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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (26 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: In case anyone misunderstood me initially, I welcome that there is now a focus at EU level on youth unemployment. While the Minister gave a very comprehensive reply to questions raised by various members of the committee, it lacked specifics. Perhaps because I am my party's spokesperson on this area, I received many queries following the newspaper report that there would be a youth...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (26 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Anything to do with the EU seems to be attended with an unusual amount of jargon. I listened carefully to the Minister's presentation but I do not know how much wiser I am except that I now know the EU social protection Ministers will be visiting Ireland in February. Regarding the pension portability issue, the Minister will be aware that there is no common framework to make pensions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (26 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I believe the Fianna Fáil spokesperson should be called on first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (26 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I will defer to Deputy Ó Snodaigh, who should go ahead.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Issues (26 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will ensure that child minders are included in the final draft of the Children First legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40687/12]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Disability Numbers (25 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons between 16 and 64 years here recorded as having a physical disability; and the number of those who are currently in employment. [40576/12]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Emigration Data (25 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Taoiseach the number of people that have emigrated since January 2010 to date in 2012; and the percentage of those that were Irish nationals. [40577/12]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Care Services (25 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Taoiseach the number of carers recorded here; and the percentage of these caring for more than 15 hours per week. [40578/12]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Income Statistics (25 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Taoiseach the average income of top 10% of income earners in the population and the bottom 10%. [40580/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Review (25 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to protect young persons who have grown up in care and subsequently enter emergency accommodation, who discover they are unable to house themselves in private rented accommodation in view of the fact that they are not in receipt of a full social welfare payment; her plans to address this matter by awarding a full payment to such applicants;...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Anti-Poverty Strategy (25 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has abandoned the original targets to reduce consistent poverty; if new targets have been set; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40579/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs (25 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Health the reason there has been a withdrawal of coverage for gluten free products to coeliac patients under the medical card scheme and if he will reconsider this matter. [40325/12]

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: The Government said it would do that anyway.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: There is no money.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: The Government is always "about to".

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: The Department has vision with no sound.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: The Government promised the sun, moon and stars before the last election. It has done nothing.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Does she have confidence in the Minister?

Order of Business (19 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I hope I am in order-----

Order of Business (19 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: -----to ask for clarification of something the Taoiseach said earlier. If I heard him correctly, he said local authorities do not have the authority to refuse to pay a higher education grant on the basis the household charge has not been paid.