Results 1,501-1,520 of 12,590 for speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Data (18 Jun 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 620. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current expenditure on the free travel scheme; the estimated cost of increasing expenditure by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25117/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Low Pay Commission Funding (18 Jun 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 624. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the annual expenditure on the Low Pay Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25121/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Benefit Data (18 Jun 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 626. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing maternity benefit from 26 to 30 and 34 weeks, respectively for those that have had multiple births; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25123/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Data (18 Jun 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 627. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of paying a double child benefit payment to parents on the birth of a child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25124/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: National Advocacy Service (18 Jun 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 629. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of advocates in the National Advocacy Services for People with Disabilities; the estimated full year cost of increasing the number of advocates by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%, respectively in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25126/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Bereavement Leave (18 Jun 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 630. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of introducing two weeks paid bereavement leave at a rate of €203 per week per parent who have been bereaved of a child under 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25127/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Data (18 Jun 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 631. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of reducing the hours required to qualify for the working family payment from 19 to 15 hours for lone parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25128/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Data (18 Jun 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 632. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of allowing lone parents in employment whose children are aged between seven and 14 years of age to receive both jobseeker's transition payment and the working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25129/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Transitional Payment (18 Jun 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 633. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of extending the jobseeker's transitional payment for lone parents until their youngest child reaches 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25130/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Transitional Payment (18 Jun 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 634. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the earnings disregard for the jobseeker's transitional payment by €10, €15, €20 and €25, respectively in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25131/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Data (18 Jun 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 635. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the earnings disregard for the one parent family payment by €10, €15, €20 and €25, respectively in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25132/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (18 Jun 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 636. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the week hours a carer can work or study while receiving carer's allowance, carer's benefit or the carer support grant from 15 to 18.5 hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25133/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (18 Jun 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 637. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of extending the free travel scheme for children in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25134/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Data (18 Jun 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 638. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the income disregard for carer's allowance from €332.50 single and €665 for a couple to €450 and €900, respectively in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25135/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (18 Jun 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 640. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing all social assistance payments by €5, €10, €15, €20, €25 and €30, respectively in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25137/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (18 Jun 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 641. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing all social insurance payments by €5, €10, €15, €25 and €30, respectively in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25138/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Data (18 Jun 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 661. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the expenditure to date on the housing adaptation grant; the estimated full year cost of increasing expenditure by 10% and 20%, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25140/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Data (13 Jun 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 212. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has compiled data on young carers here; if so, if the data will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24707/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Data (13 Jun 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 213. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons aged 15 to 18 years of age who are considered carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24708/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (13 Jun 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 214. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department provides supports, financial or otherwise, to carers under 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24709/19]