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Civil Partnership Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: By rejecting this amendment the Minister will end up discriminating against the children.

Civil Partnership Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: He is setting two standards, although I may be incorrect. This section illustrates my argument as to why we should have gone for full civil marriage. In that case there would be full rights across the board. I will not take up time today on the issue but this is one instance where there is a failure to deliver full rights to civil partnership and an approach of civil marriage would have...

Civil Partnership Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I support this important amendment and hope the Minister will take it on board. I am not sure whether three months allows for the full passage of the legislation, but perhaps the Minister will indicate what impediments may arise to prevent its implementation within that timeframe. I assume the preparatory work has been done at this stage given that the passage of the Bill is well signalled...

Civil Partnership Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The intention of amendments Nos. 1 and 2 is to expand the Title of the Act to ensure that mention is made of rights and obligations. I do not have a major problem with that. My only reservation is that we are dealing with a civil partnership Bill and that we have not gone as far as we should have with regard to marriage equality. The amendments give a proper account of what is contained...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (30 Jun 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if Garda authorities are investigating the type and scale of Israeli clandestine operations carried out here and in particular reports that Israeli secret agents photographed members of the [i]Rachel Corrie[/i] aid mission before it left Dundalk, County Louth, which follows Israel's abuse of Irish passports in the course...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (30 Jun 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he is taking to address the growing on line trade in dangerous psychoactive substances. [28287/10]

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I support these three amendments. They are reasonable. I am all in favour of consultation but in the context of these three amendments consultation has taken place with the groups. Groups, whether they be Threshold or Focus who deal with people on housing lists or those who represent private landlords, have put forward a case. I know of quite a number of landlords who have made the case...

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 16: In page 9, to delete lines 30 to 47 and in page 10, to delete lines 1 to 13. The second amendment we submitted addressed why I want to delete this element. I presumed the Ceann Comhairle's office would have found a mechanism to obstruct me in my attempts to ensure the particular sections would not come into effect unless key aspects were in place. My second...

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister could deal with that through FÁS and the inspectors.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2010)

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Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister has the full support of everybody to do that.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have the guts.

Written Answers — Price Inflation: Price Inflation (29 Jun 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the that prices, as measured by the consumer price index, have risen each month since February 2010 driven principally by housing and energy costs; and his views on whether it is unacceptable to cut social welfare rates and schemes in this context. [27963/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Jun 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 283: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in an assessment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8. [28366/10]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (29 Jun 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 317: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive will make provision for the reopening and maintenance of a swimming pool at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 7 which caters for persons with special needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28509/10]

Social Welfare Appeals (29 Jun 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current average and longest waiting times respectively for the outcome of appeals against decisions to refuse supplementary welfare allowance [27964/10]

By-Election for Dublin South: Motion (23 Jun 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Only last week Government Deputies brazenly voted confidence in the Taoiseach, Deputy Cowen, yet the Government is terrified of the electorate. It does not have a mandate to govern because it stood in an election and did not put forward any of the policies it is now implementing. What is even more bizarre is that we are discussing a writ for a by-election in Dublin South but one of the...

Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (22 Jun 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who have cancelled or not renewed their private health insurance in the past year; if an assessment is being done of the implications of this for the public health care system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25963/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Jun 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will order a full review of consent policies within the maternity system here and initiate national guidelines for clinical practice in maternity care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25962/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Jun 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the refusal by the community welfare officer of further assistance to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16. [26418/10]