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Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (31 Mar 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the case of a missing person (details supplied), the discussion he has had with the Garda Síochána Commissioner regarding the case and the perceived inaction on the case to date; the slow response to the family's call for assistance in searching various locations in and around the...

EU Summits. (31 Mar 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach if he will push for the adoption by the European Council at its meeting on 25 and 26 March 2010 of a commitment from each member state to reduce by 25% the number of its own population living in poverty by 2020 as a core target to be contained in the EU 2020 strategy. [12636/10]

EU Summits. (31 Mar 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he will push for the adoption by the European Council at its meeting on 25 and 26 March 2010 of annual or biannual poverty reduction targets leading up to 2020 in the EU 2020 strategy. [12637/10]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (31 Mar 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom an Dáil a chur ar athló chun an cheist rí-thábhachtach seo a phlé, the need to discuss the report published yesterday by the Human Rights Commission on the provision of care for people with disabilities at a centre in Galway which has ramifications for 8,000 adults and 400 children living with disability across this State and, the need for the Government to reverse the...

Written Answers — European External Action Service: European External Action Service (30 Mar 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is satisfied that the new EU Foreign Policy Chief and External Action Service will respect the neutral status of our nation and afford Ireland equal input into common foreign policy in view of the fact that we have already been excluded from a meeting of the Baroness with a number of foreign ministers that took place in Finland over...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Mar 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 234: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 has been landed with a debt of €9,000 for funeral expenses in respect of the burial of a family member. [13858/10]

Banking System: Motion (30 Mar 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta Morgan as a chuid ama a roinnt liom chun déileáil leis an cheist ríthábhachtach seo. Ceist é nach bhfuil tacaíocht ag an Rialtas: níor sheas sé i dtoghchán, agus níl sé sásta seasamh i dtoghchán chun tacaíocht a fháil don chinneadh atá sé tar éis glacadh agus atá sé ag glacadh inniu. Is scannal é sin, agus tá sé ag tógáil céim...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (30 Mar 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom an Dáil a chur ar athló chun an cheist rí-thábhachtach seo a phlé, the failure of the Government to address the dangers posed to our communities by the proliferation of head shops, of which there are now more than 100. Ireland has the highest number of head shops per head of population of any country in Europe. Not only is great harm caused by the unregulated sale of...

Departmental Committees. (30 Mar 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Did the emergency response committee discuss whether the ability of local authorities to deal with the flooding and the freeze was impaired by the ban on local authority recruitment? Local authority workers are already under pressure because of the jobs embargo, pay cuts and, in many cases, overtime bans. Last April, the local authority professional officers branch of SIPTU stated that the...

Departmental Committees. (30 Mar 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I ask the Taoiseach whether he is aware of this issue and if the emergency response committee considered it. If we are to experience another emergency, we will be relying on these very grades and people. What was the committee's response to the issue of public health and safety of our water supplies, which are threatened because of the shortage of engineers? Experienced engineers are...

Departmental Committees. (30 Mar 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It will be brief. What lessons have been learned such that we can deal with any further emergency in terms of water supplies? I refer to the salt and grit levels. Have stocks been fully replenished and has there been a full evaluation of whether the size of the supplies and the stock on hand is large enough to deal with another bad winter? What steps have been taken to ensure this is the...

National Drugs Strategy. (25 Mar 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Gabhaim comhghairdeas leis an Aire Stáit as a phost nua ach is trua gur eisean atá anseo anois, mar is cáineadh ar an Rialtas é an méid atá le rá agam. Níl an Aire Stáit ach díreach tar éis a phost nua a ghlacadh. The national drugs strategy is in crisis and the Government, in particular the Department of Education and Science, has chosen to abandon the strategy and the thousands...

Written Answers — Taxi Regulation: Taxi Regulation (25 Mar 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the current multi-agency checkpoints and operations aimed at ensuring compliance by taxi drivers with taxi regulations and tax obligations, in which the Garda Síochána participate, are insufficient to address issues of illegal taxi driving, tax evasion and welfare fraud; if the number of these operations...

Written Answers — Equality Issues: Equality Issues (25 Mar 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide additional funding to the Equality Authority and to the free legal advice centres in response to the evidence that an increasing number of employers are using the current economic climate as an excuse to discriminate against women who are pregnant, on maternity leave or returning to work after having a...

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (25 Mar 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 was refused payment by the Community Welfare Office. [13474/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Mar 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding a jobseeker's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied); the date by which a decision is expected; and if they have been refused, the reason for the refusal. [13473/10]

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is to do with the programme for Government.

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (24 Mar 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 144 of 2 April 2009, if he requested the report from the Garda authorities on the matters set out in the original question; if he has received this report from the Garda authorities; if so, if he will provide a copy to this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (24 Mar 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the date by which the warmer homes scheme will be extended to the region of Erris in north Mayo; the efforts that have been made to ensure that persons in this area, who qualify, can avail of this scheme; and the alternative plans that are in place in the absence of a community and voluntary group facilitating...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (24 Mar 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 197: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science her views on the implications of her decision to end the substance misuse prevention programme dedicated support service to LDTFA and DEIS primary schools; her further views on the fact that her action risks undoing the advances made in LDTF areas in recent years in terms of reducing the numbers of children at risk of...