Results 141-160 of 12,363 for speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (9 Nov 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 128. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if recent interventions, such as the tenant-in-situ initiative, are making an impact in providing secure long-term social and affordable tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48890/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (9 Nov 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 161. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the secure tenancy affordable rental (STAR) investment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48891/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Nov 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 73. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a qualified adult (details supplied) being added to a disability allowance claim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48848/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)

Willie O'Dea: On many occasions I have raised in this House the situation concerning the dire conditions in University Hospital Limerick, UHL. Unfortunately, the situation seems to be getting progressively worse. The Minister for Health has committed to setting up a surgical hub in the mid-west to alleviate the pressure on UHL. I raised this by way of parliamentary question last February and the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (7 Nov 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 144. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he will make a decision on the proposed increase in the P and T, Telecom Éireann, and Eir pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47490/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (7 Nov 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 183. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that all necessary precautions are being taken to ensure the safety of Irish troops based in Lebanon; and if there is a process in place to keep their families briefed, in view of the volatile situation currently in Lebanon and the wider region. [47368/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (7 Nov 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 369. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW has plans to review or alter the flood risk management plan that covers Ashbrook in Limerick city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48113/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (7 Nov 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 370. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW has been instructed to identify a site for a Garda station in the Castletroy-Annacotty area of Limerick; what progress has been made and how much longer the process is likely to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48144/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (7 Nov 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 736. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in respect of a disability allowance application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47949/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Nov 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 744. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal for a disability allowance for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48145/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (7 Nov 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 1231. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the proposal to develop a 'surgical hub' in Limerick; where exactly is the preferred site that has been identified; when he expects it to be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48157/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (7 Nov 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 1275. To ask the Minister for Health when the new 96-bed block in UHL is going to be completed and ready to accept patients; how many of the beds will go towards increasing existing capacity and not replace existing beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48364/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (7 Nov 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 1400. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Leaving Certificate (Established) is being taken from the College of Further Education and Training, O'Connell Avenue, Limerick, which has provided same since 2000; if he agrees that this decision is all the more shocking, because of the fact that in July 2023, Tusla reported a dramatic rise in early school leavers over the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Reform (7 Nov 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 1401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the University of Limerick's application to become the location for Ireland's second veterinary school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47909/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (26 Oct 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 13. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital investment in flooding projects associated with flood risk-management that is being provided in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46914/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (26 Oct 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 40. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform how many major flood relief schemes have been completed under the national development plan since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46915/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Oct 2023)

Willie O'Dea: I have been approached by a number of people who are living in financial straitjackets because their mortgages were sold to vulture funds without their knowledge or consent. It is impossible for those people to get away from the vulture funds. I made representations to the major financial institutions to take on some of these mortgages for people who have never missed a single instalment,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (19 Oct 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the long outstanding issue of regularising the terms and conditions of adult education tutors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45553/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 Oct 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any plans to shorten the length of time an apprentice waits for training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45552/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (17 Oct 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how much the increased capitation announced in Budget 2024 will be worth to schools in each of Limerick, Clare and Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44920/23]