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Other Questions: Respite Care Grant Payments (28 Jan 2014)

Willie O'Dea: Let her answer the question.

Other Questions: Respite Care Grant Payments (28 Jan 2014)

Willie O'Dea: Why did the Government not restore it?

Other Questions: Respite Care Grant Payments (28 Jan 2014)

Willie O'Dea: We were not here yesterday.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (28 Jan 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 387. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who secure full employment after engaging in the JobBridge scheme; the number of these employees who remain with the original hosting company under the scheme when the internship period is over; if she has any concerns with the potential abuse of employees under the JobBridge scheme; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Data Protection (28 Jan 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 386. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her Department’s policy in relation to data protection; the actions that have been taken to deal with fraud and illegal sharing of information from her Department to third parties; the current whistle blower protections in operation for staff in the her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3853/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (28 Jan 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 388. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of potential double insolvency pension schemes foreseen in the coming year by her Department; when guidelines will be issued to trustees of defined benefit schemes outlining how best to utilise the new legislative provisions as contained in the Social Welfare and Pensions (No 2) Bill 2013; if there are any defined benefit pension...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (28 Jan 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 389. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline any consultancy costs associated with the establishment of the Intreo services; if she will outline any other costs associated with the establishment of Intreo including office refurbishment, branding costs and website costs; if she is satisfied with the current operation of the service; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare (28 Jan 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 390. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she intends to implement any further policy changes arising out of the report of the Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare; if she will provide an indication of when the social impact assessment of budget 2014 will be published by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3857/14]

Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: In regard to an earlier response, is it the intention of the Government to include in the forthcoming insurance Bill, whenever it is produced, a provision along the lines of legislation which is going through the British House of Commons currently, to compel insurance companies to insure against flooding? Also, will the Taoiseach confirm or deny that the Government has signed or intends to...

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (4 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this very important topic. With all due respect to the rules of the House, I do not believe two minutes is adequate to properly deal with the devastation and disaster visited on the city of Limerick over the weekend, or with the destitution, misery, hopelessness and despair which followed in its wake. My constituents in Kings Island in...

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (4 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I have some brief questions for the Minister of State. First, is it the Government's intention to introduce legislation along the lines of what has been done in the United Kingdom to make it compulsory for insurance companies to insure against flooding for reasonable cost? Second, can the Minister give me an assurance that funds will not be diverted from the regeneration project in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (4 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 305. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of community welfare service clinics that have closed in 2013 or will be closed in 2014 on a county basis; the number of community welfare service clinics that existed in January 2013 on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4877/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (4 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 306. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the policy reasons for the closure of community welfare service clinics in rural Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4878/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (4 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 307. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Limerick has not received payment from her Department in view of the fact that they are casually employed and submitting dockets to the local office; when the payment will issue; the amount of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4884/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Data Protection (4 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 335. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will respond to recent criticisms of her Department by the Data Protection Commissioner when he stated that he is entirely unsatisfied with her Department's handling of citizens' personal data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5229/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (4 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 356. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the expected level of redundancy payments the State will have to make as a result of the closure of Mount Carmel hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5535/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration (4 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 422. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons who have transferred from the rent supplement scheme to the rental accommodation scheme in 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5385/14]

Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I wish to raise two items. The first is on the same theme as that spoken about by my colleague, Deputy Troy. The Taoiseach might recall that last year he promised me faithfully that the consumer protection and competition Bill would appear before the end of the then session. We are now 12 months down the road. Could the Taoiseach give some indication of when the Bill will make its...

Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: When will it come back to the House?

Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: The Bill is not being debated by the committee. The committee has suspended its deliberations due to lack of agreement.