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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code Reform (5 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: It may be a significant and strong support but the point I am trying to make is that it is a weaker support than the one that existed when the Minister took office. She says she wants to encourage lone parents to go out to work. To tell a lone parent that he or she could earn less than hitherto without affecting lone parent's allowance creates a barrier and a disincentive to those who want...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code Reform (5 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: That is the ultimate logic of where the Minister is going.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code Reform (5 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister should encourage them.

Other Questions: Youth Unemployment Measures (5 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: Like the other speaker, I welcome the initiative. We are in a position where there has been some very marginal improvements in the number of people at work, largely due to 14,000 part-time jobs being created in the past six months. Nevertheless, the number of people under 35 at work continues to fall, which perhaps reflects the fact that emigration is still a feature of the Irish landscape....

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: This is an immoral home tax.

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: It is immoral.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Reform (5 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the future of the one parent family payment; the progress that has been made to reform childcare provision before implementing changes to the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11080/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance (5 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to remove the upper age limit of 66 years for mobility allowance in view of the fact that that has been recommended by the Ombudsman and that the upper age limit has already been removed for motorised transport grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11023/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Agency Staff Issues (5 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that all agency workers who have been on contract with the Health Service Executive have been paid all the arrears that were due to them as a result of the implementation of the EU Directive on agency workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11163/13]

Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: The Government filibustered on the social welfare Bill.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: It let us leaflet drop.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: Ditto.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: It would have been debated.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: I am informed that today is the second anniversary of the Government's formation. Happy anniversary. The document that accompanied the Government's formation, namely, the programme for Government, contains an unambiguous and easily understandable commitment on page 22. It reads: "We will complete and publish a strategy to tackle fuel-poverty." Since that commitment was made in writing to...

Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: When will the new strategy be published?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (7 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the problems with payments of student grants has been fully resolved; if all students who have been approved for a student grant are now in receipt of payment; when the report of the inquiry into the student grant crisis will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11963/13]

Other Questions: Pyrite Panel Report Recommendations (12 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for the implementation of Pyrite Resolution Board legislation;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12690/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes (12 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of project money approved to date under the LEADER programme; the total amount of money available under this programme for projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12708/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (12 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans regarding the establishment of sixty two social welfare offices around the country; in view of the fact that there are presently in place a network of offices in most towns in Ireland if it is her intention to duplicate those offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12822/13]

Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: Is the answer "Yes" or "No"?