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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (12 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans regarding the establishment of sixty two social welfare offices around the country; in view of the fact that there are presently in place a network of offices in most towns in Ireland if it is her intention to duplicate those offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12822/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (7 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the problems with payments of student grants has been fully resolved; if all students who have been approved for a student grant are now in receipt of payment; when the report of the inquiry into the student grant crisis will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11963/13]

Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: I am informed that today is the second anniversary of the Government's formation. Happy anniversary. The document that accompanied the Government's formation, namely, the programme for Government, contains an unambiguous and easily understandable commitment on page 22. It reads: "We will complete and publish a strategy to tackle fuel-poverty." Since that commitment was made in writing to...

Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: When will the new strategy be published?

Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: The Government filibustered on the social welfare Bill.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: It let us leaflet drop.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: Ditto.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: It would have been debated.

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: This is an immoral home tax.

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: It is immoral.

Other Questions: Youth Unemployment Measures (5 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: Like the other speaker, I welcome the initiative. We are in a position where there has been some very marginal improvements in the number of people at work, largely due to 14,000 part-time jobs being created in the past six months. Nevertheless, the number of people under 35 at work continues to fall, which perhaps reflects the fact that emigration is still a feature of the Irish landscape....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code Reform (5 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: That is the ultimate logic of where the Minister is going.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code Reform (5 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister should encourage them.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code Reform (5 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: I regret to say that the content of the Minister's reply is meaningless when measured against what is happening on the ground. The Minister is aware that on page 22 of the programme for Government there is a statement "The elimination of poverty will be an objective of this Government." She is also aware that lone parents form one of the most vulnerable of groups at risk of poverty. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code Reform (5 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: It may be a significant and strong support but the point I am trying to make is that it is a weaker support than the one that existed when the Minister took office. She says she wants to encourage lone parents to go out to work. To tell a lone parent that he or she could earn less than hitherto without affecting lone parent's allowance creates a barrier and a disincentive to those who want...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code Reform (5 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the future of the one parent family payment; the progress that has been made on her commitments to reform childcare provision before implementing changes to the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11428/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare (5 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: I am familiar with the NESC report which we commissioned when in government with recommendations along somewhat similar lines. In talking about examining FIS, the Minister will be aware that FIS is part of the package, which concerns FIS, qualified child increases and child benefit. While I accept what the Minister said about early child care, in regard to the poorer section of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare (5 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the Minister for her response. In the course of her response - there is limited time here - the Minister stated how much the Department will spend on child income support, that the report has been published, and that a minority of the advisory group favours taxation and a majority favours a two-tier system. I know all that. I asked the Minister had she herself any views on the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare (5 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the recommendations of the Advisory Group report on Tax and Social Welfare chaired by Ita Mangan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11426/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Reform (5 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the future of the one parent family payment; the progress that has been made to reform childcare provision before implementing changes to the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11080/13]