Results 61-80 of 12,348 for speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (13 Feb 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that sat the Leaving Certificate physical education exam in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6168/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (13 Feb 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 234. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has given consideration to redefining 'normal place of work' in relation to business mileage for employees such as sales representatives who travel from their homes to business appointments, but their head office is based in another part of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6287/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Feb 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda applicants in each of the years 2020 to 2023; the number that enrolled in the Garda college,; the number of those that graduated in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5893/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (8 Feb 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 326. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the proposal to develop a surgical hub in Limerick; when it is expected to be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5892/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (1 Feb 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he proposes to take to ensure there is a safety net for consumers in the event of electronic banking or the payments infrastructure being impacted by outages or cyberattacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4254/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (1 Feb 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of eligible claims currently being made for the rent tax credit made in counties Limerick, Clare, Tipperary, Waterford, Cork and Kerry, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4253/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Feb 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 301. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the carer's allowance was payable to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4682/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2024)

Willie O'Dea: In 2011, 13 years ago, the number of gardaí policing Limerick was 637. It shrank to 612 in 2020. It has now shrunk again to 585. That is against a background of a substantially and rapidly increased population and a tidal wave of antisocial behaviour, which is making miserable the lives of many people in my constituency. I deal with cases of people who are literally under a curfew in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (30 Jan 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 215. To ask the Minister for Finance when the income tax office in Limerick city will be open to the public again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3816/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jan 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 550. To ask the Minister for Health why frontline workers, who were employed as drivers and receptionists with the midwest region's out of hours GP service Shannon Doc at the height of the pandemic, are not eligible for the pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4123/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Addiction Treatment Services (30 Jan 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 572. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that a community (details supplied) which provides residential addiction service to vulnerable women and children in collaboration with HSE Mid-West at Westbourne House, Limerick city, requires an alternative property; what efforts have been made to identify and provide a suitable residential premises to ensure that the service continues...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Enlargement (25 Jan 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on the discussion of the opening of EU accession talks at the EU Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3005/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (25 Jan 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 35. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to Russia's intensification of its war against Ukraine over the new year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3006/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pay (25 Jan 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider reintroducing the allowance for teachers in Irish-medium and Gaeltacht schools, particularly in light of the significant difficulties faced in filling vacant positions in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3484/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Inquiries (25 Jan 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 354. To ask the Minister for Health when a Chair will be appointed to the promised inquiry into sodium valproate in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3512/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jan 2024)

Willie O'Dea: What about the surgical hub?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jan 2024)

Willie O'Dea: One in three patients on hospital trolleys in this country is attending University Hospital Limerick. That means there are more people on trolleys in Limerick than in all of the Dublin hospitals combined. This has given rise to conditions in the hospital that are Dickensian and inhumane from the point of view of patients and staff. There is a block under construction at the hospital. When...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Jan 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the RSA stated that an individual (details supplied) had not completed stage 1 CPC theory test, which they had actually passed for C vehicles in 2009 and D vehicles in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3060/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (23 Jan 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there any plans to provide similar funding to all schools who applied to develop projects to engage pupils in science, technology, engineering and maths in preparation for the changes to the curriculum in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2984/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Jan 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 391. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2586/24]