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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 716: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 is only in receipt of €100 social welfare payment. [15577/10]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Training: Defence Forces Training (20 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 739: To ask the Minister for Defence if joint training exercises have been undertaken by the Defence Forces with the other armies involved in the Nordic Battle Group since its inception; and if so the cost of same. [14820/10]

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (20 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 822: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the total public spend in response to the threat of foot and mouth disease each year for the past ten years. [15266/10]

Written Answers — Post-Leaving Certificate Courses: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (20 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 900: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the number of post leaving certificate places available in each college here; and the number of applicants for each college term 2009/2010. [14821/10]

Order of Business (20 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I attended a meeting of the Joint Committee on European Scrutiny today at which the Secretary General of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform indicated that legislation was being prepared on head shops. When I returned to my office, however, I noted that the legislative programme does not refer to any legislation related to head shops.

Order of Business (20 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Secretary General asked us to watch this space, as it were, but gave no indication about the timing of legislation or whether measures on head shops would be included in other legislation proposed in the legislative programme. Will stand-alone legislation be introduced to address all aspects of head shops or will measures be attached to the chemicals (amendment) Bill, Mental Capacity...

Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (20 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Molaim an Dáil a chur ar athló faoi Bhuan Ordú 32 chun an ghné seo a phlé: the urgent need for the Government to abandon its plans to impose water charges on ordinary households and in particular its intention, unveiled by the Minister yesterday, to base the rates on the German model, which charges its citizens more for water than any other country in the world and instead to upgrade the...

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. (20 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Taoiseach indicated that the DPP stated there are no staffing issues at this time. However, the perception is - perhaps it is incorrect - that there have been increased delays in the administration of justice and that part of the reason for this relates to the fact that there are insufficient staff to deal with the both the expanding workload and the complexity of the cases being...

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. (20 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Can the Taoiseach assure the House there is no delay in cases before the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions due to a resource or a staffing issue?

Inland Waterways. (1 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Déanaim chomhghairdeas leis an Aire as an ardú céime. Ba mhaith liom ceist a chur faoin chanáil ó Harold's Cross chomh fada le Blackhorse Bridge. Cénuair a dhéanfar uasghrádú air? I refer to upgrading on the stretch between Harold's Cross and Blackhorse Bridge in Inchicore-Bluebell. We know the stretch from Bluebell up to Clondalkin is undergoing works at present and a cycleway...

Inland Waterways. (1 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Go raibh maith agat.

Údarás na Gaeltachta. (1 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tuigim an méid a dúirt an Aire. Chuir mé an cheist seo ar an Aire, an Teachta Ó Cuív, nuair a bhí an cúram seo aige. Ní fheicim aon loighic san argóint, áfach, os rud é nach mbeidh na cinnithe seo déanta go ceann dhá nó trí blianta. Feictear dom nach mbeidh toghchán Údarás na Gaeltacht againn san idir an dá linn. Cén fáth nach féidir toghchán an údaráis a eagrú...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (1 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in view of his Department's responsibility for the national drugs strategy, he will introduce legislation to address problems associated with headshops; his views on the establishment of a regulatory authority with the power to fast track the banning of dangerous substances, to provisionally ban substances in the...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (1 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make a statement detailing the person who will be taking on responsibility for the overall delivery of the national drugs strategy in view of the Taoiseach's decision not to expressly assign any Department. [14063/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on allowing for a VAT refund or disregard for works carried out on homes to adapt them to make them more accessible for disabled persons in the same way as a VAT refund is available on adaption works carried out on vehicles for disabled users; and if not; if he will give the matter consideration. [14339/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (1 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 23 March 2010, if he will make a statement detailing the respective sets of assumptions and reference periods referred to by him in his reply on which the very different public pension spending projections contained in the national pensions framework and the OECD Economic Survey: Ireland 2009 were...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on changing the law to designate specific spaces on public buses and trains for wheelchair users only, to ensure they are not left behind at rush hour and at other busy times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14340/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Social Affairs how a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 was told by his Department on 16 March 2010 that they owed his Department a sum of money; his views on whether it is reasonable that they will be deducted the sum of €19 weekly from 8 April 2010 even though they are on invalidity pension and have no other source of income. [14399/10]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (1 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 197: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 197 and 198 of 24 March 2010, the way the supports provided to primary schools to date by the Walk Tall Support Service, which she is in the process of abolishing, can be integrated into the Social Personal and Health Education support in view of the fact the 50% cut to SPHE...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (1 Apr 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 198: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she will reverse the decision to abolish the Walk Tall Support Programme at primary level in view of the fact that under the newly reconfigured education support service there is no drugs focus as all support will be generic. [14416/10]