1063. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the reason a person (details supplied) was granted repatriation to the UK, in view of the fact that other foreign nationals in Ireland's prison system have been refused repatriation requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12882/23]
1043. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice if probation officers working in the Department of Justice are public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12302/23]
827. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for an old age contributory pension by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13124/23]
112. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent engagements with regard to restoring the Northern Ireland Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13498/23]
103. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on any recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13497/23]
158. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how he is making more homebuyers eligible for local authority home loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11597/23]
143. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the notifications received by local authorities under planning permission exemptions for converting certain vacant commercial properties into homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11596/23]
80. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development 2030. [11725/23]
41. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is evidence to suggest that there is an increase of TB infection in livestock near clear-felling sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11724/23]
172. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a decision regarding an appeal for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12000/23]
82. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport who owns the large freight crane at Colbert Station, Limerick; the future plans for it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11985/23]
406. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that the decision to remove the junior certificate from the Youthreach programme has been met with huge disappointment by the pupils and parents directly affected, as they still want the junior certificate programme as an option in order to achieve a meaningful education; if there was consultation with young people or parents before this decision was taken; if she agrees that this decision is creating a new barrier to education for those affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11584/23]
235. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if a decision has been made on an application by a person (details supplied) for assistance through Caranua; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10641/23]
127. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10503/23]
414. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection why an application for the invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) was refused on the basis that they did not have sufficient contributions; the reason they have not received credits for the past two years in view of the fact that they have been in receipt of the disability allowance for the past seven years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10000/23]
385. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9476/23]
380. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she will consider allowing students of a third-level institution (details supplied) to apply for the Gaeltacht grant to cover fees to attend mandatory Gaeltacht placements for those studying primary teaching, particularly in light of the cost-of-living increases faced by these students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10232/23]
202. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider not signing any amending Statutory Instrument changing the benefits of members of the CIÉ 1951 scheme given that the 1951 committee of trustees' independent actuary has confirmed that the 1951 scheme now meets the minimum funding standard provisions of the Pensions Act 1990 and is solvent; if he will ask CIÉ to provide a detailed explanation, including all of the outstanding information sought by the statutory 1951 scheme committee of trustees in respect of the alleged failure of the CIÉ Board to act in a timely manner in relation to investment decisions from the end of March 2020 to 13 May 2020, which lead to an as yet unspecified financial loss to the pension scheme it was responsible for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10087/23]
104. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of businesses that have registered with Re-Turn, as part of the national deposit return scheme, since registration opened in November 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9944/23]
98. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to tackle the use of the so-called dirty fuels across the country. [9945/23]
138. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the Mid-West Regional Enterprise Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8923/23]
94. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a progress report on the IDA's target of 76 investments for the mid-west region in the period 2021 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8922/23]
35. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures her Department is taking to address poverty and social exclusion across Ireland. [9253/23]
653. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who are awaiting their first appointment to the adult outpatients diabetes clinic in any of the UL Hospital Group hospitals; the number of persons waiting for 0-6, 6-12, 12-18, 18-24, 24-36, 36-48, and more than 48 months, 4-5, 5-6, 6-7, and 7+ years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8593/23]
462. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the way an overpayment of carer's allowance was calculated (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8177/23]
114. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps her Department is taking to ensure that sports clubs and associations in disadvantaged areas receive adequate support and funding to meet their rising energy and operational costs. [8406/23]
85. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department will consider a boycott of the 2024 Paris Olympics in the event that Russian and Belarussian athletes are allowed to compete as representatives of their respective countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8405/23]
157. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to raise the income threshold for the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7549/23]
41. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí that are expected to retire or resign from the force in 2023 and if the numbers of gardaí to be recruited will exceed those retiring and resigning. [7514/23]
517. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice if his attention has been drawn to reports that there is a 15 to 16-week delay in Limerick for the renewal of residency cards for individuals on Stamp 4 visas; if there is a plan in place to deal with this significant backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7154/23]
413. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a fuel allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7157/23]
166. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she will consider reviewing the recent significant changes in guidelines regarding EPV day summer courses, as the previous fully online and asynchronous courses are no longer allowed; her views on the fact that these changes in guidelines limit the categories of courses that can be run and risk locking many out of professional learning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6257/23]
255. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a fuel allowance application by a person (details supplied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5536/23]
279. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education the measures being advanced to tackle identity-based bullying in Irish schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5189/23]
278. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the implementation of the new pay deal for school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5188/23]
277. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the teaching of modern foreign languages in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5183/23]
159. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the development of L1 and L2 specifications in Leaving Certificate Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5187/23]
97. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the provision of training for relationships and sexuality education and social, personal and health education teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5181/23]
598. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for the proposal by St. John's Hospital, Limerick, to build a new bed block which would address the critical requirement to decompress the UHL site by accommodating more medical patient transfers to St John’s; his views on whether this proposed new bed block is essential in order to tackle public waiting lists, (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3983/23]
120. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he agrees with the call made by European Parliament to classify Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4335/23]
73. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he supports calls for a special tribunal to prosecute Russian war crimes in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4334/23]
95. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the review of the capital advance leasing facility scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3533/23]
88. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with regard to the scheme for the remediation of defects in apartments and duplexes, the procedures that are in place if a homeowner wants to undertake remediation works but other homeowners in a housing complex do not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3534/23]
40. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans, if any, to extend the basic income for the arts pilot scheme, given that the pilot scheme is due to run only until 2025. [3579/23]
30. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to ensure that sports clubs and associations in disadvantaged areas receive adequate support and funding. [3580/23]
175. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate the motorised transport grant for new applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3515/23]