2243. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to extend the rent control provisions to Limerick city in view of the fact that rents are increasing rapidly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28558/17]
2132. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department is conducting a review regarding the appropriate type of contribution payable by employees of Coillte which is presently the subject of an appeal (details supplied) with the Chief Appeals Officer; the status of this review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28940/17]
2107. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue in relation to an application by a person (details supplied) for a domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28878/17]
2106. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has examined the feasibility of determining eligibility for jobseeker's allowance on hours worked rather than days worked; the estimated cost of implementing same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28871/17]
2105. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure on the free travel scheme in 2017; the estimated cost of increasing expenditure by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28870/17]
2104. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing rent supplement limits nationwide by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28869/17]
2103. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the contribution to the community services programme to match the national minimum wage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28868/17]
2102. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the living alone allowance to €15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28867/17]
2096. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the pilot programme that was launched in January 2016 which allowed those that had reached 62 years of age to participate on a community employment scheme on a continuous basis until they reach State pension age; the estimated full-year cost of rolling this out nationwide and lowering the age to 60 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28701/17]
2093. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 1 March 2017, the full-year cost of extending the wage subsidy scheme for those in receipt of partial capacity benefit for existing and new participants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28689/17]
2087. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding a claim for domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28554/17]
2086. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has examined the possibility of allowing lone parents who are in receipt of rent supplement and the one parent family payment to also be eligible for the SUSI maintenance grant; the estimated full-year cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28552/17]
2085. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of allowing lone parents in employment whose children are between seven and 14 years of age to receive both the jobseeker's transition payment and family income supplement if they meet the qualifying criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28551/17]
2084. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the earnings disregard for the one-parent family payment and the jobseeker's transition payment to €146.50, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28550/17]
2049. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is taking four weeks to process claims for maternity benefit in view of her recent commitment that this matter would be rectified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28178/17]
2046. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of extending maternity leave and maternity benefit for mothers of premature babies (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28047/17]
2045. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of extending jobseeker's benefit to the self employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28046/17]
2042. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Question No. 149 of 25 May 2017, the estimated cost of designing and implementing an auto enrolment pension system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27998/17]
2014. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding a disability allowance review for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27098/17]
2010. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure on the reasonable accommodation fund and the initiatives within it in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27072/17]
2009. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of extending the wage subsidy scheme to those in receipt of the partial capacity benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27071/17]
2008. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of giving an additional €5, €10, €15 and €20 to all those in receipt of disability allowance, blind pension, invalidity pension and carer's allowance, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27070/17]
2007. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the full year cost of delivering disability awareness training to all staff in Intreo offices not already trained in it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27069/17]
2006. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the full-year cost of increasing the qualified child increase payment in increments (details supplied) in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27067/17]
1992. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the full-year cost of increasing all non-working age payments under the remit of his Department by €3 to €10 respectively by payment, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26775/17]
1987. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the rates of poverty, consistent poverty and at risk of poverty and deprivation in each region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26652/17]
1986. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of households in each county in receipt of family income supplement, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26650/17]
1985. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of households in each county that have had their rent supplement increased above the prescribed rent limit, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26649/17]
1984. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of households in each county in receipt of rent supplement in tabular form. [26648/17]
1326. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost per child of introducing a baby box scheme similar to that operating in Scotland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28015/17]
1208. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when posts will be filled for which funding is available to fully implement the paediatrics diabetes model of care published in December 2015; when the post for paediatrics diabetes consultant will be filled in University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27294/17]
574. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason funding for ASD classes at secondary level is different to primary level; the reason not all schools have these classes; the reason SENOs and the NCSE do not have the authority to instruct schools to open these classes when there is clearly a need for these classes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28237/17]
573. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the problem that parents are facing with children diagnosed with autism in securing a place in an ASD class and within their local area; the measures being taken to tackle this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28235/17]
477. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places available on the Momentum programme; the full year cost of increasing places on the programme by 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27068/17]
96. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is considering providing replacement schemes for JobBridge and Gateway; if so, the detail of such schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25708/17]
66. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to assist those that are long-term unemployed back into the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25711/17]
38. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to increase the back to school clothing and footwear allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25709/17]
34. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is considering developing a different system of assessment for eligibility for disability and carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25707/17]
32. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to extend the treatment benefit scheme to employed and self-employed persons; if he has conducted an analysis of the cost of extending the treatments available under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25710/17]
28. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the report from the Joint Committee on Social Protection on the restructuring of the Money Advice and Budgeting Service and the Citizens Information Service; the actions he plans to take on foot of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26052/17]
26. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which the figure of €506 million given in the "welfare cheats cheat us all" campaign is calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26051/17]
309. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of jobless households; the way in which this compares with the European average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25888/17]
308. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has conducted an analysis of the cost of index linking increases in the State pension to the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25887/17]
307. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending the fuel allowance by one, two, three, four, five and six weeks, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25886/17]
306. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing maternity and paternity benefit by one, two, three, four, five and six weeks, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25885/17]
305. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the back to school clothing and footwear allowance by 25% and 50%, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25884/17]
304. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of restoring the bereavement grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25883/17]
303. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to extend the treatment benefit scheme; if he has conducted an analysis of the cost of extending the treatments available under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25882/17]
270. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25355/17]