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Thu, 25 Jun 2015
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Family Income Supplement
Willie O'Dea
39. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason there is no option given on the application form for the family income supplement to have payment paid via the post office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25468/15]
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
Willie O'Dea
1. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the social impact assessment her Department has undertaken of her changes to the one-parent family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24850/15]
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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Social Welfare Overpayments
Willie O'Dea
4. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide for each of the years 2011 to 2014, inclusive, and to date in 2015, the total overpayments made by her Department in each year, indicating the amount due to error by her Department, due to error by the applicant, and due to fraud; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24851/15]
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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Disability Support Services
Willie O'Dea
7. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will extend all Intreo services to persons with disabilities, including all the voluntary activation schemes, including the Youth Guarantee and MOMENTUM, regardless of payment type that the disabled person is on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24678/15]
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
Willie O'Dea
12. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is in favour of extending social welfare entitlements to the self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24674/15]
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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Pension Provisions
Willie O'Dea
30. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the measures she has introduced to provide greater clarity and transparency on pension charges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24675/15]
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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Respite Care Grant Expenditure
Willie O'Dea
35. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if it is her intention to restore the level of the respite grant to what it was in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24677/15]
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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Invalidity Pension Payments
Willie O'Dea
176. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when arrears of an invalidity pension will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24859/15]
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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Firearms Licences
Willie O'Dea
381. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the matters of concern and proposals submitted in regard to firearms licensing by the Sports Coalition will be decided upon; when the review will conclude in view of the impending renewal process commencement at the end of July 2015; if she will respond to the Sports Coalition’s proposal and allay the suspicion that absence of engagement creates; if she is aware that the Sports Coalition has found it necessary to meet legal advisers to discuss a contingency in the event that any currently licensed firearms are capped or banned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24976/15]
Tue, 16 Jun 2015
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Tax Code
Willie O'Dea
267. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance in view of the increase in property values, if he will consider amendments to the capital acquisitions tax regime in order to relieve the burden on persons who receive or inherit property; if he will introduce specific reliefs to cater for physically or mentally disabled persons who inherit a property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23721/15]
Tue, 16 Jun 2015
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Architectural Heritage
Willie O'Dea
918. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of monitoring her Department undertakes of local authorities' implementation of ministerial recommendations regarding the listing of particular structures under section 53 (3) of the Planning and Development Act 2000; her plans to ensure action is taken by local authorities in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23062/15]
Thu, 11 Jun 2015
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Salmon Hardship Scheme
Willie O'Dea
224. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on reopening the compensation scheme for drift-net salmon fishermen, who did not avail of the scheme when it was in operation, in view of the fact that only a very small number of persons are involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22791/15]
Wed, 10 Jun 2015
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School Enrolments
Willie O'Dea
163. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason access has not been granted following a section 29 appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick who is attending a feeder school and whose parent is suffering from a critical illness and requires daily hospital treatment; if she is aware of parents abusing the common application system by using false addresses; her plans to address the shortfalls of the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22549/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Disability Allowance Payments
Willie O'Dea
166. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a Department inspector will review payments under the disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick who is a spina bifida patient and in financial difficulty pending an increase following the cessation of a maintenance payment from that person's estranged spouse for their now independent adult child, her Department having been notified of same on 1 May 2015. [21278/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Community Employment Schemes Data
Willie O'Dea
190. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the costs of the community employment schemes for each year from 2009 to 2014; the projected costs and actual costs under the headings, materials budget, training budget, supervisory budget and participant allowances; the number of participants and supervisors employed under the schemes for each of these years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21551/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Community Employment Schemes Data
Willie O'Dea
220. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, in five year blocks, the length of service accrued by currently employed community employment scheme supervisors, both male and female; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21829/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Free Travel Scheme Administration
Willie O'Dea
222. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to extend the free travel pass to include pensioners from other European Union countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21842/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Carer's Allowance Applications
Willie O'Dea
231. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a decision remains with an inspector since March 2015 pertaining to a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; the reason the inspector in question is unable to reach a decision to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21989/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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One-Parent Family Payment Payments
Willie O'Dea
241. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when the child care supports will be put in place to ensure that those receiving payment under the one-parent family payment can avail of returning to employment or education, as promised by her on 18 April 2012; if she will honour her commitment to those persons who feel that their family status is discriminated against, in particular those lone parents who are employed part-time or in low-paid employment, who are self-employed, or who are in education; how persons in these categories, who receive family income supplement, can increase their income by increasing their hours to 19, as outlined by her, taking into consideration that lone parents who already work 19 hours will be cut, and given that many lone parents are restricted by low-hour contracts, where employers refuse to sign family income supplement forms guaranteeing hours; and where there are increased child care costs if hours are increased, and there is a loss to those in receipt of rent supplement and housing assistance payments of up to 75% of any increase, which does not cover the additional cost of working; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22056/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Free Travel Scheme Administration
Willie O'Dea
260. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the impact the Government’s privatisation of public transport services will have on the free travel scheme; if she will carry out an assessment of this policy change on the free travel scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22345/15]