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Social Welfare Appeals (30 Mar 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Domiciliary care allowance is listed in the table. Before the election, I was told the appeals took an average of 49 weeks, almost a year. My office contacted the Department the week before last and was told that appeals submitted 17 months ago are now being assessed. A period of 17 months is unacceptable. Domiciliary care allowance is a small payment but for many people, especially when...

Employment Rights (30 Mar 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I hope the Minister will be in contact with the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation because there is potential, based on the figures, to recoup up to €2 billion in payments. That is a quick estimate based on the amount of claims disposed of. There were 200 claims in the past year for which figures are available. In the period between the claim being registered and the outcome I...

Habitual Residency Regulations (30 Mar 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the changes she will make to the operation of the habitual residency rule which is acting as a barrier for many returning emigrants, and family carers in particular, from accessing social welfare and the reason there was no mention of this issue in the Programme for Government. [6136/11]

Habitual Residency Regulations (30 Mar 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Comhghairdeas don Aire as an post a fuair sí. Tá súil agam go n-éireoidh go maith linn ar an ghnó rí-thábhachtach seo. More than 650 Irish citizens were refused social welfare payments last year on the grounds of the habitual residency condition. That figure was only for part of the year. In the Labour Party election manifesto, promises were made that the habitual residency...

Social Welfare Code (30 Mar 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reverse the cut of 4% to the so called working age social welfare rates and the cut to child benefit introduced by the previous Government in Budget 2011 and if so when [6137/11]

Social Welfare Code (30 Mar 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I do not know whether the Minister remembers the comments made by her colleague, the current Minister of State, Deputy Shortall, in the wake of last year's budget. As her party's then spokesperson on social protection, she said the cuts to social welfare rates, including child benefit, were "a blatant and unjustified attack" on the weakest people in society.

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

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom an Dáil a chur ar athló faoi Bhuan Ordú 32 chun an cheist rí-thábhachtach seo a phlé, the urgent need for the Minister for Education and Skills to recognise that the previous Government's decision to retrospectively increase the pupil-teacher ratio in gaelscoileanna was contrary to the stated objective in its programme for Government to reduce class sizes; for this...

Cabinet Sub-Committees (30 Mar 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Taoiseach suggested that he would take suggestions as to the committees that should be established. Would he consider establishing a Cabinet sub-committee on drugs as there is no longer a Minister or Minister of State with sole responsibility for it? Some of the responsibility now lies with the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald. At the very least there should...

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (29 Mar 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 151: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to revert to the Ireland's previous stance in the EU on GM crops and foods. [5847/11]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (29 Mar 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will produce a step by step plan including a timeframe for each action demonstrating the way he will deliver on the promise to close unsuitable psychiatric institutions, improve access to modern mental health services in the community and implement A Vision for Change; and if so, when. [5824/11]

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (29 Mar 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his plans to revert to Ireland's previous stance in the EU on genetically modified, GM, crops and foods. [5848/11]

Universal Service Charge: Motion (29 Mar 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Deputy is still misleading the Dáil.

Universal Service Charge: Motion (29 Mar 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The reference was to €400 million over and above the existing levies.

Universal Service Charge: Motion (29 Mar 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: If the Deputy had read the motion, he might understand.

Universal Service Charge: Motion (29 Mar 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We have said that all along.

Universal Service Charge: Motion (29 Mar 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: If the Deputy had listened to us, as he said he did, he would know this was mentioned.

Universal Service Charge: Motion (29 Mar 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Deputy needs to go to Specsavers.

Universal Service Charge: Motion (29 Mar 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We did. The Deputy was not listening. That was the problem.

Universal Service Charge: Motion (29 Mar 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: He said our approach to it would bring in an additional €400 million.

Universal Service Charge: Motion (29 Mar 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: They do not want the bond holders to be bailed out.