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Tribunals of Inquiry Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Deputy Byrne was paid well for it.

Tribunals of Inquiry Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Is iad na príomh pointí a cuireadh trasna an fáth, go bhfuil mé ag cur i gcoinne An Bille um Binsí Fiosrúcháin. It is interesting to listen to Deputy Byrne discussing whether he was a donkey. I will leave that to someone else to discuss. He referred to costs. Is he suggesting legal secretaries should be on the minimum wage, carrying out work that is important? Given the advent of...

Overseas Development Aid. (5 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Does the Minister agree that UNRWA's efforts among Palestinian refugees are required because of the ongoing unlawful aggression by the Israeli State against Palestinians? Israel's expansionist policies continue today, with the result that ever larger numbers of Palestinians are becoming refugees. Palestinians must pay the human cost of Israel's policies while we fork out financially for the...

Overseas Development Aid. (5 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am glad that the percentage of GDP is heading in the right direction. Is the Minister confident that the money set aside is spent effectively and efficiently in promoting awareness? That is the budget that Irish Aid holds. One of the criticisms levelled at aid organisations was that they spent too much on administration and self-promoting propaganda. Most organisations have addressed...

Overseas Development Aid. (5 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I did not question some of the other ones which are effective——

Foreign Conflicts. (5 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will take steps to upgrade the relationship between Ireland and the Palestinian Authority; and if so, what these steps involve. [38324/08]

Foreign Conflicts. (5 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the EU decision in June 2008 to upgrade relations with Israel despite Israel's failure to fulfil its obligations under EU-Israel partnership agreements as evidenced by a report published in March 2008 by a group of non-governmental organisations (details supplied); and if he will use the earliest...

Foreign Conflicts. (5 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: On 1 September the EU decided that meetings with Russia about a new partnership agreement would be postponed, which I welcome. Should the same approach not be implemented if the Minister believes, as he has said, that there is collective punishment in Gaza at the moment? The EU-Israel Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement should be suspended as a means of making progress and forcing...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (4 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of job losses that will result, if his plan to cap the number of English language support teachers at two per school comes into effect; and if he will reverse this decision. [38210/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the breakdown of her spending on homelessness for 2007, 2008 and the expected spending for 2009. [38260/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the breakdown of the Health Service Executive's spending on homelessness for 2007, 2008 and the expected spending for 2009. [38261/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 372: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average cost to the State per week of a household supported through rent supplement, broken down by unit size, including one bed, two bed and three bed units. [38259/08]

Written Answers — Army Barracks: Army Barracks (4 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 376: To ask the Minister for Defence the annual cost of running and maintaining each existing Army barracks. [38254/08]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (4 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 393: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the average rent paid per week by local authorities to private landlords participating in the rental accommodation scheme broken down by unit size including one bed, two bed and three bed units. [38258/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (4 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 401: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he has to improve emergency accommodation and refuge provision places for women and children escaping domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38357/08]

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (4 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 402: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the breakdown by county of the number of people who sought emergency accommodation from local authorities during 2007 and the number of people who were provided with emergency accommodation during this period. [38358/08]

Cluster Munitions and Anti-Personnel Mines Bill 2008: Second Stage. (4 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is important that we complete Second Stage of this Bill tonight to send a signal that there is all-party unity on these issues. Committee and Report Stages should be completed as quickly as possible so Ireland can, once again, send out a message to other countries that it is willing to take a stand and be to the forefront in addressing these issues. Ba mhaith liom buíochas a thabhairt as...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Oct 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in granting a medical card to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1. [37676/08]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (29 Oct 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that not one of the 14 recommendations of A Vision for Change, the blueprint for reform of mental health services published in 2006, has been progressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37415/08]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (29 Oct 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 260: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made to date of each of the recommendations made in A Vision for Change, the blueprint for reform of mental health services published in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37418/08]