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- Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (21 Jun 2011)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish persons who took up working holiday visas in 2010 under the agreements with Argentina, Australia, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand, South Korea and the USA by country; the allocation of visas here for each of the countries in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16258/11]
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (21 Jun 2011)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh, as deis a thabhairt dom labhairt ar an gceist seo. Ba mhaith liom ar dtús, mo chomhgairdeachas a ghabháil leis An Garda SÃochána agus le lucht an chustaim as an obair iontach a dhein siad i mbliana. LéirÃonn sé sin go bhfuil gá le breis maoine agus áiseanna a thabhairt dóibh siúd. The Garda SÃochána and Customs and Excise should be...
- Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (21 Jun 2011)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Like Deputy O'Brien, I have no hesitation in renewing the call on those responsible for the atrocity at Omagh and many other actions since to desist and to embrace the peace process. I call on them to open their eyes to the considerable progress made on this island since the passage of the Good Friday Agreement. There is space for those with varying views to put forward those arguments and...
- Local Government Reform (16 Jun 2011)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 17: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to enhance the powers of town councils, in particular towns that were former town commissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15631/11]
- Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (16 Jun 2011)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 26: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his proposals to ensure that local authorities are resourced to provide fire services. [15632/11]
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (16 Jun 2011)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grants or assistance available to a UCD physiotherapy graduate who is pursuing a medical degree in a university (details supplied) which was their original career choice. [16022/11]
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (16 Jun 2011)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason physiotherapy and medicine are regarded as being at the same level, despite medicine being a longer degree course than physiotherapy, when assessing if a person may receive maintenance fees, tuition fee or other supports or grants whereas in the past a physiotherapy degree was seen as a route to access a medical degree; and...
- Water and Sewerage Services (16 Jun 2011)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We do not mind.
- Water and Sewerage Services (16 Jun 2011)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom buÃochas a ghlacadh le gach éinne a ghlac páirt sa dÃospóireacht rÃthábhachtach seo. Labhair Teachtaà ar ceist na dtáillà uisce ag an staid seo. Bhà tuiscint cheart ag cuid acu ar an chúis gur chóir dúinn cur go huile is go hiomlán i gcoinne an cinneadh atáá dhéanamh ag an Rialtas táillà uisce a thógaint isteach amach anseo. Is trua nár thuig TeachtaÃ...
- Water and Sewerage Services (16 Jun 2011)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Mo leithscéal. It is even more appropriate that he is in the Labour Party, which has ignored what has happened in the Six Counties for many years. He was grossly mistaken in what he said because water is a very complex issue. However, we will forgive him for being confused on the issue. The reality is that if it were not for Sinn Féin there would be water charges in the Six Counties....
- Water and Sewerage Services (16 Jun 2011)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: That is no problem at all. Deputy Eoghan Murphy commenced his speech by stating that water is not a basic human right. I am happy to correct him; it is. The right to water derives from Article 11.1 of the International Covenant on Social and Economic Rights and is recognised as such by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which is the body charged with interpreting the...
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2011)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I tabled this amendment in an effort to be constructive. I can also be destructive, as some people will be aware. Being constructive involves changing the Bill to the betterment of everyone. The Minister took my arguments on the minimum wage and the Irish language out of context but I would prefer to deal with that outside the House because I prefer to address the amendment in the limited...
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2011)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am concluding. It is a counter-measure. The public purse will be worse off because of it at a time when we want the public purse to be able to pay those on social welfare as the money is being reduced. I made the argument about employers and the temptation that may exist. I hope I am wrong. I acknowledged last night that the Minister said she would come back to the House on the matter....
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2011)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I will not press the amendment in order to move on to other issues.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2011)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Given the commitment from the Minister I will withdraw it.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2011)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 9: In page 21, to delete lines 30 to 38, and in page 22, to delete lines 1 to 10. The amendment relates to fraud, as raised by the Minister in the previous contribution. I reject the suggestions that I condone fraud under the social welfare code in any way. I repeat what I said yesterday. I have been a Member of the Dáil since 2002, and I have continuously encouraged...
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2011)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, there are still two minutes left, and as the mover of the amendment-----
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2011)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There is still a minute left. The Leas-Cheann Comhairle is out of order.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed). (16 Jun 2011)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: This is Chapter 2 of Part 4 of the Bill which to my knowledge covers from section 26 to section 43 and is a detailed and complex section. From the briefing I got I do not believe I will oppose it. It provides for a transposition of EU directives or instructions regarding regulatory own funds making sure that pension funds have the required moneys to meet their liabilities and to increase...
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed). (16 Jun 2011)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Does this change the impact on existing schemes? Do schemes already in place have to retrospectively increase their reserve? Or is it just for future schemes? Even though the Minister said that it may only apply to very few pension products available in Ireland, have we any idea what kind of impact this will have? Will it impact negatively? It will impact positively in some ways because...