Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Child Protection Guidelines

Willie O'Dea

29. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in the context of the pending children's first legislation and the vetting legislation and the need for child protection for all children, if she will give a commitment that she will introduce regulation for all child minders regardless of the number of children being cared for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46732/12]

Inspector of Prisons Reports

Willie O'Dea

9. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he will take in relation to the report on St. Patrick's detention centre, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46447/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

119. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the total amount of applications for family income supplement in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year; and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46864/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

120. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for family income supplement applications in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the average waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46865/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

121. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the total number of applications for illness benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year; and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46866/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

122. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for illness benefit applications in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the average waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46867/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

123. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the total number of applications for invalidity pension in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of [46868/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

124. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for invalidity pension applications in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46869/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

125. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for the blind pension in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46870/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

126. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for blind pension applications in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46871/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

127. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for the injury benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46872/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

128. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for injury benefit applications in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46873/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

129. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for disablement benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46874/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

130. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for disablement benefit applications in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46875/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

131. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for partial capacity benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46876/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

132. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for partial capacity benefit applications in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46877/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

133. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for domiciliary care allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46878/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

134. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for domiciliary care allowance applications in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the average waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46879/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

135. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for jobseeker's benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46880/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

136. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for jobseeker's benefit applications in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46881/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

137. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for jobseeker's allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46882/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

138. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for jobseeker's allowance applications in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the average waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46883/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

139. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for carer's allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46884/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

140. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for carer's allowance applications in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46885/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

141. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for carer's benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46886/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

142. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for carer's benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46887/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

143. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for the half rate carer's allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46888/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

144. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for half rate carer's allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46889/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

145. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for one parent family payment in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46890/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

146. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for one parent family payment in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46891/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

147. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for the health and safety benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46892/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

148. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for the health and safety benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46893/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

149. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for the back to work enterprise allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46894/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

150. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for the back to work enterprise allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46895/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

151. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for the farm assist in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46896/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

152. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for the farm assist in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46897/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

153. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for the back to education allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46898/12]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Willie O'Dea

154. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for the back to education allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46899/12]

Dormant Accounts Fund Management

Willie O'Dea

65. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends launching any new programmes under the dormant accounts funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46176/12]

RAPID Programme

Willie O'Dea

90. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the development of the RAPID programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46177/12]

Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility

Willie O'Dea

159. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the rates of rent supplement differ significantly between the areas of North Tipperary and South Tipperary and his plans to change this situation. [45425/12]

Mortgage Interest Supplement Payments

Willie O'Dea

160. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review and outline the system of checks and balances of the way the mortgage interest supplement is being used, to ensure that the recipient is passing all money onto the financial institutions. [45426/12]

Foreign Conflicts

Willie O'Dea

13. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to alleviate the plight of displaced and affected persons in the Syrian civil war; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44895/12]

The Gathering Expenditure

Willie O'Dea

17. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken in his role to encourage and promote The Gathering in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44904/12]

School Closures

Willie O'Dea

119. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the circumstances of the closure of a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this is the only post primary school on the southside of Limerick city and is located in an area of economic and social deprivation; that this area is part of the Southside Regeneration Project where the Government has already spent many millions trying to enhance the area; his views that the removal of a vital plank of the local infrastructure would undo much of the good work done by regeneration; if he will contact the local vocational education committee to prevail on them to change their minds; his plans to ensure that pupils of the school, who would be displaced as a result of the proposed closure are accepted by other schools in the immediate area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45069/12]

Social Insurance Rates

Willie O'Dea

52. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if the Programme for Government's commitment to maintain social welfare rates remains in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44637/12]

Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare

Willie O'Dea

55. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the expert group advice on the future of the disability allowance for persons aged 16 to 18 years; her future plans for the disability allowance payment for persons aged 16 to 18 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44638/12]

Child Benefit Payments

Willie O'Dea

299. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline her future plans for child benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44639/12]

Performance Management and Development System

Willie O'Dea

15. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will subject the reformed Performance Management and Development System within the Civil Service to ongoing external monitoring and review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43411/12]

Adult Education

Willie O'Dea

88. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that community and adult education has a strong role to play within the new education and training authority SOLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43076/12]

Languages Programme

Willie O'Dea

102. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether primary level children should be given the opportunity to learn foreign languages; the steps he has taken to improve the learning and teaching of foreign languages both at primary and post primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43082/12]

Redundancy Payments

Willie O'Dea

215. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will honour the commitment he made, when he met with representatives of the former workers of St. Enda's Sports Complex, Limerick, on 21 of March 2012, to resolve the issue of the outstanding redundancy payments owed to the former workers by his Department as a result of a Labour Court recommendation of 19 May 2011; if he will honour the Labour Court recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42955/12]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Willie O'Dea

351. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43022/12]

National Pensions Reserve Fund Administration

Willie O'Dea

44. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the procedures that have been put in place to prevent a recurrence of the overcharging of the National Pension Reserve Fund in respect of a portfolio liquidation as highlighted by the recent report of the Comptroller and Auditor General. [42318/12]

Bank Debt Restructuring

Willie O'Dea

45. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that adequate oversight exists in terms of the asset disposal programme being undertaken by the covered banks in order to protect the interests of the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42314/12]

Credit Availability

Willie O'Dea

73. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the amount of new lending, excluding rescheduling of loans and overdrafts, advanced by banks to small and medium enterprises since he instructed €3.5 billion per annum to be advanced to them by each of the two pillar banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34245/12]

Job Initiatives

Willie O'Dea

76. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the proportion of revenue raised used for job creation measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34010/12]

Hospital Staff Issues

Willie O'Dea

18. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health following the recent agreement with consultants, if he has abandoned plans for a new grade of hospital doctor which it was hoped would provide a more clear career path for NCHDs; the action he will take to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40969/12]

Child Protection Issues

Willie O'Dea

27. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will ensure that child minders are included in the final draft of the Children First legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40687/12]

Disabilities Statistics

Willie O'Dea

84. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Taoiseach the number of persons between 16 and 64 years here recorded as having a physical disability; and the number of those who are currently in employment. [40576/12]

Emigration Data

Willie O'Dea

85. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Taoiseach the number of people that have emigrated since January 2010 to date in 2012; and the percentage of those that were Irish nationals. [40577/12]

Care Services

Willie O'Dea

86. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Taoiseach the number of carers recorded here; and the percentage of these caring for more than 15 hours per week. [40578/12]

Income Data

Willie O'Dea

87. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Taoiseach the average income of top 10% of income earners in the population and the bottom 10%. [40580/12]

Social Welfare Code Review

Willie O'Dea

247. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to protect young persons who have grown up in care and subsequently enter emergency accommodation, who discover they are unable to house themselves in private rented accommodation in view of the fact that they are not in receipt of a full social welfare payment; her plans to address this matter by awarding a full payment to such applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40566/12]

Anti-Poverty Strategy

Willie O'Dea

253. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has abandoned the original targets to reduce consistent poverty; if new targets have been set; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40579/12]

Medical Card Drugs

Willie O'Dea

436. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the reason there has been a withdrawal of coverage for gluten free products to coeliac patients under the medical card scheme and if he will reconsider this matter. [40325/12]

Local Government Reform

Willie O'Dea

43. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the status of his local government reform document; the timeframe for its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39000/12]

Teachers' Remuneration

Willie O'Dea

448. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the intention to remove all public sector allowances from newly qualified teachers and the way he can justify the inequity of two colleagues performing the same duties with a possible differential of €4,426.00 per annum in their salary whilst being employed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38703/12]

Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility

Willie O'Dea

819. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 38, 46, 47, 49 and 60 of 17 July 2012 regarding the rent supplement scheme and in particular the following paragraph: "while rent supplement is not generally paid where the rent charged for the accommodation is above the relevant maximum limit, Departmental officials have flexibility around making payments above these limits where there are special housing needs related to exceptional circumstances which may include a person with a disability in specially adapted accommodation"; the number of person that have been exempted from the new rental caps as a result of this flexibility. [38704/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Willie O'Dea

847. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount of money spent on printing costs by her Department for explanatory materials leaflets and so on setting out changes to social welfare benefits since December 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38911/12]

Pension Provisions

Willie O'Dea

848. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the information campaign undertaken by her to inform persons affected by changes to the State contributory pension scheme that came into effect in April 2012; her future plans for an information campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38913/12]

Pension Provisions

Willie O'Dea

849. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons affected by the changes to the State contributory pension scheme that came into effect on 6 April 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38914/12]

Pension Provisions

Willie O'Dea

850. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated savings from the changes to the State contributory pension scheme that came into effect on 6 April 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38915/12]

Pension Provisions

Willie O'Dea

851. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to address concerns among women affected by changes to the State contributory pension that came into effect on 6 April 2012. [38916/12]

Social Welfare Appeals Status

Willie O'Dea

866. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid retrospectively in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 for claims of jobseeker's allowance and one-parent family payment which were originally rejected but were then subject to a successful appeal. [39205/12]

Social Welfare Appeals Status

Willie O'Dea

867. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the total number of jobseeker's allowance and one-parent family payment applications, rejections, appeals and subsequent rejection or acceptance of the appeal in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 to date. [39206/12]

Defence Forces Reserve Strength

Willie O'Dea

1304. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Defence if it is proposed to shut down the Reserve Defence Force entirely until some unspecified time in 2013. [38354/12]

Energy Resources

Willie O'Dea

13 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the independent assessment of the efficiency of the electricity and gas sectors here will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35814/12]

Community Employment Schemes

Willie O'Dea

380 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans for community employment schemes; when her Department’s reports will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[36416/12]

Straitéis 20 Bliain

Willie O'Dea

27

D’fhiafraigh Willie O’Dea den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cé na cruinnithe atá i gceist a bheith aige leis an Roinn Oideachais mar gheall ar an nGaeilge a mhúineadh ag an gcéad leibhéal agus an dara leibhéal; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh.
[35392/12]

Industrial Production

Willie O'Dea

14 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Taoiseach the industrial production in the first quarter of 2012; the same figure for this time in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[27533/12]

Postal Services

Willie O'Dea

200 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has had a request for a meeting with the Postmasters Union; if so, if he intends to meet them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34654/12]

Departmental Funding

Willie O'Dea

215 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reasons Enterprise Ireland invested in the Pilot Training College in view of what has now transpired.
[34358/12]

Postal Services

Willie O'Dea

451 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has had a request for a meeting with the Irish Postmasters' Union; if so, if he intends to meet them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34653/12]

Jobs Initiative

Willie O'Dea

1 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he will prepare and publish an evaluation of the jobs initiative for its effect on jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34010/12]

Sick Pay Scheme

Willie O'Dea

4 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation his liaisons with the Department of Social Protection on possible changes to the system of sick pay and employers PRSI; if he considers that any such changes would impact on competitiveness and employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34246/12]

Pilot Training Courses

Willie O'Dea

553 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that up to 80 students from Ireland, some of whom are from Limerick, have potentially lost more than €80,000 in fees following the termination of a training contract involving a Florida based college and the Waterford based Pilot Training Centre of Ireland; if he will investigate the way this could happen; the way the students can be facilitated to continue their training; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[33580/12]

Banking Sector Staff

Willie O'Dea

32 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with the banking sector regarding planned redundancies; the way the employment prospects for the affected staff can be improved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32705/12]

Urban Renewal Schemes

Willie O'Dea

101 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has been contacted regarding an arrangement brokered by the Impact Trade Union, whereby four persons who were working for Limerick Regeneration on fixed term contracts would be employed by the Health Service Executive when their contracts expired; his role in this arrangement; if not, if this arrangement has to be sanctioned by any other Government authority or public body; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32857/12]

National Lottery

Willie O'Dea

11 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made to date in the awarding process for the national lottery licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32484/12]

Sporting Organisations

Willie O'Dea

100 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has undertaken a review of the remuneration of personnel within major sporting organisations that receive State funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32141/12]

Enterprise Support Services

Willie O'Dea

300 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the number of Enterprise Ireland supported job announcements each week since the start of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[31722/12]

Job Creation

Willie O'Dea

301 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the number of Industrial Development Agency supported job announcements each week since the start of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[31727/12]

Job Protection

Willie O'Dea

681 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current proposals for the deployment of a credit card format driving licence will remove the need for a printed photo ID and thus have a massive impact on the 4,000 people employed in the private photo ID industry; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in France jobs were protected in this sector by introducing scanners at city halls to capture printed ID photos for the production of credit card format driving licences and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[31988/12]