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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (18 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 382. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons engaged in the JobBridge programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7822/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Training (18 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 596. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form the numbers of Reserve Defence Forces, recorded attending more than ten hours of training in 2013, in each Permanent Defence Force unit to which they are attached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7966/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (18 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 597. To ask the Minister for Defence the date on which the military authorities will know the effective strength of the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7967/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (18 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 598. To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 172 of 22 January 2014, if the military authorities have or will consult with Reserve Defence Force officers before the criteria for participation is finalised; the date set by the military authorities for the finalisation and implementation of the recruitment plan referred to in that reply; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roadworthiness Testing (18 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 801. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to exempt vintage veteran vehicles to reduce the regulatory burden to owners of historic vehicles, in order to have a similar exemption which already applies to pre 1980 vintage cars which do not require NCT road worthiness testing under the Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act road worthiness...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roadworthiness Testing (18 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 814. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to exempt pre-1980 vintage veteran vehicles from roadworthiness testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7970/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (13 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 144. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that as a result of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2012 , a welfare recipient with a dependent adult and dependent children who takes up a community employment scheme will lose most of the €20 increase in payment as they are subject to 4% PRSI on all income; if she realises that this creates...

Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: The Taoiseach said in an earlier reply to Deputy McDonald that his interpretation of the relevant section of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 was excessive.

Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: Clearly it was wrong. Can he just say it was wrong? In fairness to GSOC, will he admit that his interpretation was wrong?

Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: The Taoiseach said the GSOC broke the law.

Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: When will the Taoiseach do it then?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Applications (12 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 100. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when payment of one-parent family benefit will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare who is currently paying €540 per month rent with an income of €1,500 and who has three children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7082/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pensions Legislation (12 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 106. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider amending the legislation pertaining to what appears to be an unfair and inequitable aspect of the State contributory pension provision whereby an applicant is penalised for working during teenage school-going years by the inclusion of these years when averaging lifetime contributions on reaching pension age; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (12 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 133. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if, following his recent meeting with the county manager, he will make emergency funding available to North Tipperary County Council to purchase housing in the Ashbury development, Roscrea, which is urgently required for the provision of social housing in the Roscrea area; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I wish to raise two items. The first is on the same theme as that spoken about by my colleague, Deputy Troy. The Taoiseach might recall that last year he promised me faithfully that the consumer protection and competition Bill would appear before the end of the then session. We are now 12 months down the road. Could the Taoiseach give some indication of when the Bill will make its...

Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: When will it come back to the House?

Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: The Bill is not being debated by the committee. The committee has suspended its deliberations due to lack of agreement.

Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I am sorry.

Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: Does the Taoiseach expect the differences of the Government parties to be resolved by next week?

Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I will remind the Taoiseach.