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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Anti-Poverty Strategy (28 Nov 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 17. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is concerned by recent reports of food shortages from charities in Dublin; if she is concerned by rising food poverty here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50828/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Reform (28 Nov 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 18. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that will be affected by the budgetary changes to illness/injury benefit; if she will outline the future of PRSI based benefits and her strategy to retain or improve them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50830/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Live Register Numbers (28 Nov 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 19. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the fact that the Central Statistics Office figures relating to the live register have been published in national daily newspapers in advance of their official publication by the CSO; her views on whether this is acceptable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50827/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Projects (28 Nov 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 26. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which she has responded to the criticism from the OECD, European Commission and IMF regarding the lack of action relating to labour activation measures here; the number of persons that have been placed in full-time employment as a result of these measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50829/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Employment Services (28 Nov 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 74. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her Department’s strategy relating to the advertising of jobs in foreign jurisdictions to jobseekers here; the number of persons that have been targeted by this strategy; if she will provide figures on those who have taken up employment as a result of this strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50877/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (28 Nov 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 100. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make emergency funding available to North Tipperary County Council to purchase housing in the Ashbury development in Roscrea which is urgently required for the provision of social housing in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51209/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Implementation (3 Dec 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 49. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider deferring the next phase of the implementation of carbon tax, pending an evaluation of the net benefit of same to the State to date, and taking into consideration the effect of the growth of the black economy on regulated fuel businesses; when will all public suppliers of fuel to the domestic market come under a proper regulatory system;...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal (3 Dec 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 298. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Criminal Injuries Tribunal is at present unable to adjudicate on cases as members have not been appointed to same; when he proposes to rectify same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51723/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (4 Dec 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 154. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an employee of the Health Service Executive who suffered an injury at work has, for the fourth time suffered the loss of their personal allowance from their benefit causing a loss of on average €375 per fortnight, €750 per month, causing severe financial hardship, without having been informed at any time that this was to occur; and...

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Willie O'Dea: I am sure there is one thing on which Members on all sides could agree, namely, that pension schemes in this country are facing a considerable crisis. It is long past time for a mature, national debate on the subject. There are six people of working age for every person over the age of 65 years. By 2060 that figure will have changed dramatically to just two people of working age for every...

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Willie O'Dea: If the previous Government was wrong not to take action within one year, the Government is three times as wrong. I wish to ask the Minister about people who have lost some or all of their pension since she took office when the problem was already manifest and a variant of her solution had already been proposed in a report to the Government. Yesterday, for example, I went downstairs to meet a...

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Willie O'Dea: Excuse me?

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Willie O'Dea: My information is that it was done more recently.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Willie O'Dea: If it was, I accept that but I am just pointing out-----

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Willie O'Dea: I am pointing out the difference between the treatment of these people by the State - which the Government can change - and the treatment of those who have to provide for themselves. If my information on that is wrong, I apologise. I disagree profoundly with those commentators who suggest that the way of the future is the total elimination of defined benefit pension schemes. That will...

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (5 Dec 2013)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for the opportunity to raise this matter. Yesterday morning 150 staff from Pfizer's Newbridge plant were called in by management to be told that there would be 150 redundancies. The unions have expressed concern about the scale of the proposed redundancy and the shortness of the notice, and I agree with them on that. I understand a meeting is to take...

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (5 Dec 2013)

Willie O'Dea: How many of the 150 redundancies in Pfizer will be compulsory? What training support will be given to those who find themselves out of a job as a result of these redundancies? The Government has been well aware of the potential difficulties associated with the patent cliff. Has it had discussions with pharmaceutical employers in the country about the possible implications in this regard...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (10 Dec 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 364. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality following a request for Garda clearance, the way it occurred that a person (details supplied) in County Clare was assigned the criminal convictions of a person in County Tipperary; when this matter will be rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52742/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Live Register Numbers (11 Dec 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 83. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who signed off the live register over the first 11 months of 2013; if she will provide a breakdown of the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53244/13]

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2013)

Willie O'Dea: Amendment No. 1 is in my name. I understand that amendment has been ruled out of order. I wish to comment briefly on it. I got the notification, as usual at the last minute, which I accept. I will try to find some way of moving this amendment again on Report Stage to deal with the situation of the 50,000 to 60,000 people who have lost all or part of their pensions since the Minister took...