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Order of Business (30 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I can ask about this. A huge promise has been made by this Government relating to Dáil reform and transparency. I am asking if this is included in it. Is a change to the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission-----

Order of Business (30 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To which Minister?

Order of Business (30 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: He will not answer it because it is not his responsibility. It is your responsibility, a Cheann Comhairle.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (30 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom an Dáil a chur ar athló faoi Bhun Ordú 32 chun déileáil le gné rí-thábhachtach, namely, the failure of the Government to consider amending the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 to give recognition to the children who suffered from unnecessary illness, neglect and death due to indifference, incompetence, sectarianism and complicity of the State; and the need to...

Order of Business (30 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: No.

Order of Business (30 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have no problem with No. 12, which concerns the approval of the report, but I would prefer if it were dealt with in the House as a whole. It was dealt with by a committee. With regard to No. 12a, the motion re appointment of ordinary Members to the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, it is proposed to nominate four Members of the Dáil, including three Fine Gael Members and one Fianna...

Order of Business (30 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I raised this with the Whip over a month ago and put forward a proposal, which was endorsed in a report by the committee secretariat. The proposal, based on proportional representation, is that all parties be represented on the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission. This would still allow a Government majority, a substantial one. The commission deals with the funding and running of this...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to improve the provision of neurological care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17905/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (28 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 179: 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, having lost it's special class has been informed that it will not be sanctioned for a full-time resource teacher; his views on the concerns of parents, teaching staff and the wider community that this will have a detrimental effect particularly...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (28 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Social Protection in recognising the important role played by residential rehabilitation programmes in tackling the drugs crisis and that many clients in residential detox centres participate as part of probation and noting one of the objectives of the National Drug Strategy is to encourage problem substance users to engage with, and avail of,...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will have investigations made into the way a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was refused jobseeker's allowance several times on foot of an anonymous report supposedly in September 2010 when no investigation of such a report was carried out as required prior to or since their payment being stopped; if it is contrary to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was refused jobseeker's allowance on habitual residency conditions despite being an Irish citizen living in Ireland all their life. [17087/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was refused jobseeker's allowance on grounds that their centre of interest is not in the State, when it is clearly the case that Ballina, County Mayo, is their centre of interest and that they have clearly tried to locate work in one of Ireland large town and in the immediate...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (28 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 345: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the work of the community workers cooperative and in particular the supporting role it plays for community based organisations and workers across the country who are working to tackle disadvantage and in recognition of this if he will immediately reverse the decision to...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (28 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 325: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his policy in relation to, or directives issued to, local authorities regarding to overtime for their workers up to grade 6 level; if it involves workers having to work hours free prior to being paid time and a quarter, time and a half or double time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17089/11]

Defence Forces Ombudsman (28 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I welcome the proposal regarding the new promotions scheme. When does the Minister expect that to be implemented? Even though the scheme has not been finalised, I presume there is an indicative timeframe. As he mentioned, a substantial number of the complaints recorded relate to promotions. The Ombudsman referred in her report to the slowness of ministerial responses to proposals in...

National Emergency Plan (28 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Is it intended to have a review of the new technologies to ensure there is interoperability between the various forces, whether it is the Garda Síochána, the Army and the ambulance services? We know the Garda Síochána and the ambulance services are using the Tetra system at the moment, but I do not think the Defence Forces do so. This does not just deal with communications, but also...

Defence Forces Equipment (28 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will give details of the contracts, the companies involved and their monetary value between the Defence Forces and suppliers and procurers of military hardware and related services during the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17597/11]

Defence Forces Equipment (28 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I agree to limit the request to the figure mentioned by the Minister; it probably should have been mentioned in the question. What contracts of such a substantial value, if any, have been signed since his coming to office? What major contracts are on hold or due to be signed in the coming months? Will he take heed of the proposal that there needs to be more ethical purchasing of military...

Army Barracks (28 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: In light of the Minister's response, will he indicate what is intended with regard to Magee Barracks, the only one of the closed barracks for which a solution has not yet been found? Is it intended to transfer the ownership of the barracks to the local authority or a similar body with a view to having it put to a purposeful use, rather than having it closed at a cost to the Exchequer arising...