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Order of Business (20 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is not. Once again, a very important debate is to be guillotined in this House.

Order of Business (20 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The record will show that I was in attendance. To clarify for Members opposite, it is proposed that the debate on Second Stage of this very important Bill which could cause a loss of Irish sovereignty and tie us to austerity indefinitely should be guillotined at 12.30 p.m. and that the time allocated for Committee and Remaining Stages should be limited to one hour. Even though it is very...

Order of Business (20 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: What about economic sovereignty?

Order of Business (20 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Will the Government accept it?

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (19 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills aside from Springboard, the number and nature of any new education and training places associated with Pathways to Work that were not already announced or allocated in advance of it. [11883/12]

Written Answers — Literacy Levels: Literacy Levels (19 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the results for Irish schools in the OECD's 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment tests, in which the country's ranking fell significantly from previous comparisons and that students in vocational schools had an average reading score of 466 points, compared with 487 in community and comprehensive schools,...

Private Members' Business. Medical Treatment (Termination of Pregnancy in Case of Risk to Life of Pregnant Woman) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The debate over the past two days has been dealing with an extremely difficult issue for all concerned, particularly women faced with the kind of situation with which the legislation is trying to deal. For more than 20 years successive Governments have failed to deal with the issue and have ignored the reality faced by tens of thousands of Irish women. They have also left medical...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ta sé tráthúil go bhfuilimid ag déileáil leis an mBille Leasa Shóisialsigh agus Pinsean 2012 ach ar bhealach eile is trua go bhfuilimid á dhéanamh toisc an stuif atá ins an mBille. Ba chóir go mbeimís i gcónaí ag díriú orthu siúd atá ag brath ar an Stát ó thaobh pinsin agus leasa shóisialta de, ach is í an fhadhb atá agam ná nach bhfuilimid ag cuidiú leo siúd atá ag...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: When it comes to lone parent and child income supports, the Government parties have been speaking out of both sides of their mouths. Last weekend the Labour Party Conference passed the following laudable motion: Conference recognises that the single biggest barrier to the labour market for lone parents is the availability and affordability of child care [ESRI report on Female Participation...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (18 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain the rationale for the purchase of Irish Life and Permanent last month and the reason the decision to spend €1.3 billion of taxpayer's money on this company was not brought before Dáil Éireann for approval in advance of the purchase. [19310/12]

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (18 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Finance if he expects any further recapitalisation requirements by the pillar banks in 2012; and if moneys from the NPRF discretionary fund are being ring-fenced for this purpose. [19311/12]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (18 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 80: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the Ipsos/MRBI poll showing that notwithstanding our economic difficulties 80 percent of people here still want Ireland to deliver on this promise to spend 0.7% of national income on overseas aid by 2015; and if he will confirm that this commitment still stands and will be...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (18 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 352: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8 will lose nearly half its teaching staff later this year due to recent changes (details supplied). [18676/12]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (18 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 693: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a list of all community employment schemes including their location, the focus of their work and their number of participants. [19488/12]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 899: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no funding has been given by him to Dublin City Council for maintenance and adaption grants for homes, that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 who suffers from a spinal cord injury and is severely restricted as a result, cannot have their home adapted...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (18 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 955: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of the number of persons living in direct provision centres between three and four years, between four and five years, between five and six years, between six and seven years and more than seven years. [18024/12]

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (18 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 970: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide figures for the individual years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 of the number of decisions made on subsidiary protection and the number of decisions where subsidiary protection was granted. [18199/12]

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (18 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 971: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide figures for the individual years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 of the number of decisions made on humanitarian leave to remain and the number of these decisions where humanitarian leave to remain was granted. [18200/12]

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (18 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 1054: To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No 418 of 7 February 2012, when he expects to have the information promised in response to that question. [19207/12]

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (18 Apr 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 1055: To ask the Minister for Defence if the death of a Defence Force member (details supplied) last month was reported to the Irish Medicines Board by the Defence Force authorities in view of the fact that they had been on Lariam. [19208/12]