1428. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19083/19]
1423. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when arrears of invalidity pension will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18985/19]
1421. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18970/19]
1406. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of extending the number of weeks carer's benefit is paid from 104 weeks to 156 weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18651/19]
1233. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will amend the legislation to remove the immunity from civil action provided to the EPA in section 15 of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 as was recommended by the Ombudsman in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18940/19]
1232. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the persistent breaches of environmental legislation by a number of companies; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that penalties are light due to the fact the EPA prosecutes through the District Court; the reason the EPA does not prosecute companies through higher courts in order to ensure greater penalties are issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18938/19]
1200. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to strengthen the laws on animal welfare and to improve the powers of animal welfare groups to rescue animals that are being abused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20152/19]
823. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if there is a shortage of general practitioners in Limerick city or the greater Limerick, Clare and Tipperary area that is leading to the constant overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19201/19]
822. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he has considered designating services in Nenagh, County Tipperary, and Ennis, County Clare to alleviate the pressures in University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19200/19]
696. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses on duty in the emergency department in University Hospital Limerick at 8 a.m. on 3 April 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18695/19]
679. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if the same bed management process being used in Beaumont Hospital is being considered for University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18646/19]
678. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health his views on whether increasing the size of the emergency department in University Hospital Limerick has led to extra admissions; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18645/19]
199. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to allow public servants who retired in 2018 aged 65 years of age who were allowed to work an extra year to continue to work until they are 70 years of age as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19334/19]
184. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the social welfare payments that are subject to tax and exempt from tax, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19791/19]
53. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Taoiseach the rate of jobless households here; the way in which this compares to the EU average; and the number of jobless households by county. [18119/19]
291. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rate of severe material deprivation for lone parents here; the way in which this compares to the EU average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18120/19]
290. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her targets for poverty, including child poverty; if these targets are being met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18118/19]
289. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the allocation to FEAD Ireland in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the distribution of this funding; if funding to FEAD Ireland has increased as a result of the homeless crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18117/19]
288. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average waiting time for a decision on appeal for social protection payments paid on a weekly basis in cases in which there is no oral hearing in 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18116/19]
287. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of social welfare appeals lodged in each of the years 2012 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the percentage of appeals which were successful; the average waiting time in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18115/19]
286. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent on external consultancy reports in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18114/19]
246. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of State funding for sporting activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18215/19]
227. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when arrears will issue for a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17889/19]
533. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when arrears will issue after an appeal for jobseeker's allowance was partially allowed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17366/19]
527. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason payment of illness benefit ceased after 12 months for a person (details supplied); when payment will be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17290/19]
383. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he has discussed the constant overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick with the HSE recently; the actions being taken in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17695/19]
382. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health his views on the constant overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick; the actions he has taken to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17694/19]
203. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the suspension by the data access unit of her Department of the pension tracing service which had assisted with pension beneficiaries in tracing their pension entitlements; the number of queries which the system handled in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the number of such queries which were successfully completed in each year; her plans to assist persons with tracing their entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16906/19]
194. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of disregarding the half-rate carer's allowance in the means test for entitlement to the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16772/19]
193. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the capital disregard savings, shares and property for carer's allowance from €20,000 and €50,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16770/19]
110. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing an automatic entitlement to a general practitioner visit card to those in receipt of a full-time carer's payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16771/19]
637. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason the rent pressure zone in the eastern part of Limerick city has not been extended to other parts of Limerick; if the matter is being given consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16624/19]
586. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in a carer's allowance review in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16227/19]
255. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda CCTV cameras attached to each Garda CCTV camera location; if all of these CCTV cameras are fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16245/19]
254. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the budget allocation for the maintenance and upgrade of the Garda CCTV system in each of the years 2017 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16241/19]
176. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to update the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16247/19]
139. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will allocate a first secretary post to the Irish embassies in Pretoria, South Africa, and the Hague, The Netherlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16246/19]
130. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated full-year cost if the budget for the Civil Defence increased by 12.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16249/19]
129. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of light tactical armoured vehicles purchased for the Defence Forces in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the number withdrawn during the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16248/19]
38. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the IORP II directive; if she will apply for a derogation for self-directed pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15531/19]
37. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of overpayments made in 2018; the number and percentage of same that were a result of fraud; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15532/19]
33. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the budget for activation for persons with a disability is slightly lower in the 2019 Estimates than in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15533/19]
31. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the review under way of entitlement to an increased rate of contributory pension; the number of cases that remain to be reviewed; when the review will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15530/19]
26. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address issues in relation to bogus self-employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15529/19]
3. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for community employment schemes; her further plans to address pension entitlements for supervisors and assistant supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15535/19]
1. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the total contributions approach to calculating entitlement to the contributory pension will come into effect in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15534/19]
607. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when he plans to change the tenant purchase scheme for local authority houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15448/19]
526. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the income disregard for carer's allowance from €332.50 for a single person and €665 for a couple to €450 and €900, respectively in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14747/19]
525. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of extending the free travel scheme for children in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14746/19]
524. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the week hours a carer can work or study while receiving carer's allowance, carer's benefit or the carer support grant from 15 to 18.5 hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14745/19]