514. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a carer’s allowance application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42959/24]
513. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an appeal for domiciliary care allowance for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42943/24]
325. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she will consider allowing extra time in State exams for young people with dyslexia and other learning difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42446/24]
231. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance what is being done to deal with the exorbitant interest rates being charged by vulture funds to mortgagees, which is causing a great deal of stress for many families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42449/24]
225. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in respect of a carer's allowance appeal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42121/24]
129. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she will consider extending the City Connects initiative to all DEIS band 1 primary schools in Limerick city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41890/24]
617. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when a clinic will be set up in Limerick for children with eating disorders; where it will be based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41209/24]
398. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a domiciliary care allowance application that has gone to appeal over a year ago (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41259/24]
207. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in regard to a disability allowance appeal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40711/24]
30. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland has signed up to the recent joint declaration of support for recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40318/24]
24. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide the details of the €36 million package of support for Ukraine announced in September 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40319/24]
584. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when the HSE in the mid-west will advertise to fill vacant grade 4 administration posts with permanent staff rather than agency staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39958/24]
531. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has referred all children requiring orthotics who were attending St. Gabriel's, Limerick to the mid-west foot clinic, when the mid-west foot clinic has a waiting list of up to a year and they currently have no podiatrist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39825/24]
297. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application for carer's allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39908/24]
205. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made in relation to an application for an extension by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40088/24]
200. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she will accede to a request for a projected enrolment post (arising from exceptional accommodation difficulties) from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40069/24]
183. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if there are specific criteria when the HSE is making a decision to allow assisted transport to children with a disability who are attending training centres; if so, if the criteria have been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39526/24]
174. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if there are specific criteria when the HSE is making a decision to allow assisted transport to children with a disability who are attending training centres; if so, if the criteria have been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39486/24]
99. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she is aware of the significant concerns expressed by independent local, regional and national radio stations about the workability of Coimisiún na Meán’s proposed journalism schemes for their sector; how she proposes that workable, accessible and meaningful support could be provided to the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39483/24]
286. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will sanction the Citizens Information Service's pay claim, which has been recommended by the State’s own disputes resolution bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38480/24]
203. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education when funding will be provided to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38850/24]
154. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education when funding will be provided to a school (details supplied) to allow for the building of a long-planned ASD classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38499/24]
14. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice if her Department will undertake a review of the suitability of the International Protection Office in Mount Street to process applications for international protection, given the significant increase in the number of people making applications at the office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38170/24]
8. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the progress made to double the number of refuge spaces over the lifetime of the zero tolerance strategy, from 141 to 282. [38171/24]
62. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if documentation can be located and a decision be made on an application for domiciliary care allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37972/24]
309. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made on a citizenship application for a person (details supplied) which has been ongoing for a long time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37301/24]
249. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a carer’s allowance appeal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37303/24]
91. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the publication of the 'ESRI Population Projections, the Flow of New Households and Structural Housing Demand' paper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36887/24]
82. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on recent figures which show that local authorities received 1,165 notifications to convert vacant commercial premises into new homes between 2018-2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36886/24]
1859. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that despite the recruitment embargo being lifted, the oncology ward of University Hospital Limerick has lost over a dozen nurses with no new nurses appointed to replace these staff, resulting in chemotherapy being cancelled; his plans to deal with this staffing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35422/24]
453. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW has identified a site for a Garda station in the Castletroy, Annacotty area of Limerick; and how much longer the process is likely to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35941/24]
1959. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the implications of circular 24/2022 from the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform on retired health professionals who came back to work during Covid at the invitation of the HSE (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30899/24]
1788. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the delay in providing independent living accommodation for a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and the status of the individual concerned with regard to the residential waiting list for the person's locality in Limerick. [31694/24]
1263. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the social welfare appeals office does not answer any of its phone lines, or answer queries by email; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31557/24]
1251. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal by a person (details supplied) against a refusal of disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31308/24]
1244. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the Government is failing to implement a Labour Court recommendation from last January regarding staff at the National Advocacy Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31192/24]
1230. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30892/24]
377. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he will implement the recommendation by the expert review body on nursing and midwifery that the clinical placement coordinator salary scale would be extended by the addition of one further point and the introduction of a long service increment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30668/24]
275. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for domiciliary care allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30758/24]
203. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on additional accommodation to include two special classes at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30603/24]
24. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how he is supporting co-operative societies; the legislative changes planned in relation to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30017/24]
23. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the benefits for the NUTS 2 southern region arising from its recent regional innovation valley designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30016/24]
470. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in the appeal against the refusal of disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29239/24]
518. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the promised additional dog wardens will be appointed in the major cities around the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28764/24]
517. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the new Stakeholder Group on Dog Control has met; and when the group hopes to conclude its business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28763/24]
404. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will appoint an animal welfare inspector for Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28765/24]
356. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will follow through on her previous commitment and implement the recent Labour Court recommendation LCR22987 in order to give citizens information service staff their long awaited pay rises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28902/24]
114. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if it is his intention that criteria will be prescribed on a regional basis to require that a percentage of the population must be within a distance of no more than ten kilometres from an ATM; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28430/24]
105. 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, Cork and Kerry, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28429/24]
127. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 20 June 2024, if she can be more specific as to when the Civil Legal Aid Review Group will issue its recommendations; when she expects to increase the eligibility limits for civil legal aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28422/24]