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Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Departmental Programmes
Willie O'Dea
184. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of participants in activation programmes who, because of their participation, are not included on the live register, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42961/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Water Charges Exemptions
Willie O'Dea
547. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to exempt pensioners from the water charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42530/15]
Thu, 26 Nov 2015
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Swimming Pool Programme Applications
Willie O'Dea
225. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will allocate funding through the sports capital grant programme to return the full use of facilities at the University of Limerick Arena, permitting the addressing of significant maintenance issues relating to the 50-metre pool which are having a negative impact on the arena's ability to host any major event at present; why he has not provided these funds to date; why his Department has enabled the loss of business to the locality through its inaction and lack of attention to these health and safety issues, an inaction that has cost Limerick City and the province in general loss of revenue, and has caused detrimental damage to the development of local talent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42217/15]
Tue, 24 Nov 2015
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Employment Support Services
Willie O'Dea
109. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the current number of participants in the JobBridge and community employment schemes, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41296/15]
Tue, 24 Nov 2015
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Jobseeker's Benefit Eligibility
Willie O'Dea
142. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to review the policy that persons in receipt of a jobseeker's benefit have their claim frozen if they go on JobBridge, meaning that if they had one day left on their claim they would not be assessed during the nine month internship and would still have that one day left at the end of the internship, regardless of their assets or other household income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41762/15]
Tue, 24 Nov 2015
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Social Welfare Benefits Data
Willie O'Dea
143. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's contributory pension and non-contributory pension in Limerick city and county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41763/15]
Tue, 24 Nov 2015
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Garda Deployment
Willie O'Dea
323. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda personnel in the Limerick Garda Síochána division in each of the years 2011 to 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41521/15]
Tue, 24 Nov 2015
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Medical Card Data
Willie O'Dea
400. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards in circulation in the Limerick health area on 1 November 2014 and on 1 November 2015, in tabular form; the number of these that were issued, on a discretionary basis; to persons over 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41523/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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State Pensions Reform
Willie O'Dea
60. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she proposes to introduce legislation to deal with the position of persons who no longer qualify for a pension upon reaching 65 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40183/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
Willie O'Dea
63. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the adequacy of payments under the rent supplement scheme, given the increase in rents nationally and that approximately 1,500 children are living in emergency accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40184/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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National Internship Scheme Administration
Willie O'Dea
66. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the JobBridge scheme; if she envisages any amendment or change to the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40068/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Social Welfare Code Review
Willie O'Dea
67. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection for an update on the issue of determination orders which were not catered for in the legislation on jobseeker's transition payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40069/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure
Willie O'Dea
76. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views that only two of 40 social protection cuts have been restored in full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40067/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Back to Education Allowance
Willie O'Dea
91. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the implications of the Economic and Social Research Institute’s report evaluating the back to education allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40070/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Rent Supplement Scheme Data
Willie O'Dea
114. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of requests for payments of additional rent supplement, over and above the standard rate approved in each local authority, under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme; the number approved, refused, in 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40041/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Social Welfare Code
Willie O'Dea
134. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if lone parents who are in full-time education and who are in receipt of the maintenance grant and the jobseeker's allowance transition payment will be worse off financially when their youngest child turns 14 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40255/15]
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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Community Employment Schemes Data
Willie O'Dea
60. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the budget cost and the actual cost of the community employment programme, by allowances, supervision, materials and training to 30 September 2015, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39923/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Disability Allowance Payments
Willie O'Dea
148. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when payment of arrears to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be made; the amount payable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39297/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Local Authority Funding
Willie O'Dea
513. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 187 of 30 April 2015, the reason his Department has not advised on funding to establish a community centre in the Garryowen area of Limerick, despite the reply to the parliamentary question; when the Department intends to respond to the community in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39078/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Sports Capital Programme Eligibility
Willie O'Dea
594. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the sports capital grant application submitted by a school (details supplied) in County Limerick was deemed invalid due to a missing date on a page from the tender submitted; if this is the case, the reason the applicant was not permitted an opportunity to amend same before a decision was made on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39327/15]