Results 141-160 of 457 for long speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (18 Sep 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 178. To ask the Minister for Health if the committee which is currently reviewing eligibility for medical cards will consider the question of eligibility for long-term illness cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34905/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (18 Sep 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 179. To ask the Minister for Health his views on extending entitlement to a long-term illness card for people who are suffering from Huntington's disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34906/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Free Travel Scheme Review (15 Jul 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I appreciate what the Minister has said about the introduction of the new card which will go a long way towards combatting fraud in the system. I note the Minister said her in reply that the Government is committed to the full retention of the free travel pass. Can the Minister give us an assurance today that there will not be a charge, minimal or otherwise, on people who enjoy the travel...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (1 Jul 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 457. To ask the Minister for Health if, in the interest of fairness, persons on long-term dialysis, some of whom are experiencing extreme financial difficulty, will be added to the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27885/14]

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: ...I accept it is her intention that the Department be measured, be restrained and exercise reasonable discretion in these type of cases. All I suggest - I am not in favour of making legislation too long and complex - is if such is her intention, she should state that in the Bill. It will not add much to the Bill, at most a couple of lines. If that is her intention, she should say it so...

Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage (18 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to allow for the provision of a home care package to a person who qualifies for and is being offered long-term residential care in circumstances where a suitable home care package can be devised for that person and such package is less costly on the State than the long-term residential care being offered and to provide for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Applications (10 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 491. To ask the Minister for Health if Crohn's disease will be added to the list of long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24296/14]

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Second Stage (4 Jun 2014)

Willie O'Dea: ...of the legal profession that there is no doubt that it will be a powerful disincentive to out-of-court settlements. If anything is done in this country to disincentivise the practice of settling out of court then the whole system will grind to a halt. It has taken long enough already - although not as long as it used to take in certain circumstances - but if out-of-court settlements are...

Report on the General Scheme of the Gender Recognition Bill 2013: Motion (9 May 2014)

Willie O'Dea: ...in this matter. I do not believe she would have great difficulty in persuading the Cabinet on the import of this matter. In addition, I do not believe the discussion on it would be particularly long. Every day that passes is one which takes us further away from the Foy judgment. We have been waiting a long time for the proposed legislation and the people to whom it relates have been...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (16 Apr 2014)

Willie O'Dea: This decision was on medical eligibility. The Minister will be aware that the High Court was scathing about what it referred to as the Department's disdainful mindset to the evidence of long-term experts, all of whom had seen the child in question, and condemned the fact that despite this evidence, the Department insisted on making its decision based on the desk top review done by its...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Activation Measures (16 Apr 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 11. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to address the increasing numbers of long-term unemployed here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17732/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: ...toward Deputy Butler’s point of view but if he says we should increase the contribution by a quarter of 1%, rather than 1.5%, it means the State will be out by €155 million per annum for as long as that arrangement is in place. Perhaps it would be a good idea to invite the Minister for Finance to come to our next meeting. We could discuss this with him in addition to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (13 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 220. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm due to a recent change in his Department's policy pertaining to long-term illnesses, that a number of persons with medical cards are still paying prescription charges; when this change in his Department's policy came into operation; the arrangements that will be made to refund these persons since this change in policy was announced; and...

Gateway Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (11 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: ...are available, or who do not want to take up any of the well-established training or education places that would qualify them for such a job. That is a false image and the Government should have long since apologised for trying to create that image. Some Labour Party backbenchers went so far as to paint a picture of people sitting around for seven nights a week watching flat-screen...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pensions Reform: Discussion (5 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: ...is not already in the public domain but the witnesses made their presentations well and succinctly. I note what Mr. Whelan said about defined contribution schemes, and I agree with him. I have long suspected that the defined contribution schemes are not a panacea. I also agree with him that the way liabilities are calculated in defined benefit pension schemes is insane. If Mr. Whelan's...

Other Questions: Social Insurance (5 Mar 2014)

Willie O'Dea: .... The recommendation was specific, that change be made to provide that at least those who take the risk to go into business for themselves and who become incapacitated as a result of developing a long-term illness should be brought into the social insurance scheme. Is the Government giving any consideration to a voluntary system? The final recommendation of the report was that that...

Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Willie O'Dea: ...protection and competition Bill would appear before the end of the then session. We are now 12 months down the road. Could the Taoiseach give some indication of when the Bill will make its long-awaited appearance? The Taoiseach will be aware that the Legal Services Regulation Bill is in committee at present. When will it come out of committee? When will the Government resolve its...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Unemployment Data (28 Jan 2014)

Willie O'Dea: The one statistic the Minister did not give me is the one in which I am most interested, namely, the number of long-term unemployed people who have been taken out of the system as a direct result of the measures to which she referred. In regard to JobBridge, the Minister indicated recently in reply to a parliamentary question I submitted that 61% of JobBridge participants leave the scheme...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Unemployment Data (28 Jan 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 105. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to outline the progress made through the Pathways to Work strategy; the current long-term unemployment statistics; the current rate of youth unemployment here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3956/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Unemployment Data (28 Jan 2014)

Willie O'Dea: ...Government on the programme. The number of staff allocated to deal with clients is hopelessly inadequate despite recent increases. The Taoiseach has promised that the programme will take 100,000 long-term unemployed people off the live register. How many people has it actually taken off to date? The Government has now promised to involve the private sector. I read a report under the...