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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Labour Activation Measures (12 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 125. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons currently engaged in activation and employment support schemes; the number of persons engaged in such schemes in 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20564/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (12 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 358. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when will a decision be made on an application for a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20508/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (12 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 359. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the anomaly in the free travel scheme which excludes children who are being cared for by their carers from the scheme in circumstances where the carers of such children obtain a free travel pass on the basis of them caring for their children who have a disability; if he will investigate this anomaly as a matter...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card (12 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 360. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is mandatory to attend a SAFE appointment for the new public services card; if a person does not attend, if this will have negative consequences on the current social protection payment to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20551/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Ministerial Advisers (12 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 361. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to his special advisers; if he will provide details for requests, if any, for an increase above the special advisers'# pay cap as set by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20562/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (12 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 362. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons referred to JobPath to date in each county in tablular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20563/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (12 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 363. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time in 2016 for a decision in respect of all Social Protection payments in tabular form; the average waiting time for appeal for each of these where there is no oral hearing and where there is an oral hearing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20565/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Poverty Data (12 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 364. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of one-parent households in consistent poverty; the number of one parent households experiencing deprivation; the way these figures compare to the European average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20567/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 503. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that there is an extremely long waiting list for scoliosis patients to meet with a consultant and that the subsequent waiting list for surgery is also very long; the current waiting list periods; his plans to deal with the waiting list for this debilitating condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20649/16]

Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2016: First Stage (13 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to allow for the provision of home care services to a person who qualifies for and is being offered long-term residential care in circumstances where suitable home care services can be devised for that person and such services are less costly on the State than the long-term residential care being offered and to provide for...

Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2016: First Stage (13 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Data (13 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 142. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost in 2017, of extending family income supplement, to one parent households in receipt of the jobseeker transitional payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21481/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (13 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 143. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he has examined and costed, moving to a system based on hours worked rather than days worked, to qualify for jobseeker's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21482/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement (13 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 144. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he has examined and costed, the possibility of introducing a sliding scale for family income supplement, as opposed to the current system of 19 hours per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21483/16]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Rent Supplement Increases: Department of Social Protection (13 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: I thank Ms Faughnan very much indeed for her presentation. The accompanying statistical information was also very interesting. I welcome the Government's decision, under the bilateral arrangement entered into with my party, to increase the limits for HAP and rent supplement. We have had this problem for a while. The limits were capped four or five years ago, yet rents kept gradually...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (14 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: The Tánaiste is aware that yesterday, when the outgoing British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, left Downing Street, he was able to state 800 people in the entire United Kingdom had been waiting more than one year for an operation. Is she aware that this figure equates almost exactly to the number of patients waiting in Limerick alone for more than one year for an operation? More...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (14 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: I could send the Tánaiste details of several such cases.

Order of Business (19 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: The Taoiseach's colleague, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, said earlier that the next phase of the insurance task force would be completed with all due expedition. This is a critical issue. People are waiting to see what action is going to be taken to reduce premiums. Will the Taoiseach give a more specific indication as to when the work will be completed? For example, will it be...

Order of Business (19 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: The Taoiseach did not answer my question on when the second phase of the work of the task force on insurance will be completed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Qualified Child Increase Payments (19 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 441. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost in 2017 of increasing the qualified child increase by €2, €3 and €5, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22357/16]