Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Broadband Service Provision

Willie O'Dea

496. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when broadband will be made available in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8488/19]

Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects

Willie O'Dea

538. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the construction of the proposed motorway between counties Limerick and Cork; the projected date it will be open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7663/19]

Community Employment Schemes Data

Willie O'Dea

631. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of referrals to JobPath, community employment schemes and Tús in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8230/19]

Community Employment Schemes Data

Willie O'Dea

632. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of operating community employment schemes, JobPath, Tús and local employment services in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8231/19]

IDA Ireland Site Visits

Willie O'Dea

326. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA Ireland site visits to County Limerick in each of the years 2011 to 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6283/19]

General Practitioner Contracts

Willie O'Dea

486. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the position regarding FEMPI cuts on general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6937/19]

Invalidity Pension Applications

Willie O'Dea

702. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in respect of an invalidity pension application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6342/19]

EU Regulations

Willie O'Dea

720. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of recent media reports that Ireland is seeking an opt-out from proposals for an EU regulation regarding national ID cards and biometrics; the reason Ireland is seeking to opt out of measures at EU level that mirror measures being introduced at the national level with respect to the public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6621/19]

Garda Deployment

Willie O'Dea

134. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the practice of having a large number of gardaí present at court proceedings outside the Dublin area; the reason a similar arrangement to contract out court security in the Four Courts does not apply nationally in view of the necessity to get the best possible use of Garda resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6108/19]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Willie O'Dea

251. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) did not receive notice or was consulted on the closure of a project; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that this person did not receive pay or redundancy in lieu of notice; if the issue will be rectified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6090/19]

Tax Deduction Systems

Willie O'Dea

159. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that as a result of IT changes in the PAYE system many persons, including a number of public servants, are paying emergency tax at a higher rate than they should be paying; the steps he is taking in view of the financial hardship caused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4983/19]

Employment Rights

Willie O'Dea

278. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to implement legislation that will outlaw in most instances contracts that stipulate a person has to retire at 65 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5283/19]

State Pensions

Willie O'Dea

619. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the situation of those that are forced to retire at 65 years of age but cannot now receive their entitlement to a State pension until aged 67; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5282/19]

Jobseeker's Benefit Applications

Willie O'Dea

233. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused jobseeker's benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4707/19]

Carer's Benefit Applications

Willie O'Dea

241. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for carer's benefit by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4793/19]

Working Family Payment Applications

Willie O'Dea

264. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a working family payment application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4478/19]

Military Medals

Willie O'Dea

108. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if medals will be awarded to the seven veterans and posthumously awarded to the 40 deceased veterans of the siege of Jadotville (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4097/19]

Child Abuse

Willie O'Dea

211. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Private Member's motion to ensure that all victims of child sex abuse whose perpetrators have been convicted can seek redress from the State, which was passed by Dáil Éireann in July 2018; the interaction that has taken place between him and the independent assessor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3925/19]

Garda Stations

Willie O'Dea

251. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider the provision of a new Garda station for the Castletroy and Annacotty suburb of Limerick city (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3788/19]