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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Retirement Issues (3 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 132. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the support and or assistance her Department provides to both employers and employees, in both the public and private sector, who are approaching retirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41569/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Payments (3 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 139. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total annual cost of increasing the respite care grant to €1,500; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41674/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Payments (3 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 140. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total annual cost of restoring the respite care grant to €1,700; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41675/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Expenditure (3 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 141. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total annual cost of restoring the one parent family payment to the 18 years of age threshold; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41676/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Application Numbers (3 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 142. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of recipients by age of the one parent family payment; the cost of this payment in tabular form by age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41677/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Eligibility (3 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 223. To ask the Minister for Health when a new scheme to replace the mobility allowance and the motorised transport grants will be introduced; the level of payment that will be made to recipients of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41678/13]

Other Questions: Universities Global Rankings (8 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to offer his assessment of Ireland's standing in university ratings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42252/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Payments (8 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 338. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of persons receiving mortgage interest supplement in the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; the number of new cases that were approved for each of these years; the number of cases that were discontinued for each of these years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42464/13]

Order of Business (9 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: The Deputy is right.

Order of Business (9 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: As the Taoiseach is probably aware, there is growing public demand for the licensing of private organisations which provide private health care facilities. I am aware that legislation designed to provide such a licensing system has been proposed. Will the Taoiseach expedite the legislation in question?

Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (9 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for allowing me to raise this issue and I thank the Minister for attending. I wish to draw his attention to a gross injustice being perpetrated by a wealthy, large, multinational conglomerate against a group of some of the most decent, loyal and hard working people I am privileged to know. I am referring to the Wallis dispute in Limerick. The Wallis...

Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (9 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: Is the Minister aware that at the recent talks, which he welcomed, the company took some of their favourable proposals off the table and offered worse terms to the workers? Is the Minister also aware that the company advanced as one of its reasons for changing tack on the redundancy payment, the change in the statutory rebate that goes to employers that was introduced in the last budget? I...

Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (9 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: The workers are watching and listening to what the Minister has to say here. Can he offer them any comfort or do anything to assist them in their present plight?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Redundancies (9 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 20. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reduction in public expenditure numbers that will be achieved in 2013 and 2014 from targeted redundancy and early retirement in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42503/13]

Other Questions: Seed Capital Scheme (10 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 6. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way the venture capital fund he recently announced will operate; the process to ensure it does not suffer from a slow take-up similar to the microfinance fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42737/13]

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: Now for the bad news.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: Get off the stage.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: That is a cut.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: The media are more important.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (15 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made regarding funding for a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43266/13]