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Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (8 Jul 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 724: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of pupils who attended a school (details supplied) in Dublin 10 each year since it opened. [27278/08]

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (8 Jul 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 796: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the information and support unit in Mount Sion, Waterford faces closure due to a decision by Pobal not to grant European Refugee Fund nor European Integration Fund support to the ISU; if his further attention has been drawn to the work of the ISU; his views on whether the...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (8 Jul 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 791: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a property service regulatory authority will be set up to regulate the auctioneering and estate agency business, managing agents, property letting agents and others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27741/08]

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (8 Jul 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 795: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the policy and guidelines in place, regarding closed circuit television installation in direct provision centres; if his attention has been drawn to the plans to install CCTV at direct provision centres in County Waterford; if he will clarify if CCTV is installed in centres outside of Waterford; if so, the effectiveness...

Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (8 Jul 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 808: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether prisoners should be entitled to legal aid when appearing before a tribunal or body other than a court in view of their absence of income. [26998/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (8 Jul 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 875: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of homes from each of the local authority housing stocks here that were sold to tenants each year since 1988 to date in 2008. [28130/08]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (8 Jul 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 918: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on amending the planning laws to require developers as well as posting planning applications at the entrance of proposed sites and publishing a notice in the newspapers to notify residents within 400 yards of the site of the planning application. [27388/08]

Written Answers — Housing Policy: Housing Policy (8 Jul 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 932: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the Delivering Homes, Sustaining Communities report published in February 2007; the number of its recommendations which have been realised since then; and when the remainder will be addressed and delivered. [27739/08]

Written Answers — Housing Policy: Housing Policy (8 Jul 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 934: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the recommendation in the Delivering Homes, Sustaining Communities report published in February 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27741/08]

Written Answers — Housing Policy: Housing Policy (8 Jul 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 935: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the recommendation in Delivering Homes, Sustaining Communities report published in February 2007 which suggested that a review of minimum standards in the private rented sector be completed, and that measures be taken to improve local authority enforcement of these...

Written Answers — Housing Policy: Housing Policy (8 Jul 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 936: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the recommendation in Delivering Homes, Sustaining Communities report published in February 2007 which suggested that a new incremental purchase scheme be introduced to broaden access to home ownership for lower income groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Housing Policy: Housing Policy (8 Jul 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 937: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the recommendation in Delivering Homes, Sustaining Communities report published in February 2007 which suggested that a sustainable communities fund be established to provide revenue funding to local authorities to support the various steps involved in housing renewal and...

Written Answers — Housing Policy: Housing Policy (8 Jul 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 938: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the recommendation in Delivering Homes, Sustaining Communities report published in February 2007 which suggested that audits of housing stock be undertaken every decade, with a benchmark audit being conducted in 2007 and 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Housing Policy: Housing Policy (8 Jul 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 939: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the recommendation in Delivering Homes, Sustaining Communities report published in February 2007 which suggested that supports available to local authorities to tackle anti-social behaviour needed to be strengthened through increasing their statutory powers and actions to...

Written Answers — Housing Policy: Housing Policy (8 Jul 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 933: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the recommendation in the Delivering Homes, Sustaining Communities report published in February 2007 which suggested that a use it or lose it scheme be introduced through new legislation that would give local authorities powers to accelerate development of land zoned for...

Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is regrettable the Minister is not taking on board the main points of Deputy Charles Flanagan's amendment. There is a need to describe a nightclub in legal terms. I agree there was abuse of theatre licences and special exemptions. Once a loophole is identified, it will be abused. There may be a need to close some of the existing loopholes but in doing so it must be recognised that...

Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 7: In page 4, before section 4, but in Part 2, to insert the following new section: "4.—Section 17 of the Act of 2003 is amended by— (a) after subsection (3) the insertion of the following new subsection: "(4) Any person other than a licensee who takes intoxicating liquor from a licensed premise for the purpose of its being sold on the account, or for the benefit of...

Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank the Minister and will look at the sale of alcohol Bill when it is produced. This applies not just to the licensee. If I telephone a taxi company and ask a driver to buy drink from an off-licence and deliver it with the agreement that I will pay the taxi fare and the price of the drink, that is a transfer. That taxi driver is selling on alcohol and that is not illegal because the...

Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I hope the Minister will take these amendments on board. Although there is scope to improve them further, they succeed in addressing an issue of significant concern. This is a problem that exists not only in this city but also in small towns throughout the country where everybody spills out of the pubs and onto the streets at the same time to congregate at the one or two chip shops that are...

Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There is a slight difference in how this relates to motoring offences. A car can be traced to a specific person. People furnish wrong names and addresses too frequently to the Garda and a number of my constituents have contacted my office inquiring as to how they can extract themselves from scenarios where they are being pursued regarding various offences they did not commit. The provision...