Results 5,861-5,880 of 12,590 for speaker:Willie O'Dea
- Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: What about the Garda?
- Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: Get off the stage.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: The Government is taking its time.
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (23 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the situation regarding workers (details supplied) in County Limerick, who have been forced to stage a sit-in in order to attempt to get moneys owed to them by the company; the steps he is taking to ensure that the workers are paid the moneys owed to them; if he will facilitate easy access to social...
- Order of Business (22 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: I wish to inquire about a number of Bills. When can we expect to see published the Shannon aviation services centre Bill, the social welfare and pensions Bill and the amendment of the Constitution (abolition of the Seanad) Bill?
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (22 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: 417. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the River Maigue will be open for salmon fishing in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2577/13]
- Social Welfare (Amnesty) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: It will be no bother to the Deputy.
- Social Welfare (Amnesty) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: It is not confined to FÁS courses, however, it also applies to cases where innocent overpayments occurred.
- Social Welfare (Amnesty) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: I understand that but in the case of an innocent overpayment to an individual who is in receipt of €188 per week, he or she could be obliged to pay up to 15%.
- Social Welfare (Amnesty) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: What was the percentage?
- Social Welfare (Amnesty) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: I welcome the initiative which enables Members to introduce Private Members' Bills. It is certainly a major improvement, although I question why the Government continues to operate the new system so timidly. The Order Paper sets out dozens of Bills dealing with important issues which will never see the light of day. It is like somebody who issues an open invitation to a party only to slam...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Rebate Scheme (16 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Finance if passenger transport companies are to be included in the fuel rebate scheme and that the rebate will be at the 13c per litre level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58045/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Rebate Scheme (16 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the excise rebate on diesel announced in Budget 2013 to bus and coach companies in the forthcoming Finance Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1045/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (16 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if Home and Community Care Ireland have been in touch with him concerning the issue of the status of live-in carer's under the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 and the Working Time Act 1997 and the policing of that legislation by the National Employment Rights Authority; and the action he proposes to take to resolve this issue. [58124/12]
- Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (20 Dec 2012)
Willie O'Dea: I welcome the Bill and we have no notion of opposing it. In fact, we support it strongly. I acknowledge the great deal of work done on the Bill by a number of Members in the Seanad, in particular Senator Bacik. On the surface, the Bill looks unexceptional and does not seem like it would make much difference. However, it represents a fundamental change. Hitherto, only two groups were...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sale of Aer Lingus (20 Dec 2012)
Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or any State agency has tendered for an adviser in relation to the State's 25% shareholding in Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57217/12]
- Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)
Willie O'Dea: It is anti-competitive.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (19 Dec 2012)
Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Health when legislation to provide for free general practitioner care will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57082/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Support Agency (18 Dec 2012)
Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if adequate resources to employ social workers for children are in place for 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56708/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: City and County Child Care Committees (18 Dec 2012)
Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the discussions she has had with the Health Service Executive regarding complementary funding supports to county childcare committees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56713/12]