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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (28 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 465. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22533/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (21 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 359. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a site for a primary care centre at Hassetts Cross, County Limerick was initially approved by the HSE and then rejected; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this contract was subsequently retendered and granted to a company comprised of former HSE executives and employees; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (21 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 626. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the 2012 pension review; the number of persons who had their pension entitlement reviewed; the numbers awaiting a review; the number of persons issued with a high rate of pension; the number of persons whose pension has remained unchanged in tabular form; if concerns have been raised regarding persons being...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (16 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 174. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the actions, including meetings between her and or her officials and community employment supervisors and-or their representatives, she has taken since a motion was passed in Dáil Éireann in 2018 concerning pension entitlements for community employment supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (15 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 258. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20992/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (14 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 462. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when arrears will issue relating to a disability allowance claim by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20325/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (14 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 501. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when funding will be released for housing adaptation grants and housing aid for older people to Limerick City and County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20659/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: In view of the impending industrial action in this area, what is the Government's position on implementing a 2009 directive of the Labour Court concluding that community employment supervisors should be paid pensions? I remind the Tánaiste that when I raised this recently, the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection attacked the Opposition. I remind the Tánaiste...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: That is official nonsense.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: The Government is not going to sort it, then.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (9 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 161. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20212/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 (Resumed): Discussion (9 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: Mine are more comments in response to what has been said than questions. Regarding Mr. Murray's remarks on section 2, he will be aware that, in a restructuring situation, the pensioners have no say. Consistent representations have been made to us about the unfairness of that. We are trying to give them a say. The wording might need some amendment. Mr. Murray mentioned detailed rules,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 (Resumed): Discussion (9 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: Okay. I take Mr. Donohoe's point that a situation might arise where the scheme fails and younger members could be at a disadvantage, as it would have been better for them had the closure not been delayed. If all of the younger members of defined benefit pension schemes were polled, though, I imagine that they would prefer to have some type of protection in place. I thank the witnesses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 (Resumed): Discussion (9 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: In response to Deputy Brady, Mr. Donohoe said he could understand why companies want to remove risk but it is not a question of taking risk and sending it out into orbit. What one is doing is moving the risk from the company or the pension fund to the employee. People can argue back and forth about whether that is a good thing in an overall context. The witnesses mentioned that solvent...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Unemployment Data (8 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 53. To ask the Taoiseach the rate of jobless households here; the way in which this compares to the EU average; and the number of jobless households by county. [18119/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Social Welfare Benefits Payments (8 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 184. To ask the Minister for Finance the social welfare payments that are subject to tax and exempt from tax, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19791/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (8 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 199. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to allow public servants who retired in 2018 aged 65 years of age who were allowed to work an extra year to continue to work until they are 70 years of age as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19334/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Services (8 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 678. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether increasing the size of the emergency department in University Hospital Limerick has led to extra admissions; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18645/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (8 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 679. To ask the Minister for Health if the same bed management process being used in Beaumont Hospital is being considered for University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18646/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (8 May 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 696. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses on duty in the emergency department in University Hospital Limerick at 8 a.m. on 3 April 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18695/19]