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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (4 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 38. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the IORP II directive; if she will apply for a derogation for self-directed pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15531/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: The Government's summer legislative programme contains a commitment to introduce a patient safety Bill. Is the Taoiseach aware that 81 people were languishing on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick this morning? There were 52 people on trolleys in the emergency department and 29 people on trolleys elsewhere. I am raising this question in the context of last week's closure of a 17-bed...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: There are no beds in it.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: It was very entertaining.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 99. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will address matters (details supplied) further to the election observation briefing note; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15190/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 234. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to consider changing the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2018 to remove dental technicians from the list of ineligible categories of employees in view of the scarcity of dental technicians and the threat to the feasibility of dental laboratory businesses arising from the failure to secure suitably qualified...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Direct Provision Payments (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 505. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the allowance for adults in direct provision from €38.80 per week to €40, €42, €43, €44 and €45, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14725/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Direct Provision Payments (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 506. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the allowance for children in direct provision from €29.80 to €31, €32, €33, €34 and €35, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14726/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 507. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing payments (details supplied) by €5 and €10, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14727/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Data (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 508. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the fuel allowance by one, two, three and four weeks, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14728/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 509. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year expenditure on the household benefits package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14729/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 510. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing rent supplement limits by on average of 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14730/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Qualified Child Increase Payments (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 511. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the qualified child increase by €2, €3, €4 and €5, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14732/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 512. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing expenditure on the school meals programme by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14733/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Low Pay Commission Expenditure (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 513. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the annual expenditure on the Low Pay Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14734/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Benefit (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 514. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing maternity benefit from 26 weeks to 30 and 34 weeks, respectively, for those who have had multiple births; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14735/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 515. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of paying a double child benefit payment to parents on the birth of a child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14736/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Payments (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 516. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of equalising jobseeker payments for those under 26 years of age to the standard rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14737/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: National Advocacy Service (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 517. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of advocates in the National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities; the estimated full-year cost of increasing the number of advocates by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14738/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Bereavement Leave (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 518. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of introducing two weeks' paid bereavement leave at a rate of €203 per week per parent who has been bereaved of a child under 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14739/19]