Results 41-60 of 12,709 for speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Programmes (23 Sep 2025)

Willie O'Dea: 24. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a report on the Bia Blasta lunch scheme for pre-school children in disadvantaged areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49990/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (23 Sep 2025)

Willie O'Dea: 266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify when the timebound provision will open for new teacher registrations; if there are plans to ensure that the Teaching Council provides better support and guidance and prompt updates throughout the registration process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50471/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (23 Sep 2025)

Willie O'Dea: 295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason ETB teachers have not received the PME grant refund while Department school teachers have; when they can expect payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49950/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Juvenile Offenders (23 Sep 2025)

Willie O'Dea: 564. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if he has plans to increase the number of places which allow for the incarceration of individuals under the age of 17 years who have been convicted of a crime.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36301/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Sep 2025)

Willie O'Dea: 591. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider allowing patients over 26 years-of-age avail of CAR T-cell therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49730/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Willie O'Dea: 53. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has examined the extent to which pension entitlements are hindering retention levels in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48985/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Funding (18 Sep 2025)

Willie O'Dea: 59. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the capital funding allocated to defence in the National Development Plan for the period 2026 to 2030. [48984/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Sustainable Energy Communities (18 Sep 2025)

Willie O'Dea: 105. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are plans to fund the development of district heating. [48950/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electricity Grid (18 Sep 2025)

Willie O'Dea: 154. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline the plans for investment in the grid over the coming decade. [48949/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Willie O'Dea: 219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider expanding the under-9 free travel scheme in Budget 2026 to include commercial bus operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48231/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (17 Sep 2025)

Willie O'Dea: 923. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of adult Irish association applications his Department has made a final decision on since the guidelines were issued in May 2025; the number of those adult applicants that have been notified of the final decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48756/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (17 Sep 2025)

Willie O'Dea: 924. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the specific protocol for Irish association applicants for citizenship who do not meet the new guidelines; if applications will still be sent to him for review; the timelines for the 1,500 backlogged applications from over three years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48758/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (17 Sep 2025)

Willie O'Dea: 1275. To ask the Minister for Health when the proposed tribunal to deal with cases of people who have been injured as a result of taking the Covid vaccines will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48547/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (17 Sep 2025)

Willie O'Dea: 1276. To ask the Minister for Health if she plans to increase the eligibility threshold for the medical card for those aged 70 years and over; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48558/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Sep 2025)

Willie O'Dea: 1379. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in cases in which a person sells their family home to move to more suitable accommodation, up to €337,500 of the sale proceeds is exempt from the means test for the State pension (non-contributory); that the same exemption does not apply when the person is applying...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Sep 2025)

Willie O'Dea: 1416. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason illness benefit for a five-week period ending on 23 July 2025 has been refused for an individual (details supplied), even though this individual was self-isolating due to Covid during that period and did not consult a doctor as she self-diagnosed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47067/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Sep 2025)

Willie O'Dea: 2423. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details on the services currently provided for adult patients with epilepsy at Limerick University Hospital; the number and grade of staff that are currently attached to this service at this site; the number of current staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Sep 2025)

Willie O'Dea: 2424. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details on the services currently provided for paediatric patients with epilepsy at Limerick University Hospital; the number and grade of staff that are currently attached to this service at this site; the number of current staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Sep 2025)

Willie O'Dea: 2636. To ask the Minister for Health if the figures for HSE mental health staff in the June 2025 HSE Employment Report for the Limerick City and Tipperary North Integrated Health Area are correct; if the figures for HSE mental health staff in the June 2025 HSE employment report for the Clare and Limerick County Integrated health area are correct; and the reason there are 23 times more HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (29 Jul 2025)

Willie O'Dea: 337. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the proposed increase in defence spending over the next five years, particularly in view of the recent commitment by many European countries to significantly increase their defence expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41784/25]