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Dáil Reform: Statements (2 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tá sé tábhachtach go bhfuilimid ag labhairt faoin gceist ríthábhachtach seo. Ba chóir dúinn a chinntiú go n-oibríonn an Dáil chomh héifeachtach aguis is féidir. Mar pharlaiminteoirí, ba cheart dúinn an méid ama atá againn a úsáid chomh héifeachtach aguis is féidir. Ba cheart dúinn déileáil leis an Rialtas chun an obair atá os ár gcomhair a dhéanamh i gceart agus...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the recent statement in a newspaper (details supplied) by the Irish Environmental Network that the National Transport Authority has no interest in promoting quality bus corridors as an important part of an effective and efficient urban public transport service. [13679/11]

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (1 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he intends to maximise sports participation among young persons from socially disadvantaged areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13704/11]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (1 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that participation in a FÁS course has the effect of making persons ineligible to apply for Tús community employment supervisor vacancies; her views on whether this penalises persons who have been long-term unemployed and are making every effort to re-enter the labour force including through...

Government and Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Is ait an rud é go bhfuil an rún seo ar an gclár an tseachtain seo, os rud é go mbeidh díospóireacht againn ar an gceist chéanna amárach. Ag an am céanna, measaim gur mhaith an rud é go bhfuil an ábhar seo á phlé againn. Tá roinnt smaointe breise mar gheall ar athchóiriú na Dála á nochtadh ag na páirtithe difriúla. Is féidir linn díriú isteach orthu. Tá sé...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: What about German bondholders?

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (1 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom cead a lorg an Dáil a chur ar athló faoi Bhuan Ordú 32 chun déileáil leis an gnó práinneach agus rí-thábhachtach seo a leanas, the urgent need for the Government to mark Say No to Ageism Week by recognising and responding to the vulnerability of older people to discrimination in the recession, including the vulnerability of all those over 50 to selection for redundancy...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (31 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will take immediate action to address the 12 to 18 month waiting lost for endoscopy at Crumlin children's hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13455/11]

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (31 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that would potentially be raised by reducing the pension earnings contribution ceiling to €75,000; and if the figure is not known, the steps he will take to identify this figure. [13329/11]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (31 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will conduct and publish a cost-benefit analysis of using the PRSI system not only to collect the auto-enrolment pension contributions that are proposed by the national pensions framework but also to manage that money and make payments rather than handing those responsibilities over to the private pension industry considering the...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (31 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she is taking to identify the level and scale of costs in the private pensions industry. [13331/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (31 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Social Protection, further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 10 May 2011, considering the average processing times are calculated employing the dates of finalisation, the reason it has not been possible in the past to provide figures for the longest processing times across various schemes in response to parliamentary questions on same and if she will...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (31 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered extending the home-makers scheme disregard to apply to the State pension transition. [13584/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (31 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take to transform the home-makers disregard into credits and award these retrospectively to 1973. [13585/11]

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (31 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 361: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the current average length of time for the processing of long-term illness scheme applications. [13669/11]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 362: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the current average length of time for the processing of applications for exceptional medical cards, that is, medical cards for children with disabilities whose parents do not satisfy the standard means test. [13670/11]

Fair Deal Scheme (31 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action he proposes to take regarding the funding of the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13457/11]

Progress on the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language: Statements (26 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tá sé tábhachtach go ndíreoimid isteach ar ceist na Gaeilge agus, go háirithe, ceist na Gaeltachta, uair sa bhliain ar a laghad. Is maith an rud é go bhfuil deis againn labhairt as Gaeilge sa Teach seo. Is é seo an t-aon uair, áfach, a chloisim Teachtaí áirithe ag labhairt an Ghaelige atá acu. Measaim go bhfuil Gaeilge ag formhór de Bhaill na Dála. Ba chóir dúinn iarracht a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (26 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to allowing siblings with no income who are living at home to qualify as a dependent adult for purposes of social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13071/11]

Written Answers — Citizen Information Services: Citizen Information Services (24 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will advise the Citizens Information Board that they should include a heading of disability on their homepage under which all potential entitlements for children and adults with disabilities could be grouped. [12562/11]