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Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Labour's way.

Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Well done.

Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Listen.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Correspondence (6 Dec 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will respond to the requests of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 [54954/12]

Financial Resolutions 2013 - Budget Statement 2013 (5 Dec 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Will it affect Dr. Reilly?

Financial Resolutions 2013 - Budget Statement 2013 (5 Dec 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Regardless of income.

Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2012)

Willie O'Dea: There is a heading detailing the purpose of the 2012 Department of Social Protection Supplementary Estimate. The section states there are two reasons, including a higher than expected Exchequer subvention to the Social Insurance Fund because the fund's income from PRSI contributions will be less than expected. That means fewer people are at work than anticipated. Does the Minister have...

Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Yes.

Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the Minister for her presentation. The sum of €685 million is enormous. In the news yesterday and today there has been much emphasis, as there was yesterday in the Dáil, on the deficit in the health budget, which is approximately €380 million. This is almost double that amount. A frightening amount of extra money is required at the last moment. I do not blame...

Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Therefore, the supplementary welfare allowance is the substitute payment people receive while they are waiting for their benefits to come through. It is stated in the document that a significant proportion relates to interim adjustments for customers awaiting payments. What does the rest comprise? Exceptional needs payments arise where a community welfare officer decides to help somebody...

Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Where does the funding appear?

Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2012)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister can include this information in her reply. The Estimate figure for the community employment scheme shows an overspend of approximately 6.35% despite the budgetary adjustments made last year. What happened? Cutbacks which were hotly debated in the House and elsewhere were made last year. Nonetheless, expenditure has overshot. Will the Minister comment on this? The target...

Funding of Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (4 Dec 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I compliment Deputy Billy Kelleher on tabling the motion. As I have only a few minutes to contribute, I will concentrate on one aspect of provision for the disabled, namely, the domiciliary care allowance. As the House is aware, the allowance is paid to the parents of children under the age of 16 years who suffer from a serious mental or physical disability to the extent that they need an...

Funding of Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (4 Dec 2012)

Willie O'Dea: It convinced people that what people with disabilities were entitled to were absolute rights, regardless of the state of the finances of the country, something that did not apply in any other country and which by definition could not apply in any other country. The campaign was led by people such as Mrs. Finlay and her husband who are closely associated with the Labour Party. I tell Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Sector Funding (4 Dec 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the future of funding for the community and voluntary sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49896/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Claims (4 Dec 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will confirm insurance payment issues in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54490/12]

Order of Business (29 Nov 2012)

Willie O'Dea: The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government has a number of items of legislation on the Government's legislative programme. Is there anything in those pieces of legislation that will be used to reduce commercial rates? These rates are crippling small businesses, particularly retail businesses, throughout the country. Also, is there legislation on the way that will...

Order of Business (29 Nov 2012)

Willie O'Dea: So it is dead in the water and there is no progress on it.

Order of Business (29 Nov 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I am not opposing the Order of Business on this matter but I would like an assurance from the Tánaiste that the House will get an opportunity to discuss it.

Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I did not get an answer - that is the problem.