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Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (2 Nov 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 382: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of applying the one parent family payment, OPFP, format earnings disregard next year to lone parents on jobseeker's allowance who would have been entitled to OPFP if it were not for the new rule excluding children over the age of 14. [40163/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (2 Nov 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 383: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will carry out a review of the reason so few lone parents are currently accessing family income supplement and how best to increase take up rates. [40164/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Nov 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 384: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will investigate the existing and growing delays in the time it takes for new applicants for one parent family payment to be assessed and informed of the decision made and the action he will take to reduce the delays. [40165/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (2 Nov 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 385: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will set up, promote and evaluate a national career development planning programme for lone parents, to assist them, where appropriate to access relevant education, skill development and related supports. [40166/10]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (2 Nov 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom an Dáil a chur ar Athló faoi Bhuan-Ordú 32 chun an gné ríthábhachtach seo a phlé: the need for the Government to recognise that it is not acceptable to claim to be interested in protecting the vulnerable while stating that everything is on the table in its consideration of cuts and to acknowledge the areas of public service provision which have been chronically...

Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Chomh maith leis an bheirt Theachta romham, ba mhaith liom thar mo cheann féin agus thar ceann an pháirtí comhbhrón ó chroí a ghabháil leis an Aire, an Teachta Micheál Martin, agus lena chlann ar bhás a iníon. Rud an-bhrónach é i gcónaí nuair a fhaigheann páiste bás sa tslí seo. Mar a dúirt mé, comhbhrón ó chroí chuig an chlann. The ground rents Bill is used to appear...

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tá mé ag roinnt mo chuid ama leis an Teachta Ferris. Ba mhaith liom labhairt ar an cheist rí-thábhachtach seo agus leanúint le téama an Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir agus Spóirt, an Teachta Hanafin. She said it does not serve the debate well to take certain courses of action and to encourage people onto the streets. She said the Government is willing to listen. The Government is...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (27 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if any community employment scheme participants have been refused an extension for a further year on the basis that they are in receipt of a disability benefit [38623/10]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (27 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 108: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm if any community employment scheme participants in receipt of either disability or one parent payments have requested and been refused an extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38729/10]

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (27 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 151: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason post leaving certificate students and colleges were excluded form his announcement last week of funding for IT equipment (details supplied) [39024/10]

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (27 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Finance to provide a list of the companies whose loans have transferred to the National Asset Management Agency [38580/10]

Written Answers — Taxi Sector: Taxi Sector (27 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to address the issues which are delaying the introduction of the nine year rule for wheelchair accessible taxis; and when will he make a decision regarding the submission on the nine year rule and the possibility that without such a subsidy that the percentage of wheelchair accessible taxis in the fleet could in fact...

Written Answers — Taxi Sector: Taxi Sector (27 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Finance to discuss with the Minister for Transport the introduction in the forthcoming budget of a zero cost or gain to exchequer proposal whereby vehicles bought for use in the taxi industry are exempted from VRT, with a claw back facility which would prevent vehicles being sold within nine years without paying a reducing percentage of the due VRT, thus...

Written Answers — Taxi Sector: Taxi Sector (27 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received a submission in relation to VRT and taxis from the Commission for Taxi Regulation or the Minister for Transport; when and the reasons it was rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39438/10]

Written Answers — Foster Care: Foster Care (27 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of foster carers and relative carers; and the number that have not received a home visit by social workers in the past six months. [38620/10]

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (27 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 341: To ask the Minister for Transport when he received the Commission for Taxi Regulator's submission seeking permission to subsidise the taxi industry to encourage greater accessibility in the taxi fleet and if he has received any updates on that position paper from the Commission or the Regulator [39430/10]

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (27 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 342: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has considered changing legislation to allow the Taxi Regulator the power to use some of its surplus cash to buy back taxi plates from drivers leaving the industry due to financial hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39432/10]

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (27 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 343: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has had any communications from the Commission for Taxi Regulation, the Taxi Regulator or Data Protection Commissioner in relation to the personal data, including home address and so on, which members of the public can access on request from the Taxi Regulator; the content of such communication; if he has considered changing the regime to...

Written Answers — Traveller Accommodation: Traveller Accommodation (27 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 481: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to any plans to redevelop an area (details supplied) in Dublin 10 ; if he has received any correspondence in relation to the site from Dublin City Council in the past five years; the subject of that correspondence and the action taken on foot of same [38546/10]

Written Answers — Traveller Accommodation: Traveller Accommodation (27 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 482: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the overcrowding situation in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 10, exacerbated by a spate of house burnings by some former resident of the estate; his views on the tenants who agreed several years ago that the estate should be redeveloped by Dublin City Council and if...