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Social Welfare Benefits (26 Jan 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Many of the uniforms need to be changed.

Departmental Expenditure (26 Jan 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of the work done to date by her on the development of the implementation plan she is committed to deliver to the Troika by the end of March 2012; if she will provide an indication of what it will contain; if she will publish it to allow for debate in Dáil Éireann in advance of submitting it to the Troika; and if she will...

Departmental Expenditure (26 Jan 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Will the Minister confirm that the agreement to date does not commit us to delivery or introduction of a single working age payments scheme per se but to reform of the social welfare system and more efficiency? Does she agree that prior to moving to such widescale reform such reform should be predicated by a roll-out of activation measures of training and educational opportunities and, in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (26 Jan 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she conducted an assessment of the likely impact of the cuts made to child benefit on demand in the local economy; and if she will reverse the cuts. [4353/12]

Community Employment Schemes (26 Jan 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason she did not conduct a review of community employment schemes prior to her decision to cut the training and materials budgets by two thirds; and if she will reinstate the budgets at 2011 levels. [4539/12]

Community Employment Schemes (26 Jan 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Is the Minister aware the cut of 66%, on which she decided in respect of the CE training and materials grant, will decimate community employment schemes and projects as well as those communities which depend on such schemes? I note the Minister has acknowledged this dependence on many schemes. Does the Minister agree the cut actually was made earlier this month? Notwithstanding her...

Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is not agreed. This is a time motion setting out the Order of Business for today. The Water Services (Amendment) Bill is being guillotined today. Given that the House has only managed to deal with two amendments on Report Stage thus far, I suggest an amendment to the Order of Business-----

Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Exactly, and if the Leas-Cheann Comhairle allows me one moment, I ask that the Order of Business be amended to change that guillotine to allow for greater debate. This was agreed yesterday but the House can change the Order of Business. I suggest that No. 16 commence at a different stage, either later today or tomorrow and so allow sufficient time for debate of the Water Services...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (25 Jan 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation while harvesting the State's competitive advantage in computer services and chemicals, if he will detail his plans to diversify in real terms into other sectors in order to reduce dependency on those sectors. [4129/12]

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (25 Jan 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the fact that the cost base is one of the determinates of our competitiveness, if he will detail the work he has promoted to reduce the costs of borrowing and rental costs to small business including advocating a reduction in the cost of businesses borrowing to reflect the decreased rates from the European...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (25 Jan 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to address the concerns of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 10. [4437/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jan 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm from which principal payment - that is, community employment payment or one-parent family payment - the qualified child increase is being cut; and the date from which it will be cut. [4451/12]

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: That is absolutely incompetent.

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (24 Jan 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 682: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in approving an application for a standing frame under the long-term illness card scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; the position regarding the apllication; and when a decision will issue. [4006/12]

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (24 Jan 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 690: To ask the Minister for Health if it is now policy or practice to approve only equipment that is deemed life saving under the long-term illness card scheme; and the steps he will take with the Health Service Executive to ensure that equipment such as standing and walking frames and assistive communication technologies are made available in a timely fashion to LTI card holders...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (19 Jan 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of posts allocated to primary schools in each county for the teaching of English as an additional language; the number of posts allocated to second level schools in each county for the teaching of English as an additional language and skills; the number of appeals submitted this year by primary schools against a decision by...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (19 Jan 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary teachers who have applied for probation since September 2011; and the number of primary teachers who successfully completed the probationary process during the last academic year. [2963/12]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (18 Jan 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the FÁS redundant apprentice placement scheme; and if he will confirm if it has, or will cease [36258/11]

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

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a new applicant for community employment after 16 January who is a lone parent with two children should be entitled to more than €208 per week when they commence community employment. [2871/12]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (18 Jan 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 160: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a national waiver scheme for waste management will be introduced. [2779/12]