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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (14 Dec 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 173. To ask the Minister for Health when negotiations will take place between the HSE and a company (details supplied) regarding the drug Kalydeco; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40256/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Payments (13 Dec 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 279. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39433/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (13 Dec 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 292. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in 2016 to date that have been subject to sanctions by his Department; the savings made by his Department in 2016 to date due to sanctions; the administrative cost to his Department of applying sanctions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39536/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (13 Dec 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 339. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40083/16]

Pension Equality and Fairness: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Dec 2016)

Willie O'Dea: I move amendment No. 2:To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following:"notes that older people make a remarkable contribution to Irish society and that this should be recognised with sufficient increases to both the Contributory and Non-Contributory State Pensions; accepts that too many workers are not in a pension scheme and that pension reform is taking far...

Pension Equality and Fairness: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 Dec 2016)

Willie O'Dea: On this less high profile but no less important topic I wish to share time with Deputies Curran, Rabbitte, Eugene Murphy, Aindrias Moynihan and O'Loughlin.

Pension Equality and Fairness: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 Dec 2016)

Willie O'Dea: Everyone on all sides of the House is familiar with the unfairnesses in the social welfare system, particularly regarding contributory pensions, brought about as a result of the changes in the rules on averaging. Any system whereby if one pays 520 full contributions, one may qualify for a full old age pension, but if one pays three times that - 1,560 contributions - one qualifies for...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (7 Dec 2016)

Willie O'Dea: On a point of order, I asked the Taoiseach several times to send me a letter on the Government's position on the tenant purchase scheme.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (7 Dec 2016)

Willie O'Dea: It was promised six weeks ago.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (7 Dec 2016)

Willie O'Dea: I wish to ask the Taoiseach about the progress made in meeting a commitment given in the programme for Government, specifically on page 97, which reads: "We will transfer responsibility for Criminal Legal Aid to the Legal Aid Board who will have new powers to compel criminals to pay a contribution". I presume it is a contribution towards the cost of rectifying the damage they have done....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Valuation Office (7 Dec 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 81. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider establishing a branch of the Valuation Office in Tipperary town in view of the fact that her Department has office space available at this location and a number of advantages would ensue from such a move; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38919/16]

Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Willie O'Dea: The policy is centralisation.

Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Willie O'Dea: What about what Deputy MacSharry asked the Taoiseach?

Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Willie O'Dea: There is implied recognition in the programme for Government that the pension problem in the country needs to be dealt with. Does the Taoiseach find it acceptable that a solvent profitable company can change and close down a defined benefit pension scheme on a whim to the detriment of its pensioners and deferred pensioners and there is no provision in Irish law to deal with it? When will...

Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Willie O'Dea: I am not referring to any particular case.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Dec 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 244. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when payment will commence in respect of a carer's allowance application that was awarded after an appeal on the part of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38753/16]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2016)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the Minister for his presentation. This Estimate only deals with non-contributory payments as insurance contribution-related payments are dealt with from the Social Insurance Fund and this accounts for just over half of the annual expenditure on social protection. I note that the number in receipt of non-contributory pensions is only 130 over profile, so the big increase in...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2016)

Willie O'Dea: Perhaps I am misunderstanding this, and I welcome the Minister's announcement that he intends to relax the rules relating to community employment, but my experience of JobPath has been that if people have been unemployed and in receipt of jobseeker's allowance for a certain period of time, that is sufficient to qualify for the JobPath scheme. However, they have come to me and said they are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Access to Higher Education (29 Nov 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a commitment given in the programme for Government (details supplied) was published in advance of the budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37614/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Recruitment (29 Nov 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 339. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there has been no social protection inspector in Tuam since August 2016; if his attention has further been drawn to the difficulty this is causing for staff and customers (details supplied); the measures he will take to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37443/16]