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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Centre Network (20 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the teacher education section of his Department will provide financial assistance to a centre (details supplied) to find a temporary solution to its parking problems while it is awaiting a response to its proposal for a new site and building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8783/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (20 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 257. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of programmes that involve giving assistance to vulnerable young persons and special needs children on an occasional basis have been discontinued due to the host organisations wrongly interpreting the Children and Vulnerable Persons Act 2016; the action he will take to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (21 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 204. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when arrears will issue in relation to a carer's allowance for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8831/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: I read the guide and found it pretty useful. From Mr. Duggan's statement, it seems that one of the primary purposes of the card is to be an anti-fraud device. He emphasises that very strongly. We know social welfare fraud is a phenomenon here just as it is in every other country. The level here is relatively low, at around €40 million a year, which is not insignificant but it is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: To get back to basics, as I understand it, under the old system, before the advent of the card, someone goes through a SAFE 2 process. If they are looking for something they produce the information required under the SAFE 2, which is outlined. Mr. Duggan was just about to read it out. Under the current system, however, if one applies for something, one goes through the SAFE 2 process and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: With the SAFE 2 process now people automatically get a card. They do not have to look for one but if they are applying for something else, they do not necessarily have to use the card once they can produce the SAFE 2 information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: How did they do it before the advent of the card?

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (7 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for giving me the opportunity to raise the very important issue of 58 social welfare branch managers in the State. I believe they are being treated very badly by the Department. They have not had an increase in remuneration since 2008. In the interim they have had to take on a lot of extra responsibilities, which involved the employment of extra staff,...

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (7 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: I note the Minister congratulates herself on the increase, which is 28%. This is a significant increase but is not much good if one does not receive it. That is the problem. No one has been paid it yet. The branch managers are still working on the old system, in respect of which income has been depleted considerably because of the fall in the numbers on the live register. They are...

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (7 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: -----but I know of individual cases in which people are literally struggling from day to day. The Minister says she has invited the branch managers to re-enter discussions with Mr. Duffy and the facilitation process. I welcome all dialogue and discussions but I want an assurance from the Minister that the facilitation process will not be like what it has been up to now, whereby the...

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (7 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: He walked.

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (7 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: I do not.

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (7 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: I did not ask the Minister for it.

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (7 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister should not-----

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (7 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister should not misinterpret what I said.

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (7 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister should not put words in my mouth. She should reply.

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (7 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister should respond to what she was asked, not what she is-----

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (7 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: -----pretending she was asked.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (8 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 561. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision on a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied) will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11056/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (8 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 570. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have been referred to JobPath since it commenced; the number of persons who have been subject to sanctions in each year to date for non-engagement with JobPath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11190/18]