Results 1-20 of 12,342 for speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 Apr 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 116. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on plans to establish Childcare Ireland; what form the agency will take; the progress to date on changes to the operating model for childcare in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19138/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Library Services (30 Apr 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 122. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the little book bag initiative; the number of books distributed since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19137/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour (30 Apr 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 490. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of the growing problem of crime and anti-social behaviour in Limerick city centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18962/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (30 Apr 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 518. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has given consideration to increasing the fines and sanctions that the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal can impose on a solicitor for misconduct; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19224/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (30 Apr 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 727. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the redundancy claim by a 'person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19390/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (25 Apr 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 294. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide further State funding for an organisation (details supplied) to allow for the continued delivery of its national service which looks after the practical, social and emotional needs of thousands of heart and stroke patients in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18428/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (24 Apr 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 159. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide increased funding to ensure youth workers are covered by the WRC recommendations on section 39, section 10 and section 56 workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18419/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (23 Apr 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 369. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider amending the Croí Cónaithe vacant property refurbishment grant scheme to allow it to be paid in stage payments when certain works are completed, as this would require much less funds to be put in place up front as access to finance is a significant impediment to many people who wish to take on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pay (23 Apr 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 605. To ask the Minister for Health if he will sanction the pay award recommended to senior health managers when Report 42 was issued and approved by the Government in 2007 and which has also been before the WRC/Labour Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17504/24]

Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Willie O'Dea: I am informed that I am sharing with Deputy Cathal Crowe but if he does not appear, I will continue on. I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach very much and I am very reluctant to interrupt Deputy Healy-Rae whose speech I was enjoying immensely. I sincerely congratulate the Minister on bringing this legislation forward. It is very timely in view of the fact that it has been...

Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Willie O'Dea: I am sharing with Deputy Crowe.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (17 Apr 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 18. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the VAT exemption to counsellors and psychotherapists in Ireland, which would create equity of treatment and parity of esteem for mental health professionals providing psychotherapy and counselling services with those who deliver physical healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16870/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (17 Apr 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 81. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a disability allowance claim by a person (details supplied) will be put into payment after being allowed on appeal in December 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16876/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Internships (17 Apr 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 142. To ask the Minister for Health if he will amend the internship placement allocation to allow Irish graduate medical students who trained in Derry or Belfast equal status to other Irish graduate medical students, as this will offer those graduates the opportunity to return to the State as doctors, to continue speciality training here and serve our local communities; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (16 Apr 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 483. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when arrears will be paid to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16536/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 20. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many new affordable homes were delivered in 2023 and how this compares to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15670/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 65. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many new social homes were delivered in 2023 and how this compares to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15669/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (10 Apr 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 34. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the mortgage interest tax relief scheme and its operation to date in 2024. [14268/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (10 Apr 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 39. To ask the Minister for Finance how he proposes to protect the role of cash in our society and economy in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14269/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Flood Relief Schemes (10 Apr 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funding will be provided for the proposed flood relief scheme at Ballycar on the Limerick to Ennis railway line, where flooding has occurred on a number of occasions in recent years, including recently, resulting in the closure once again of the rail line. [15520/24]