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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Poverty Data (12 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 364. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of one-parent households in consistent poverty; the number of one parent households experiencing deprivation; the way these figures compare to the European average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20567/16]

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]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (7 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: There is a commitment in the programme for Government to reopen six Garda stations that were closed by the previous Government on a pilot basis. Will the Minister indicate when those six stations will be operational and who will select them? Will it be the Minister or the Commissioner? Where will the stations be located - in urban or rural areas? If the pilot is successful, is it the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Funding (7 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 251. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the home care package is exhausted in County Limerick since April 2016; if he will provide extra funding for same; if so, when he will do this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20260/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: Well done on "Star Wars," Taoiseach, but back here on planet Earth there is a commitment in the programme for Government that a working group will be set up to establish whether post offices could be used as a hub for the provision of State services such as motor taxation. I ask the Taoiseach whether that working group could be established before the recess, as this situation has now become...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: I know that, but what about the work?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pensions Reform (6 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 32. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made in establishing an interdepartmental group, as indicated in correspondence (details supplied), to examine the issue of those who are forced to retire at 65 years of age but are not eligible for a pension until 66 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18691/16]

Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: There is a commitment in the programme for Government to increase funding for home helps and home care packages progressively. In the mid-west area, funding for home help and home care packages this year has been exhausted. It has run out since the end of March. People are getting letters on a constant basis saying that they are entitled, but there is no money there. When will this extra...

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: Does the Deputy want an election?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (5 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 313. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost in 2017 of increasing all working age payments, including the costs of proportionate increases for qualified adults, by €10.00, listing all working age payments in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19680/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (5 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 563. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that funding for the home care package has been fully allocated in County Limerick since April 2016; if and when he will provide extra funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19628/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (30 Jun 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 7. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the fact that only 2% of applications for the domiciliary care allowance were awarded within the standard timeframe in 2015 and that only 32% of applications for the carer's allowance were awarded within the standard timeframe in 2015; his views on the processing and appeals times for social protection payments in general; and if he...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (30 Jun 2016)

Willie O'Dea: In recent years, the waiting times for the processing of applications for basic social welfare benefits have been gradually reduced. This trend seems to have halted and, in some cases, reversed. I want the Minister of State to address this.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (30 Jun 2016)

Willie O'Dea: Did the Minister of State say there had been an increase of 33% in applications for DCA and 25% for carer's allowance?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (30 Jun 2016)

Willie O'Dea: I see. Based on figures supplied by the Department, for a person who applies for carer's allowance and is refused and must attend an oral hearing, the total time from beginning to end is 41.1 weeks, which is a long time. For an invalidity pension application, the total time is 58.9 weeks, longer than a year. For a jobseeker's allowance application, where there is a question about a means...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (30 Jun 2016)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the Minister for his response. There have recently been reports that the system for monitoring the equivalent of disability allowance in the United Kingdom is going to be introduced here. Will the Minister of State give me a firm assurance that it will not happen and that it is not the intention of the Government?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Anti-Poverty Strategy (30 Jun 2016)

Willie O'Dea: The latest figures available to us indicate that consistent poverty among the population at large is still 8%, among children it is 11.2%, which is more than one in ten, and among lone parents it is 22.1%, which is more than one in five. With regard to levels of deprivation, on the other hand, whereby people do not have all they need to live a decent, humane lifestyle, as measured...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Anti-Poverty Strategy (30 Jun 2016)

Willie O'Dea: I do not disagree with that. The Minister stated in his reply that the Government target is to reduce consistent poverty to 2% by 2020. Back in 2014 the Government set a target for reducing consistent poverty, which was then at 8%, to 4% by 2016. However, it is still at 8%, so the figure has not moved at all. In addition, a target was set in 2014 to take 70,000 children out of consistent...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Anti-Poverty Strategy (30 Jun 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 3. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to tackle poverty in view of the anti-poverty targets that have been missed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18819/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Anti-Poverty Strategy (30 Jun 2016)

Willie O'Dea: This question was prompted by a recent report from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul that it is getting in excess of 2,300 calls per week from families in need. What are the current levels of consistent poverty and otherwise? Where does the Minister intend to focus in his budget to start making inroads into those?