Results 4,841-4,860 of 12,590 for speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Flood Prevention Measures (25 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 493. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to incentivise the installation of appropriate and reliable domestic flood defence systems and products in private and local authority housing; the discussions he has had on this topic with other Departments, local authorities, agencies or commercial providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (25 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 724. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if in view of the recent comments pertaining to the appalling decisions that had been made in the past by planners and politicians, if he will reconsider the sanctioning of €140,000 for further preliminary work on the Limerick Northern Distributor Road Phase 2, which traverses one of the River Shannon's most important flood...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Delays (20 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 127. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the file pertaining to a person (details supplied) on which an appeal was sought in September has not yet been provided to the appeals office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8627/14]

Order of Business (19 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: A commitment in the programme for Government is as follows: “We will deal with the problem of legislation being shunted through at high speed and will ensure that Dáil Standing Orders provide a minimum of two weeks between each Stage of a Bill.” When can we expect the change to be introduced?

Order of Business (19 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: Seriously, I would like a response to the question. I refer to a specific commitment in the programme for Government to change the Standing Orders to ensure there are at least two weeks between each Stage of a Bill. When can we expect to see the change? The programme for Government was produced more than three years ago.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: All the social welfare Bills, the property tax Bill and all other major pieces of legislation.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: When will the Government introduce the change?

Order of Business (19 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: There is a commitment in the programme for Government in that respect.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: There is a commitment in the programme for Government to change Standing Orders to provide for that. For the third time, when is the change going to occur?

Order of Business (19 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: The Taoiseach is to have a discussion.

Order of Business (18 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: On the Taoiseach's earlier response on the gender recognition Bill, I take his point on transparency and pre-legislative procedures, but could he give some indication as to when this Bill is likely to make its appearance? A number of organisations are in touch with us to get an approximate timescale on this. When does the Taoiseach intend to introduce the criminal justice (proceeds of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Data (18 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons engaged in SOLAS courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7822/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Live Register Data (18 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 375. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her estimate of the number of persons on the live register who previously worked in construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7711/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (18 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 382. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons engaged in the JobBridge programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7822/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Training (18 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 596. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form the numbers of Reserve Defence Forces, recorded attending more than ten hours of training in 2013, in each Permanent Defence Force unit to which they are attached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7966/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (18 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 597. To ask the Minister for Defence the date on which the military authorities will know the effective strength of the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7967/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (18 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 598. To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 172 of 22 January 2014, if the military authorities have or will consult with Reserve Defence Force officers before the criteria for participation is finalised; the date set by the military authorities for the finalisation and implementation of the recruitment plan referred to in that reply; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roadworthiness Testing (18 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 801. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to exempt vintage veteran vehicles to reduce the regulatory burden to owners of historic vehicles, in order to have a similar exemption which already applies to pre 1980 vintage cars which do not require NCT road worthiness testing under the Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act road worthiness...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roadworthiness Testing (18 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 814. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to exempt pre-1980 vintage veteran vehicles from roadworthiness testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7970/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (13 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 144. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that as a result of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2012 , a welfare recipient with a dependent adult and dependent children who takes up a community employment scheme will lose most of the €20 increase in payment as they are subject to 4% PRSI on all income; if she realises that this creates...