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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Poverty Data (13 Jan 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 16. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the recent data in the Survey on Income and Living Conditions which shows that 29% of the population is experiencing deprivation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1192/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Unemployment Data (13 Jan 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 34. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the high rate of youth unemployment, which currently stands at 19.2 per cent; the impact of the measures she has introduced to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1193/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (13 Jan 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of payments to persons reaching 65 years of age who were born after April 1955 and who must wait until 67 years of age for a State pension and who must sign on for a jobseeker's benefit or a jobseeker's allowance in the interim years; if he will enable those persons to receive a State payment without being means-tested...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility (13 Jan 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 did not receive the Christmas bonus in 2015; if she will make the payment if it is found that this payment was not paid in error; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1169/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (13 Jan 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 139. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the average weekly payment under the jobseeker's benefit scheme and jobseeker's allowance scheme in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1437/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 150. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the full-year cost in 2016 of increasing all working age payments by €2.50, €5.00, €6.00, €7.00, €8.00, €9.00, and €10.00 per week, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1486/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the full-year cost in 2016 of increasing child benefit by €5, €10, €15, €20, €25, and €30 per month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1488/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 153. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the full-year cost in 2016 of increasing the jobseeker's allowance of €100 per week for those from 18 to 24 years of age, by €5, €10, €15, €20, €25, €30, €40, €44, €88, and €100 per week, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 154. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the full-year cost in 2016 of increasing the jobseeker's allowance for those in receipt of the €144 per week payment by €5, €6, €10, €15, €16, €20, €25, €26, €30, €35, €36, €40, €44, €46, €50 and €56 per week,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 151. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the full-year cost in 2016 of increasing the income disregard for the one-parent family payment from its current threshold of €90 per week to €100, €110, €115, €120, €125, €130, €135, €140, €145, €150, €155 and €160 per week, in tabular...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts Data (13 Jan 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 249. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of small and medium-sized enterprises that have been successful in the public procurement process, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1512/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (13 Jan 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 255. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of local authorities and public bodies insisting on a retirement age of 65 years of age and preventing employees from remaining in employment until 67 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46534/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 306. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cost to the Exchequer of the Low Pay Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1508/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Registration of Nurses (13 Jan 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 572. To ask the Minister for Health why An Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann has not responded or advised a person (details supplied) in County Limerick of the status of a request for recognition of qualifications obtained abroad, thereby preventing the person from securing better paid employment; if he will ensure that these procedures are improved going forward; and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the witnesses for their presentation and the staff in the Department of Social Protection offices in Limerick and Clare for their responsiveness to people who have approached them in respect of this matter. I have a few brief questions. How much money has been allocated to cover this scheme? On page 3 of her presentation, Ms Faughnan referred to the different stages. Stage 3...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)

Willie O'Dea: Is there an overall budget?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)

Willie O'Dea: I thank Ms Faughnan.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Treatment Benefit Scheme (14 Jan 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the benefits that have been withdrawn under the treatment benefits package since 2010; the savings made as a result of each measure; the full-year cost in 2016 of restoring each of the benefits, based on the contracts agreed with dental and medical practitioners at the time they were withdrawn, and based on a 5%, 10%, and 15%...

Leaders' Questions (19 Jan 2016)

Willie O'Dea: The Government has only changed the name of the scheme.

Leaders' Questions (19 Jan 2016)

Willie O'Dea: The Taoiseach said he would do it last year.