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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the tender competition for the supply and delivery of three tractors to the Irish Prison Service recently; his views that this is the most appropriate spending of public moneys in this era of reduced public funding, and was a value for money assessment made prior to tender notice; the other...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will explain the reason it was determined that a person (details supplied) in County Cork had not proven that their centre of interest is Ireland [35497/10]

Written Answers — UN Conventions: UN Conventions (7 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs when will Ireland ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [35558/10]

Prison Building Programme (7 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is bizarre to see expenditure of €0.5 million on landscaping for a building site.

Prison Building Programme (7 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Obviously, when they are going to pull down the whole lot. The Minister stated in his reply that the first phase of the project is going ahead. Does he not accept that delivery of what he terms the modernisation of the prison estate in this fashion will end up costing the State more in the long run, given the security concerns associated with returning to the site to build the rest of the...

Prison Building Programme (7 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister has closed four other prisons.

Prison Building Programme (7 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Given that this project will be built on a phased basis, what is the timeframe for the full delivery of the 400 cell prison at this stage?

Biological Weapons Bill 2010: Second Stage (7 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Bhille seo. Cuirfidh sé leis an raon reachtaíochta atá againn sa Teach seo atá ag seasamh lenár ndualgais idirnáisiúnta maidir le huirlisí atá á gcoigilt go hidirnáisiúnta chun úsáid i gcogaí difriúla. Cheana féin, tá an Dáil seo tar éis reachtaíocht a rith maidir le cluster munitions agus a leithéid. Chuir muid fáilte roimhe sin ag an am agus...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (7 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom cead a iarradh an Dáil a chur ar athló chun déileáil leis an gnó rí-thábhachtach seo faoi riar Ordú 32: in recognition of the extreme difficulties faced by taxi drivers and their families and in particular the concerning and disproportionately high incidence of suicide amongst this group, the urgent need for the Government and, in particular the Minister for Transport,...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it makes both medical and economic sense to invest in the prevention of diabetic foot disease and if she will make funding of €1.56 million available to set up a national foot screening programme involving hospital and community diabetes podiatry services. [35190/10]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (6 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide the assessment requirements and practice in relation to relative and non-relative foster parents; the steps she intends to take in this area and a timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35332/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Social Protection, further to his press statement of 6 July 2010, if he will make a statement detailing any changes he intends to make to the mortgage interest supplement scheme and the expected timeframe for same. [35180/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to his press statement of 6 July 2010 the steps he will take to protect those who have been recipients of mortgage interest supplement for over two years while also in receipt of invalidity pension and whose mortgage is not in arrears in the context of any revisions to be made to the mortgage interest supplement scheme. [35181/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 266: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his press statement of 6 July 2010 which detailed his departmental review group's proposal for a two year time limit on receipt of mortgage interest supplement has caused much concern among the public and if he will make a further statement indicating the way those who are struggling to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average and longest waiting times for decisions on disability allowance; his view on the fact that many applicants are waiting an unacceptably long time and the steps he will take to speed up the process. [35204/10]

Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tá sé tábhachtach go bhfuil an Bille seo os ár gcomhair. An fhadhb is mó atá agam leis an mBille ná go bhfuil roinnt de na fadhbanna ceannann céanna a chuir moill ar an Bhille go dtí seo fós sa Bhille. Gach uair a d'athfhoilsigh Aire an Bille, bhain sé roinnt de na rudaí a bhí ag déanamh tinnis domsa agus do dhaoine eile as an mBille, ach fós, tá a lán fadhbanna agam agus...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department is carrying out an evaluation of the effects on dental health of cutbacks to the dental treatment services scheme and the dental treatment benefit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34708/10]

Written Answers — Prescription Charges: Prescription Charges (5 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the manner in which prescription charges in excess of €10 per month will be reclaimed by medical card holders; if she has an estimated cost for administration of the charges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34709/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (5 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 343: To ask the Minister for Social Protection in a situation where a person makes an application under several social welfare schemes the different schemes may use different deciding officers to determine if the one application satisfies the habitual residence condition. [35035/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (5 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 344: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, in deciding if someone is habitually resident in the State, different matters are considered depending on the scheme in respect of which an applicant is applying. [35036/10]