Results 1,121-1,140 of 12,619 for speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (17 Dec 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 89. To ask the Taoiseach the rate of employment here for those of working age and classified as having a disability; and the way in which this compares to the EU average. [52948/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Unemployment Data (17 Dec 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 90. To ask the Taoiseach the number of jobless households here; and the way in which the rate of jobless households compares to the EU average. [52950/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Poverty (17 Dec 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 551. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the rate of energy poverty here; the way in which it compares to the EU average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52945/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Applications (17 Dec 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 686. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application for a working family payment by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52868/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Poverty Data (17 Dec 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 692. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rate of material deprivation for lone parents here; the way in which it compares to the EU average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52941/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Data (17 Dec 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 693. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of social welfare appeals lodged in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the percentage of appeals which were successful; the average waiting time in these years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52942/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Data (17 Dec 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 694. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of exceptional needs payments made in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the expenditure on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52943/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Data (17 Dec 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 695. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of social welfare recipients subject to sanctions in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52944/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Poverty Data (17 Dec 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 696. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rate of material deprivation for those not at work due to an illness or disability here; the way in which this compares to the EU average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52946/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (17 Dec 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 697. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the percentage of target dates and commitments met on time as set out in A roadmap for Pensions Reform 2018-2023 in terms of introducing the total contributions approach by Q3 of 2020; her views on whether this timeframe is realistic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52947/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (17 Dec 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 698. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average waiting time for decisions on social welfare payments in tabular form; the number of persons awaiting decisions on such payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52949/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (17 Dec 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 713. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an invalidity pension application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53111/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Dec 2019)

Willie O'Dea: The Tánaiste will be aware of the campaign that extended for many years by victims of abuse in primary schools, and that the Government appointed an adjudicator, a retired High Court judge, Mr. Justice Iarfhlaith O'Neill, who issued a recommendation many months ago. Is he aware that at the time Mr. Justice O'Neill made his statement, the Government committed to resolving the problem...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (11 Dec 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 292. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51928/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Programmes (11 Dec 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 299. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the interdepartmental review into community employment schemes; when the outcome of the review will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52028/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Expenditure (11 Dec 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 296. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of providing an additional one, two and three weeks of fuel allowance to who that are also in receipt of the over 80s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52022/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Expenditure (11 Dec 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 297. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of providing a single additional monthly child benefit payment to parents on the birth of their first child only; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52025/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (11 Dec 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 298. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if correspondence has been received from a union (details supplied) regarding increases in the State pension age; the estimated cost of implementing its proposals, including reversing the decision to increase the State pension age in 2021 and 2028; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52027/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Planning Issues (10 Dec 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 405. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he refused to appoint an independent health specialist to investigate the dossier and the additional documents sent to him relating to persons (details supplied) in County Limerick on 31 December 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51584/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Planning Issues (10 Dec 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 406. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the dossier given to him by a Deputy (details supplied) in October 2018 on behalf of a family in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51586/19]