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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (10 Jul 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 406. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rate of severe material deprivation for lone parent households here as measured by EUROSTAT in tabular form; the way in which this rate compares to the EU average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30413/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Data (10 Jul 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 407. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons aged 65 years and older signing on for a jobseeker's payment due to the fact that they are not eligible for the State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30414/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Data (10 Jul 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 408. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the 2012 pension review; the number of persons to date who had their pensions reviewed; the number of persons still awaiting their pension to be reviewed; the percentage of persons who received an increase in their pension following the review; the percentage of such persons who received an increase of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Employment Initiative (10 Jul 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 409. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the youth employment support scheme; the number of persons who participated in the scheme since it was launched; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30418/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Review (10 Jul 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 410. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the interdepartmental review of community employment schemes; when the review is expected to be completed; his plans to engage with relevant stakeholders before changes are made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30419/19]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2019)

Willie O'Dea: Following the Taoiseach's apology this morning which I appreciate, he is aware that there were two requirements to qualify for the ex gratiascheme for people who were sexually abused in primary schools. One was the prior complaint element, which has now been exploded as a result of Mr. Justice Iarfhlaith O'Neill's recent declaration. The other was the requirement for a person to have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Specified Bodies) Regulations 2019: Motion (9 Jul 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I welcome the Minister of State. We live in an era when our privacy is under constant threat but sometimes we have to make concessions in that regard for the greater good. The Minister of State made a couple of points that are fairly central to why we should not oppose this. On the second page of his submission, he states: "Article 30 paragraph 4 of 4AMLD means there is an EU legal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-budget Submissions: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Willie O'Dea: The reason the Chairman was asking that question, if I may be so bold as to look into the recesses of his mental process, is we are starting the process of negotiating a budget. We have all been given the figures and they are fairly tight, unfortunately, and that position will not be improved in the event of Brexit going wrong. Various justifications have been advanced over the years for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-budget Submissions: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I know that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-budget Submissions: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Willie O'Dea: If Mr. Hill can give me figures to back that up, I will be only too happy to put forward the case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-budget Submissions: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Willie O'Dea: If Mr. Hill can supply the figures, it will give us an idea of the cost-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-budget Submissions: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Willie O'Dea: -----and, if it is what he says, we would have no problem putting it forward. I will ask Mr Byrne the same question. He has made recommendations. The figures in question would not substantially increase the national debt or affect the debt-to-GDP ratio in any discernible way but we would like to have a figure, some sort of costing, because our guests are asking us to put forward certain...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-budget Submissions: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Willie O'Dea: If Mr. Byrne can supply those figures, we will certainly put the case forward.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (3 Jul 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all new apprenticeship programmes developed since 2017 will receive the same allowances for apprentices attending college as apprenticeships developed prior to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29124/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (3 Jul 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices enrolled per apprenticeship programme developed since 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29236/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (3 Jul 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if equality of allowances for apprenticeships will be sought in Budget 2020; the estimated cost in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29239/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (3 Jul 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 344. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of extending the free travel pass to those categorised as unable to drive a vehicle on medical grounds or due to the fact they do not meet regulations set out by the Road Safety Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28315/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (3 Jul 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 345. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent on external consultancy reports between May 2016 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28316/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care Provision (2 Jul 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 123. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for introducing a statutory right to home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27757/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (2 Jul 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 147. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a new recruitment campaign for the Defence Forces School of Music will take place in the second half of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28130/19]