122. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for a decision on appeal for social protection payments paid on a weekly basis in cases where there is no oral hearing and in cases where there is an oral hearing in 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40221/16]
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Employment Equality Act 1998 to allow for the abolition of mandatory retirement where an employee can provide evidence of full fitness to work as required in their contract of employment
339. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40083/16]
292. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in 2016 to date that have been subject to sanctions by his Department; the savings made by his Department in 2016 to date due to sanctions; the administrative cost to his Department of applying sanctions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39536/16]
279. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39433/16]
81. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider establishing a branch of the Valuation Office in Tipperary town in view of the fact that her Department has office space available at this location and a number of advantages would ensue from such a move; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38919/16]
244. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when payment will commence in respect of a carer's allowance application that was awarded after an appeal on the part of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38753/16]
505. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 17 November 2016, when the HSE intends to enter into negotiations with the manufacturer in an effort to secure significant price reduction for the drug Kalydeco; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36909/16]
339. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there has been no social protection inspector in Tuam since August 2016; if his attention has further been drawn to the difficulty this is causing for staff and customers (details supplied); the measures he will take to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37443/16]
242. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a commitment given in the programme for Government (details supplied) was published in advance of the budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37614/16]
242. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will request the communications regulator to contact a company (details supplied) regarding a broadband connection that has been down for the past month and to deal with the matter as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36669/16]
130. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that completed an activation programme and subsequently moved to another of his Department's activation programmes in 2015 and to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36623/16]
129. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that transitioned from an activation programme to paid employment in 2015 and to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36622/16]
537. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the data usage for each docking station per month from 2014 to date with regard to the Limerick bike share scheme; if he will provide the data for point-to-point journeys from each station per month from 2014 to date; the number of annual memberships and temporary passes issued per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35942/16]
92. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the way he plans to address the issue of youth unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35933/16]
89. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the way he plans to address inequality and social exclusion in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35934/16]
62. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will introduce a cost of disability top-up payment to recognise the additional costs of a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35932/16]
58. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the average waiting times for essential payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35931/16]
48. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will conduct a review into the changes introduced to the one-parent family payment in view of the findings of a report (details supplied) on lone parents and activation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35935/16]
45. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will address the anomaly in the calculation of the contributory pension which tends to disadvantage those who took time out of the workforce to care for children or relatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36086/16]
43. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the criticisms being levelled at JobPath; if so, the way he plans to address these criticisms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36085/16]
222. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made regarding the drug Kalydeco and its availability for children aged two to five years of age with cystic fibrosis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35648/16]
158. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the schemes that are currently under review by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35345/16]
157. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of rent supplement recipients by county; the number of persons who have had their rent supplement increased above the prescribed limit for their areas in 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35343/16]
156. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting times for receipt of social protection payments in 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35342/16]
135. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to ban or highlight the effects of microbeads used in personal care products and biomedical research; the effects they are having on health and marine life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35274/16]
382. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when arrears will issue to a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of a disability allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34569/16]
541. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when men from A Company 35th Battalion (UN Service) of the Irish Army will be honoured and recognised for their bravery at the siege of Jadotville in September 1961; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33851/16]
214. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is now costing the taxpayer more after the decision of the Government to withdraw 60% rebate from statutory redundancy payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33310/16]
238. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in paying a company (details supplied) for services it provides under the school meals programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32953/16]
212. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for a review of a decision to refuse disability allowance to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32738/16]
71. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the events outlined in the Mazars report indicate proper governance and accountability at the public institution in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32378/16]
70. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it is reasonable that after 16 months and having been vindicated by the Mazars review, two staff members are still suspended; his views on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32377/16]
69. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a detailed response from UL to the Mazars report is expected; when questions (details supplied) will be answered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32376/16]
67. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action his Department will take to deal with the serious issues raised in relation to corporate governance and HR at the University of Limerick (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32373/16]
362. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position in relation to Government deliberations concerning persons who are compelled to retire at 65 years of age and will have to wait until they are 67 years of age to qualify for a pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31977/16]
86. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31047/16]
610. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to improve the speed and quality of the broadband service to the Castletroy, Annacotty area of County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30430/16]
46. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he will replace the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant which was closed to new applicants in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28748/16]
89. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to compensate persons in receipt of a non-contributory old age pension who also have income from the UK, in view of the fall in the value of sterling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30026/16]
30. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the outstanding EU directives his Department or agencies under its remit are responsible for implementing; if the implementation of any of them require specific legislative change; and if so, the details of same. [29897/16]
309. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the chairperson of the community high-level forum, which was set up in November 2015, has had only one meeting since and that the chairperson has since stepped down to take up a new position with the Workplace Relations Commission; when it will reconvene; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29613/16]
276. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made pertaining to a partial capacity benefit claim by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29800/16]
257. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for a review of a decision to refuse carer's allowance to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29358/16]
256. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason an application by a person (details supplied) has not been decided in view of the fact that the application has been submitted since 16 January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29354/16]
44. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to replace the JobBridge scheme; the procedures in place to ensure the mistakes made with respect to the JobBridge scheme will not be repeated and that participants are not forced into unsuitable and inappropriate employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28745/16]
30. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the national pensions framework, which commits to sustain the value of the State pension at 35% of average weekly earnings to prevent poverty among older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28746/16]
21. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to change the legislation in relation to liable relatives who have moved from the one-parent family payment to the jobseeker's transitional payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28749/16]
12. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which he plans to address the issue of fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28747/16]
3. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to reduce child poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29010/16]