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Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011: Report Stage (22 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I note what the Minister has said. The poet and parliamentarian, T. M. Kettle, said he would trust the Irish parliamentary draftsman to draft the ten commandments. Nevertheless, the Parliamentary Counsel has, on occasion, got it wrong. The legal advice I have received is that a court could interpret the Bill in a different way. However, I will not press the amendment. With due respect to...

Social Insurance (21 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I did not anticipate we would be discussing this issue here on 21 February because the impression was given that it was off the agenda. It was an initial proposal by the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Burton, which was to have been debated in government and withdrawn, presumably at the insistence of the Minister, Deputy Bruton, actively encouraged by some of his backbenchers,...

Social Insurance (21 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: On the final point made by the Minister, what I am saying is that there are different redundancy schemes in different countries. If a firm in Ireland wants to downsize and must make a certain number of people redundant in order to survive, it will cost the firm two and a half times per person more than it would in the United Kingdom, which is our nearest neighbour and competitor. That is an...

Social Insurance (21 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: At least.

Social Insurance (21 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: What about last November's Forfás report? Will the Minister publish that?

Social Insurance (21 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Discussions have two sides.

Aer Lingus (16 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Question 10: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views that Aer Lingus is a strategic asset; his further views that the Heathrow slots are a strategic asset; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8567/12]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (16 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he will take to deal with the large number of foreign licence holders to whom penalty points cannot be attached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8566/12]

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (16 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the shortfall of places available to students in Limerick city and the surrounding suburbs who wish to continue their education through the medium of Irish and who have been refused places at a school (details supplied) in County Limerick due to lack of finances, accommodation and teaching...

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (16 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that as a result of the provisions of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011, the Circuit Court no longer has any direct power to enforce maintenance orders; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that a backlog of cases has arisen in which persons who are entitled...

Action Plan for Jobs 2012: Statements (16 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I have listened carefully to the Minister and at the outset I should say that I do not for a moment doubt his sincerity or enthusiasm for the difficult task he faces. As somebody who continues to live in the country, I sincerely hope the Government will succeed in creating more jobs and that unemployment rates will fall rapidly, and as soon as possible. I acknowledge that the Government...

Action Plan for Jobs 2012: Statements (16 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: We will introduce legislation on this subject in the near future. The Minister of State will have a full chance to consider Fianna Fáil's policy when it is debated.

Action Plan for Jobs 2012: Statements (16 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: We have a policy. Unlike the Labour Party, we will follow through on it.

Action Plan for Jobs 2012: Statements (16 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: The Government has announced a new set of retail guidelines, apparently at the behest of the troika. Does the troika understand what is going on here? Has it considered what the net result of this will be? Major operators will come here to buy greenfield sites at rock bottom prices. They will be able to provide plenty of parking facilities, etc., at a time when we are trying to reverse a...

Order of Business (16 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: The Tánaiste will be aware of a welcome development yesterday, that is, the conviction of an individual for the murder of one of my constituents, the late Shane Geoghegan. The Tánaiste may also be aware that it is likely that further proceedings may be taken against other people arising from yesterday's conviction. Is the Tánaiste satisfied that the anti-gangland legislation of 2009 is...

Order of Business (16 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: A raft of criminal justice legislation has been promised. I simply wish to know if it will be considered in that context.

Action Plan for Jobs 2012: Statements (16 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: I wish to share time with Deputy McGuinness.

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: What about all the Labour councillors who opposed it?

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (15 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who could be affected by the loss of 192 home help workers following the conclusion of the early retirement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8370/12]

Written Answers — Constitutional Amendments: Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)

Willie O'Dea: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the structures she is putting in place to consult opposition parties on the children's referendum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8115/12]