Results 6,341-6,360 of 12,637 for speaker:Willie O'Dea
- Topical Issue Debate: Pension Provisions (9 Oct 2012)
Willie O'Dea: I could not agree more.
- 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]
- Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Forget about the history; action is needed now.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Surprise, surprise.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2012)
Willie O'Dea: He is taking his time.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2012)
Willie O'Dea: A selective interpretation.
- Order of Business (10 Oct 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Weetabix.
- Order of Business (10 Oct 2012)
Willie O'Dea: What progress has been made on the solas Bill?
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Performance Management and Development System (10 Oct 2012)
Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will subject the reformed Performance Management and Development System within the Civil Service to ongoing external monitoring and review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43411/12]
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)
Willie O'Dea: I want to request the Tánaiste’s help in clearing up the confusion that has arisen among public sector workers regarding their allowances. The Tánaiste will be aware that on 19 September the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, who had targeted savings of €75 million in abolishing 1,100 allowances, announced he could only find one allowance for existing workers...
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)
Willie O'Dea: The confusion is in the mind of public sector workers, not just mine.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)
Willie O'Dea: We are talking about now.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Sorry, but the Tánaiste did not answer my principle question which was about savings. The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform set out saying he was going to save €75 million but then found on 19 September he could only save €3.5 million. Obviously, he now has found extra allowances. How much in savings does the Minister expect to make as a result of these newly...
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)
Willie O'Dea: What does this have to do with the question asked? What an eejit. What is the Tánaiste going to do? How much will he save?
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Quit the waffle. Answer the question.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)
Willie O'Dea: I am asking about the next 14 days.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)
Willie O'Dea: What about the thousands spent on consultants?