first page that the "parties are committed to protecting the vulnerable". This does not seem to indicate any protection for those people.

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We have seen in the past where such a service has been withdrawn, for whatever reason, that there is usually an additional cost in a transition period. Is that cost available? What is the cost of the transfer of these services to other service providers? It is being outsourced outside of the HSE to a private company? Is the Minister aware of any other such service being delivered by other...

Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: These are hard times for workers and more and more often we hear stories of employers trying to exploit vulnerable workers. The programme for Government included a commitment to reform legislation on workers' rights to engage in collective bargaining to ensure compliance with recent judgments in the European Court of Human Rights. The position of the Labour Party in the manifesto for the...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (13 Jun 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form the name, position, annual salary, annual allowance cap, and Government Minister to whom they have been appointed of all special advisors appointed since February 2011. [28255/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jun 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total amount spent on the back to school clothing and footwear allowance last September; and if he will provide a breakdown of the number of payments at each of the two rates. [28460/12]

Public Sector Reform (13 Jun 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the implementation body will provide a more robust and detailed breakdown of savings achieved, Department by Department, agency by agency, in its second annual review due to be published in June. [28256/12]

Written Answers — Domiciliary Care Allowance: Domiciliary Care Allowance (12 Jun 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is familiar with the scoring system operated in Queensland Australia for the assessment of applications for their equivalent to domiciliary care allowance; and if she has considered adapting it for use in the Irish context. [28032/12]

Written Answers — Rent Supplement Scheme: Rent Supplement Scheme (12 Jun 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of rent supplement claimants; the number to whom the new limits now apply and within that the number who were existing claimants prior to 1 January; her response to the increasing number of claimants who are struggling to convince their landlords to accept the lower payment and or who cannot find alternative appropriate...

Written Answers — School Meals Programme: School Meals Programme (12 Jun 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 305: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of funding that each national school receives per child in respect of lunches and snacks. [28162/12]

Written Answers — Garda Vetting of Personnel: Garda Vetting of Personnel (12 Jun 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 496: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for Garda vetting in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and when a decision will issue. [28163/12]

Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jun 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I acknowledge the numbers of appeals that are being processed annually but given the number of appeals lodged, the problem has not yet been addressed. There are obscene delays in some payments for people who are in very stressful situations. Delays in applications for payments such as the carer's allowance, domiciliary care payments and disability allowance are only adding to the stress....

Jobseeker's Benefit (12 Jun 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The committee published its report and the rapporteur was Deputy Anthony Lawlor. It made a number of important conclusions and recommendations. I thank the Minister for considering some of the findings in the report. Does the Minister agree with the finding of the committee that the current social welfare system is decidedly unequal in that one person can work ten hours per week...

Jobseeker's Benefit (12 Jun 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I accept what the Minister is saying and the matter is complex. There are ways in which the complexity will be addressed to ensure people are not benefiting where they are in part-time work and earning a substantial wage. That can be addressed through a means test. Does the Minister intend reporting in the next few months or is it an ongoing process? There is an urgency in respect of...

Community Employment Schemes (12 Jun 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I note the Minister stated the report is not finalised but some work has been done by the Department with regard to meeting some of those who will be affected. Therefore at the very least the Minister has a draft in front of her. The Minister stated the review was a valuable exercise but for some schemes it was not because the outcomes and changes being implemented do not seem to have been...

Rent Supplement Scheme (12 Jun 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of rent supplement claimants; the number to whom the new limits now apply and within that the number who were existing claimants prior to 1 January; her views on the increasing number of claimants who are struggling to convince their landlords to accept the lower payment and or who cannot find alternative appropriate...

Rent Supplement Scheme (12 Jun 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am opposed to State subsidisation of landlords. This is a reality, however, and is due to the lack of investment in social housing over decades since the State was founded. The Minister stated she is required to make savings and we accept that. However, the main problem, which I hope she will accept as such, is that she has passed the onus to negotiate with landlords to tenants, who are...