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Oireachtas Brief 57 November 2013 (1) | 
In this issue...
- Welcome to Oireachtas Brief, the information service for social justice NGOs and voluntary sector activists interested in issues of poverty and social exclusion in the Oireachtas. Oireachtas Brief is provided by The Wheel an... read the full article
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- Senators raised the issue of fuel poverty, starting with Aideen Hayden (Lab, Taoiseach nominee) who drew attention to the annual report of the Society of St Vincent de Paul (Seanad Eireann, 3rd October 2013, 480). The average annual energy cost for f... read the full article
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- The future of staff in the Local Community Development Programme (LCDP) as part of the alignment process was raised by Eric Byrne (Lab, Dublin SC)(Dail Eireann, Debates, 3rd October 2013, 702-4). His constituency colleague, Joan Collins (PBP, Dublin ... read the full article
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- Several senators raised the situation of asylum seekers, starting with Trevor O Clochartaigh (SF, agricultural) (Seanad Eireann, Debates, 3rd October 2013, 535-7). He complained about the lengthy delays in bringing forward the Immigration, Residence ... read the full article
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- Speaking on what was called the 'whistleblowers' Bill, the Protected disclosures Bill, 2013, Thomas Byrne (FF, cultural & educational) expressed his concern about the situation of volunteer whistleblowers in voluntary, charitable organizations�... read the full article
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- Jillian van Turnout (ind, Taoiseach nominee) protested at the exclusion of voluntary organizations from briefings on legislation in Leinster House (Seanad Eireann, 2nd October 2013, 390). She had organized a meeting on the Child & Family Agency B... read the full article
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- > Rare diseases strategy: Seanad Eireann, Debates, 1st October 2013, 374-5. > Eligibility of discretionary medical cards: Seanad Eireann, Debates, 1st October 2013, 375-9; Dail Eireann, Debates, 8th October 2013, 84-105; 9th October, 363-... read the full article
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- The Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly told Billy Kelleher (FF, Cork NC) that staff employed in organizations funded by health service grants under §39 of the Health Act were not public servants and therefore not party to the Haddington Road agreeme... read the full article
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- The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan told Nicky McFadden (FG, Longford Westmeath) and Pat Deering (FG, Carlow Kilkenny) that his department was considering a status report commissioned from Volunteer Ireland on vo... read the full article
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- > Standards in private rented accommodation: Dail Eireann, Debates, 1st October 2013, 281-2. > Housing assessments: Dail Eireann, Debates, 1st October 2013, 292-3. > Position of boards of directors of Family Resource Centres: D... read the full article
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- The Dail approved the following change: Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Jack Wall to replace Michael Conaghan (Dail Eireann, Debates, 8th October 2013, 57); Willie Penrose to replace Michael McCarthy (Dail Eireann, Debates,... read the full article
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