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Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Youth Unemployment Data
Willie O'Dea
281. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the rate of youth unemployment here; how this figure compares with the European average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2566/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Social Welfare Benefits Data
Willie O'Dea
282. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of households in receipt of FIS; the number of households in receipt of the back-to-work family dividend; the number of households in receipt of both payments in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2567/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Paternity Leave Scheme
Willie O'Dea
283. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons to date who have applied for paternity benefit; the number of persons who have received paternity benefit in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2568/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Rent Supplement Scheme Data
Willie O'Dea
284. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of households by county in receipt of rent supplement; the number of households by county that have had rent supplement increased above the prescribed limit in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2569/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Carer's Allowance Delays
Willie O'Dea
285. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to tackle welfare fraud; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2570/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Rural Social Scheme
Willie O'Dea
296. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the new entrant term limitations for the rural social scheme, which has up to now been an income support for small under employed farmers who were entitled to stay on the scheme as long as their situation remained the same; if he will address the hardship this change places on small farmers on RSS who are employed and do not want to move away from farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2873/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
Willie O'Dea
257. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance his plans to change the terms of the tax concession for disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme 1994, in respect of a person (details supplied); when he plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41749/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Teaching Qualifications
Willie O'Dea
426. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his plans to enable teachers in appropriate special education settings, resource and special class, to have their probation completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1449/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Social Welfare Appeals Data
Willie O'Dea
651. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare appeals lodged in each of the years 2012 to 2016 in tabular form; the percentage of appeals which were successful; the average waiting time in these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1516/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Social Welfare Appeals
Willie O'Dea
662. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of putting the social welfare appeals office on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1686/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Defence Forces Remuneration
Willie O'Dea
1723. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Army Ranger Wing applied for a pay rise in 2006 and that the application went to arbitration, in respect of which it was stated that the minimum pay rise was to be €50 per week backdated to 2006 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41358/16]
Fri, 16 Dec 2016
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Rent Supplement Scheme Data
Willie O'Dea
228. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of households by county currently in receipt of the rent supplement payment in tabular form; the number of households by county that have had their rent increased above the prescribed rent supplement limit for their area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40609/16]
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times
Willie O'Dea
122. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for a decision on appeal for social protection payments paid on a weekly basis in cases where there is no oral hearing and in cases where there is an oral hearing in 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40221/16]
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Departmental Reports
Willie O'Dea
123. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since he came into office, in tabular form; the cost per report; the company involved; the title of the report; the publication date or estimated publication date if not already published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40222/16]
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Youth Unemployment Data
Willie O'Dea
124. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons not in education, training or employment; the current percentage of youth unemployment; the way this number compares to the EU average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40223/16]
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Programme for Government Implementation
Willie O'Dea
125. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of commitments made in the programme for partnership Government that fall within the remit of his Department; the commitments which specified an action to be taken by the end of 2016; if this target date has been met in respect of such commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40224/16]
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Poverty Data
Willie O'Dea
126. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the rate of severe material deprivation for lone parent households here as measured by EUROSTAT, in tabular form; the way in which this rate compares to the EU average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40225/16]
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Exceptional Needs Payment Data
Willie O'Dea
127. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of exceptional needs payments paid in 2016 to date; the cost of such payments; the reason, if available, such payments are made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40226/16]
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Medicinal Products Prices
Willie O'Dea
173. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when negotiations will take place between the HSE and a company (details supplied) regarding the drug Kalydeco; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40256/16]
Tue, 13 Dec 2016
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Invalidity Pension Payments
Willie O'Dea
279. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39433/16]
Tue, 13 Dec 2016
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Social Welfare Overpayments
Willie O'Dea
292. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in 2016 to date that have been subject to sanctions by his Department; the savings made by his Department in 2016 to date due to sanctions; the administrative cost to his Department of applying sanctions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39536/16]
Tue, 13 Dec 2016
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Carer's Allowance Applications
Willie O'Dea
339. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40083/16]
Wed, 7 Dec 2016
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Valuation Office
Willie O'Dea
81. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider establishing a branch of the Valuation Office in Tipperary town in view of the fact that her Department has office space available at this location and a number of advantages would ensue from such a move; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38919/16]
Tue, 6 Dec 2016
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Carer's Allowance Applications
Willie O'Dea
244. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when payment will commence in respect of a carer's allowance application that was awarded after an appeal on the part of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38753/16]
Tue, 29 Nov 2016
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Access to Higher Education
Willie O'Dea
242. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a commitment given in the programme for Government (details supplied) was published in advance of the budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37614/16]
Tue, 29 Nov 2016
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Departmental Staff Recruitment
Willie O'Dea
339. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there has been no social protection inspector in Tuam since August 2016; if his attention has further been drawn to the difficulty this is causing for staff and customers (details supplied); the measures he will take to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37443/16]
Tue, 29 Nov 2016
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Medicinal Products Prices
Willie O'Dea
505. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 17 November 2016, when the HSE intends to enter into negotiations with the manufacturer in an effort to secure significant price reduction for the drug Kalydeco; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36909/16]
Thu, 24 Nov 2016
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Departmental Programmes
Willie O'Dea
129. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that transitioned from an activation programme to paid employment in 2015 and to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36622/16]
Thu, 24 Nov 2016
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Departmental Programmes
Willie O'Dea
130. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that completed an activation programme and subsequently moved to another of his Department's activation programmes in 2015 and to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36623/16]
Thu, 24 Nov 2016
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Broadband Service Provision
Willie O'Dea
242. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will request the communications regulator to contact a company (details supplied) regarding a broadband connection that has been down for the past month and to deal with the matter as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36669/16]
Tue, 22 Nov 2016
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JobPath Implementation
Willie O'Dea
43. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the criticisms being levelled at JobPath; if so, the way he plans to address these criticisms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36085/16]
Tue, 22 Nov 2016
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Pension Provisions
Willie O'Dea
45. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will address the anomaly in the calculation of the contributory pension which tends to disadvantage those who took time out of the workforce to care for children or relatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36086/16]
Tue, 22 Nov 2016
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One-Parent Family Payment
Willie O'Dea
48. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will conduct a review into the changes introduced to the one-parent family payment in view of the findings of a report (details supplied) on lone parents and activation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35935/16]
Tue, 22 Nov 2016
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Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times
Willie O'Dea
58. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the average waiting times for essential payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35931/16]
Tue, 22 Nov 2016
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Disability Allowance
Willie O'Dea
62. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will introduce a cost of disability top-up payment to recognise the additional costs of a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35932/16]
Tue, 22 Nov 2016
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Income Inequality
Willie O'Dea
89. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the way he plans to address inequality and social exclusion in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35934/16]
Tue, 22 Nov 2016
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Youth Unemployment Measures
Willie O'Dea
92. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the way he plans to address the issue of youth unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35933/16]
Tue, 22 Nov 2016
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Public Bike Schemes
Willie O'Dea
537. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the data usage for each docking station per month from 2014 to date with regard to the Limerick bike share scheme; if he will provide the data for point-to-point journeys from each station per month from 2014 to date; the number of annual memberships and temporary passes issued per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35942/16]
Thu, 17 Nov 2016
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Medicinal Products Availability
Willie O'Dea
222. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made regarding the drug Kalydeco and its availability for children aged two to five years of age with cystic fibrosis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35648/16]
Wed, 16 Nov 2016
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Environmental Policy
Willie O'Dea
135. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to ban or highlight the effects of microbeads used in personal care products and biomedical research; the effects they are having on health and marine life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35274/16]
Wed, 16 Nov 2016
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Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times
Willie O'Dea
156. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting times for receipt of social protection payments in 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35342/16]
Wed, 16 Nov 2016
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Rent Supplement Scheme Data
Willie O'Dea
157. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of rent supplement recipients by county; the number of persons who have had their rent supplement increased above the prescribed limit for their areas in 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35343/16]
Wed, 16 Nov 2016
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Social Welfare Code Review
Willie O'Dea
158. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the schemes that are currently under review by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35345/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Disability Allowance
Willie O'Dea
382. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when arrears will issue to a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of a disability allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34569/16]
Tue, 8 Nov 2016
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Redundancy Payments
Willie O'Dea
214. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is now costing the taxpayer more after the decision of the Government to withdraw 60% rebate from statutory redundancy payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33310/16]
Tue, 8 Nov 2016
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Commemorative Events
Willie O'Dea
541. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when men from A Company 35th Battalion (UN Service) of the Irish Army will be honoured and recognised for their bravery at the siege of Jadotville in September 1961; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33851/16]
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
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Disability Allowance Appeals
Willie O'Dea
212. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for a review of a decision to refuse disability allowance to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32738/16]
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
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School Meals Programme
Willie O'Dea
238. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in paying a company (details supplied) for services it provides under the school meals programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32953/16]
Thu, 27 Oct 2016
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University Governance
Willie O'Dea
67. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action his Department will take to deal with the serious issues raised in relation to corporate governance and HR at the University of Limerick (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32373/16]
Thu, 27 Oct 2016
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University Governance
Willie O'Dea
69. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a detailed response from UL to the Mazars report is expected; when questions (details supplied) will be answered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32376/16]