Results 1,021-1,040 of 12,619 for speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Dec 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the lack of ASD units in Limerick schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40231/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (1 Dec 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 563. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who have been receiving their lectures online from the University of Limerick are being charged the full fee; his plans to change this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39920/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (26 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 119. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of businesses in County Limerick that have qualified for support under the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39207/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 293. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider introducing a measure by which older persons are provided with a weekly allowance towards the cost of broadband similar to the allowance they are granted towards the cost of a telephone in view of the cost of broadband; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39354/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 590. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost in 2021 if the telephone support allowance was increased to €4 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38827/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (24 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 695. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the provision for a new Garda station for Castletroy, Annacotty, Limerick city, will be considered (details supplied); her views on whether such a station is needed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37809/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (24 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 950. To ask the Minister for Health the capital works carried out at Limerick maternity hospital in 2019 and to date in 2020; the duration of such works; the estimated costs of such projects; the capital works that are scheduled to commence at the hospital in 2021; the estimated cost of each project; when each project will commence; the duration of each project; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (24 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 951. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new development posts within mental health that were approved in 2018 and 2019 that have yet to be filled; the timeframe for those posts to be filled on a permanent basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38826/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (19 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 165. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the new tenant purchase scheme will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37522/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (17 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister's response indicates that we are in the same position now as we were last August. At that time, the Government was prepared to allocate €2.4 million to ensure the continued operation of the sites in question. Only €700,000 of that has been drawn down, which brings us up to Christmas. What is the problem with allocating some more of that money now to keep those...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (17 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: Deputy Crowe and I have already explained to the Government the central importance of these sites to the economy of the entire region. Thankfully, the Government listened and decided last August to provide funding to enable the sites to remain open. What is quite mysterious to me is the fact that the Government decided to allocate €2.4 million to keep those sites open but it has only...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: European Court of Justice Rulings (17 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36222/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Proposed Legislation (17 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 610. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the main provisions of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; when the main provisions of the Act will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36317/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (12 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 326. To ask the Minister for Health if student nurses are still being offered a contract as healthcare assistants and therefore still being paid for their work during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35890/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (10 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 498. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a claim by a person (details supplied) will be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34738/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason two pupils (details supplied) did not receive a seat on the bus in 2020-2021 in view of the fact that they had a seat every other year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34366/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (5 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 170. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to reckon Covid-19 payments to the self-employed as credits for social welfare purposes; if so, when this will happen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34358/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (5 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 172. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when pandemic unemployment payment arrears will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34410/20]

Finance Bill 2020: Second Stage (4 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: I will confine myself to commenting on three aspects of the Finance Bill because of the lack of time available. I want to ask the Minister about the tax treatment of the pandemic unemployment payments, PUP. The PUP scheme is very different from ordinary social welfare schemes. There are different rates, different conditions and so on. The reason for this is very simple. We are all...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: School Transport (4 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of concessionary pupils that were previously availing of school transport that are now unable to avail of school transport due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34011/20]