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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (25 Sep 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Limerick city is one of the only areas in the country that does not have any mainstream schools, primary or secondary, with autistic spectrum disorder units attached to educate autistic children; her plans to put same in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36261/14]

Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: We never said anything about him.

Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: And his qualifications?

Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister will have the final say.

Order of Business (1 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: On her recent appointment as Tánaiste, Deputy Burton said her top priority was low pay in the private sector. I notice that the legislation to establish a low pay commission is on the C list. Its publication is expected at some unspecified time next year. There is no indication of how long the commission will sit or how long its recommendations will take to implement, if indeed the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the various groups for coming in and for their submissions. I apologise on behalf of the committee for the fact that they were kept waiting. It was not intentional. I have read the submissions and it would be very difficult to argue against any of the requirements. We can be sure they will all not be granted in this budget. I can ascertain the priorities from reading the...

Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: It is true to say that occasionally every Government does something good on which we can all agree - something which is intrinsically correct, very necessary and, if anything, overdue. This Bill, in principle, falls into that category and, therefore, we will not oppose it. The Civil Registration Act 2004 can be described as landmark legislation but despite that, it did not deal with a...

Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the Minister of State for confirming that. There are matters of detail that we can deal with on Committee Stage but the legislation is by and large overdue, welcome and we will facilitate its speedy passage.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (7 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 293. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the numbers of Garda personnel in the Limerick Garda division in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38052/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Languages Programme (7 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many schools use their allocated learning support teacher to support both learning support pupils and English as an additional language; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that no matter how many EAL pupils are in a school, there are no extra resources for language support; her...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Languages Programme (7 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to relax the requirements set out in circular 15/2009 to enable more schools to qualify for a language support teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38050/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (7 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason her Department is putting the onus on teachers to gather information regarding the economic circumstances of parents for the educational resource centre questionnaire which forms part of the basis for the allocation of special educational needs teachers next year; the reason this information is not ascertained from the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (7 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 581. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received estimates from Limerick County Council to repair bridges at Clonteen, Cappamore, and Croughlahan, Cappamore, County Limerick; if he will provide funds for the repairs; when he will make a decision regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38054/14]

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: It is on the first three pages of the letter.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: Analysis.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: It should have been done at the beginning rather than at the end.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: That is a newsflash.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: We have the Danish model now.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: Perhaps we will have the Soviet model next.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 31. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person in receipt of jobseeker's allowance at a reduced rate of €170 per week starts working one day per week and receives €93 and is reduced to €108 on jobseeker's payment, if this is correct; the way the calculation is done; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38583/14]