Results 6,421-6,440 of 12,646 for speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total amount of money spent on printing costs by her Department on explanatory materials leaflets and so on setting out changes to social welfare benefits since December 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38911/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (18 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the information campaign undertaken by her to inform persons affected by changes to the State contributory pension scheme that came into effect in April 2012; her future plans for an information campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38913/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (18 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons affected by the changes to the State contributory pension scheme that came into effect on 6 April 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38914/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (18 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated savings from the changes to the State contributory pension scheme that came into effect on 6 April 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38915/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (18 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to address concerns amongst women affected by changes to the State contributory pension that came into effect on 6 April 2012. [38916/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (18 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid retrospectively in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 for claims of jobseeker's allowance and one parent family payment which were originally rejected but were then subject to a successful appeal. [39205/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (18 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the total number of jobseeker's allowance and one-parent family payment applications, rejections, appeals and subsequent rejection or acceptance of the appeal in 2009 ,2010, 2011 and 2012 to date. [39206/12]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (18 Sep 2012)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Defence if it is proposed to shut down the Reserve Defence Force entirely until some unspecified time in 2013. [38354/12]

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (19 Jul 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the independent assessment of the efficiency of the electricity and gas sectors here will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35814/12]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (19 Jul 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Question 380: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for community employment schemes; when her Department's reports will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36416/12]

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Nobody believes that nonsense.

Written Answers — Straitéis 20 Bliain: Straitéis 20 Bliain (18 Jul 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Question 27: To ask the Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cé na cruinnithe atá i gceist a bheith aige leis an Roinn Oideachais mar gheall ar an nGaeilge a mhúineadh ag an gcéad leibhéal agus an dara leibhéal; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [35392/12]

Written Answers — Industrial Production: Industrial Production (17 Jul 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Question 14: To ask the Taoiseach the industrial production in the first quarter of 2012; the same figure for this time in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27533/12]

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (17 Jul 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has had a request for a meeting with the Postmasters Union; if so, if he intends to meet them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34654/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (17 Jul 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reasons Enterprise Ireland invested in the Pilot Training College in view of what has now transpired. [34358/12]

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (17 Jul 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Question 451: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has had a request for a meeting with the Postmasters Union; if so, if he intends to meet them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34653/12]

County Enterprise Boards (12 Jul 2012)

Willie O'Dea: My question is somewhat different, in that it is more direct. I have spoken to the staff of a number of CEBs and to businesses that have engaged with CEBs previously and intend on doing so again. To be frank, no one has a clue as to what is happening. The Minister stated that he established an implementation group that would devise an implementation plan. I am trying to ascertain - in a...

County Enterprise Boards (12 Jul 2012)

Willie O'Dea: My experience of city and county managers is somewhat mixed. I have a brief question. I do not want to pre-empt the work of the implementation group but I welcome the information communicated by the Minister that one of the matters it would deal with is the processing of the microenterprise loans at local level through the structure outlined by the Minister. Will the Minister give the...

County Enterprise Boards (12 Jul 2012)

Willie O'Dea: It will provide a link.

Information Technology (12 Jul 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. Do I take it the last meeting of the group was in March and it submitted its report in June?