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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Citizen Information Services (11 Apr 2017)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the Minister for his response. His reply bore an uncanny resemblance to the reply to the Private Members' motion we submitted a few weeks ago. We have had the debate. People on all sides of the House expressed their opinions. The vast majority in the House believed the restructuring should not go ahead or at least should be halted pending further consultation and input from the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Expenditure (11 Apr 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 73. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the budget allocated for supplementary welfare allowance from 2014 to date; his views on whether the budget is sufficient to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17859/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit (11 Apr 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 82. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made by his Department to address the situation whereby those that are on contracts which stipulate that they have to retire at 65 years of age are then forced to sign onto jobseeker's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17861/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (11 Apr 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 84. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that those that are offered a place on a community employment, CE, scheme and then subsequently referred to JobPath are being denied the opportunity to participate in the CE scheme even if that is their preference; if his attention has been further drawn to the difficulties this is creating for CE...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Apr 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new community school in the Mungret area; the current stage it is at; when he expects the school to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17568/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (11 Apr 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 341. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of households that have been taken off rent supplement as a result of being placed in emergency accommodation in 2016, by local authority, in tabular form; the savings made by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17506/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance (6 Apr 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 177. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the legislation which states that married women cannot sign for credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17185/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Apr 2017)

Willie O'Dea: The cystic fibrosis association has been campaigning for some time for legislation to regulate organ donation and it is now quite urgent. There is a commitment on page 57 of the programme for Government to introduce such legislation. Can the Taoiseach tell us when we might expect to see it?

Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Apr 2017)

Willie O'Dea: Does the Taoiseach accept the urgency of the matter?

Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Apr 2017)

Willie O'Dea: Will he communicate directly with me about it?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Data (5 Apr 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 241. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for a decision on an appeal for social protection payments paid on a weekly basis in cases where there is no oral hearing and in cases where there is an oral hearing in 2017; the number of persons awaiting a decision in each instance, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16960/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (5 Apr 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 242. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons awaiting a decision on their entitlement to social welfare payments and the average waiting time for an initial decision to be made in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16961/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers Grant Eligibility (4 Apr 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 228. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change the medical criteria for disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme 1994 with regards to persons that are blind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16758/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobsPlus Scheme (4 Apr 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 370. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure on JobsPlus from 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; the number of long-term unemployed who have gained employment due to this scheme; the details of persons that have been retained in employment beyond a two-year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16582/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobsPlus Scheme (4 Apr 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 371. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps his Department has taken to highlight JobsPlus to employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16583/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Data (4 Apr 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 372. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the cut-off point for eligibility for child benefit from 16 to 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16584/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Data (4 Apr 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 373. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average cost per participant on the back to education allowance; the cost of increasing the number of places on the allowance by 5%,10%,15% and 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16585/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Mar 2017)

Willie O'Dea: Tomorrow is the tenth anniversary of Ireland signing up to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Incidentally, the convention has not yet been ratified. In that context, when does the Government intend to restore the motorised transport grant? I asked the Taoiseach that question on 1 February, exactly two months ago. He told me that he would take a...

Money Advice and Budgeting Service and Citizens Information Centres: Motion (28 Mar 2017)

Willie O'Dea: It will not take me more than five seconds to respond to what I have heard. The fact is we have not received answers or logical explanations. Members will have heard of the wonderful character the Wizard of Oz. The Wizard of Ozone has left the House. We intend to push the motion to a vote. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice was right when he said there had been times when the Government had lost...

Money Advice and Budgeting Service and Citizens Information Centres: Motion (28 Mar 2017)

Willie O'Dea: That is absolute rubbish.