Results 4,901-4,920 of 12,701 for speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Private Rented Accommodation Provision (25 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 523. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the number of landlords who will not accept tenants in receipt of rent allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13536/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (25 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 524. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the roll out of the Intreo offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13537/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (13 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 220. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm due to a recent change in his Department's policy pertaining to long-term illnesses, that a number of persons with medical cards are still paying prescription charges; when this change in his Department's policy came into operation; the arrangements that will be made to refund these persons since this change in policy was announced; and...

Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: Every day I become more convinced that the Taoiseach would make an ideal choice for President of the European Council.

Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I would point out to the Taoiseach that we have passed the second anniversary of the Taoiseach's commitment to introduce the consumer and competition Bill. He told me it would be introduced "this session". Several sessions have come and gone. Does the Taoiseach believe he will bring it forward in this session?

Gateway Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (11 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this motion, which we will be supporting. It mainly concerns the gateway scheme, which everyone knows is a very different scheme from the community employment scheme. While I am not trying to be partisan or unduly critical, I never thought I would see the day when a Government, one third of which is made up of Labour Party members and which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding funding for a second level school in the Raheen/Dooradoyle area of Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11520/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Projects (11 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 254. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason her Department invited unemployed persons to a conference in Liffey Valley and then cancelled the event; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11923/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (11 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 557. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider abolishing the €100 emergency department charge for families-next of kin who are grieving following the death of a loved one in road traffic accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12026/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pensions Reform: Discussion (5 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I thank everybody for their submissions. We are not being told anything that is not already in the public domain but the witnesses made their presentations well and succinctly. I note what Mr. Whelan said about defined contribution schemes, and I agree with him. I have long suspected that the defined contribution schemes are not a panacea. I also agree with him that the way liabilities...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pensions Reform: Discussion (5 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: How was that calculated and over what period is it based?

Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: Blather.

Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: We are feeling neglected.

Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: Delighted.

Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: The Taoiseach will recall that he promised nothing less than a constitutional revolution. Two weeks ago I asked him about the following commitment in the programme for Government: "We will also deal with the related 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 I...

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: It was €3 billion less than the Taoiseach would have paid.

Other Questions: Social Insurance (5 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: The report was submitted to the Government in May of last year. It is now approaching its first birthday and the Government is still reflecting. The recommendation was specific, that change be made to provide that at least those who take the risk to go into business for themselves and who become incapacitated as a result of developing a long-term illness should be brought into the social...

Other Questions: Social Insurance (5 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I asked whether it could be done on a voluntary basis.

Other Questions: Social Insurance (5 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I do not agree with the notion that a voluntary system would not work. Voluntary systems have been put in place in other countries and they are demonstrably working. I refer the Minister to the section of the report where the group discusses the attitude of some social welfare officials to the self-employed when they claim jobseeker's allowance. Among certain sections of the Department of...

Other Questions: Social Insurance (5 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 7. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made to date to broaden the social insurance system to include the self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10445/14]