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Order of Business (9 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: As the Taoiseach is probably aware, there is growing public demand for the licensing of private organisations which provide private health care facilities. I am aware that legislation designed to provide such a licensing system has been proposed. Will the Taoiseach expedite the legislation in question?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Redundancies (9 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 20. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reduction in public expenditure numbers that will be achieved in 2013 and 2014 from targeted redundancy and early retirement in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42503/13]

Other Questions: Universities Global Rankings (8 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to offer his assessment of Ireland's standing in university ratings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42252/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Payments (8 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 338. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of persons receiving mortgage interest supplement in the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; the number of new cases that were approved for each of these years; the number of cases that were discontinued for each of these years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42464/13]

Other Questions: NAMA Staff Qualifications (3 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 7. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the concerns expressed by the head of the National Assets Management Agency regarding the scale of staff turnover and the quality and experience of departing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41471/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (3 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form the number of persons affected by statutory retirement in the public sector in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41567/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Redundancy Payments (3 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 123. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the current industrial dispute at a company (details suplied) in Limerick city; if he is concerned at the company's possible reneging on an agreement to pay its staff a redundancy package of five weeks per year of service and is now proposing to pay 2.75 weeks per year of service; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Redundancy Payments (3 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 125. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the current industrial dispute at a company (details supplied) in County Limerick; if he is concerned at the company's possible reneging on an agreement to pay its staff a redundancy package of five weeks per year of service and now proposing to pay 2.75 weeks per year of service; if he is willing...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Retirement Issues (3 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 130. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form, the number of persons affected by statutory retirement in the private sector, in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41567/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Retirement Issues (3 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 131. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of persons who have received retirement planning services in each of the past five years; her views on whether retirement planning is beneficial; if she would like to see the number of persons planning retirement improving; her plans to achieve same; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Retirement Issues (3 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 132. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the support and or assistance her Department provides to both employers and employees, in both the public and private sector, who are approaching retirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41569/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Payments (3 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 139. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total annual cost of increasing the respite care grant to €1,500; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41674/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Payments (3 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 140. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total annual cost of restoring the respite care grant to €1,700; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41675/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Expenditure (3 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 141. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total annual cost of restoring the one parent family payment to the 18 years of age threshold; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41676/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Application Numbers (3 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 142. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of recipients by age of the one parent family payment; the cost of this payment in tabular form by age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41677/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Eligibility (3 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 223. To ask the Minister for Health when a new scheme to replace the mobility allowance and the motorised transport grants will be introduced; the level of payment that will be made to recipients of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41678/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: Did Ms Faughnan say that the €21.25 million cost was over the three years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: My understanding is that a former employee who has been refused on means grounds can join the live register, but that that facility does not extend to a self-employed jobseeker.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: I thank Ms Faughnan for her presentation. JobsPlus is much simpler and I acknowledge that the scheme that preceded it was a little cumbersome. However, in its final full year of operation, how much was expended on it? How much is it envisaged that JobsPlus will cost the Exchequer annually? How many people were catered for under the original scheme? How many people is it envisaged will...

Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: Several times in the last session the Taoiseach promised the imminent publication of the consumer and competition Bill but, as he knows, it has not been published yet. First, when does he propose to publish the Bill? Second, who will be responsible for supervising or deciding whether a merger or a proposed media acquisition contravenes the legislation? Will it be the Minister for Jobs,...