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Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Willie O'Dea
68. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if any companies have left the Covid restrictions support scheme over the past month. [17140/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Willie O'Dea
175. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the click and collect service is having a disproportionately negative effect on smaller family run retailers; if he will consider reversing the ban on non-essential retailers operating a click and collect or call and collect service in order to help these businesses survive the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16459/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Road Projects
Willie O'Dea
258. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the urgent need for a reinstatement of an inbound access from the M20 Limerick southern ring road to Carew Park link Road, Limerick given that the Limerick city south regeneration committees have been effectively cut off from the national network; if he will request that Transport Infrastructure Ireland include an inbound access to the Carew Park link road in the context of the M20 project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16366/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Road Projects
Willie O'Dea
268. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the urgent need for a reinstatement of inbound access from the M20 Limerick southern ring road to Carew Park link road in Limerick given that the Limerick city south regeneration committees have effectively been cut off from the national network; if he will request that Transport Infrastructure Ireland to include inbound access to the Carew Park link road in the context of the M20 project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16503/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Credit Unions
Willie O'Dea
480. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the status of the review of the policy framework within which credit unions operate. [15183/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Credit Unions
Willie O'Dea
481. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the measures being taken to enable and support the credit union movement to grow. [15184/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Credit Unions
Willie O'Dea
482. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the way in which he is supporting credit unions in the expansion of services to encourage community development. [15185/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Social Welfare Rates
Willie O'Dea
961. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if the rate of contributory old age pension paid to a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if the person is entitled to change status credits given that they returned to the workplace in October 1991; the basis on which their pension has been calculated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14067/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Garda Stations
Willie O'Dea
1237. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider the provision of a new Garda station for the Castletroy, Annacotty, area of Limerick city (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14601/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Hospital Staff
Willie O'Dea
1380. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to cut in half the number of positions for newly qualified doctors in University of Limerick with the hospital set to lose 44 of its current 89 intern doctors in July 2021; his views on this proposal by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14089/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Hospital Admissions
Willie O'Dea
1396. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Tevere Day Hospital, County Limerick, is seeing no new patients except for emergencies and no review patients in addition to cancelling occupational therapy, social work, phlebotomy and psychology services; his views on the situation; the steps he will take to rectify the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14120/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Willie O'Dea
1400. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if retail staff in health stores who provide health advice to customers on a personal basis and have remained open throughout the pandemic will be considered essential workers under the vaccination schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14125/21]
Wed, 10 Mar 2021
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Third Level Education
Willie O'Dea
495. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that students studying a master's in education with a college (details supplied) have been informed they have to pay €1,300 to complete a fully online Gaeltacht course undertaken at home in summer 2021; her views on whether this is a very high price given the course provider will not now have to incur the cost of food, lodgings and room rental generally associated with the Gaeltacht experience; her plans to deal with this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12770/21]
Wed, 10 Mar 2021
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HSE Staff
Willie O'Dea
804. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the issue of pay awards arising from Report No. 42 of the Review Body of Higher Remuneration in Public Service regarding payment being withheld from serving and retired HSE senior managers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12766/21]
Wed, 10 Mar 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Willie O'Dea
915. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health his views on the potential introduction of vaccine passports (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13164/21]
Thu, 4 Mar 2021
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Naturalisation Applications
Willie O'Dea
169. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the reason no decision has been made on an application by a person (details supplied) for naturalisation despite the fact the application was lodged in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12189/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Wage Subsidy Scheme
Willie O'Dea
535. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the basic rate payable, under the wage subsidiary scheme, to bring it in line with the increases in the minimum wage over the past decade; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the lack of increase in the basic rate has been cited as a significant contributory factor towards job losses for many persons with disabilities, including 37 recently at a facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11229/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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JobsPlus Scheme
Willie O'Dea
549. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if the JobsPlus scheme applies to solicitor apprentices; if not, if it can be extended to them to allow solicitors to take them on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11601/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Willie O'Dea
811. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the category An Post workers come under in the Covid-19 vaccination allocation strategy; when they will be offered a Covid-19 vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11353/21]
Thu, 25 Feb 2021
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Energy Efficiency
Willie O'Dea
125. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to provide a retrofitting programme for sections 38 and 39 residential housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10695/21]
Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Willie O'Dea
233. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he will address a series of issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10567/21]
Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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Prisoner Transfers
Willie O'Dea
717. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice if there is a barrier at present to Irish prisoners who are incarcerated abroad being repatriated to the Irish prison system; if legislation will be required to enable this process to resume; if so, when this legislation will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9734/21]
Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Willie O'Dea
827. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he will request that the HSE provide an additional mass vaccination centre for Limerick with strong public transport links; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9651/21]
Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Willie O'Dea
849. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be offered the vaccine for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9748/21]
Thu, 18 Feb 2021
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Water Fluoridation
Willie O'Dea
246. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the permissible levels of fluoride in drinking water in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9053/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Insurance Industry
Willie O'Dea
222. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the remedy he plans for a person who has been refused flood risk insurance even though they had flood risk insurance for many years for the same property; his plans to alleviate this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7015/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Willie O'Dea
865. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when all front-line staff in St. John's and St. Camillus' community hospitals and St. Munchin's University Hospital, Limerick, will receive the Covid-19 vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7008/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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National Treatment Purchase Fund
Willie O'Dea
669. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the most recent national treatment purchase fund figures show that 5,545 persons were on the University Hospital Limerick outpatient eye care waiting list which is an increase of over 1,000 since the end of 2019 and 2,754 are now waiting more than 18 months at the hospital, an increase from 2,191 at the end of 2019; if he will extend the successful Sligo scheme in the north west to UHL in view of these extremely long waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5245/21]
Thu, 28 Jan 2021
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Community Employment Schemes
Willie O'Dea
67. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the payments of pensions and or gratuities for community employment supervisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4712/21]
Thu, 28 Jan 2021
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Third Level Staff
Willie O'Dea
192. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the employment status of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4715/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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National Debt
Willie O'Dea
223. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the annual debt repayments as a share of GDP and as a share of GNI* in each of the years 2000 to 2020; and the estimated repayments for same in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4265/21]
Thu, 21 Jan 2021
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Sport Ireland
Willie O'Dea
107. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if it is possible for a club (details supplied) in Limerick to apply for funding from Sport Ireland towards the provision of a games promotion officer similar to the situation that exists for Dublin clubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3327/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Willie O'Dea
22. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason there is now a public health risk in allowing customers to collect goods from non-essential retailers, given that it was not a risk in the last level 5 lockdown, in view of the fact this ban will have a disproportionately negative effect on smaller family-run retailers; if consideration will be given to reversing the ban on non-essential retailers operating a click and collect or call and collect service in order to help them survive the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2537/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Architectural Heritage
Willie O'Dea
207. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to provide a sufficiently resourced structure-at-risk team for listed buildings that require urgent repairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2421/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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School Accommodation
Willie O'Dea
317. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education the status of the building project to provide improved accommodation for a school (details supplied) in county Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2738/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Fuel Allowance
Willie O'Dea
353. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she received a request from a charity (details supplied) for a double fuel allowance to be paid for a two-week period over the next few weeks; if the request will receive a response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2730/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Willie O'Dea
545. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the reason fourth-year student radiographers who were paid for a number of weeks in 2020 for their work during the Covid-19 pandemic are not being paid now when hospitals are busier than ever; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2533/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Willie O'Dea
620. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if general practitioners will be prioritised to receive the Covid-19 vaccination; the timeframe for all general practitioners to receive the vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2729/21]
Thu, 14 Jan 2021
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UN Security Council
Willie O'Dea
112. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the additional staff that will be deployed to the Irish Permanent Mission to the UN by grade during Ireland's term on the Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2129/21]
Thu, 14 Jan 2021
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Consular Services
Willie O'Dea
113. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to open a new Irish Consulate General Office in Dubrovnik, Croatia; if he is considering opening Irish Consulate General offices in other locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2130/21]
Thu, 14 Jan 2021
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Air Corps
Willie O'Dea
115. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Defence if a new recruitment drive for aircraft maintenance technicians for the Air Corps will be launched in quarter 1 of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2133/21]
Thu, 14 Jan 2021
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Special Educational Needs
Willie O'Dea
134. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she will address concerns regarding the reopening of special education classes in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2117/21]
Thu, 14 Jan 2021
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Proposed Legislation
Willie O'Dea
167. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the status of the Irish nationality and citizenship (amendment) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2121/21]
Thu, 14 Jan 2021
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Garda Transport Provision
Willie O'Dea
168. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of the Garda fleet within the Limerick division that are aged less than one year old, between one to three, three to six, six to ten and over ten years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2127/21]
Thu, 14 Jan 2021
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Addiction Treatment Services
Willie O'Dea
232. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of residential addiction-related stabilisation, step down recovery beds in CHO3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2119/21]
Thu, 14 Jan 2021
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Hospital Staff
Willie O'Dea
233. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available for the recruitment of an additional full-time consultant orthopaedic surgeon for Croom Orthopaedic Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2120/21]
Thu, 14 Jan 2021
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Hare Coursing
Willie O'Dea
243. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason coursing events which had been allowed take place during the run-up to Christmas 2020 due to its inclusion on an approved list of permitted sports are no longer permitted. [1974/21]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Redundancy Payments
Willie O'Dea
31. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions that will be taken for persons who are entitled to enhanced redundancy; when he plans intend to implement the Duffy Cahill report; if the legislation will cover the Irish workers of a group (details supplied); his plans to change company law to improve the position of workers in the list of creditors in the event of liquidation in circumstances in which a collective redundancy has been agreed and applied previously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45056/20]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Willie O'Dea
496. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education the reason her Department has cut the PPE funding for term 2 by 40% for a school (details supplied); her views on whether that it is unfair to penalise schools that did not use the procurement process to purchase PPE the details which were not released until the end of August 2020 yet this school had to procure before 26 June 2020 for four weeks for July Provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1359/21]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Schools Data
Willie O'Dea
532. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she will address concerns regarding the reopening of special education classes in schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1737/21]