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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizen Information Services (20 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 78. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the restructuring of MABS and the CIS; her views on this restructuring process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8308/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (20 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 91. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend the timeframe that persons that are 62 years of age and over can spend on community employment schemes in view of the fact that such persons will exit the scheme before pension age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8311/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Centre Network (20 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the building unit of his Department will consider and approve the proposal for a new building which was submitted by a centre (details supplied) in October 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8782/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Centre Network (20 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the teacher education section of his Department will provide financial assistance to a centre (details supplied) to find a temporary solution to its parking problems while it is awaiting a response to its proposal for a new site and building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8783/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (20 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 257. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of programmes that involve giving assistance to vulnerable young persons and special needs children on an occasional basis have been discontinued due to the host organisations wrongly interpreting the Children and Vulnerable Persons Act 2016; the action he will take to...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: IBEC.

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: That is right.

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: Employers are getting away with virtually eliminating all the other rights which, as I have said, have been built up painstakingly over decades. A simple expedient like that could mean that the Bill is worthless. I know that Deputy Mick Barry has a Bill to deal with this phenomenon. I have not had the opportunity to read it yet, but we will have to think seriously about amending this Bill...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: I welcome the introduction of the Bill. One of the fundamental cornerstones of the profit theory is the higher the risk, the greater the reward. In other words, a person who risks his or her money in a highly volatile investment usually expects a greater reward as a result of taking a greater risk. This principle seems to have been turned on its head in employment practice throughout the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (13 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe to end pay inequality for teachers; when a decision will issue on the pay review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6676/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (13 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 388. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to enable persons who work as home helps to join the HSE pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7004/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (13 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 622. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline her plans to review the process with the back-to-education allowance in view of the fact that a person has to apply each year for a back-to-education allowance if doing a four-year course despite the fact that previously the allowance granted the person the full four years of study; and if she will make a...

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: The programme for Government contains a commitment to give increased "earned autonomy" to our universities. I am concerned about the autonomy the universities already have and how some of them are exercising it. Is the Minister aware of an independent audit report into the University of Limerick that was published at the weekend? It accused representatives of the university of misleading...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services Provision (7 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 201. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide at home palliative care between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. for persons that are terminally ill in order to allow them the dignity to remain at home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6225/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Measures (7 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 268. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of programmes which involve giving assistance to vulnerable young persons and special needs children on an occasional basis, which is done without payment and within a school setting, have been discontinued due to the fact the host organisations have incorrectly interpreted the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (7 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 290. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the specific measures that have been taken since the action plan for jobless households was published in September 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6246/18]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Unemployment Data (6 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 106. To ask the Taoiseach the number of jobless households, by county, in tabular form. [5859/18]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Youth Unemployment Data (6 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 107. To ask the Taoiseach the rate of youth unemployment in each region in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5861/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions Reform (6 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 598. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to put in place protection for persons due to retire in the period 2020-30 to ensure they are not financially disadvantaged and do not receive a reduced rate of pension when the total contributions approach replaces the yearly average approach for entitlement to a contributory pension in 2020; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Payments (6 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 599. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which and when she plans to unwind cuts made to lone parents' payments during the recession as reported recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5860/18]