Results 121-140 of 12,579 for speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (22 Oct 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 231. To ask the Minister for Finance what is being done to deal with the exorbitant interest rates being charged by vulture funds to mortgagees, which is causing a great deal of stress for many families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42449/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Oct 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider allowing extra time in State exams for young people with dyslexia and other learning difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42446/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Oct 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 513. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an appeal for domiciliary care allowance for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42943/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (22 Oct 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 514. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a carer’s allowance application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42959/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (22 Oct 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 540. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when will a decision be made in relation to a disablement pension for a person (details supplied) that is under review since January 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43258/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (22 Oct 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 565. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on an application for naturalisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42637/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pension Provisions (22 Oct 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 674. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the case of retiree’s being pursued for overpayments (details supplied); if he regards this as fair treatment for retired workers who returned to the system when needed to assist the country; the action he intends to take to remedy the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42988/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (22 Oct 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 840. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he or his Department is continuing to engage with representatives from the Teachers Union of Ireland at the Workplace Relations Commission on alignment of the Youthreach calendar year with the second level calendar year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42693/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (17 Oct 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 225. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in respect of a carer's allowance appeal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42121/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (16 Oct 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider extending the City Connects initiative to all DEIS band 1 primary schools in Limerick city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41890/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2024)

Willie O'Dea: The Government is committed to balanced regional development, something we all support. Page 60 of the programme for Government contains a commitment to develop the cities of Limerick, Cork, Waterford and Galway as viable alternatives to Dublin. In the National Development Plan 2021-2030, the indicative capital expenditure on those four cities for the period ending in 2030 is €8.3...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (15 Oct 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 398. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a domiciliary care allowance application that has gone to appeal over a year ago (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41259/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (15 Oct 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 617. To ask the Minister for Health when a clinic will be set up in Limerick for children with eating disorders; where it will be based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41209/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (10 Oct 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide the details of the €36 million package of support for Ukraine announced in September 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40319/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (10 Oct 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has signed up to the recent joint declaration of support for recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40318/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (10 Oct 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 207. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in regard to a disability allowance appeal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40711/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Willie O'Dea: There is a very serious staffing crisis in the oncology department of University Hospital Limerick as a result of it having lost 30 nurses, who have not been replaced despite the fact the embargo is not supposed to be operable at UHL anymore. The consequences of this are very serious. It means gravely ill patients have to wait for unconscionable periods of time for essential treatments such...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Oct 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will accede to a request for a projected enrolment post (arising from exceptional accommodation difficulties) from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40069/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Oct 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made in relation to an application for an extension by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40088/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Oct 2024)

Willie O'Dea: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school in question. The purpose of my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (or ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom accommodation and accommodation for pupils with special education needs...