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Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I am referring to a firm Government commitment. Will legislation be required to implement it? Is the Taoiseach optimistic that the Government will meet the timetable it has set for doing so, namely, 1 January 2013?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education (9 Oct 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that community and adult education has a strong role to play within the new education and training authority SOLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43076/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Languages Programme (9 Oct 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether primary level children should be given the opportunity to learn foreign languages; the steps he has taken to improve the learning and teaching of foreign languages both at primary and post primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43082/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Redundancy Payments (9 Oct 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will honour the commitment he made, when he met with representatives of the former workers of St. Enda's Sports Complex, Limerick, on 21 of March 2012, to resolve the issue of the outstanding redundancy payments owed to the former workers by his Department as a result of a Labour Court recommendation of 19 May 2011; if he will honour the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43022/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Pensions Reserve Fund Administration (4 Oct 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Finance the procedures that have been put in place to prevent a recurrence of the overcharging of the National Pension Reserve Fund in respect of a portfolio liquidation as highlighted by the recent report of the Comptroller and Auditor General. [42318/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Debt Restructuring (4 Oct 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that adequate oversight exists in terms of the asset disposal programme being undertaken by the covered banks in order to protect the interests of the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42314/12]

Private Notice Questions: Primary Care Centres Provision (3 Oct 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Pistols at dawn.

Private Notice Questions: Primary Care Centres Provision (3 Oct 2012)

Willie O'Dea: He is asking a question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Entitlements for Self-Employed: Discussion with Self-Employed Alliance Dundalk (3 Oct 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the delegation for its presentation. While it was quite succinct, it was very clear and comprehensive. When the delegation referred to the context of job losses, etc., it could have been talking about my town. I know exactly where it is coming from. One will have noted from the discussion with the officials that we are all aware of the imbalance between the treatment of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Is it demand-led?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Does Ms Kennedy have a costing for extending FIS to the self-employed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Willie O'Dea: The Senator should keep in touch with RTE and he would find out soon enough - sooner than this committee will I would imagine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Willie O'Dea: When is that work expected to be concluded?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I am aware of cases where people have been told they will not even be considered unless they deregister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I would be delighted to do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the officials for attending and for their presentation. I also welcome the group from Dundalk who will make the case later for social insurance for the self-employed, although I regret I may not be able to stay for the presentation because Wednesday mornings are awkward for us. How many people aged between 16 and 65 are registered as disabled? What percentage is in employment? A...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Willie O'Dea: If jobseeker's benefit is included, the percentage increases to 16% and invalidity pension would increase it to 17.3%. What about illness benefit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I refer to a jobseeker's system for self-employed people who do not have the necessary contributions - in other words, self-employed people who are looking for jobseeker's allowance. There is a widespread perception that once somebody is self-employed, he or she can forget about looking for the allowance. I am not familiar with other parts of the country but, in the Limerick area, that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (3 Oct 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of new lending, excluding rescheduling of loans and overdrafts, advanced by banks to small and medium enterprises since he instructed €3.5 billion per annum to be advanced to them by each of the two pillar banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34245/12]