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Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (6 Mar 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the local selection procedure for places in second level schools in Limerick city is giving rise to a great deal of controversy; if he will outline precisely what this selection procedure is; the criteria for the selection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12471/12]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (6 Mar 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Question 393: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way persons (details supplied) in County Wicklow who had hoped to set up a business but who cannot, due to spousal visa delays, do so can allay any further delays; if his attention has been drawn to these delays at INIS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12441/12]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (6 Mar 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Question 399: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the delay in processing spousal applications, if the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, his Department or the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will issue multiple entry visas to applicants until their spouse visa application has been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12493/12]

Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (6 Mar 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Question 557: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the VHI operates a policy whereby anybody who wishes to change to a lower plan during the course of the year, is not allowed to do so; if he will engage with the management of VHI to change this policy; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that if someone wishes to change from the...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (29 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when it is expected the partial credit scheme and the micro finance scheme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11535/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has been contacted by the Carer's Association in connection with the habitual residence condition; if she will advise the allowances available to carers as a result of section 180 (2) of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11668/12]

County Enterprise Boards (29 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I could not agree more with the Minister of State. It is a wonderful concept. I am trying to ascertain how it will work in practice. He seemed to imply no extra staff will be available. The staff I have spoken to in Limerick told me they would not have the range of expertise to handle such inquiries. I am not referring to county enterprise board staff, rather to those they will...

Trade Missions (29 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I was intrigued by the wording of the Government jobs plan in which the Minister refers to grandiose notions such as sector-specific trade missions and market evaluation missions. Basically, we are talking about more missions focused on the BRIC countries, which is a simpler way of putting it. I am delighted, however, that the Minister is focusing more on the BRIC countries. He will be...

Jobs Funding (29 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: That must be a first for Deputy Durkan.

Social Welfare Code (29 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister has said that it is premature to publish the Forfás report at the moment. Could I deduce from this that he intends to publish the report at the appropriate time? Could I ask him for an assurance now that he will publish the report before the Dáil debates the matter because if a scheme of this nature is introduced, most assuredly it will be contested and debated in the Dáil?...

Social Welfare Code (29 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I put it to the Minister that such a scheme would be unjust in that employers are already paying illness benefit substantially through employer's PRSI. There is no doubt the cost of such a scheme would be passed on to employees. It has a tremendous capacity to destroy jobs at the very time we least need to do something of that nature. What are the Minister's views on the reasoning put...

Job Creation (29 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation with regards to his target to have 100,000 more persons in work in his action plan, the gross number of jobs he intends to create to achieve this target; the projected rate of unemployment he used as the basis of the plan for each year to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11689/12]

Job Creation (29 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I am sorry. Maybe I was not paying sufficient attention but I did not quite get what the Minister said. How many jobs will be created? Page 7 of the document states that the ambition is to have 100,000 more people in work by 2016. The Minister seemed to recognise in his reply that if we are to have 100,000 more people net at work by 2016, obviously, we will have to create more than...

Job Creation (29 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister is now telling us to believe that, as a result of this plan, 250,000 jobs gross will be created by 2016. Unfortunately, that is the third figure we have got because I think he said 200,000 previously. More important, a Minister of State in a different Department, Deputy Cannon, said on "Prime Time" recently - I do not have the date but I can get it for the Minister - that it...

County Enterprise Boards (29 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he has carried out a cost benefit analysis, or an analysis of the effects on jobs and unemployment, of abolishing county and city enterprise boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11690/12]

County Enterprise Boards (29 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the Minister of State for his explanation. The jobs plan implies there will be a combination of county enterprise boards, which are already in place, and people from business support units in local authorities. I appreciate what the Minister, Deputy Bruton, said about a steering group. He must have some idea about how the body will look. For example, there are four people working...

Order of Business (29 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I wish to ask about the establishment of the micro-finance scheme for small businesses.

Entrepreneur Visa Bill 2012: First Stage (29 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to establish an employment based immigrant visa for entrepreneurs from outside the jurisdiction of the European Economic Area who have received significant capital from investors to establish a business in the Republic of Ireland.

Entrepreneur Visa Bill 2012: First Stage (29 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (28 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding circular LP 6/7/2001; his views on the appropriateness of required notice periods in the public sector; his plans to require for additional notice of early retirement to be given by senior public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11199/12]