Results 11,341-11,360 of 12,637 for speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (5 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 1076. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an invalidity pension application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44946/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (5 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 1094. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when payment and arrears will issue in relation to a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45183/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (6 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 201. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her plans for auto-enrolment will include an early drawdown option for a mortgage deposit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45597/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (6 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 202. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the timeline and target dates for delivery in order to ensure that an auto-enrolment pension system will be in place by 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45598/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (6 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 203. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the resources, financial and otherwise, that have been allocated to ensure that an auto-enrolment pension system is in place by 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45599/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Strategies (6 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 204. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the date the new national action plan for social inclusion will be published; the reason for the ongoing delay in publishing same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45600/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh (Atógáil) - Questions on Promised Legislation (Resumed) (7 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I ask the Tánaiste to request his colleague, the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Bruton, to approach the RTÉ authority and ask it to delay its decision to close Lyric FM in Limerick. It almost inconceivable that the mid-west of this country, with a population of between 500,000 and 600,000, would be without a permanent presence from RTÉ....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (7 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 88. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the provision of a new Garda station for the Castletroy and Annacotty suburb of Limerick city will be considered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45806/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Transposition of IORP II Directive: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the witnesses for coming in and for the excellent presentation. I can answer the question the Chairman put to Mr. Harney. I raised this with the Minister in the Dáil and I found her to be particularly unyielding. She was very insistent that implementation should go ahead without reference to the exemption. There is obviously a case to be made for a difference in treatment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Transposition of IORP II Directive: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: The very last paragraph of the submission states "The Irish Government approach is out of step with other EU Member States". Is any other EU member state apart from the UK doing anything different?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Transposition of IORP II Directive: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: Mr. Harney says the UK has carried out a cost-benefit analysis and Irish Life has itself carried out a study.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Transposition of IORP II Directive: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: In a sentence, what was the outcome of those?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Transposition of IORP II Directive: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I see. The witnesses want us to suggest to the Minister that a cost-benefit analysis should be carried out here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Transposition of IORP II Directive: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: Will there be other extra costs for implementing the directive for these schemes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Transposition of IORP II Directive: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: What of the other costs? If one did not have to have an audit the other costs would be fairly small in comparison to that. I refer to the extra costs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Transposition of IORP II Directive: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: The number involved - over 110,000 - is quite large

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Transposition of IORP II Directive: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: If Deputy Brady is proposing that the committee requests the Minister to provide a cost-benefit analysis, then I am happy to second that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Transposition of IORP II Directive: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: Who is taking that case?

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2019: Second Stage (12 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I wish to share time with Deputy Curran.

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2019: Second Stage (12 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the Minister for her presentation but I must confess that I am no great fan of the Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill. We will not vote it down and plunge the country into a pre-Christmas election, which I am sure nobody would want, but neither am I a great fan of the deal negotiated under the confidence and supply agreement. However, even since the budget was negotiated, the parameters in...