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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: The Government is not going to sort it, then.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (9 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 161. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20212/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 (Resumed): Discussion (9 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: Mine are more comments in response to what has been said than questions. Regarding Mr. Murray's remarks on section 2, he will be aware that, in a restructuring situation, the pensioners have no say. Consistent representations have been made to us about the unfairness of that. We are trying to give them a say. The wording might need some amendment. Mr. Murray mentioned detailed rules,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 (Resumed): Discussion (9 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: Okay. I take Mr. Donohoe's point that a situation might arise where the scheme fails and younger members could be at a disadvantage, as it would have been better for them had the closure not been delayed. If all of the younger members of defined benefit pension schemes were polled, though, I imagine that they would prefer to have some type of protection in place. I thank the witnesses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 (Resumed): Discussion (9 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: In response to Deputy Brady, Mr. Donohoe said he could understand why companies want to remove risk but it is not a question of taking risk and sending it out into orbit. What one is doing is moving the risk from the company or the pension fund to the employee. People can argue back and forth about whether that is a good thing in an overall context. The witnesses mentioned that solvent...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Unemployment Data (8 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 53. To ask the Taoiseach the rate of jobless households here; the way in which this compares to the EU average; and the number of jobless households by county. [18119/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Social Welfare Benefits Payments (8 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 184. To ask the Minister for Finance the social welfare payments that are subject to tax and exempt from tax, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19791/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (8 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 199. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to allow public servants who retired in 2018 aged 65 years of age who were allowed to work an extra year to continue to work until they are 70 years of age as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19334/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Services (8 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 678. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether increasing the size of the emergency department in University Hospital Limerick has led to extra admissions; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18645/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (8 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 679. To ask the Minister for Health if the same bed management process being used in Beaumont Hospital is being considered for University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18646/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (8 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 696. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses on duty in the emergency department in University Hospital Limerick at 8 a.m. on 3 April 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18695/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 822. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered designating services in Nenagh, County Tipperary, and Ennis, County Clare to alleviate the pressures in University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19200/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (8 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 823. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a shortage of general practitioners in Limerick city or the greater Limerick, Clare and Tipperary area that is leading to the constant overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19201/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (8 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 1200. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to strengthen the laws on animal welfare and to improve the powers of animal welfare groups to rescue animals that are being abused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20152/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Protection Enforcement (8 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 1232. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the persistent breaches of environmental legislation by a number of companies; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that penalties are light due to the fact the EPA prosecutes through the District Court; the reason the EPA does not prosecute companies through higher...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Protection Agency Governance (8 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 1233. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will amend the legislation to remove the immunity from civil action provided to the EPA in section 15 of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 as was recommended by the Ombudsman in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18940/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Data (8 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 1406. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of extending the number of weeks carer's benefit is paid from 104 weeks to 156 weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18651/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (8 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 1421. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18970/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Payments (8 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 1423. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when arrears of invalidity pension will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18985/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (8 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 1428. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19083/19]