Results 1-20 of 457 for long speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Levels (21 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 171. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied with her Department’s actions in ensuring that those in long-term unemployment are supported by her Department in their attempts to return to the workforce; the number of long-term unemployed who returned to employment annually from 2011 to date in 2014; the number and percentage of long-term unemployed during that...

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, looks very tired because he has been on a long journey. It is a long journey from left wing, revolutionary Marxist to chief cheerleader for the right wing of Fine Gael. I will hand over to my colleague, Deputy Kirk.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (1 Jul 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 457. To ask the Minister for Health if, in the interest of fairness, persons on long-term dialysis, some of whom are experiencing extreme financial difficulty, will be added to the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27885/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (20 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 638. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to classify haemochromatosis as a long-term illness on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12694/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 May 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 774. To ask the Minister for Health if a dedicated one-stop-shop long Covid clinic will be provided in Limerick to cater for those suffering from long Covid in the mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23138/22]

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Willie O'Dea: If there is going to be a long political row, the Deputy will be the cause of it. We do not want a long political row. If the Deputy wants to waste the Dáil's time on this useless, innocuous, ineffective motion. that is fine by us but that is not what we were sent here to do.

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]

Other Questions: Social Insurance (5 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: .... The recommendation was specific, that change be made to provide that at least those who take the risk to go into business for themselves and who become incapacitated as a result of developing a long-term illness should be brought into the social insurance scheme. Is the Government giving any consideration to a voluntary system? The final recommendation of the report was that that...

Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)

Willie O'Dea: In reply to Deputy Martin today, the Taoiseach outlined the procedures set out by the Government to advise on the sale of its share in Aer Lingus. Can the Taoiseach give us any indication of how long that process will go on for? How long will we be waiting for a decision on this, one way or the other, from the Government? Can the Taoiseach confirm that if the Government proceeds to sell...

Order of Business (1 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: ...in the private sector. I notice that the legislation to establish a low pay commission is on the C list. Its publication is expected at some unspecified time next year. There is no indication of how long the commission will sit or how long its recommendations will take to implement, if indeed the Government accepts them. Does that not betray a lack of sincerity on the question of low...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (4 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: ...social aspect. The Minister has informed us that she has set up an interdepartmental committee to consider how that should be done. I am trying to ascertain if this committee has met yet. How long will it be before we can expect proposals from the committee? For how long will the recommendations be considered? When the recommendations are ready will they be discussed with stakeholders...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Willie O'Dea: ..., we are only on Report Stage on the second last day before the summer recess. Whether we like it or not - personally, I do not like it because I have been advocating for this legislation for a long time - this legislation will not come into operation until the autumn because it has to go through the Seanad, and if there are amendments made to in the Seanad, it will have to return to this...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (26 Jun 2018)

Willie O'Dea: ..."provisions" to insert "but not later than six months after the passage of this legislation by both Houses of the Oireachtas". The background to this amendment is that this legislation has been a long time in gestation, as the Minister will be aware. It has been badly needed for a long time. It has been very slow to reach its present stage. We want to make sure it is enacted and brought...

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (2 Dec 2003)

Willie O'Dea: That is true, as long as he is not entitled to some other form of social welfare.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Willie O'Dea: It will be here long before the Deputy.

Overseas Missions. (1 Mar 2005)

Willie O'Dea: It is the case as far as this Government is concerned, which will be with us for many a long day. Written answers follow Adjournment Debate.

Defence Forces Inquiry. (29 Sep 2005)

Willie O'Dea: It has been given to them. A copy of the Defence Forces contingent board of inquiry has already been released to the Barrett family's legal team. I will inquire how long it took to release it or whether there was an undue delay.

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Willie O'Dea: The Opposition will not have that problem for a long time.

Written Answers — Travel Expenses: Travel Expenses (6 Apr 2006)

Willie O'Dea: The long-standing practice in the public service is that persons may not be recompensed for expenses entailed in travelling to and from their normal work location.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (2 Jun 2006)

Willie O'Dea: ——from people who will falsify, distort and misrepresent the facts in this way, they will be waiting for a long time.