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Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Road Projects
Willie O'Dea
240. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position regarding the proposed significant road improvements for the N24 from Cahir to near Pallasgreen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1365/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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School Enrolments
Willie O'Dea
763. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she will clarify the extent of the Castletroy area and its environs within the school planning area; if it specifically includes the Old Singland road and Bloodmill road, Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1389/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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School Equipment
Willie O'Dea
799. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she will review the decision by her Department to refuse an equipment grant for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2077/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Willie O'Dea
890. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the way that her Department assesses the means of a person on disability allowance; if it is assumed a civil partner will provide in lieu of the State in event of change of status; the assumptions that are being made regarding the cost of living in 2023; if she considers it feasible that a young couple could afford to pay rent and live off one salary within the means restrictions imposed by her Department regarding disability allowance; when the conditions were last reviewed; if she will undertake an urgent review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1264/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Social Welfare Appeals
Willie O'Dea
921. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal has been registered for a person (details supplied) as requested on 11 October 2022 by this Deputy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2089/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Ambulance Service
Willie O'Dea
1162. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is appropriate that ambulances are coming from as far away as Rathkeale in response to emergency calls from patients in Limerick city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63162/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Dental Services
Willie O'Dea
1371. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the reason that contracts have not been awarded by the HSE to two dentists (details supplied) in order for them to offer services to medical card holders in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63967/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Mortality Rates
Willie O'Dea
1626. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he will provide statistics on excess mortality rates in Ireland for each of the years 2019 to 2022; if there is a clear and significant increase in excess mortality, if he intends to initiate an investigation into the causes of these excess deaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1870/23]
Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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Flexible Work Practices
Willie O'Dea
42. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if remote working hubs will be provided in rural areas. [62561/22]
Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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Departmental Policies
Willie O'Dea
243. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she has considered establishing a national voluntary redeployment panel to allow teachers who wish to relocate to keep their permanent and contract of indefinite duration status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63095/22]
Wed, 14 Dec 2022
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Road Projects
Willie O'Dea
38. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position on the M/N20 Limerick to Cork road scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62401/22]
Wed, 14 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Willie O'Dea
182. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application on behalf of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62774/22]
Wed, 14 Dec 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Willie O'Dea
250. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the reason that carers and nurses who work in a healthcare setting (details supplied) are not being considered for the €1,000 pandemic bonus payment; if he will review this decision in light of the fact that these nurses and carers cared for the elderly residents throughout the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62396/22]
Wed, 14 Dec 2022
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Animal Diseases
Willie O'Dea
306. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 251 of 25 March 2021, if he will review the reply (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62392/22]
Wed, 14 Dec 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Willie O'Dea
307. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether it is unfair that only successful applicants for the 2022 fodder support scheme are eligible to apply for the 2023 scheme; if he will consider opening the 2023 scheme up to applicants who, for whatever reason, did not apply for the 2022 fodder support scheme but are still facing significant extra costs to produce fodder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62403/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Workplace Relations Commission
Willie O'Dea
147. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views that a company (details supplied) has reneged on a WRC agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61948/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Willie O'Dea
411. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she agrees with An Taoiseach (details supplied) that it is not the Government's intention to deny the €500 lump-sum payment to those who have come off disability allowance on a temporary basis to undertake Solas training courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61947/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Health Services
Willie O'Dea
19. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to improve and expand health services for older people in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61176/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Mental Health Services
Willie O'Dea
39. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to improve and expand mental health services in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61177/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Willie O'Dea
22. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí that have been recruited to date in 2022. [60500/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Willie O'Dea
39. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí assigned to the Dublin districts that have retired to date in 2022. [60501/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
Willie O'Dea
602. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he intends to provide funding to a foundation (details supplied) a charity that provides financial assistance directly to parents of children with life-limiting or chronic complex care needs across Ireland, to help with the non-medical expenses related to caring for their child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60463/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Health Services Staff
Willie O'Dea
603. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many persons who provide essential work as hygiene cleaners, domestic staff, laundry workers, housekeeping staff, across our public hospitals and care homes believe that they should be in a higher band regarding the national pay scale agreement; if he will review the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60466/22]
Wed, 30 Nov 2022
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Redundancy Payments
Willie O'Dea
54. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in relation to the 38 former employees of a facility (details supplied) in Raheen, Limerick, who lost their jobs early in 2021 and who are still fighting to receive their proper redundancy package; if he will intervene to help resolve the issue and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59827/22]
Tue, 29 Nov 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Willie O'Dea
617. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when cleaners that worked at UHL will receive their pandemic bonus payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58771/22]
Thu, 24 Nov 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Willie O'Dea
322. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he will consider establishing a full public inquiry into deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic at both public and private nursing and care homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58627/22]
Thu, 24 Nov 2022
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Vaccination Programme
Willie O'Dea
323. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when a vaccine compensation scheme will be introduced in this country to fast-track compensation for persons who have been damaged as a result of taking Covid vaccines and other vaccines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58632/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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Northern Ireland
Willie O'Dea
84. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he expects a resolution in respect of the current difficulties with the Northern Ireland protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57643/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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Disaster Response
Willie O'Dea
88. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action that Ireland has taken in relation to the famine in the Horn of Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57644/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Willie O'Dea
450. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a working family payment review for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57564/22]
Thu, 17 Nov 2022
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Sports Events
Willie O'Dea
27. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on Ireland's participation in a joint bid to host Euro 2028. [56829/22]
Thu, 17 Nov 2022
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Sports Events
Willie O'Dea
61. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the development of a major events strategy. [56830/22]
Thu, 17 Nov 2022
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Domestic Violence
Willie O'Dea
77. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he expects paid domestic violence leave to come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56879/22]
Thu, 17 Nov 2022
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Residential Institutions
Willie O'Dea
80. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way that the proposed national centre for research and remembrance in respect of survivors of institutional abuses during the twentieth century will function; the form that it will take; if it will have a board; when he expects the centre to be formed; the site that will be developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56880/22]
Thu, 17 Nov 2022
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Health Services Staff
Willie O'Dea
304. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he will provide dedicated dietitians to work with autistic children given that it is common for autistic children to have issues with food or eating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57175/22]
Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Willie O'Dea
108. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if capital expenditure is within profile for the year to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56447/22]
Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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Public Expenditure Policy
Willie O'Dea
128. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if current expenditure is within profile for the year to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56446/22]
Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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School Staff
Willie O'Dea
348. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education when school secretaries will transfer to her Department’s payroll; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56539/22]
Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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Third Level Fees
Willie O'Dea
455. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider extending the €1,000 reduction in the student contribution fee to disabled students who have already finished an undergraduate programme but need to retrain through no fault of their own; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56534/22]
Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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Immigration Status
Willie O'Dea
478. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice if an application for repatriation by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56528/22]
Wed, 9 Nov 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Willie O'Dea
87. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a guardian's payment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55684/22]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Willie O'Dea
635. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54253/22]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Willie O'Dea
914. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when the pandemic bonus payment of €1,000 will be paid to a person (details supplied) who works in the emergency department of University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54204/22]
Thu, 27 Oct 2022
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Departmental Bodies
Willie O'Dea
174. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance when he expects to appoint the new members of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeals to be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53934/22]
Thu, 27 Oct 2022
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Willie O'Dea
282. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health his plans to tackle the long waiting lists for audiology tests; his plans to establish a Departmental working group to assist in developing a cohesive, efficient and caring strategy that addresses the hearing needs of the Irish adult population and in turn, reduces the financial health burden on the State in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53946/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Energy Policy
Willie O'Dea
185. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the energy regulator stating that it has no function in dealing with former customers of a company (details supplied) which left the Irish energy market earlier this year, leaving many pre-paid customers, who were in credit, owed significant sums of money by the company; the steps that he proposes to take to resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52921/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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National Educational Psychological Service
Willie O'Dea
387. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education her plans to address the situation in which trainee educational and child psychologists are working side-by-side with clinical psychologist trainees in schools, but are unpaid for their work, unlike their clinical psychologist colleagues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53023/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Code
Willie O'Dea
439. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if the extra benefits announced in Budget 2023 for people on disability allowance will be available to those who have come off disability allowance on a temporary basis to undertake Solas training courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52886/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Medicinal Products
Willie O'Dea
636. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when circadin will be available on the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53071/22]
Thu, 20 Oct 2022
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Garda Reserve
Willie O'Dea
4. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the development and implementation of the Garda Reserve strategy 2021-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52413/22]
Thu, 20 Oct 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Willie O'Dea
36. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the number of new gardaí who have been recruited to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52412/22]
Thu, 20 Oct 2022
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Health Services Staff
Willie O'Dea
84. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of children's disability network teams, CDNTs, in community healthcare organisations, CHOs, 3 and 5; the locations in which each team is based; the numbers of staff in whole-time equivalent, WTE, terms approved for each team; the numbers currently assigned to each team; the number of vacant positions on each team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52416/22]
Thu, 20 Oct 2022
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Health Services Staff
Willie O'Dea
117. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of the additional 23 specialist nurses in adult neurology services that will be allocated to the mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52417/22]
Wed, 19 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Willie O'Dea
143. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to reports that in order to claim illness benefit for Covid-related illness, a PCR test is not accepted, and that an individual is expected to attain a medical certificate from a doctor at considerable cost; if she will revoke this requirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52395/22]
Wed, 19 Oct 2022
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Willie O'Dea
210. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the status of the Freestyle Libre 2 application for reimbursement on the HSEs long-term illness scheme through the Community Funded AIDS and Appliances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52095/22]
Wed, 19 Oct 2022
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Willie O'Dea
211. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the status of the 2021 application to HSE to have the NovoPen 6 and the NovoPen Echo Plus Smart Insulin Pens included for reimbursement on the long-term Illness scheme; the reason this particular application still has not concluded over 12 months after the application was submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52096/22]
Wed, 19 Oct 2022
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Willie O'Dea
212. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to include the Omnipod tubeless, wireless insulin patch pump on the list of approved Insulin pumps that have been added to the Insulin Pump and Transmitter Pricing Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52097/22]
Wed, 19 Oct 2022
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Willie O'Dea
215. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the directive or clinical recommendations that the HSE gives its medical consultants for prescribing insulin pumps for adults diagnosed with type 1 diabetes;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52100/22]
Wed, 19 Oct 2022
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Willie O'Dea
216. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the process employed by UL Hospitals Group in moving people from the waiting list to the adult outpatient's diabetes clinic list; the way the waiting list is monitored; the reason the number of people waiting up to two years has reduced but the number of people waiting in excess of two years is increasing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52103/22]
Wed, 19 Oct 2022
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Willie O'Dea
217. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of times the adult diabetes clinic is run; the number of speciality diabetes clinics that are run, for example, a young adult clinic, type 1 adult clinic, type 2 clinic, a diabetes podiatry clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52104/22]
Wed, 19 Oct 2022
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Willie O'Dea
218. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health how often the adult diabetes clinic is run and the number of speciality diabetes clinics that are run, for example, a young adult clinic, type 1 adult clinic, type 2 clinic, a diabetes podiatry clinic and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52105/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Energy Policy
Willie O'Dea
206. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that not every household will receive the energy credits promised given that electricity supply companies allocate the credit per MPRN number and those in rented apartments that share an MPRN also have to share the electricity credit; his plans to ensure that every household benefits fully from the energy credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50180/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Tax Collection
Willie O'Dea
269. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Revenue Commissioners are now demanding that businesses settle tax owed under the debt warehousing scheme (details supplied); his views on whether the insistence by the Revenue Commissioners on the repayment of warehoused debt will lead to bankruptcies; his plans to deal with this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49808/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Education Policy
Willie O'Dea
411. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the trainee educational and child psychologist programme is now the only type of psychologist training programme which is not Government funded; her plans to deal with this very unfair anomaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49829/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Willie O'Dea
473. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who has a claim for arrears of carers allowance has been refused as this person is only working 16 hours and the extra hours of income was holiday pay he was owed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49463/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Children in Care
Willie O'Dea
541. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he recognises the outstanding contribution that foster carers make to Irish society; his plans, if any, to increase the rate paid for the fostering allowance, which has not been increased since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49800/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Mental Health Services
Willie O'Dea
676. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the trainee educational and child psychologist programme is now the only type of psychologist training programme which is not Government funded; his plans to deal with this very unfair anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49828/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Willie O'Dea
740. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the requirements which need to be met in order that the University of Limerick Hospitals Group can offer insulin pump therapy as a treatment option for adults with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50178/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Budget 2023
Willie O'Dea
802. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the support packages announced for the private sector in Budget 2023 will also be extended to the charity sector, including the temporary business energy support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50184/22]
Thu, 6 Oct 2022
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Health Services
Willie O'Dea
356. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that therapeutic venesection is not being provided at present in the mid-West; when this vital and normal service will be provided in the mid-West for patients suffering from haemochromatosis and who are currently iron-overloaded, which is endangering their health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49197/22]
Wed, 5 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Willie O'Dea
228. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her Department currently has a backlog of over 80,000 applications for exceptional needs’ payments, which is contradictory to the notion of financially assisting a person with an urgent exceptional need; her plans to deal with this significant backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48826/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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School Transport
Willie O'Dea
386. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the large number of pupils from Castleconnell, County Limerick who are attending a school (details supplied), but are unable to avail of the free school transport which they have applied for; if she will sanction extra resources to deal with their case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48181/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Dental Services
Willie O'Dea
688. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if a dentist will be suggested for a person (details supplied) given that all dentists in Limerick are full and they are not accepting new patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48447/22]
Wed, 28 Sep 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Willie O'Dea
267. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when agency staff (details supplied) will receive the €1,000 pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47502/22]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Health Services Staff
Willie O'Dea
476. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when a job evaluation application by a person (details supplied) will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45434/22]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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Nursing Homes
Willie O'Dea
622. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to streamline the process for the recruitment of non-European Union healthcare workers for the nursing home sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45093/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Pension Provisions
Willie O'Dea
1057. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her Department is deeming persons in receipt of approved retirement funds to be still engaged in self-employment and not to be eligible for benefit payment for 65-year-olds; her views on this interpretation of the legislation by her officials; if the matter will be clarified for the many holders of approved retirement funds under 65 years who will in due course be affected by this interpretation of the legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42013/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Employment Schemes
Willie O'Dea
1066. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to provide pay restoration to those on the job initiative scheme and the community employment scheme, similar to pay restoration provided for the public service in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42194/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Grant Payments
Willie O'Dea
1328. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he will make a decision on whether to allow graduate entry medical students to apply for the SUSI student grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43205/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Departmental Funding
Willie O'Dea
1338. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if following the recent meeting between officials of his Department and a charity (details supplied) he will consider increasing funding for the charity given the eleven-fold increase in the number of clients since the initial funding was awarded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43462/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Fishing Industry
Willie O'Dea
28. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that he has made in implementing the various supports and schemes recommended by the Seafood Sector Taskforce. [38547/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Forestry Sector
Willie O'Dea
29. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of his work in relation to afforestation licensing. [38546/22]
Wed, 13 Jul 2022
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Language Schools
Willie O'Dea
414. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the standards that are in place for the teaching of English at English language schools in Ireland; if the biometric system for attendance is used by many of the schools regulated; if there is an appeal policy within the biometric system to enable a student to explain a minimal lateness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38451/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Mental Health Services
Willie O'Dea
98. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the improvements in dementia care that have been put in place over the past two years; the further developments that are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37465/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Care of the Elderly
Willie O'Dea
174. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of integrated care programme for older persons teams that are now in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37466/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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School Uniforms
Willie O'Dea
549. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education her plans regarding schools that do not allow generic options for uniforms in contravention of Circular 0032/2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37346/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Social Welfare Appeals
Willie O'Dea
605. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that a carer's allowance appeal by a person (details supplied) was withdrawn by the carer's allowance section after they had submitted it in March 2020; the reason that there has been no communication since with the applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37261/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Departmental Policies
Willie O'Dea
652. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has given consideration to allowing a sliding scale back-to-school allowance to allow families that are just above the household income threshold to receive a portion of the allowance to assist with the rising cost-of-living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38093/22]
Wed, 6 Jul 2022
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Children in Care
Willie O'Dea
155. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to increase the rate paid for the fostering allowance that has not been increased since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36358/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Antisocial Behaviour
Willie O'Dea
20. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice if there will be changes to laws relating to knife crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35649/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Departmental Policies
Willie O'Dea
79. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice her plans to strengthen bail laws; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35648/22]
Wed, 29 Jun 2022
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Public Sector Staff
Willie O'Dea
23. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 67 of 18 May 2022, the number of appointments to the grade of assistant principal in the Limerick region; the reason for the significant deviation between appointments following competition from the open streams of both the Public Appointments Service and Revenue competitions versus the number of appointments from interdepartmental competitions; if there should be some level of parity between the streams; if Revenue envisions requesting candidates from this stream for appointment to the Limerick region in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34677/22]
Wed, 29 Jun 2022
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School Admissions
Willie O'Dea
89. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 557 of 21 June 2022, if she will re-examine the case as it falls within section 29 F(1) of the Education Act (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34679/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Tax Code
Willie O'Dea
211. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he has plans to allow the help-to-buy scheme to be used for the purchase of second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34279/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Heritage Schemes
Willie O'Dea
261. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that churches and places of worship, which are protected structures and have historical and cultural value have received a smaller proportion of the overall heritage grants available in recent years; the action he will take to deal with this issue; if the overall funding for heritage grants will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33898/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Willie O'Dea
615. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education her plans to address the lack of ASD units in primary schools in Limerick; the details of the new ASD units coming on stream in Limerick in September 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34223/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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School Transport
Willie O'Dea
616. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she plans to include schools (details supplied) in the School Transport Programme.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34232/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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State Examinations
Willie O'Dea
617. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the consternation among pupils and teachers of Irish over the recent Junior Certificate exam paper; her views that the strong focus on literature and creative writing in the Irish exam with no oral element which could be detrimental to the language in the long run given that it could discourage students from opting for the higher-level Leaving Certificate paper; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34239/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Willie O'Dea
804. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when Irish Prison Service nurses will receive the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33866/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
Willie O'Dea
120. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of applications for passports from counties Clare and Tipperary for each county to date in 2022, in tabular form; the number of passports issued; the number of outstanding applications for passports currently awaiting processing in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32950/22]