Results 361-380 of 6,207 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Willie O'Dea
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Oct 2022)
Willie O'Dea: 228. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her Department currently has a backlog of over 80,000 applications for exceptional needs’ payments, which is contradictory to the notion of financially assisting a person with an urgent exceptional need; her plans to deal with this significant backlog; and if she will...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (4 Oct 2022)
Willie O'Dea: 386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the large number of pupils from Castleconnell, County Limerick who are attending a school (details supplied), but are unable to avail of the free school transport which they have applied for; if she will sanction extra resources to deal with their case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48181/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (4 Oct 2022)
Willie O'Dea: 688. To ask the Minister for Health if a dentist will be suggested for a person (details supplied) given that all dentists in Limerick are full and they are not accepting new patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48447/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Sep 2022)
Willie O'Dea: 267. To ask the Minister for Health when agency staff (details supplied) will receive the €1,000 pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47502/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Sep 2022)
Willie O'Dea: 476. To ask the Minister for Health when a job evaluation application by a person (details supplied) will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45434/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (14 Sep 2022)
Willie O'Dea: 622. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to streamline the process for the recruitment of non-European Union healthcare workers for the nursing home sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45093/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (14 Jul 2022)
Willie O'Dea: 28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that he has made in implementing the various supports and schemes recommended by the Seafood Sector Taskforce. [38547/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Jul 2022)
Willie O'Dea: 29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of his work in relation to afforestation licensing. [38546/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools (13 Jul 2022)
Willie O'Dea: 414. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the standards that are in place for the teaching of English at English language schools in Ireland; if the biometric system for attendance is used by many of the schools regulated; if there is an appeal policy within the biometric system to enable a student to explain a minimal lateness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38451/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (12 Jul 2022)
Willie O'Dea: 98. To ask the Minister for Health the improvements in dementia care that have been put in place over the past two years; the further developments that are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37465/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (12 Jul 2022)
Willie O'Dea: 174. To ask the Minister for Health the number of integrated care programme for older persons teams that are now in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37466/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Uniforms (12 Jul 2022)
Willie O'Dea: 549. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans regarding schools that do not allow generic options for uniforms in contravention of Circular 0032/2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37346/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jul 2022)
Willie O'Dea: 605. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that a carer's allowance appeal by a person (details supplied) was withdrawn by the carer's allowance section after they had submitted it in March 2020; the reason that there has been no communication since with the applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37261/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (12 Jul 2022)
Willie O'Dea: 652. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has given consideration to allowing a sliding scale back-to-school allowance to allow families that are just above the household income threshold to receive a portion of the allowance to assist with the rising cost-of-living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38093/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (6 Jul 2022)
Willie O'Dea: 155. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to increase the rate paid for the fostering allowance that has not been increased since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36358/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour (5 Jul 2022)
Willie O'Dea: 20. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there will be changes to laws relating to knife crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35649/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (5 Jul 2022)
Willie O'Dea: 79. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to strengthen bail laws; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35648/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Sector Staff (29 Jun 2022)
Willie O'Dea: 23. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 67 of 18 May 2022, the number of appointments to the grade of assistant principal in the Limerick region; the reason for the significant deviation between appointments following competition from the open streams of both the Public Appointments Service and Revenue competitions versus the number of appointments from...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (29 Jun 2022)
Willie O'Dea: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 557 of 21 June 2022, if she will re-examine the case as it falls within section 29 F(1) of the Education Act (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34679/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (28 Jun 2022)
Willie O'Dea: 211. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has plans to allow the help-to-buy scheme to be used for the purchase of second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34279/22]