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Déar, 7 Márta 2024

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Ukraine War

Willie O'Dea

54. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he is taking to promote accountability for violations of international law, including international crimes, arising out of Russia's invasion of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10851/24]

Amharc

Déar, 7 Márta 2024

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Ukraine War

Willie O'Dea

74. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs how Ireland is providing support to Ukraine through the European Peace Facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10850/24]

Amharc

Máirt, 5 Márta 2024

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Rail Network

Willie O'Dea

200. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport when the Moyross rail station will be opened and operational in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10596/24]

Amharc

Máirt, 5 Márta 2024

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Rail Network

Willie O'Dea

201. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport to provide the list of new rail stations to be opened under the Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy; when works will commence on each; when each will be opened and operational, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10597/24]

Amharc

Máirt, 5 Márta 2024

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Office of Public Works

Willie O'Dea

235. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW has yet to identify a site for a Garda station in the Castletroy-Annacotty area of Limerick; the reason for the delay; and how much longer the process is likely to take. [10020/24]

Amharc

Máirt, 5 Márta 2024

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Residency Permits

Willie O'Dea

464. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware that there is a 15-16 week waiting time for IRP appointments in Limerick city; if there is a plan in place to deal with this significant backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9951/24]

Amharc

Déar, 29 Feabh 2024

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Emergency Departments

Willie O'Dea

39. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of reductions of attendances in emergency departments in each public and voluntary hospital in 2023 relative to 2022 following on from his positive statement of a 20% reduction in ED attendances overall in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9550/24]

Amharc

Déar, 29 Feabh 2024

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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Willie O'Dea

62. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when a health facility (details supplied) will be fully operational and construction works complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9666/24]

Amharc

Déar, 29 Feabh 2024

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Planning Issues

Willie O'Dea

167. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that when the residential zoned land tax comes into force in January 2025, it will have profound implications for many farmers and small landowners who are not developers, but have owned their land for generations; if the Government will provide exemptions from the residential zoned land tax for individuals who are not developers, as the vast majority of requests by landowners for a rezoning of their land have been refused by the local authority and by An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9797/24]

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Máirt, 27 Feabh 2024

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Social Welfare Eligibility

Willie O'Dea

318. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that the fuel allowance means assessment includes income from the sale of a person’s own home even if they have downsized in retirement; if the Minister will change this rule to bring it in line with other social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9207/24]

Amharc

Máirt, 27 Feabh 2024

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Mental Health Commission

Willie O'Dea

501. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the regulation of CAMHS, which would ensure that recommendations on governance and clinical reform made by the Mental Health Commission can be implemented by the HSE and the State; if he will allow the Mental Health Commission to monitor the implementation of any such recommendations and allow it to publish an annual report on progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8759/24]

Amharc

Máirt, 27 Feabh 2024

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Medical Aids and Appliances

Willie O'Dea

567. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he will reverse the recently announced cut to funding for post-mastectomy products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9072/24]

Amharc

Máirt, 20 Feabh 2024

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School Staff

Willie O'Dea

273. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 10 October 2023, if she will respond to the issues raised by a person who made protected disclosures to her Department but has since not received the improved pension as promised to her by the then Minister for Education in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7572/24]

Amharc

Máirt, 20 Feabh 2024

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Early Childhood Care and Education

Willie O'Dea

506. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an underage exemption can be approved for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7929/24]

Amharc

Déar, 15 Feabh 2024

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Sport and Recreational Development

Willie O'Dea

34. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an outline of measures taken by her Department and its relevant agencies to encourage volunteering in sport. [7030/24]

Amharc

Déar, 15 Feabh 2024

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Sports Facilities

Willie O'Dea

48. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps her Department is taking to ensure similar access to sporting facilities for men and women. [7031/24]

Amharc

Déar, 15 Feabh 2024

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Vacant Properties

Willie O'Dea

84. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant social homes returned to active use in each of Limerick, Clare and Tipperary from 2020 to 2023; his expectations for same in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6671/24]

Amharc

Déar, 15 Feabh 2024

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Housing Provision

Willie O'Dea

112. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new houses completed in each of Limerick, Clare and Tipperary in 2023; the number commenced; his expectations for 2024 with regard to construction activity in the residential sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6670/24]

Amharc

Déar, 15 Feabh 2024

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Hospital Services

Willie O'Dea

319. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the capacity of the department of clinical genetics of Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin, as at present people living with a rare disease wait over two years for a diagnosis after a referral for genetic testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7108/24]

Amharc

Déar, 15 Feabh 2024

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Further and Higher Education

Willie O'Dea

406. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to provide improved contracts, redress, employment conditions and pensions for adult education teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7119/24]

Amharc

Céad, 14 Feabh 2024

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Energy Conservation

Willie O'Dea

71. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what his plans are to reduce the average two-year waiting time for the free energy upgrades (warmer homes) scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6795/24]

Amharc

Céad, 14 Feabh 2024

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Defective Building Materials

Willie O'Dea

227. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of houses in Ireland that are damaged by pyrite or mica and also had the cavities of the walls pumped with insulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7090/24]

Amharc

Céad, 14 Feabh 2024

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Industrial Relations

Willie O'Dea

305. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if it is the case that a proposed agreement on pay parity for medical scientists with their clinical biochemist colleagues excludes retired medical scientists from the agreement; and if so, if he agrees that this would be very unfair on retired medical scientists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6772/24]

Amharc

Máirt, 13 Feabh 2024

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Physical Education

Willie O'Dea

88. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education the minimum requirement of class periods that should be made available for the teaching of senior cycle physical education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6169/24]

Amharc

Máirt, 13 Feabh 2024

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State Examinations

Willie O'Dea

101. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education the number of students that sat the Leaving Certificate physical education exam in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6168/24]

Amharc

Máirt, 13 Feabh 2024

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Tax Reliefs

Willie O'Dea

234. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he has given consideration to redefining 'normal place of work' in relation to business mileage for employees such as sales representatives who travel from their homes to business appointments, but their head office is based in another part of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6287/24]

Amharc

Déar, 8 Feabh 2024

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An Garda Síochána

Willie O'Dea

248. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda applicants in each of the years 2020 to 2023; the number that enrolled in the Garda college,; the number of those that graduated in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5893/24]

Amharc

Déar, 8 Feabh 2024

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Hospital Services

Willie O'Dea

326. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the proposal to develop a surgical hub in Limerick; when it is expected to be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5892/24]

Amharc

Déar, 1 Feabh 2024

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Banking Sector

Willie O'Dea

111. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the action he proposes to take to ensure there is a safety net for consumers in the event of electronic banking or the payments infrastructure being impacted by outages or cyberattacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4254/24]

Amharc

Déar, 1 Feabh 2024

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Tax Credits

Willie O'Dea

155. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the number of eligible claims currently being made for the rent tax credit made in counties Limerick, Clare, Tipperary, Waterford, Cork and Kerry, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4253/24]

Amharc

Déar, 1 Feabh 2024

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Social Welfare Benefits

Willie O'Dea

301. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the carer's allowance was payable to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4682/24]

Amharc

Máirt, 30 Ean 2024

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Revenue Commissioners

Willie O'Dea

215. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance when the income tax office in Limerick city will be open to the public again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3816/24]

Amharc

Máirt, 30 Ean 2024

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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Willie O'Dea

550. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health why frontline workers, who were employed as drivers and receptionists with the midwest region's out of hours GP service Shannon Doc at the height of the pandemic, are not eligible for the pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4123/24]

Amharc

Máirt, 30 Ean 2024

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Addiction Treatment Services

Willie O'Dea

572. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that a community (details supplied) which provides residential addiction service to vulnerable women and children in collaboration with HSE Mid-West at Westbourne House, Limerick city, requires an alternative property; what efforts have been made to identify and provide a suitable residential premises to ensure that the service continues uninterrupted after December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4286/24]

Amharc

Déar, 25 Ean 2024

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Ukraine War

Willie O'Dea

35. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to Russia's intensification of its war against Ukraine over the new year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3006/24]

Amharc

Déar, 25 Ean 2024

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EU Enlargement

Willie O'Dea

74. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for a report on the discussion of the opening of EU accession talks at the EU Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3005/24]

Amharc

Déar, 25 Ean 2024

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Public Sector Pay

Willie O'Dea

240. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she will consider reintroducing the allowance for teachers in Irish-medium and Gaeltacht schools, particularly in light of the significant difficulties faced in filling vacant positions in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3484/24]

Amharc

Déar, 25 Ean 2024

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Medical Inquiries

Willie O'Dea

354. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when a Chair will be appointed to the promised inquiry into sodium valproate in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3512/24]

Amharc

Máirt, 23 Ean 2024

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Driver Test

Willie O'Dea

194. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport the reason the RSA stated that an individual (details supplied) had not completed stage 1 CPC theory test, which they had actually passed for C vehicles in 2009 and D vehicles in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3060/24]

Amharc

Máirt, 23 Ean 2024

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School Funding

Willie O'Dea

308. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if there any plans to provide similar funding to all schools who applied to develop projects to engage pupils in science, technology, engineering and maths in preparation for the changes to the curriculum in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2984/24]

Amharc

Máirt, 23 Ean 2024

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Social Welfare Benefits

Willie O'Dea

391. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2586/24]

Amharc

Déar, 18 Ean 2024

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Social Welfare Benefits

Willie O'Dea

223. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2147/24]

Amharc

Déar, 18 Ean 2024

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Pension Provisions

Willie O'Dea

225. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an invalidity pension application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2170/24]

Amharc

Déar, 18 Ean 2024

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Ambulance Service

Willie O'Dea

306. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who is a quadriplegic living at home and needs to attend hospital regularly via ambulance, cannot source an ambulance, and as a result they have already missed crucial medical appointments because they cannot get the necessary ambulance transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2146/24]

Amharc

Céad, 17 Ean 2024

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School Funding

Willie O'Dea

589. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if there will be a further round of funding allocations for the unsuccessful STEM learning grant applicants, particularly for DEIS schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1025/24]

Amharc

Céad, 17 Ean 2024

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School Staff

Willie O'Dea

625. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 10 October 2023, if she will respond to the issues raised as regards an improved pension (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1377/24]

Amharc

Céad, 17 Ean 2024

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Social Welfare Payments

Willie O'Dea

853. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a claim was cancelled after ten years, when the child (details supplied) in question still has the same diagnoses as they did ten years ago; if she will reinstate this claim immediately; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56284/23]

Amharc

Céad, 17 Ean 2024

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Social Welfare Payments

Willie O'Dea

956. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is only receiving €188 per week when they have three children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1376/24]

Amharc

Céad, 17 Ean 2024

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Ambulance Service

Willie O'Dea

1557. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who is a quadriplegic, living at home and needs to attend hospital regularly via ambulance, cannot source an ambulance. [56837/23]

Amharc

Céad, 17 Ean 2024

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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Willie O'Dea

1682. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the reason frontline employees of an organisation (details supplied) who were drivers and regularly collected essential care workers and service users from their homes at the height of the pandemic are not eligible for the pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1348/24]

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