Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Betting Legislation

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

91. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the opening of betting offices in pubs is covered under the Betting Act 1931. [6164/15]

Gambling Legislation

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

92. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps his Department is taking to tackle the ever increasing problem of gambling in this country. [6165/15]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

126. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the cost involved in the current breast test mail shot, which is by registered post rather than by standard post, which the cervical smear test mail shot has used; the way the database was compiled and is being used; and how accurate it is in providing the high volume of returns, many of which are not claimed, due to the fact of being registered mail. [6252/15]

Waterways Issues

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

131. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position on the development of the Ulster canal, in view of the fact that the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure in the North is awaiting approval from this State to proceed with works on the first phase of the project, which would restore the line of the canal as far as Castle Saunderson at a cost of approximately €2 to €2.5 million, with the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure in the North meeting 100% of the capital cost; and the reason there has been such a delay in granting the approval necessary for preliminary works to commence. [5515/15]

Invasive Plant Species

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

135. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in respect of the amount of the €500,000 spent on Rhododendron ponticum since 2009, the amount spent on contractors; the amount spent on voluntary work camps; and the amount spent on clearance between 2004 and 2009. [5519/15]

Arts Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

137. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports in place for aging artists in this State, once they have reached retirement age; and, in view of their valuable contribution to cultural life, if a system of assessment of lifetime earnings within the State will be developed with the aim of supporting those without financial security in old age. [5518/15]

National Internship Scheme Data

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

195. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the application procedure for young persons for the new First Steps programme. [5980/15]

National Internship Scheme Data

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

196. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if there will be a financial consequence in respect of any failure to apply for, or refusal to agree to participate on the new First Steps programme. [5981/15]

One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

2. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her response to the Central Statistics Office SILC finding that the number of lone parent households suffering enforced deprivation has risen to 63%; if in consideration of the SILC findings and in the absence of affordable after-school care, she will abandon her plans to lower the cut-off age for the one-parent family payment to seven years to avoid the significant financial loss that will be suffered by thousands of lone parent households as a consequence of the intended cut from 2 July 2015. [5031/15]

Job Initiatives

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

5. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the roll-out of the Gateway scheme; if she will provide a breakdown of the numbers engaged in the different types of work covered by the scheme and the gender profile of participants; and her views on whether the scheme, by compelling vulnerable citizens in receipt of social welfare to work for local authorities, is in breach of both the European Convention on Human Rights and the ILO C029 Forced Labour Convention. [5032/15]

Youth Guarantee

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

14. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the SYNDICAT Confederation of European Trade Unions' report, the Youth Guarantee in Europe, and the contents of the country-specific section examining this State, in particular; the changes she will make to the Youth Guarantee to ensure that it does not perpetuate the growing crisis of precarious work; her views on SIPTU's assessment that the quality of the type of contract offered to young persons under the Youth Guarantee is not satisfactory, as well as the remuneration received and that the frequent use of internships increases the risk of job displacement. [4908/15]

Departmental Staff

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

34. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her view on the report commissioned by a coalition of non-governmental organisations, including FLAC, Doras Luimní, Nasc and Crosscare, which highlighted serious customer service issues, including racism and rudeness to immigrants on the part of some social welfare officers. [4910/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Administration

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

44. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in view of her previous assertion that raising the rent supplement caps would lead to further rises and artificial inflation of rents, the steps she has taken to guard against this happening on foot of the supplementary welfare allowance note for information 2014/18 circulated to staff of her Department on 9 December 2014 which effectively raises the rent supplement caps; the discussions she has held with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government; and if rent controls will be urgently introduced. [4909/15]

National Internship Scheme Administration

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

46. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the appropriateness of job clubs contracted by her Department to provide courses to jobseekers using JobBridge interns to deliver these classes on their own; her views that this discovery highlights the inadequacy of the safeguards and monitoring mechanisms built into the JobBridge scheme; and if she will take any action in response to the revelations. [4911/15]

Poverty Data

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

48. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the Central Statistics Office's survey on income and living conditions finding that the percentage of the population experiencing enforced deprivation has risen to 30.5%; and if she will introduce emergency social welfare provisions targeting those groups experiencing deprivation. [4907/15]

EU Directives

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

146. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when EU Directive 2014/24/EU, which is to replace Directive 2004/18/EC regarding public procurements, will be transposed into law, in view of the fact that the transposition date is supposed to be before the end of April 2015. [5214/15]

Local Authority Housing

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

256. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the regulations to provide full effect to the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 regarding evictions from local authority homes will be published. [5220/15]

Medical Card Reviews

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

412. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a reassessment of a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and when a decision on their case will issue. [4419/15]

Medical Card Applications

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

413. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and when a decision on their case will issue. [4420/15]

Health Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

434. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in assessing a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20 for dyslexia; and when they will receive a date for their assessment [4553/15]