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Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Housing Schemes
Willie O'Dea
345. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that some applicants for the croí cónaithe fund schemes are unable to access finance to allow them to complete the necessary works on their property to avail of the grant; if there is any bridging finance available for cases like this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32115/23]
Thu, 29 Jun 2023
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EU Regulations
Willie O'Dea
8. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what measures are being taken to make Ireland a hub for EU technology regulation. [31434/23]
Thu, 29 Jun 2023
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Information and Communications Technology
Willie O'Dea
39. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how he proposes to ensure a modern, cohesive and well-resourced regulatory framework for digital businesses. [31435/23]
Thu, 29 Jun 2023
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School Staff
Willie O'Dea
86. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school teachers in counties Limerick, Clare and Tipperary, respectively in 2019-2020; how these figures compare with the number of primary school teachers in the same counties for 2023-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31437/23]
Thu, 29 Jun 2023
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School Textbooks
Willie O'Dea
124. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education the estimated number of children and families that will benefit from the free schoolbooks scheme in primary schools in counties Limerick, Clare and Tipperary, respectively for 2023-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31436/23]
Thu, 29 Jun 2023
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Vacant Properties
Willie O'Dea
299. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that some applicants for the croí cónaithe fund schemes are unable to be approved for the grant because they cannot provide proof that the property in question has been vacant for two years, even though it has; if he is aware that there are variances between different local authorities over what proof is acceptable; if he will outline a comprehensive list of all the possible ways that proof of vacancy can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31725/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Tax Code
Willie O'Dea
205. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that the residential zoned land tax, as currently constituted, could have profound implications for many farmers and small landowners who are not developers, but have owned their land for generations; if the Government will provide exemptions from the residential zoned land tax for individuals who are not developers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30816/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Social Welfare Payments
Willie O'Dea
416. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is having money deducted from their pay which they did not agree to; if she will request that the deductions be stopped; if she will provide a full breakdown of the total overpayment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30754/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Departmental Investigations
Willie O'Dea
470. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice when the result of an investigation the cause of a person's death (details supplied) will be available to the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30757/23]
Thu, 22 Jun 2023
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Economic Growth
Willie O'Dea
104. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance his assessment of the performance of the domestic economy to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30030/23]
Thu, 22 Jun 2023
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Tax Yield
Willie O'Dea
119. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to address the risks around corporation tax windfall receipts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30029/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Willie O'Dea
616. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a shortage of supply of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products in Ireland; his plans to ensure a regular supply of these products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29168/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Willie O'Dea
723. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health his plans to engage with an organisation (details supplied) to review the nature of community pharmacies’ services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29771/23]
Thu, 15 Jun 2023
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Departmental Strategies
Willie O'Dea
20. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures he will be taking to strengthen his Department's effectiveness in the new Statement of Strategy recently issued by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28101/23]
Thu, 15 Jun 2023
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Departmental Strategies
Willie O'Dea
21. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures he will be taking to serve communities under his Department's new Statement of Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28102/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Willie O'Dea
833. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when illness benefit for the period 17 April 2023 to 7 May 2023 will be paid to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28147/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Student Travel Card
Willie O'Dea
1343. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason apprentices cannot get a student ID card, given that a number of apprentices have been refused access to various premises despite the fact that they had legitimate ID which was not a student ID card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27218/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Research and Development
Willie O'Dea
100. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the national review of State supports for PhD researchers; the outcome of the recent consultation on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26609/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Further and Higher Education
Willie O'Dea
114. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the distribution of the devolved capital grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26610/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Public Sector Staff
Willie O'Dea
171. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason his Department refused to participate in the WRC Conciliation Conference on 19 May, especially given that there could not have been a resolution to the unpaid pay awards to health service senior managers without its key inputs; if his Department will now engage in the matter under the auspices of the WRC to agree a payment mechanism before discussions on the next public service pay agreement commence over the coming months, as requested by the WRC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26784/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Court Judgments
Willie O'Dea
180. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm that a court ruling has granted court interest to a successful claimant to the ex-gratia scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26772/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Court Judgments
Willie O'Dea
181. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education the amount paid in court interest to a claimant (details supplied) under said court ruling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26780/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Court Judgments
Willie O'Dea
182. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if, in the interest of fairness and equality, she will acknowledge that court interest should now be paid to all the successful claimants under a scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26781/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Departmental Functions
Willie O'Dea
81. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the now-completed integration of the disability portfolio from the Department of Health into the broader remit of his Department; the implications this will have on his Department’s annual budget; the ambitions of his Department to progress work in the sphere of disability matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25836/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Disability Services
Willie O'Dea
83. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the status of the provision of community neuro-rehabilitation teams across the country broadly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25837/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Housing Schemes
Willie O'Dea
366. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that many successful applicants for the Croí Cónaithe fund schemes are unable to draw down the grant because one of the terms of the grant is that a legal charge be placed on the property (details supplied); if he will remove the legal charge stipulation or the clawback aspect from the grant eligibility criteria, as a significant percentage of the individuals hoping to avail of this scheme will require a mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25649/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Departmental Strategies
Willie O'Dea
607. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the Autism Innovation Oversight and Advisory Group; when the next public consultation to finalise the Autism Innovation Strategy will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25950/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Willie O'Dea
653. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when the GP clinic at the dispensary in the village of Murroe will be re-established (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25607/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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School Meals Programme
Willie O'Dea
92. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has measured the progress and success of the school meals programme relating to diet, attendance and educational attainment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24447/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Willie O'Dea
96. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the date in June that she expects the lump sum child benefit payment of €100 per child to be paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24446/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Housing Schemes
Willie O'Dea
238. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance why the help-to-buy (HTB) scheme does not apply to second-hand homes; if he will consider extending the HTB scheme to second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24720/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Employment Rights
Willie O'Dea
260. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware that a business (details supplied) dismissed four mechanical workers as fitters and welders in Limerick, simply because they requested that their legal entitlements be honoured; his views on whether this is appropriate conduct from a company which is benefitting from a number of State contracts; if he will take action to pause any contracts with this company which are currently being negotiated until these workers are reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24332/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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School Funding
Willie O'Dea
309. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education when primary and post-primary schools will receive their ICT grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24718/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Visa Applications
Willie O'Dea
542. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made on an application for a visa by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24294/23]
Thu, 18 May 2023
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Legislative Measures
Willie O'Dea
23. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on discussions with the European Commission regarding the Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill. [23457/23]
Thu, 18 May 2023
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Tourism Industry
Willie O'Dea
28. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the measures her Department is taking to address staffing shortages in the tourism sector. [23456/23]
Thu, 18 May 2023
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House Prices
Willie O'Dea
79. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to reduce the cost of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23068/23]
Thu, 18 May 2023
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Housing Provision
Willie O'Dea
128. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his response to the new home completions figures for Q1 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23067/23]
Wed, 17 May 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Willie O'Dea
171. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications that were received for the Garda recruitment campaign 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23625/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Social Welfare Payments
Willie O'Dea
445. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she intends to increase the levels of disability payments and allowances to reflect the very different costs of disability by severity and type of disability as outlined in 'The Cost of Disability in Ireland' report which was published by her Department last year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22455/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Health Services
Willie O'Dea
656. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if the HSE in the midwest will provide physiotherapy for children diagnosed with primary lymphoedema; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22702/23]
Wed, 10 May 2023
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Revenue Commissioners
Willie O'Dea
53. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the number and location of Revenue Commissioners offices with over-the-counter services open; how this number compares with the number of over-the-counter services available before 2020; the number of offices that provide telephone services; the opening hours of each; if there are plans to increase the hours of operation of the Revenue telephone services across the country to deal with the large volume of phone calls that they are experiencing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21874/23]
Wed, 10 May 2023
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Hospital Staff
Willie O'Dea
170. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when a full-time paediatric neurologist will be appointed at UHL; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21914/23]
Wed, 10 May 2023
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Health Services
Willie O'Dea
175. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if there are proposals to increase the illnesses covered on the long-term illness schemes in view of the fact that many illnesses requiring expensive medication are not covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21936/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Willie O'Dea
58. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the details of the second three-month assessment of the temporary business energy support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21489/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Tax Yield
Willie O'Dea
97. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance his estimate for corporation tax receipts in 2023; the proportion of tax revenues that corporation tax receipts will comprise in 2023; the proportion of corporation tax receipts he estimates as windfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21490/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Sporting Rights
Willie O'Dea
315. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on whether it is appropriate for an organisation (details supplied) to have many high-profile games exclusively available on a paid for subscription service; her further views on whether as a non-professional sporting organisation in receipt of significant Government funding, the organisation should provide all its matches on free-to-air television; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21581/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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State Pensions
Willie O'Dea
413. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is still the Government's intention that the State pension will be equal to 34% of gross average industrial earnings; if he is aware that the present rate of the State pension falls considerably short of that commitment; when this objective will be attained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21638/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Fuel Prices
Willie O'Dea
76. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport the compensation he will provide to owners of vehicles incompatible with the newly mandated €10 petrol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20258/23]
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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Official Engagements
Willie O'Dea
38. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his most recent engagement with EU Commission Vice President; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19690/23]