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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Respite Care Services (10 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister promised she would do that this year, but now she is talking about doing it next year.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Respite Care Services (10 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: She has successfully fooled the people. She has conned them again.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Respite Care Services (10 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: She has hoodwinked them. Deputy Keaveney is the only man who dared to comment.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (10 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 84. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will review the caps on the rent supplement schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24273/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (10 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister has established a protocol with community welfare officers in the Dublin region. While I fully appreciate this, I remind the House that there is a country outside Dublin and that we have similar problems in Limerick and every other urban area. Will the Minister give us a commitment that she will consider establishing a similar protocol in other areas such as Limerick where...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (10 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: Community welfare officers in Limerick did a tremendous job during the flooding. I would appreciate it if the Minister referred back to me as quickly as possible as I have an interest in this issue. The difficulty is that I do not know what advice to give. I will take a leaf from Deputy Joan Collins's book and advise them to simply stay in the house, even if they cannot afford to pay the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programmes (10 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 91. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that have been put on the Gateway initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24105/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Data Protection (10 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 93. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the data protection safeguards present in her Department; if she plans to improve these safeguards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24106/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: European Court of Justice Rulings (10 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 104. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason she has not yet acted on the Waterford Crystal decision in the Court of Justice of the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24108/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (10 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 107. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the tendering arrangements that have been put in place for the renting of offices for social welfare branch offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24159/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (10 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 108. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of companies and State agencies who have utilised JobsBridge since the schemes foundation; if she is satisfied that this internship programme is not creating displacement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24107/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Youth Unemployment Data (10 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 131. To ask the Taoiseach the current number and percentage of young persons under 26 years who are not in education, employment or training here; and if she will provide an update on the matter. [23842/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (10 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 285. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs that have been created through the ConnectIreland initiative; the companies that provided these jobs; the origin of these companies; the start up costs associated with the establishment of ConnectIreland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24170/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (10 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 431. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that an Irish citizen (details supplied) is presently incarcerated in Beateberg prison, Stockholm, that they have applied to be transferred to prison in Ireland and the procedure has already been initiated; the length of time this procedure will take; if same will be expedited in view of the fact...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Applications (10 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 491. To ask the Minister for Health if Crohn's disease will be added to the list of long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24296/14]

Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: What about the Minister of State, Deputy White? Will he have to stand over the charge he made?

Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: That is what the Secretary General said.

Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: Will the Minister of State, Deputy White, have to stand over it?

Order of Business (11 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: Last week in the Taoiseach's absence on what I am sure is very important national business, we debated yet another Social Welfare Bill. The Taoiseach will be interested to know that on the first day that Second Stage of that Bill was taken, I received a communication from the Whip's office asking me to put forward amendments because the amendments were being debated at 1 p.m. The Taoiseach...

Order of Business (11 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: Does the Taoiseach think this is acceptable and when will this change come about? I have been asking about it for six months.