Results 4,561-4,580 of 12,590 for speaker:Willie O'Dea
- Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)
Willie O'Dea: The Minister is going to restrict it.
- Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)
Willie O'Dea: Can the Minister give us an assurance that she will not restrict it in any way? There are a lot of potential Ministers of State over there.
- Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)
Willie O'Dea: Age Action disagrees.
- Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)
Willie O'Dea: The Deputy's party gained a lot of advantage from the false promises it made before the last election. The Deputy would not be here at all but for them.
- Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)
Willie O'Dea: What about the organisation Age Action Ireland? The Deputy has evaded the question.
- Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)
Willie O'Dea: Age Action went public.
- Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)
Willie O'Dea: We will not take advice from the Labour Party.
- Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)
Willie O'Dea: The Deputy's party is the last we need advice from.
- Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)
Willie O'Dea: Age Action Ireland.
- Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)
Willie O'Dea: I move:That Dáil Éireann:notes:— the importance of ensuring the elderly are fully empowered to engage with society and are enabled to continue to be active members of their communities in all aspects; — the vital role the Free Travel Pass has played in supporting elderly people and reducing isolation since it was introduced in 1967; — that research carried out...
- Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)
Willie O'Dea: We have tabled this motion in response to requests we have received from many elderly and vulnerable people throughout the country who are very worried that there might be interference with their right to free travel. This Government has a record of using reviews of important social services as an alibi for reducing those services. The medical card fiasco is an obvious example. The...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobsPlus Scheme (8 Jul 2014)
Willie O'Dea: 363. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons who are in receipt of one parent family as opposed to other payments are being denied the chance to participate on JobsPlus, having successfully completed JobsBridge, in view of the fact that they are the best candidates for the positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28987/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (8 Jul 2014)
Willie O'Dea: 398. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the highest weekly payment from all payments from her Department to any one family and person; the highest annual monetary value from all payments from her Department in 2013 that was received by any one family and person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29494/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Disabilities Services Funding (8 Jul 2014)
Willie O'Dea: 540. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reconsider a decision not to provide funding for Deaforward, an essential support service for the deaf community; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that as a result of this the Deaforward office must now close; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29720/14]
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Willie O'Dea: The Ceann Comhairle will be the first litigant.
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Willie O'Dea: It is a fairly standard clause.
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Willie O'Dea: The Taoiseach and his colleagues made plenty of noise.
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Willie O'Dea: That is what you proposed. That was your proposal.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2014)
Willie O'Dea: The outgoing Minister.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2014)
Willie O'Dea: A simple "Yes" or "No" will suffice.