Results 16,381-16,400 of 19,411 for speaker:Aengus Ó Snodaigh
- Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (13 Nov 2007)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 494: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if consideration has been given to changing the claw-back system for people who bought a home under the affordable housing scheme operated by Dublin City Council and who are now selling that home to buy a larger or smaller property still within the affordable housing scheme, to allow them to avoid paying the...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (13 Nov 2007)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 495: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will to agree to or when he will make a decision on Dublin City Council's scheme of lettings which had been submitted in 2006 for approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28094/07]
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (13 Nov 2007)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 496: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that within Dublin City Council's scheme of letting submitted for approval in 2006 there is a proposal to address a breach of equality legislation which the Equality Tribunal had requested Dublin City Council to address at that time; and that, because of the delay...
- Written Answers — Fire Service: Fire Service (13 Nov 2007)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 497: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if European Union funds were used for all or any portion of the costs of the Bray fire station and training centre built in the 1980s as a dedicated fire service facility, and which houses one full-time fire service officer; if EU funds were used, the programme under which they were made available; the...
- Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (13 Nov 2007)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 522: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are plans to put in place a boundary commission to review local authority electoral boundaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28651/07]
- Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (8 Nov 2007)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Defence his proposals in relation to the 2008, 1916 commemoration and commemorations for the years leading up to 2016. [27575/07]
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (8 Nov 2007)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on whether, following on from his response of 4 October 2007, that the Israeli army has regularly used unmanned drones not merely for surveillance but also for the targeted assassination of Palestinian militants, and used them extensively in 2006 in the course of its war against Lebanon, it is inappropriate and insensitive for the Irish...
- Written Answers — Languages Programme: Languages Programme (8 Nov 2007)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that an organisation (details supplied) has no training seminars for language support teachers scheduled for 2007, notwithstanding the fact that they were contracted by her Department for this purpose and that the only teaching English as an additional language course available is an...
- Written Answers — Languages Programme: Languages Programme (8 Nov 2007)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she is satisfied that the training for teachers teaching English as an additional language provided by an organisation (details supplied) complies with international best practice; if her attention has been drawn to criticism of the methods used in this course, particularly the lack of hands-on professional development; and if...
- Written Answers — Languages Programme: Languages Programme (8 Nov 2007)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to concerns that the system of hiring teachers to teach English as additional language on only a temporary basis, or putting permanent teachers into these positions for two years or less, results in a wasting of all the expertise attained by the teacher during this period; if she will make the...
- Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tá sé tráthúil go bhfuil muid ag déileáil leis seo. NÃl an tuarascáil léite ina iomlán agam, tá sé beagáinÃn ró-fhada le léamh i gceann cúig nó sé lá ach tá a lán ann ba chóir dúinn machnamh an-dhian a dhéanamh air. Is gá dúinn gnÃomhú go práinneach uirthi. Tá sé leagtha amach go soiléir sa chuid atá léite agam go dtà seo go bhfuil cruachás ann ó thaobh...
- Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: CrÃochnóidh mé tar éis dom a luadh go bhfuil moladh curtha agam chuig an PrÃomh Aoire maidir le lá Ghaeilge a eagrú sa Teach. Léireodh ócáid den shórt sin gur féidir linn gach rud sa Teach â na coistà ina measc â a dhéanamh trà Ghaeilge. D'fhéadfamis déileáil le ceist na Gaeilge, ar a laghad. Tá súil agam go bhfuil an Aire agus na hurlabhraà sásta cuidiú liom an...
- Written Answers — Garda Ombudsman Commission: Garda Ombudsman Commission (7 Nov 2007)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has applied to the Department of Finance for additional resources to be made available to the Garda Ombudsman Commission in Budget 2008. [27397/07]
- Written Answers — Joint Policing Committees: Joint Policing Committees (7 Nov 2007)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has satisfied himself that the Joint Policing Committees will have an opportunity to input into the formulation of local policing plans for 2008, as per guideline 5.3 of the Ministerial Guidelines under which the JPCs were established, in time for their publication pre-January 2008 in view of the fact that JPC...
- Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (7 Nov 2007)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the criteria and exact procedure for spouses of Irish citizens who wish to enter the State if they are a visa required national; the procedure to enter the State if they are not a visa required national; the criteria and exact procedure for them to gain a stamp four after they have entered the State; and if he will make a...
- Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (7 Nov 2007)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way the circumstances of persons who are granted a C visa and D visa differ if they are spouses of Irish citizens when entering the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27656/07]
- Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (7 Nov 2007)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the exact criteria used by the Garda National Immigration Bureau and local officers when deciding whether the spouse of an Irish citizen is immediately granted a stamp four on presentation or informed that they have to formally apply for residency to INIS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27657/07]
- Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (7 Nov 2007)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether it is acceptable that families of Irish emigrants wishing to return and make a life here are hindered when one spouse is prevented from working for up to 18 months after arriving in Ireland due to the long processing times in INIS for residency based on marriage to an Irish citizen; if steps will be...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (7 Nov 2007)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 266: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps that will be taken to address the backlog and delays in processing applications for long-term residency and for citizenship in view of the fact that it appears that possibly 14,000 parents with IBC/05 status presenting in three years time for long-term residency or citizenship could fall into a status of...
- Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Nov 2007)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 267: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way he will secure the rights and facilitate the integration of parents of Irish citizen children who were unable to access employment due to their status as a single parent, particularly in cases where family reunification has been refused on the basis of stated Government policy, leaving the parent without family...