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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the various groups for coming in and for their submissions. I apologise on behalf of the committee for the fact that they were kept waiting. It was not intentional. I have read the submissions and it would be very difficult to argue against any of the requirements. We can be sure they will all not be granted in this budget. I can ascertain the priorities from reading the...

Order of Business (1 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: On her recent appointment as Tánaiste, Deputy Burton said her top priority was low pay in the private sector. I notice that the legislation to establish a low pay commission is on the C list. Its publication is expected at some unspecified time next year. There is no indication of how long the commission will sit or how long its recommendations will take to implement, if indeed the...

Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister will have the final say.

Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: We never said anything about him.

Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2014)

Willie O'Dea: And his qualifications?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Payments (25 Sep 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 38. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to detail the cost of restoring by 50% the funds cut to the back to school clothing and footwear allowance introduced since the Government came into office; the cost of fully restoring the cuts outline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36269/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (25 Sep 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 39. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the cost of restoring by 50% the funds cut to electricity and gas element of household benefits package introduced since the Government came into office; the cost of fully restoring the funding cuts outline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36270/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (25 Sep 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 40. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the cost of restoring by 50% the funds cut to the telephone allowance element of the household benefits package introduced since the Government came into office; the cost of fully restoring the funding cuts outline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36271/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Funding (25 Sep 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 41. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to detail the cost of restoring by 50% the funds cut resulting in a reduction in training and materials grants for community employment scheme, back to education and jobs initiative schemes introduced since the Government came into office; the cost of fully restoring the funding cuts outline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36272/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (25 Sep 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 42. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the cost of restoring by 50% the funds cut to child benefit introduced since the Government came into office; the cost of fully restoring the funding cuts outline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36273/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (25 Sep 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Limerick city is one of the only areas in the country that does not have any mainstream schools, primary or secondary, with autistic spectrum disorder units attached to educate autistic children; her plans to put same in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36261/14]

Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Willie O'Dea: On assuming the leadership of the Labour Party, the Tánaiste expressed great concerns about the levels of pay in this country and announced that as part of her price for continuing-----

Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Willie O'Dea: -----in government, the Government would immediately bring in legislation to establish a commission on low pay. According to this list, the legislation just to establish the commission to look at the subject will be brought forward at some unspecified time next year. It has not even been approved by Government yet. Will the Minister confirm that is the case because if it is, it calls the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Review (23 Sep 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 83. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if persons currently participating on community employment schemes who are in receipt of a second social welfare payment can suspend their second payment until they have completed their time on the scheme and then receive the second payment again once the scheme has finished as an alternative to having to finished the scheme in December in order...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (18 Sep 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 178. To ask the Minister for Health if the committee which is currently reviewing eligibility for medical cards will consider the question of eligibility for long-term illness cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34905/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (18 Sep 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 179. To ask the Minister for Health his views on extending entitlement to a long-term illness card for people who are suffering from Huntington's disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34906/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (18 Sep 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provision that will be made for children in County Limerick who have not yet been placed in secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34904/14]

Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I think the Taoiseach was trying to explain to the House-----

Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)

Willie O'Dea: The Fine Gael and Labour Party programme for Government states that a system of universal health insurance will be introduced by 2016. It could not be more definitive. The health reform Bill was an essential part of the process to put that system in place. That Bill was on the A list of the legislative programme in the last session, but it has now been removed from that list. When does...

Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)

Willie O'Dea: Waffle.