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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Issues (24 Apr 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 109. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there will be an assurance given that no further cuts will be made to the pensions of retired Gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19327/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Policy (24 Apr 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 120. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for the future of child benefit;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19154/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Resolution Processes (24 Apr 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 126. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider widening the pool of reference related to social welfare recipients in mortgage arrears to include experienced financial brokers and not solely accountants as currently proposed by her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19194/13]

Other Questions: Arts Centres (25 Apr 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 11. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps he has taken to address financial planning and oversight difficulties in Arts centres across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19265/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (25 Apr 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 20. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the events that will be held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Irish Volunteers this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19260/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Programmes (25 Apr 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that FÁS has commenced a tendering process for vocational training services for persons with disabilities; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that most European countries have excluded these services from the public procurement process in order to meet the support needs of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (30 Apr 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 306. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made in relation to the Pathways to Work, in particular point 42 where her Department is examining the potential of contracting with the private sector as a means of complementing its own resources where required to deliver services and build up/access new skills and competencies in areas such as case management of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Policy Review (30 Apr 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 367. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress that has been made on the completion of a fuel poverty strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18962/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (1 May 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 63. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the time frame for the implementation of pyrite resolution board legislation; when homeowners will be in a position to receive compensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20457/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dormant Accounts Fund Grants (1 May 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 62. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends making any money available from the Dormant Accounts Fund for small projects in RAPID areas this year and also for flagship projects nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20471/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Civil Registration Issues (1 May 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 144. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason there has been a delay in registering humanists as solemnisers for wedding ceremonies here; the reason, despite the passing of the legislation last December by all party agreement, there has only been one registration and there are some 11 other humanists awaiting registration leaving couples in limbo; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Common Foreign and Security Policy (7 May 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 79. To ask the Minister for Defence his proposals for cultivating closer EU/UN relations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21320/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Sporting Activities (7 May 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 92. To ask the Minister for Defence the rules in place with regard to the participation of Defence Forces personnel in extracurricular sporting activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21294/13]

Leaders' Questions (8 May 2013)

Willie O'Dea: Absolutely.

Leaders' Questions (8 May 2013)

Willie O'Dea: To get votes.

Leaders' Questions (8 May 2013)

Willie O'Dea: If we got an answer, we would be all ears.

Leaders' Questions (8 May 2013)

Willie O'Dea: The mumbling is all from the other side.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (8 May 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers that were written to in relation to their 2012 disadvantaged payments under the stocking density rule; the number that have been refused a derogation, including after appeal, broken down by county; the number of cases still to be decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21480/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Price Issues (8 May 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 44. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to ensure that liquid milk producers get an adequate price for their product to ensure long term viability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21500/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Issues (8 May 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if applicants for the student grant scheme who have been recipients of compensation relating to time spent in industrial schools, that was not awarded through the forum of the Redress Board, will have these compensation payments exempted from means testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21705/13]