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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (17 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: Deputy Crowe and I have already explained to the Government the central importance of these sites to the economy of the entire region. Thankfully, the Government listened and decided last August to provide funding to enable the sites to remain open. What is quite mysterious to me is the fact that the Government decided to allocate €2.4 million to keep those sites open but it has only...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: European Court of Justice Rulings (17 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36222/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Proposed Legislation (17 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 610. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the main provisions of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; when the main provisions of the Act will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36317/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (12 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 326. To ask the Minister for Health if student nurses are still being offered a contract as healthcare assistants and therefore still being paid for their work during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35890/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (10 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 498. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a claim by a person (details supplied) will be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34738/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason two pupils (details supplied) did not receive a seat on the bus in 2020-2021 in view of the fact that they had a seat every other year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34366/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (5 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 170. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to reckon Covid-19 payments to the self-employed as credits for social welfare purposes; if so, when this will happen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34358/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (5 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 172. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when pandemic unemployment payment arrears will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34410/20]

Finance Bill 2020: Second Stage (4 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: I will confine myself to commenting on three aspects of the Finance Bill because of the lack of time available. I want to ask the Minister about the tax treatment of the pandemic unemployment payments, PUP. The PUP scheme is very different from ordinary social welfare schemes. There are different rates, different conditions and so on. The reason for this is very simple. We are all...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: School Transport (4 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of concessionary pupils that were previously availing of school transport that are now unable to avail of school transport due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34011/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 235. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his plans to roll out a nationwide campaign to promote purchases from Irish websites and stores offering click and collect over the next six weeks in view of the closure of retailers as a result of the latest Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33716/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 504. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons involved in power lifting have won dozens of world and European champions titles in addition to competing at professionals level; if power lifting is considered an elite sport which can continue under level 5 restrictions in particular for athletes that have represented...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (3 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 824. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason two children (details supplied) did not receive a place on a school bus; if she will take measures to facilitate these children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33905/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (3 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 853. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a statutory redundancy payment will be released for a person (details supplied) who ceased employment on 29 February 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32560/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 1270. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider allowing gyms to open under level 5 restrictions in view of their importance for mental and physical health of persons particularly during the winter months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32862/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Veterans (21 Oct 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 126. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to award medals of honour to the seven surviving members of the siege of Jadotville; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) who was the officer in charge at the time recommended the awarding of medals of honour to these men; his views on whether it is now time to get this miscarriage of justice...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Audiology Services (20 Oct 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 716. To ask the Minister for Health the number of audiologists working in University Hospital Limerick in 2019 and to date in 2020; if this number will be further increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31536/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (20 Oct 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 802. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of portal inspectors and plant health inspectors recruited by his Department in each of the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31537/20]

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Willie O'Dea: He has been here forever.

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Willie O'Dea: I was going to share time with Deputy McGuinness, but I presume I am now sharing with Deputy Alan Farrell instead. I welcome that this is an expansive budget, which is the proper way to go. It is not possible to cut our way out of a crisis like this. We must spend our way out of it. I welcome the supports for business, particularly the extension of the tax warehousing scheme and the...