Results 161-180 of 687 for long speaker:Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Questions on Promised Legislation (3 May 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tá súil agam go mbeidh an tAire, an Teachta Harris, in ann an cheist seo a fhreagairt. An announcement regarding the National Children's Hospital was made recently - at long last - but when will we see the relevant legislation come before the House, namely the new children's hospital establishment Bill which has been promised for over six years? It is listed on the Government's...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (12 Apr 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 94. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) can be issued with a letter for permission to reside here from her Department in order for them to apply for a long-term spouse visa. [18616/17]

Defence Forces: Motion (4 Apr 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...to recruit personnel into the Defence Forces is falling well short of what is required and that in total, 590 general service recruits, 501 Army and 89 Naval Service recrsuits, were inducted in 2016, along with 100 cadets between all services and that to date in 2017, 106 general service recruits, 103 Army and three Naval Service recruits, and ten Air Corps trainee military aircraft...

Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (Hague Convention) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Mar 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...helps to explain to the public where we came from and to some extent, where we are going. We have had our own history of that here. Giraldus Cambrensis, also known as Gerald of Wales, wrote about Ireland long ago. He denigrated the Irish and set out that they were a different race who should be set aside. In today's parlance, his suggestion was that the Irish were second class, or even...

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Mar 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...the Digital Hub and give effect to its merger with Dublin City Council. The description in the Government's legislative programme is "Work is underway", which I have never seen before. How long is that work going to take, given that the legislation is already five years in gestation?

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Health and Safety Inspections (23 Feb 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Health and Safety Authority inspections of the Air Corps at Casement Aerodrome were by invitation or as a result of complaints regarding ongoing and long-term health and safety violations by serving and former personnel. [9393/17]

Other Questions: Air Corps Equipment (15 Feb 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...of which I am told have been virtually implemented. Those were the easy ones and many involved dotting i's and crossing the t's. What exactly is involved in the eighth recommendation and how long will it take to implement it? Is the Minister of State confident that, as we speak, none of the Air Corps personnel is exposed to chemicals of the type that lead to diarrhoea 20 times per day,...

Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (15 Feb 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...concerns about the handling of chemicals? From his answer, the Minister of State seems to suggest that the military authorities were obviously briefing him. I have known the Minister of State a long time and I am not accusing him of a cover-up, but there is a cover-up here. I have seen health and safety reports going back as far as 1995. All of them pointed specifically to the issues...

Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (15 Feb 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I take the Minister of State at his word. As I said, I have known him for a long time. There is a major question here, however, in that the Minister of State is not getting the information to enable him to come here and answer correctly what we are asking. In some ways, that is a bigger scandal than the one we have been dealing with for a number of days here, given the amount of people who...

Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (15 Feb 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: My question asks how long the Minister, his Department and the Air Corps authorities been aware of the major health and safety issues related to the handling of, and exposure to, chemicals for personnel stationed at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel.

Topical Issue Debate: Air Corps Health and Safety (25 Jan 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...He can accept the responsibility for his remit. The military authorities should accept the responsibility for the years in which they are aware of this. Can the Minister of State let us know how long are the military authorities aware of an issue to do with the handling of chemicals in Baldonnel Aerodrome?

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (18 Jan 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...bhfuil siad sásta bogadh ar cheann de na mór-rudaí a chuideoidh leo i gcinneadh a dhéanamh ar fhéidireacht an Phoist maireachtáil nó gan mhaireachtáil. If An Post cannot move on electronic fund transfers by facilitating all electronic financial transactions in the same way that banks and all other financial institutions can, the minor changes being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Syria: Discussion (1 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am substituting for my colleague, Deputy Seán Crowe today. I dtús báire ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh na toscairí atá anseo. I wish the delegation well on its journey. It has been a long journey by the look of it considering where Syria is today and where it was many years ago when it was an example to many in the world. I am from a party that was...

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Report Stage (24 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...they were. The Minister indicated on Committee Stage he would accept the proposal on a report. His indicating this should have triggered the commencement of the work on the report, no matter how long the delay in passing the Bill in this House or the Upper House. The production of the report should be triggered immediately on the passage of this Bill. Obviously, it would take six...

Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Accommodation Provision (3 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...of Myra Hall and Carman's Hall, just off Francis Street. If the Minister of State wants a quick lesson on what is happening in the area, there are more than 600 emergency beds there, including long-term support beds, drug treatment beds, homeless beds and hotel beds, all within one square mile of this hall. That is the concentration of supports this community has accepted and agreed to....

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: European Defence Agency: Motion (3 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...we received from the Department or in what has been said by the Minister of State. There was a reference to 100 hours on the part of some military personnel. That is not huge; it is minor. How long will it last? Is it expected that there will be another follow-up programme? In some ways, some kids would probably be able to do this on their computers, given it is a game, albeit an...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (5 Oct 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide an updated list, broken down by local authority, of all long-term voids by quarter, and the number of these voids that will be returned to stock and the cost. [28702/16]

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Jul 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...should be asked if they can take greater steps to ensure their products do not filter out onto the open market for sale. There are certain areas in Dublin city where it does not matter what type of drug one wants, as it can be obtained. It is a sad day when we see open drug dealing on our streets, which for a long time had disappeared into the background. In some parts of Dublin, it is...

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jun 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tá dhá cheist agam maidir le reachtaíocht. The new children's hospital establishment Bill is long awaited legislation which should have been produced by the last Government before the hospital's announcement. The second legislative measure is the Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, which was announced long ago by the last Government. Nearly five years later there is still...

Standing Orders: Motion (9 Jun 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...áin as Gaeilge ag teacht os ár gcomhair. Tá moladh déanta againn freisin go mbeidh coiste ann le déileáil leis an Ghaeilge agus is céim mhór chun tosaigh í sin. There are many issues that remain to be addressed and the commitment by the Ceann Comhairle that this is not the end of Dáil reform will hopefully be lived up to. I have been here...