Parliamentary questions

Sports Facilities Provision

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

84. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the lack of recreational facilities for special needs children and for the differently abled; his plans to address this imbalance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45122/12]

Middle East Peace Process

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

15. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recently released UN report, 27 August 2012, which states that Gaza will not be liveable by 2020, barring immediate action; if he has raised the damning report with the Israeli Government; and if he will take any action on this report. [44802/12]

Human Rights Issues

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

42. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the group styling itself the Patriotic March, an amalgamation of civic society groups and individuals in Colombia; his views on whether it is a new and positive development that will encourage civil participation and engagement; and whether they be afforded the necessary security and space to develop. [44824/12]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

94. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance the tax reliefs available to a person who has their jeep adopted with a swivel chair to allow access by a person with a disability with the work done by a HSB recommended person; and if where the jeep was originally purchased has any bearing on the entitlement to relief. [45262/12]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

223. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of accommodation centres closed by the Reception and Integration Agency since August 2012, and the decreased number of asylum seekers spaces taken out of the system as a result of the closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45285/12]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

224. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost to the State, paid in excess capacity versus occupancy, in the provision of accommodation for asylum seekers, from May 2010 to 1 October 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45286/12]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

225. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the recommendations contained in the Value for Money and Policy Review, Reception and Integration Agency, Final Report May 2010, have not been implemented in regard to excess capacity, which as of 16 September 2012 was running at 14.7%, which represents 852 excess bed spaces; the cost of this excess capacity; the person in the Reception and Integration Agency that has overall responsibility for this excess; if the cost to the State can be quantified because of this excess capacity when measured against occupancy;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45287/12]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

226. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the residents of Lisbrook House, Galway, who with their belongings were on a bus awaiting transfer to another accommodation centre, were instructed to get off the bus, take their belongings and return to Lisbrook House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45288/12]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

227. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times since taking office he has visited the offices of the Reception and Integration Agency, at Bishop’s Gate, Dublin 2; the number of times and at what interval he is directly briefed by senior staff within the Reception and Integration Agency regarding the excess cost to the State of running an excess capacity over actual occupancy in the provision of services to asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45289/12]

Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

53. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection when she will publish her Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare's report on child income supports; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the proposal which was reported in the media has caused fears amongst families and risks further damaging consumer sentiment; her views on the recommendation that child benefit be cut by €40; her plans with regard to the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44635/12]

Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

56. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection when she expects to publish her Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare's report on her proposal to axe disability allowance for persons aged 16 and 17 years; if she will outline the scale of the financial loss to households with a young person with disabilities arising from such a cut; her plans with regard to the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44636/12]

Community Employment Schemes Review

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

80. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending participation in community employment schemes to persons under 25 years in view of the rise in long-term unemployment amongst young persons. [44550/12]

Community Employment Schemes Review

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

109. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will publish the report on the Labour Market Activation Programmes to ensure that all stakeholders have a fair opportunity to study its findings in advance of any further policy change. [44549/12]

Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme Eligibility

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

229. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) is not entitled to an additional €20 VTOS payment. [44355/12]

Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

308. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that rent supplement recipients are being told to get the Private Residential Tenancy Board to confirm if their landlord is registered with them, however the PRTB will not confirm this, citing data protection; and if she will confirm if this is a requirement for rent supplement. [44356/12]

Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

309. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection her views that if registration with the Private Residential Tenancy Board is a condition for receipt of rent allowance for specific property then her Department should liaise directly with the PRTB rather than the applicant. [44357/12]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

326. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17 is being disallowed disability payment. [44609/12]

Mobility Allowance Decision

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

575. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in implementing the recommendation of the Ombudsman that the mobility allowance be extended to persons over the age of 66 to end the transgression of the Equal Status Act. [44762/12]

Mobility Allowance Decision

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

576. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the reason for his failure to extend eligibility to apply for the mobility allowance to people of more than 66 years of age as was recommended by the Ombudsman in the grounds of equality; and if he will outline any plans he may have with regard to the scheme. [45145/12]

Traveller Accommodation

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

136. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide this Deputy with copies of correspondence that his office has received from Dublin City Council since June 2012 on the regeneration of Labre Park, Ballyfermot, Dublin; if he will forward a copy to me of the application received from Dublin City Council for funding of Traveller Specific Accommodation for which the city received €50,000; and if his office will meet with this Deputy to discuss the matter. [43897/12]