2437. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied); when payment will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32490/18]
545. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rate of severe material deprivation here; the way in which this compares to the EU average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31148/18]
544. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the campaigns being run by her Department, such as the self-employed benefits awareness campaign; the cost of each campaign, including media and advertising, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31146/18]
543. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner is expected to conclude its investigation into the public services card; if all activity on the roll-out of this card has been suspended until the investigation has concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31145/18]
542. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average waiting time for a decision on appeals for social protection payments paid on a weekly basis, in cases in which there is no oral hearing and in cases in which there is an oral hearing, respectively, in 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31144/18]
541. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the targets for child poverty; the dates by which these targets are to be achieved; if it is possible for these targets to be met in the target timeframe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31143/18]
540. 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 from 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; the percentage of appeals which were successful; the average waiting time in these years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31142/18]
539. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of external consultant reports commissioned by her Department since the Executive came to office; the cost of each in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31141/18]
538. 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. [31140/18]
537. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason behind the delay in addressing issues in relation to defined benefit pensions and in particular the delay in progressing the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31139/18]
305. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health his plans to restore or replace the mobility allowance and motorised transport schemes, both of which were closed to new applicants in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31086/18]
116. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Taoiseach the number of persons classified as having a disability and in employment; and the way in which this compares to the EU average. [31147/18]
244. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills when construction of a new secondary school at Mungret, County Limerick will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30621/18]
528. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) who has been awarded disability allowance following an appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29259/18]
510. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the delay in a decision regarding an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28716/18]
376. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was advised that the waiting list for a CT scan was 12 months; if a national plan is in place to address the matter; his plans to ensure that all cancer patients are catered for as a matter of urgency; when the shortage of qualified radiographers, new equipment and resources will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29248/18]
31. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to reduce outpatient waiting times for neurology consultations in University Hospital Limerick in which 443 appointments are outstanding for more than 18 months. [28290/18]
124. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the survivors of the redress board undergo forensic style examinations in order to be believed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28253/18]
556. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27848/18]
543. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing all pension payments by payment type, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27585/18]
211. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing all working-age payments by €5, €10, €15 and €20 by payment type, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27037/18]
209. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of equalising jobseeker's benefit rates and bringing payments for persons under 26 years of age in line with the current rates of payments for other age groups; the estimated cost equalising jobseeker's benefit payments factoring in a €5 increase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27013/18]
208. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of paying a 100% Christmas bonus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27001/18]
207. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year cost of increasing all social welfare payments by €5, €10, €15 and €20, respectively, by payment type, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27000/18]
64. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the severe poverty and deprivation being experienced by lone parent households, particularly in the context of budget 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26406/18]
63. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address issues in relation to defined benefit pensions; if her plans will deal with the situation currently being experienced by workers in a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26404/18]
52. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase the back to school clothing and footwear allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26407/18]
44. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she has taken following the passing of a motion in Dáil Éireann in relation to pension entitlements for community employment supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26408/18]
42. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the new national anti-poverty strategy will be published, the reason the strategy has not been published to date and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26405/18]
38. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to publish the names of those who have been convicted of committing welfare fraud in excess of €5,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26411/18]
36. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason under the total contributions approach to pensions that is due to replace the current averaging approach, the baseline for qualification is forty years despite previous indications that it would be 30 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26410/18]
34. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address her recent comments on child benefit; her plans generally for this universal payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26409/18]
191. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a jobseeker's benefit claim by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25747/18]
709. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has failed to deal with an employee of the HSE at University Hospital Limerick (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24796/18]
708. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health his views on the state of industrial relations in the University Limerick hospital group, especially at the hospital in Dooradoyle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24793/18]
229. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an invalidity pension appeal by a person (details supplied) that was submitted to the Social Welfare Appeals Office in August 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24067/18]
81. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to a centre (details supplied) to rent its building from the LCETB; the amount of funding allocated to the LCETB; his plans to net off the rental funding against the LCETB allocation in view of issues in regard to car parking allocations for the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24009/18]
80. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills if financial assistance will be provided to a centre (details supplied) in finding a temporary solution to its parking problems while it awaits a response to its proposal for a new site and building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23996/18]
79. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a member of his inspectorate that is seconded as a director of an education centre on a calendar year basis will now have to revert to a school year basis in view of the regulations introduced in September 2017; if so, if the director's secondment tenure will not be reduced as a result of this regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23995/18]
78. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the proposal for a new site and building which was submitted by a centre (details supplied) in October 2017 will be approved; if same will be expedited as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23994/18]
622. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when arrears will issue to a person (details supplied) in relation to a carer's allowance claim in payment since March 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23686/18]
600. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is being refused fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23323/18]
414. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was advised that the waiting list for CT was 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23369/18]
74. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the reason more than 12,000 persons had been waiting over a year for an outpatient appointment in County Limerick hospitals in April 2018. [23551/18]
171. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to remove the immunity from prosecution provided to the EPA in section 15 of the EPA Act of 1992, as was recommended by the Ombudsman in 2011; his views on whether one of the key weaknesses in the operations of the EPA is its immunity from prosecution (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22847/18]
253. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for statutory bereavement leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21904/18]
229. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she last met and will next meet a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21495/18]
219. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount in the capital budget as set out in table 8 of the stability programme update 2018 that is designated for housing that is meeting the commitments contained in Rebuilding Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21630/18]
201. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has recently met with her UK counterpart; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21504/18]
198. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the full year cost of increasing the affordable childcare subsidy for children under three years of age by €1 per hour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21633/18]