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Willie O'Dea TD

- Fianna Fail TD for Limerick City
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Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Social Welfare Benefits, Social Welfare Benefits Data, Social Welfare Appeals, Pension Provisions, Social Welfare Benefits Numbers
(based on written questions asked by Willie O'Dea and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (22 Jan 2025)
“273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the significant delays with the RSA waiting list since 2024 for both practical bus and walkaround test; if he is aware that the two tests are not always coupled together leading to further delays and additional costs; if he plans to deal with this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1665/25]”
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (22 Jan 2025)
“390. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will allow previous years of payment increments to be counted towards a current salary scale when an individual is offered a permanent job in the public service; if he is aware that in many cases, the individuals affected by this anomaly have worked in the same building, at the same desk, doing the same role, with the only...”
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Jan 2025)
“892. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer’s allowance application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1561/25]”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 20 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
- Has received answers to 169 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
- People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
- This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 61 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Willie O'Dea speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 966 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
(Yes, this is a silly statistic. We include it to draw your attention to why you should read more than just these numbers when forming opinions.)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 11 Mar 2015. More about the Register