Results 2,561-2,580 of 12,590 for speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Expenditure (29 Nov 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 521. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year cost of reversing changes made to the one-parent family payment in 2012, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51221/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (29 Nov 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 525. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year cost of reinstating the State transition pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51225/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Bereavement Grant (29 Nov 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 526. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year cost of reinstating the bereavement grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51226/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Benefit (29 Nov 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 529. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing maternity benefit by one to six weeks respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51229/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Paternity Benefit (29 Nov 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 530. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full year cost of increasing paternity benefit by one to six weeks respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51230/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Services Programme (29 Nov 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 531. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding to community services programmes; the cost of increasing funding in line with the national minimum wage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51231/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Data (28 Nov 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teaching principals in DEIS schools by local authority area; the cost of providing an administrative principal in these schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50388/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (28 Nov 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 647. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend the Christmas bonus to those in receipt of illness benefit; the estimated cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50076/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Data (28 Nov 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 653. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of requests for exceptional needs payments in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of exceptional needs payments granted; the number refused, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50269/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Data (28 Nov 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 654. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of successful appeals relating to exceptional needs payments in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50270/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (28 Nov 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 655. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of complaints received against the two companies tasked with delivering JobPath since it commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50271/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (28 Nov 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 656. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons referred to JobPath since its commencement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50272/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (28 Nov 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 657. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the actions her Department has taken when a complaint has been received in relation to JobPath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50273/17]

Social Welfare Bill: Second Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Willie O'Dea: I wish to share time with Deputy Curran.

Social Welfare Bill: Second Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Willie O'Dea: In the lead-up to the last general election, we had five regressive budgets. These are budgets where the main burden is shouldered by those who can least afford it. The configuration of this Dáil changed at the last general election and the Government has been dependent on us for support. We expected certain commitments arising from that support, and as a direct result, the past two...

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)

Willie O'Dea: Listen to Rumpole.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2017)

Willie O'Dea: I thank Ms Mangan for coming in today. Ms Mangan said that the report provides backing in a financial sense. I have many detailed questions on the financial side of it but I will leave those until later. I have some general questions to begin with. I understand Ms Mangan stated as her reason for not attending the previous meeting of this committee that she had come in, laid out the entire...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2017)

Willie O'Dea: Is Ms Mangan referring to the meeting of 20 September? Are the minutes for that meeting not up yet?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2017)

Willie O'Dea: Why not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2017)

Willie O'Dea: Might I just intervene here? Will Ms Mangan be prepared to come into us again to discuss those board minutes after they have officially been put up online?