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Wed, 8 May 2019
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Invalidity Pension Applications
Willie O'Dea
1457. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an invalidity pension application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19617/19]
Thu, 18 Apr 2019
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Sports Facilities Expenditure
Willie O'Dea
246. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of State funding for sporting activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18215/19]
Thu, 18 Apr 2019
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Consultancy Contracts Data
Willie O'Dea
286. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent on external consultancy reports in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18114/19]
Thu, 18 Apr 2019
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Social Welfare Appeals Data
Willie O'Dea
287. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of social welfare appeals lodged in each of the years 2012 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the percentage of appeals which were successful; the average waiting time in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18115/19]
Thu, 18 Apr 2019
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Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times
Willie O'Dea
288. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average waiting time for a decision on appeal for social protection payments paid on a weekly basis in cases in which there is no oral hearing in 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18116/19]
Thu, 18 Apr 2019
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EU Funding
Willie O'Dea
289. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the allocation to FEAD Ireland in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the distribution of this funding; if funding to FEAD Ireland has increased as a result of the homeless crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18117/19]
Thu, 18 Apr 2019
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Anti-Poverty Strategy
Willie O'Dea
290. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her targets for poverty, including child poverty; if these targets are being met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18118/19]
Thu, 18 Apr 2019
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Poverty Data
Willie O'Dea
291. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rate of severe material deprivation for lone parents here; the way in which this compares to the EU average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18120/19]
Wed, 17 Apr 2019
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Disability Allowance Payments
Willie O'Dea
227. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when arrears will issue for a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17889/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Hospital Overcrowding
Willie O'Dea
382. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health his views on the constant overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick; the actions he has taken to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17694/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Hospital Overcrowding
Willie O'Dea
383. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he has discussed the constant overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick with the HSE recently; the actions being taken in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17695/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Illness Benefit Eligibility
Willie O'Dea
527. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason payment of illness benefit ceased after 12 months for a person (details supplied); when payment will be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17290/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
Willie O'Dea
533. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when arrears will issue after an appeal for jobseeker's allowance was partially allowed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17366/19]
Wed, 10 Apr 2019
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General Practitioner Services
Willie O'Dea
110. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing an automatic entitlement to a general practitioner visit card to those in receipt of a full-time carer's payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16771/19]
Wed, 10 Apr 2019
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Carer's Allowance Eligibility
Willie O'Dea
193. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the capital disregard savings, shares and property for carer's allowance from €20,000 and €50,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16770/19]
Wed, 10 Apr 2019
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Fuel Allowance Eligibility
Willie O'Dea
194. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of disregarding the half-rate carer's allowance in the means test for entitlement to the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16772/19]
Wed, 10 Apr 2019
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Departmental Functions
Willie O'Dea
203. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the suspension by the data access unit of her Department of the pension tracing service which had assisted with pension beneficiaries in tracing their pension entitlements; the number of queries which the system handled in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the number of such queries which were successfully completed in each year; her plans to assist persons with tracing their entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16906/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Defence Forces Transport
Willie O'Dea
129. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of light tactical armoured vehicles purchased for the Defence Forces in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the number withdrawn during the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16248/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Civil Defence
Willie O'Dea
130. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated full-year cost if the budget for the Civil Defence increased by 12.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16249/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Diplomatic Representation
Willie O'Dea
139. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will allocate a first secretary post to the Irish embassies in Pretoria, South Africa, and the Hague, The Netherlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16246/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Legislative Measures
Willie O'Dea
176. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to update the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16247/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Garda Resources
Willie O'Dea
254. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the budget allocation for the maintenance and upgrade of the Garda CCTV system in each of the years 2017 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16241/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Closed-Circuit Television Systems
Willie O'Dea
255. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda CCTV cameras attached to each Garda CCTV camera location; if all of these CCTV cameras are fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16245/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Carer's Allowance Review
Willie O'Dea
586. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in a carer's allowance review in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16227/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Rent Pressure Zones
Willie O'Dea
637. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason the rent pressure zone in the eastern part of Limerick city has not been extended to other parts of Limerick; if the matter is being given consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16624/19]
Thu, 4 Apr 2019
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State Pension (Contributory)
Willie O'Dea
1. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the total contributions approach to calculating entitlement to the contributory pension will come into effect in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15534/19]
Thu, 4 Apr 2019
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Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
Willie O'Dea
3. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for community employment schemes; her further plans to address pension entitlements for supervisors and assistant supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15535/19]
Thu, 4 Apr 2019
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Employment Rights
Willie O'Dea
26. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address issues in relation to bogus self-employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15529/19]
Thu, 4 Apr 2019
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State Pensions
Willie O'Dea
31. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the review under way of entitlement to an increased rate of contributory pension; the number of cases that remain to be reviewed; when the review will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15530/19]
Thu, 4 Apr 2019
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Disability Activation Projects
Willie O'Dea
33. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the budget for activation for persons with a disability is slightly lower in the 2019 Estimates than in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15533/19]
Thu, 4 Apr 2019
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Social Welfare Overpayments
Willie O'Dea
37. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of overpayments made in 2018; the number and percentage of same that were a result of fraud; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15532/19]
Thu, 4 Apr 2019
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Pension Provisions
Willie O'Dea
38. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the IORP II directive; if she will apply for a derogation for self-directed pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15531/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Election Monitoring Missions
Willie O'Dea
99. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will address matters (details supplied) further to the election observation briefing note; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15190/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Work Permits Eligibility
Willie O'Dea
234. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to consider changing the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2018 to remove dental technicians from the list of ineligible categories of employees in view of the scarcity of dental technicians and the threat to the feasibility of dental laboratory businesses arising from the failure to secure suitably qualified employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15019/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Direct Provision Payments
Willie O'Dea
505. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the allowance for adults in direct provision from €38.80 per week to €40, €42, €43, €44 and €45, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14725/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Direct Provision Payments
Willie O'Dea
506. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the allowance for children in direct provision from €29.80 to €31, €32, €33, €34 and €35, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14726/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Social Welfare Rates
Willie O'Dea
507. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing payments (details supplied) by €5 and €10, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14727/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Fuel Allowance Data
Willie O'Dea
508. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the fuel allowance by one, two, three and four weeks, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14728/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Household Benefits Scheme
Willie O'Dea
509. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year expenditure on the household benefits package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14729/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Rent Supplement Scheme Data
Willie O'Dea
510. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing rent supplement limits by on average of 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14730/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Qualified Child Increase Payments
Willie O'Dea
511. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the qualified child increase by €2, €3, €4 and €5, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14732/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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School Meals Programme
Willie O'Dea
512. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing expenditure on the school meals programme by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14733/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Low Pay Commission Expenditure
Willie O'Dea
513. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the annual expenditure on the Low Pay Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14734/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Maternity Benefit
Willie O'Dea
514. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing maternity benefit from 26 weeks to 30 and 34 weeks, respectively, for those who have had multiple births; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14735/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Child Benefit Payments
Willie O'Dea
515. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of paying a double child benefit payment to parents on the birth of a child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14736/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Jobseeker's Payments
Willie O'Dea
516. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of equalising jobseeker payments for those under 26 years of age to the standard rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14737/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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National Advocacy Service
Willie O'Dea
517. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of advocates in the National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities; the estimated full-year cost of increasing the number of advocates by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14738/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Bereavement Leave
Willie O'Dea
518. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of introducing two weeks' paid bereavement leave at a rate of €203 per week per parent who has been bereaved of a child under 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14739/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Working Family Payment Data
Willie O'Dea
519. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of reducing the hours required to qualify for the working family payment from 19 to 15 hours for lone parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14740/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Social Welfare Schemes Data
Willie O'Dea
520. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of allowing lone parents in employment whose children are aged between 7 and 14 years of age to receive both the jobseeker's transition payment and the working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14741/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Jobseeker's Transitional Payment
Willie O'Dea
521. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of extending the jobseeker's transitional payment for lone parents until their youngest child reaches 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14742/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Jobseeker's Transitional Payment
Willie O'Dea
522. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the earnings disregard for the jobseeker's transitional payment by €10, €15, €20 and €25, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14743/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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One-Parent Family Payment Data
Willie O'Dea
523. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the earnings disregard for the one parent family payment by €10, €15, €20 and €25, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14744/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Carer's Allowance Data
Willie O'Dea
524. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the week hours a carer can work or study while receiving carer's allowance, carer's benefit or the carer support grant from 15 to 18.5 hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14745/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Free Travel Scheme Eligibility
Willie O'Dea
525. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of extending the free travel scheme for children in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14746/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Carer's Allowance Data
Willie O'Dea
526. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the income disregard for carer's allowance from €332.50 for a single person and €665 for a couple to €450 and €900, respectively in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14747/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Tenant Purchase Scheme
Willie O'Dea
607. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when he plans to change the tenant purchase scheme for local authority houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15448/19]
Wed, 27 Mar 2019
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Carer's Benefit Applications
Willie O'Dea
272. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision on carer's benefit for a person (details supplied) will be expedited in view of the fact that further medical evidence has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14348/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Flood Relief Schemes Status
Willie O'Dea
264. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if planned flood relief schemes on the lower section of the river Shannon (details supplied) will progress as planned; if they are to be delayed in view of the national children's hospital overspend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13670/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Willie O'Dea
311. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide an ASD unit to secondary schools in Limerick city (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13090/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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State Claims Agency
Willie O'Dea
356. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to date of establishing a redress scheme for victims of sexual abuse in primary schools; the number of applicants that have been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13526/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Dietician Service Provision
Willie O'Dea
781. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when a dietician will be appointment to King's Island Medical Centre, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13488/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Meat Processing Plants
Willie O'Dea
983. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of meat processing plants that have applied for CNC licences to export beef products to China; the length of time CNC applications are taking to process; the reason for the delay; the progress status of the CNC licence application made by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13667/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Community Employment Schemes Administration
Willie O'Dea
1268. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter regarding community employment schemes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13358/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Illness Benefit Payments
Willie O'Dea
1289. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the payments to a person (details supplied) have ceased; when they can expect to receive payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13604/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Disability Allowance Payments
Willie O'Dea
1296. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when arrears will issue in respect ofa disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13673/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Invalidity Pension Appeals
Willie O'Dea
1319. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an invalidity pension review for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13875/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Working Family Payment Payments
Willie O'Dea
1349. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a working family payment has not issued to a person (details supplied) since October 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14231/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Jobseeker's Payments
Willie O'Dea
347. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of a jobseeker's payment by payment type and county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12670/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Rent Supplement Scheme Data
Willie O'Dea
348. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of rent supplement by county; the number who have had their payment increased over the prescribed limits in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12671/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Exceptional Needs Payment Data
Willie O'Dea
349. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who received an exceptional needs payment by county in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12672/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Carer's Allowance Data
Willie O'Dea
350. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of a carer's payment by payment type and county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12673/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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One-Parent Family Payment Data
Willie O'Dea
351. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the one-parent family payment by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12674/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Paternity Benefit
Willie O'Dea
352. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of men who have availed of paternity benefit to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12675/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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State Pensions Payments
Willie O'Dea
353. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of a pension-related payment by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12676/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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State Pension (Contributory)
Willie O'Dea
354. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of reviews conducted and completed to date in respect of the changes made to the contributory pension in 2012; the number of outstanding reviews that remain to be conducted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12677/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Social Welfare Benefits Data
Willie O'Dea
355. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing all social welfare related payments by values (details supplied) in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12678/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Disability Support Services
Willie O'Dea
356. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the analysis her Department is undertaking of the cost of a disability; if this analysis has commenced; the expected completion date of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12679/19]
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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Flood Prevention Measures
Willie O'Dea
122. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the work carried out by the OPW in the areas of Ballymakeogh, Clonsingle and Shower Bog road further to the serious flooding of 2018; the work planned to be carried out in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11675/19]
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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Cannabis for Medicinal Use
Willie O'Dea
336. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health his plans to have the medication CBD produced by a company (details supplied) dispensed to pharmacies here rather than persons having to travel abroad to collect this medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11707/19]
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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Public Services Card Authentication
Willie O'Dea
657. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to a recent opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor (details supplied) in the context of the ongoing controversy in relation to the roll-out of the public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11733/19]
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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Public Services Card Authentication
Willie O'Dea
658. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address matters relating to the General Data Protection Regulation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11738/19]
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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Invalidity Pension Applications
Willie O'Dea
659. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an invalidity pension application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11742/19]
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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Public Services Card Authentication
Willie O'Dea
663. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address matters (details supplied) in relation to SAFE II; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11859/19]
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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Carer's Allowance Appeals
Willie O'Dea
681. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding an appeal for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) that was appealed in August 2018.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12097/19]
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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Carer's Allowance Applications
Willie O'Dea
686. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12371/19]
Thu, 7 Mar 2019
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Hospital Staff Recruitment
Willie O'Dea
137. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when an ophthalmologist will be appointed to University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11322/19]
Wed, 6 Mar 2019
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Working Family Payment Payments
Willie O'Dea
287. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when payment will issue pertaining to a working family payment application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10993/19]
Wed, 6 Mar 2019
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Working Family Payment Applications
Willie O'Dea
304. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue on a working family payment review for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11179/19]
Thu, 28 Feb 2019
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Working Family Payment Eligibility
Willie O'Dea
216. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a review of a working family payment in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10049/19]
Thu, 21 Feb 2019
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
Willie O'Dea
132. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the reason ulcerative colitis is not a recognised disability here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8875/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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EU Directives
Willie O'Dea
44. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for the EU IORP II directive; if a derogation for smaller and single member pension schemes will be applied for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8051/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Community Employment Schemes Review
Willie O'Dea
46. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for community employment schemes and the local employment services; the efforts she will make to safeguard same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8052/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Pensions Reform
Willie O'Dea
57. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to introduce an auto-enrolment scheme in view of the fact that the proposals put forward by her Department were criticised during the public consultation process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8050/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Departmental Strategies
Willie O'Dea
82. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the new national action plan for social inclusion 2018 to 2021 will be published; the reason it has not been published to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8047/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
Willie O'Dea
86. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of her plans to extend jobseeker's benefit to the self-employed; if illness benefit will be extended to the self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8048/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
oral
Social Welfare Rates
Willie O'Dea
91. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if index-linking social welfare payments is being considered; the analysis she has undertaken of this approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8049/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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State Pension (Contributory)
Willie O'Dea
104. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if all those who qualify for a revised contributory pension will be paid the revised amount backdated to March 2018 by the end of the first quarter of 2019; if those affected by same can provide the necessary information in writing rather than online; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons are experiencing difficulties with the online platform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8046/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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State Examinations Appeals
Willie O'Dea
239. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the case of a person (details supplied) as an example of delays in rechecking leaving certificate examination results; the steps he is taking in regard to accelerating the rechecking process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8171/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Medicinal Products Availability
Willie O'Dea
328. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the status of the approval of the drug Spinraza for availability under the general medical services system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7727/19]