Results 621-640 of 12,585 for speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (19 Oct 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 215. To ask the Minister for Health the directive or clinical recommendations that the HSE gives its medical consultants for prescribing insulin pumps for adults diagnosed with type 1 diabetes;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52100/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (19 Oct 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 216. To ask the Minister for Health the process employed by UL Hospitals Group in moving people from the waiting list to the adult outpatient's diabetes clinic list; the way the waiting list is monitored; the reason the number of people waiting up to two years has reduced but the number of people waiting in excess of two years is increasing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (19 Oct 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 217. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times the adult diabetes clinic is run; the number of speciality diabetes clinics that are run, for example, a young adult clinic, type 1 adult clinic, type 2 clinic, a diabetes podiatry clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52104/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (19 Oct 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 218. To ask the Minister for Health how often the adult diabetes clinic is run and the number of speciality diabetes clinics that are run, for example, a young adult clinic, type 1 adult clinic, type 2 clinic, a diabetes podiatry clinic and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52105/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2022)

Willie O'Dea: As the Taoiseach will be aware, this country has a long and honourable tradition of military neutrality. It is a policy enshrined in the Constitution and it has served the country well, particularly in the context of the regard and respect that Irish peacekeeping troops enjoy all over the world. It is also important from a diplomatic point of view as the country is seen as an honest broker...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Oct 2022)

Willie O'Dea: The Taoiseach will be aware that, during the Covid-19 period, certain businesses were allowed to defer payment of certain tax liabilities for a certain period, which has now expired. The period was set before the Ukrainian war, which could not have been anticipated but which has caused a raft of difficulties for those businesses. Will the Government revisit the question of warehousing tax...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (11 Oct 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 206. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that not every household will receive the energy credits promised given that electricity supply companies allocate the credit per MPRN number and those in rented apartments that share an MPRN also have to share the electricity credit; his plans to ensure that every household...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (11 Oct 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 269. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Revenue Commissioners are now demanding that businesses settle tax owed under the debt warehousing scheme (details supplied); his views on whether the insistence by the Revenue Commissioners on the repayment of warehoused debt will lead to bankruptcies; his plans to deal with this situation; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (11 Oct 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 411. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the trainee educational and child psychologist programme is now the only type of psychologist training programme which is not Government funded; her plans to deal with this very unfair anomaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49829/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (11 Oct 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 473. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who has a claim for arrears of carers allowance has been refused as this person is only working 16 hours and the extra hours of income was holiday pay he was owed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49463/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (11 Oct 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 541. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he recognises the outstanding contribution that foster carers make to Irish society; his plans, if any, to increase the rate paid for the fostering allowance, which has not been increased since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49800/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (11 Oct 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 676. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the trainee educational and child psychologist programme is now the only type of psychologist training programme which is not Government funded; his plans to deal with this very unfair anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49828/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (11 Oct 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 740. To ask the Minister for Health the requirements which need to be met in order that the University of Limerick Hospitals Group can offer insulin pump therapy as a treatment option for adults with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50178/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Budget 2023 (11 Oct 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 802. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the support packages announced for the private sector in Budget 2023 will also be extended to the charity sector, including the temporary business energy support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50184/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (6 Oct 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 356. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that therapeutic venesection is not being provided at present in the mid-West; when this vital and normal service will be provided in the mid-West for patients suffering from haemochromatosis and who are currently iron-overloaded, which is endangering their health; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Oct 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 228. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her Department currently has a backlog of over 80,000 applications for exceptional needs’ payments, which is contradictory to the notion of financially assisting a person with an urgent exceptional need; her plans to deal with this significant backlog; and if she will...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Oct 2022)

Willie O'Dea: Up to a few minutes ago, I had four complaints today already – now the number is up to five – about people interacting with University Hospital Limerick. The Taoiseach indicated in previous replies to me that he had some sympathy with the notion of an elective-only hospital for the mid-west along with the hospitals in Galway, Cork and Dublin. The cause of the problem is the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (4 Oct 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the large number of pupils from Castleconnell, County Limerick who are attending a school (details supplied), but are unable to avail of the free school transport which they have applied for; if she will sanction extra resources to deal with their case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48181/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (4 Oct 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 688. To ask the Minister for Health if a dentist will be suggested for a person (details supplied) given that all dentists in Limerick are full and they are not accepting new patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48447/22]

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 6: General (Resumed) (29 Sep 2022)

Willie O'Dea: There is a ritualistic element to the debate. I have seen many of these debates over the years and you have to be for or against. Those who are for or against make speeches against one another and in many cases read speeches against one another. However, the difference is that in the old days, we got a much longer opportunity to speak. I regret the change and now we all seem to be...