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Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (6 May 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 372: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) who was repatriated from a prison in England and is serving the remainder of their sentence in the Midlands Prison, Portlaoise has been refused compassionate leave or temporary release; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17949/09]

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (6 May 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 373: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the release date for a person (details supplied) who was repatriated from a prison in England and is serving the remainder of their sentence in the Midlands Prison, Portlaoise. [17950/09]

Social Partnership. (6 May 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Only yesterday, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions stated that there is no point in talking to the Government any more about its ten point plan for economic recovery, as the unions seem to have got a stonewall response. Did the Taoiseach state previously that he saw considerable merits in the plan? If this is the case, why has the Government made no progress to date? In spite of the fact...

Social Partnership. (6 May 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Did the issue of child benefit, in terms of the Government's proposal to cut or alter that allowance thus screwing more money out of working and struggling families, arise in the discussions thus far? What has been the response to date of the social partners to the proposals put forward in this regard?

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the changes in the jobseeker's allowance are discriminatory against younger people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16963/09]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (30 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the minimum number of gardaí needed to maintain front-line policing services in each garda division. [17283/09]

Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Ceann Comhairle as ucht an deis seo a thabhairt dom labhairt ar an ábhar tábhachtach seo. Is é seo an chéad deis a bhí agam comhghairdeas a ghabháil leis an Aire Stáit nua atá i láthair. This is a major piece of legislation. The bulk of surveillance conducted by law enforcement agencies to date in this State has been unlawful and hence has automatically...

Order of Business (30 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: On Tuesday.

National Drugs Strategy. (29 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will reverse the decision to dissolve the national drugs strategy team and to let its staff go at the end of April 2009 in view of the fact that the dissolution at this time risks disruption to 24 drug task forces and more than 600 projects and particularly in view of the Taoiseach's elimination of the post of...

National Drugs Strategy. (29 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the implications of the Taoiseach's elimination of the post of Minister of State at his Department with responsibility for the national drugs strategy and for the draft plan to introduce a super-junior ministerial office with responsibility for the strategy based on the model of the Office of the Minister for...

National Drugs Strategy. (29 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: What is the alternative mechanism to carry out the work of the national drugs strategy team? Is there any logic to terminating the national drugs strategy team without the alternative being in place beforehand? The Minister of State mentioned transitional arrangements. Is there any logic to terminating or fixing something which is not broken? Perhaps the Minister of State will have to ask...

National Drugs Strategy. (29 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Why terminate them now without the new ones being in place? Why have transitional arrangements? It is usual to transfer from one to another and not to have a transitional period. That is what has caused major concern.

Departmental Programmes. (29 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Does the high level interdepartmental committee on North-South matters, the function of which was to exchange information and co-ordinate Government policy on North-South matters, still exist? Does it meet or function in any shape or form? Is the North-South interdepartmental co-ordinators group still in place? Will the Taoiseach outline the function of these groups? Has the level of...

Departmental Programmes. (29 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There is only one more part of the question and the Taoiseach will have the answer before him. He will be able to say whether they exist and whether they are contained in his reply. It is quite simple. Does the interdepartmental group on drugs exist and what is its membership?

Urban Renewal Schemes. (28 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Ceann Comhairle as ucht an cheist seo a roghnú. Dolphin House in my constituency is in the news in recent days for all the wrong reasons. What has been in the news is a slight on the good people of Dolphin House who are normal people struggling to live normal lives but, because of neglect by the State over many years, have many things to cope...

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (28 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her analysis of data from the Private Residential Tenancies Board regarding trends in the private rental sector for the past 12 months. [16249/09]

Issue of Writ: Dublin South (28 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil le Phairtí an Lucht Oibre as ucht am a roinnt liom. I urge the Government to accept these motions and to move the writs triggering by-elections in Dublin South and Dublin Central. Furthermore, I call on the Government to prepare legislation or, if appropriate, a constitutional amendment to provide that future by-elections are triggered within three...

Issue of Writ: Dublin South (28 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I hope the Green Party abides by them.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (28 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need for an emergency response to the siege of Dolphin's Barn by criminals, culminating in the appalling events of the last two nights, which included the targeted vandalism of up to 30 cars, the planting of a suspect device in an attempt to subvert the community meeting and riots...

Commemorative Events. (28 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the historical commemorative events his office proposes to fund and with which it will be involved in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10131/09]