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

Willie O'Dea: The Deputy does not want to be in government.

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

Willie O'Dea: He wants to be shouting from the outside.

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

Willie O'Dea: The Armagh sniper.

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

Willie O'Dea: It is rich of Sinn Féin to talk about stunts.

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

Willie O'Dea: The Government has indicated to us that it will not vote against the motion if its amendment is defeated. Obviously, it does not want to vote against the motion because to do so would be to vote to perpetuate the current system. However, it strikes me as odd that the Government is prepared to vote for its own amendment which would continue for an indefinite period the amount of time taken...

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

Willie O'Dea: I want to allocate the last five minutes of my time to Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin.

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

Willie O'Dea: I move:That Dáil Éireann notes that: - older men and women make a remarkable contribution to Irish society and that this should be recognised with sufficient increases to both the contributory and non-contributory State pensions; - changes made to the State pension before 1994 and in 2012 have had a very negative impact on women’s ability to access adequate pensions; -...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (18 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an application for an early intervention unit at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44095/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Employment Initiative (17 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 576. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of the new youth employment support scheme announced in budget 2018; the funding provided to this scheme; the date this scheme is expected to commence; the targets set; the numbers expected to participate in the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43727/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (17 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 577. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is no longer planning on introducing a working family payment as committed to in the programme for Government in view of the fact that the Government has retained family income supplement as the working family payment; if so, the rationale behind this; her plans to reform the operation of FIS in terms of the number...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobsPlus Scheme (17 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 578. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of the enhanced JobsPlus recruitment incentive announced in budget 2018; the moneys allocated to same; the targets set; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43729/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (17 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 579. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person must be in receipt of both the living alone allowance and the fuel allowance in order to qualify for the newly announced weekly telephone support allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43730/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mortality Data (12 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 138. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide mortality and morbidity information below county level here particularly in the context of the proposed health information and patient safety Bill; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this breakdown of mortality and morbidity information below county levels is essential as a baseline for assessment of potential health risks...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (11 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 190. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a date for an oral hearing with an appeals officer in relation to a disability allowance claim by a person (details supplied) will be confirmed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43171/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 48. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) living in Portugal cannot avail of the NHR status enabling those that become tax resident in Portugal the opportunity to receive qualifying income tax free both in Portugal and in the country of the source of income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42270/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (10 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 653. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered the independent review of the changes to the one-parent family payment which was agreed to during the passage of the Social Welfare Act 2016; her plans regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42531/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Homemakers Scheme (10 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 654. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of backdating the homemaker's scheme to 1970 in incremental steps of five years from 1994; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42532/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (10 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 655. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of reversing changes made to the eligibility criteria for the State pension (contributory) in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42533/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (10 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 656. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of reintroducing the State transition pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42534/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions Reform (10 Oct 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 657. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps which have been taken by her Department to date in establishing an auto enrolment pension system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42535/17]