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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (7 Nov 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 1327. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to extend modular housing as a response to the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46421/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (7 Nov 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 1353. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has sanctioned funding to an association (details supplied) to fund the purchase of houses yet to be built at Rhebogue, Limerick city; the amount of funding that was sought; the amount that was approved; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the number of houses will be less than the amount for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (26 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 254. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expected publication date of the report on pension inequities agreed to by the former Minister for Social Protection during the passing of the Social Welfare Bill 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45393/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (26 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 255. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the actions she will take if the report on pension inequities agreed to by the former Minister for Social Protection finds that the changes introduced to bands in 2012 had an adverse effect on pensioners and women pensioners in particular; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45394/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (26 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 256. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the anomalies in the calculation of the contributory pension before 2020 in view of the fact that the system is scheduled to move from an averaging approach to a total contributions approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45395/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (25 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 106. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason pensioners who were formerly civil servants, gardaí and members of the Defence Forces are excluded from NHR tax exemption in Portugal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45111/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Data (24 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teaching principals in DEIS schools in the Limerick city and county catchment area; the supports and resources that are available to free them up to attend external meetings such as child protection case conferences or Meitheal meetings in which their contribution is vital to enhancing an inter agency response to a vulnerable...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (24 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 384. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) dealing with Turas Nua cannot accept an offer of employment from north Tipperary Leader partnership in view of the fact they are on a job programme with Turas Nua; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44618/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (24 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 394. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) signed up with Turas Nua cannot avail of funding to undertake a course that will help him or her to establish his or her own business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44808/17]

Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: I thank everybody who spoke here this evening and I thank people for the support they have expressed for the motion. Nevertheless, there is a few matters I have to clarify. Deputy Brady stated that we refused to support the exact same motion as the one before the House when he put it forward. The motion the Deputy put down is the same motion as he has tabled tonight, including his...

Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: When Deputy Brady is purporting to tell the truth, he should learn to tell the whole truth.

Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: The fact of the matter is that Sinn Féin has no interest in pensioners. It has no interest in people in receipt of social welfare benefits and I will tell Deputy Brady why. After the last general election with a weakened Deputy Enda Kenny looking for support, Sinn Féin could have approached him and said, "Look, we want to do all those wonderful things that we are talking about",...

Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: You were a mass sniper earlier on.

Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: I did not interrupt Deputy Brady but we are used to this sort of militaristic fascism from Sinn Féin. When they do not like what you are saying, they shout you down.

Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: They shout you down. They do not let you talk. That is it. That is the line.

Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: I was not.

Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: I was not.

Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: We might as well put a candle in the window for Shergar as ask him to act responsibly.

Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: Second, Sinn Féin has happily presided over a starvation system of social welfare in Northern Ireland where those in receipt of the old age pension are getting paid approximately €100 per week less than those down here are, and they come down here lecturing us. In Northern Ireland, the rate of carer's allowance is €69 per week.

Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: It is approximately €200 per week here and they are lecturing us.