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Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)

Willie O'Dea: There is a lot I want to say in relation to this matter.

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)

Willie O'Dea: I do not have 17 minutes because, as I said, I am sharing with Deputy Martin. Deputy Martin wants to make some important points on the Nyras report, so I will confine myself to highlighting a few points. Any objective observer looking at the events that have transpired in this House and outside it in the past few days would be forced to conclude that there is collusion between IAG, Aer...

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)

Willie O'Dea: We will get to Deputy McNamara's credibility in a few minutes. We will see how credible he is.

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)

Willie O'Dea: It was a huge success.

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)

Willie O'Dea: Who in particular?

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)

Willie O'Dea: That concerns pay and conditions, not jobs.

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)

Willie O'Dea: They can transfer jobs.

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)

Willie O'Dea: It is meaningless.

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)

Willie O'Dea: It is utterly meaningless.

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister reduced the respite care grant.

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)

Willie O'Dea: Will the Minister restore the respite care grant?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (9 Jun 2015)

Willie O'Dea: 166. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a Department inspector will review payments under the disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick who is a spina bifida patient and in financial difficulty pending an increase following the cessation of a maintenance payment from that person's estranged spouse for their now independent adult child, her...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (9 Jun 2015)

Willie O'Dea: 190. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the costs of the community employment schemes for each year from 2009 to 2014; the projected costs and actual costs under the headings, materials budget, training budget, supervisory budget and participant allowances; the number of participants and supervisors employed under the schemes for each of these...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (9 Jun 2015)

Willie O'Dea: 220. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, in five year blocks, the length of service accrued by currently employed community employment scheme supervisors, both male and female; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21829/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Administration (9 Jun 2015)

Willie O'Dea: 222. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to extend the free travel pass to include pensioners from other European Union countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21842/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Jun 2015)

Willie O'Dea: 231. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a decision remains with an inspector since March 2015 pertaining to a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; the reason the inspector in question is unable to reach a decision to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21989/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (9 Jun 2015)

Willie O'Dea: 241. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the child care supports will be put in place to ensure that those receiving payment under the one-parent family payment can avail of returning to employment or education, as promised by her on 18 April 2012; if she will honour her commitment to those persons, who feel that their family status is discriminated against, in particular those...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Administration (9 Jun 2015)

Willie O'Dea: 260. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the impact the Government’s privatisation of public transport services will have on the free travels scheme; if she will carry out an assessment of this policy change on the free travel scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22345/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (9 Jun 2015)

Willie O'Dea: 261. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the actions she will take to ensure that the senior citizens and disabled travellers who use the free travel scheme do not suffer a reduced public transport service, in view of the change of policy regarding the tendering of public transport routes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22346/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Staff (9 Jun 2015)

Willie O'Dea: 498. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, in tabular form, in respect of the past ten years and of 2015 to date the total number of employees, full-time and part-time, at the Irish Greyhound Board; the total wage bill for each year; the exact date that the Irish Greyhound Board accounts for 2013 and 2014 will be made public; and if he will make a...