Results 361-380 of 12,376 for speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Dec 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 307. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether it is unfair that only successful applicants for the 2022 fodder support scheme are eligible to apply for the 2023 scheme; if he will consider opening the 2023 scheme up to applicants who, for whatever reason, did not apply for the 2022 fodder support scheme but are still facing significant extra costs to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (13 Dec 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 147. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views that a company (details supplied) has reneged on a WRC agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61948/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Dec 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 411. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she agrees with An Taoiseach (details supplied) that it is not the Government's intention to deny the €500 lump-sum payment to those who have come off disability allowance on a temporary basis to undertake Solas training courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61947/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Dec 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 19. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to improve and expand health services for older people in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61176/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Dec 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 39. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to improve and expand mental health services in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61177/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 22. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí that have been recruited to date in 2022. [60500/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to the Dublin districts that have retired to date in 2022. [60501/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (6 Dec 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 602. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to provide funding to a foundation (details supplied) a charity that provides financial assistance directly to parents of children with life-limiting or chronic complex care needs across Ireland, to help with the non-medical expenses related to caring for their child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60463/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (6 Dec 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 603. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many persons who provide essential work as hygiene cleaners, domestic staff, laundry workers, housekeeping staff, across our public hospitals and care homes believe that they should be in a higher band regarding the national pay scale agreement; if he will review the issue; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Schemes (30 Nov 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 54. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in relation to the 38 former employees of a facility (details supplied) in Raheen, Limerick, who lost their jobs early in 2021 and who are still fighting to receive their proper redundancy package; if he will intervene to help resolve the issue and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59827/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Willie O'Dea: Just under two years ago a company called Rehab Logistics in Raheen in Limerick, which provided sheltered employment for vulnerable people, went out of business and made its 38 staff members redundant. At the time, a redundancy package was agreed between the workers and Rehab Ireland and both parties signed off on that. That agreement was subsequently endorsed by the Labour Court and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Nov 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 617. To ask the Minister for Health when cleaners that worked at UHL will receive their pandemic bonus payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58771/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Nov 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 322. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider establishing a full public inquiry into deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic at both public and private nursing and care homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58627/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Nov 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 323. To ask the Minister for Health when a vaccine compensation scheme will be introduced in this country to fast-track compensation for persons who have been damaged as a result of taking Covid vaccines and other vaccines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58632/22]

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

Willie O'Dea: I am glad that is all cleared up now. The Ceann Comhairle is welcome back. I am delighted to see him. I strongly support the remarks of Deputy Joan Collins in respect of community welfare officers. The net effect of the administrative changes that have been made in that regard has been to make the poor poorer. That is my day-to-day experience of how those changes have worked. I am...

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

Willie O'Dea: I was not blaming the Ceann Comhairle.

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

Willie O'Dea: I am blaming a flawed system.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Northern Ireland (22 Nov 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 84. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he expects a resolution in respect of the current difficulties with the Northern Ireland protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57643/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Willie O'Dea: The recent Supreme Court ruling in the Ruth Morrissey case held that women who are suffering from terminal cancer as part of the CervicalCheck fiasco can no longer seek financial provision for their children during their lifetime. They can seek it for themselves but not for their children. The children must bring a separate case after the parent has died. The difficulty lies in section...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Willie O'Dea: It could be amended to be specific to these types of cases.