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Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: The Taoiseach said in an earlier reply to Deputy McDonald that his interpretation of the relevant section of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 was excessive.

Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: Clearly it was wrong. Can he just say it was wrong? In fairness to GSOC, will he admit that his interpretation was wrong?

Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: The Taoiseach said the GSOC broke the law.

Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: When will the Taoiseach do it then?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Applications (12 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 100. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when payment of one-parent family benefit will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare who is currently paying €540 per month rent with an income of €1,500 and who has three children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7082/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pensions Legislation (12 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 106. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider amending the legislation pertaining to what appears to be an unfair and inequitable aspect of the State contributory pension provision whereby an applicant is penalised for working during teenage school-going years by the inclusion of these years when averaging lifetime contributions on reaching pension age; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (12 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 133. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if, following his recent meeting with the county manager, he will make emergency funding available to North Tipperary County Council to purchase housing in the Ashbury development, Roscrea, which is urgently required for the provision of social housing in the Roscrea area; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I wish to raise two items. The first is on the same theme as that spoken about by my colleague, Deputy Troy. The Taoiseach might recall that last year he promised me faithfully that the consumer protection and competition Bill would appear before the end of the then session. We are now 12 months down the road. Could the Taoiseach give some indication of when the Bill will make its...

Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: When will it come back to the House?

Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: The Bill is not being debated by the committee. The committee has suspended its deliberations due to lack of agreement.

Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I am sorry.

Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: Does the Taoiseach expect the differences of the Government parties to be resolved by next week?

Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I will remind the Taoiseach.

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (4 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I have some brief questions for the Minister of State. First, is it the Government's intention to introduce legislation along the lines of what has been done in the United Kingdom to make it compulsory for insurance companies to insure against flooding for reasonable cost? Second, can the Minister give me an assurance that funds will not be diverted from the regeneration project in...

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (4 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this very important topic. With all due respect to the rules of the House, I do not believe two minutes is adequate to properly deal with the devastation and disaster visited on the city of Limerick over the weekend, or with the destitution, misery, hopelessness and despair which followed in its wake. My constituents in Kings Island in...

Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: In regard to an earlier response, is it the intention of the Government to include in the forthcoming insurance Bill, whenever it is produced, a provision along the lines of legislation which is going through the British House of Commons currently, to compel insurance companies to insure against flooding? Also, will the Taoiseach confirm or deny that the Government has signed or intends to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (4 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 305. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of community welfare service clinics that have closed in 2013 or will be closed in 2014 on a county basis; the number of community welfare service clinics that existed in January 2013 on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4877/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (4 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 306. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the policy reasons for the closure of community welfare service clinics in rural Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4878/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (4 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 307. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Limerick has not received payment from her Department in view of the fact that they are casually employed and submitting dockets to the local office; when the payment will issue; the amount of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4884/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Data Protection (4 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 335. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will respond to recent criticisms of her Department by the Data Protection Commissioner when he stated that he is entirely unsatisfied with her Department's handling of citizens' personal data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5229/14]