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Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (16 Dec 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 273: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the breakdown of the number of arrests of people in regard to the protests against a company (details supplied); the number of those arrested who were charged; and the number and outcome or prosecutions which have resulted. [45896/08]

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (16 Dec 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the application for family reunification of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46052/08]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (16 Dec 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average time for processing applications in respect of family reunification; the number of applications and the length of time on the waiting list of the longest pending application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46053/08]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (16 Dec 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9, who applied for residency in June 2008, will receive a response to their application. [46099/08]

Written Answers — Foreign Military Personnel: Foreign Military Personnel (16 Dec 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 329: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the British security personnel, army, navy or otherwise, or members of British police forces who were in or around Broadhaven Bay or Glengad, County Mayo in August or September 2008; and the capacity in which they were there. [45893/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Dec 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 347: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of households in receipt of mortgage interest supplement in 2006, 2007 and 2008, broken down by quarter. [46106/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Dec 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost to the State of mortgage interest supplement in 2006, 2007 and 2008 broken down by quarter. [46107/08]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (16 Dec 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 391: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the timescale, in view of his long standing commitment to see the Aarhus Convention ratified as soon as possible, for the instrument of ratification of the convention to be submitted to Government and laid before Dáil Éireann. [45897/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (16 Dec 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 490: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that funding available to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12 is not sufficient to allow for the employment of a caretaker; and if he will make additional funding available. [46049/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (16 Dec 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 491: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that due to funding constraints a school (denials supplied) in Dublin 12 has only a part-time secretary; and if he will make additional funding available. [46050/08]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (16 Dec 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 492: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the implications of the loss of substitution cover for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12 which due to the small size of the school and classrooms will mean that resource teachers from learning support would have to be pulled to cover classes with negative repercussions for children with...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (16 Dec 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 512: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the demand for schooling through the medium of Irish is not one of the criteria listed to be taken account of by the forward planning section in its process of identifying areas in which additional schools are required; if this runs contrary to his policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46185/08]

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (16 Dec 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 513: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the existing Gaelscoileanna servicing the demand for Irish-medium education in Dublin 12, including schools (details supplied) are full to capacity and have waiting lists, sometimes three times their capacity; the plans to cater for this demand; if consideration is being given to the...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (16 Dec 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 514: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether his statement that new schools will not be established for reasons unrelated to demographic growth in areas in which there is already or in which increases can be catered for by extending existing school accommodation runs counter to the status of Irish as the national language. [46187/08]

Housing: Motion (16 Dec 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom 15 nóiméad agus cúig a thabhairt don Teachta Ferris.

Housing: Motion (16 Dec 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil le Páirtí an Lucht Oibre as ucht tacú linn an rún seo a chur os comhair na Dála anocht. In recommending this Private Members' motion to the House I will outline Sinn Féin's approach to housing and homelessness and speak to a number of central elements of the motion, which is co-sponsored by the Labour Party. Issues related to housing probably...

Housing: Motion (16 Dec 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Homelessness is another serious problem linked to the lack of suitable housing. This phenomenon has been increasing in recent years and appears to have worsened in the current economic downturn. At any one time, approximately 5,000 homeless people are living in the State and it is estimated that as many as 1,800 people become homeless each year. For some of these, drug and alcohol...

Housing: Motion (16 Dec 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Who was in government at the time?

Housing: Motion (16 Dec 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: He is calling himself a turkey.

Housing: Motion (16 Dec 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Gobble gobble.