219. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of community employment projects that are sponsored by local authorities, Údarás Na Gaeltachta, citizen information centres, educational institutions, town councils, partnerships, vocational education committees, and the Health Service Executive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37879/15]
210. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost in 2016 of increasing the maximum child age of the one-parent family payment from its current threshold of seven years to 14 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37802/15]
189. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cause of the delay into the investigation of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick who has sought to have a spousal dependant included in payment from her Department in Limerick; when will the payment issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37568/15]
160. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason determination orders issued by the maintenance recovery unit were not catered for in the legislation for the jobseeker's transitional payment; the reason her Department is failing to pursue liable relatives; if consideration has been given to amending the legislation, in view of this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37179/15]
17. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when he expects to see an improvement in services at University Hospital Limerick, especially in the emergency department and in the numbers on waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36570/15]
206. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the full-year cost in 2016 of increasing the qualified child increase by €5; by €10. [35950/15]
187. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when payment of a disability allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick who is in urgent need of financial assistance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36441/15]
166. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in 2015 in receipt of the disability allowance; the blind pension, the invalidity pension; and the carer's allowance. [36235/15]
24. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection how the proposed increase in the national minimum wage from €8.65 per hour to €9.15 per hour will affect family income supplement; if the income thresholds for the supplement will be raised as a result of this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35479/15]
8. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason the board of the Citizens Information service remains incomplete since spring 2015, following the end of tenure of several board members; if she is aware of this situation; if she will explain the way board decisions have been made, without the appropriate quorum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35211/15]
4. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing the qualified child increase payment by €5; €10; €15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35676/15]
452. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he has received representations from the Family Resource Centre National Forum seeking to discuss recent changes by Tusla-Child and Family Agency to structures and funding; if he will grant these requests, given the invaluable service these groups provide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34304/15]
176. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when arrears of a disability allowance will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34021/15]
55. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated annual cost in 2016 of a €5 increase in the monthly rate of child benefit. [33903/15]
149. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an extension has been approved for a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33513/15]
47. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to raise the cap for rent allowance and the housing assistance payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33034/15]
45. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to introduce auto-enrolment for pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33032/15]
35. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her Department's administration of the water conservation grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33031/15]
26. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of the one-parent family payment who have transitioned to the back to work family dividend since July 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33033/15]
4. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to reduce relative and absolute poverty rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33330/15]
1. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to expand social welfare entitlements for self-employed persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33329/15]
332. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received a notification from the IMPACT trade union, in relation to a retired Department of Agriculture official (details supplied); if he will re-examine the files pertaining to this case given that the ex-official has discontinued all legal proceedings due to lack of resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33005/15]
193. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of water conservation grants her department has administered to date. [33174/15]
83. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost in 2016 of allowing lone parents to receive the one-parent family payment; in the case of lone parents with children aged eight and under; nine years and under; ten years and under; 11 years and under; 12 years and under; 13 years and under; 14 years and under; and the estimated full-year cost of each change. [32698/15]
82. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost in 2016 of an increase in the weekly rate of the State pension by €5; by €10; and the full-year cost of each rate of increase. [32697/15]
81. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost in 2016 of increasing the weekly rate of all working age benefits by €5, and by €10; and the full-year cost of each rate of increase. [32696/15]
698. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a contract of indefinite duration employee (details supplied) of the Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board is unable to apply for a delivering equality of opportunity in schools, DEIS, post which has become a core subject having been informed he does not have the academic qualifications, despite having taught the subject to the students of the LCETB since November 2001, holding full membership of the Teaching Council and holding a contract; the reason the employee with such experience cannot be considered eligible for a DEIS permanent post, which would improve this teacher's income and standing within the educational establishment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30377/15]
457. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 303 of 10 March 2015, the reason a decision has not been reached regarding Garda Síochána vetting of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick who now faces the real possibility of losing his business; if she considers this timeframe to be appropriate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28676/15]
514. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to applicants under the disability access route to education, who are in genuine need of this access to third level, and who have been clients of child and adolescent mental health services and of the Health Service Executive for some years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27458/15]
82. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for a carer's allowance will be awarded to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27437/15]
60. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when arrears of an approved disability allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27199/15]
51. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason arrears are not payable in regard to invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick, having been awarded through the appeals office; the way her Department arrived at its figures; if arrears owed can be repaid at a reduced amount to assist with the financial situation of the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27117/15]
557. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills the communication she has had with an association (details supplied) in County Limerick regarding the installation of covert closed-circuit television cameras within a school; her views on whether this conduct is acceptable; the actions she proposes to take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26277/15]
288. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 will be the primary source of reference for designated public officials on the way they interact with lobbyists; if compliance with this legislation will take precedence over any international recommendation on lobbying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26427/15]
209. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when payment of a carer's allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26369/15]
39. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason there is no option given on the application form for the family income supplement to have payment paid via the post office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25468/15]
35. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if it is her intention to restore the level of the respite grant to what it was in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24677/15]
30. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the measures she has introduced to provide greater clarity and transparency on pension charges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24675/15]
12. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is in favour of extending social welfare entitlements to the self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24674/15]
7. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will extend all Intreo services to persons with disabilities, including all the voluntary activation schemes, including the Youth Guarantee and MOMENTUM, regardless of payment type that the disabled person is on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24678/15]
4. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide for each of the years 2011 to 2014, inclusive, and to date in 2015, the total overpayments made by her Department in each year, indicating the amount due to error by her Department, due to error by the applicant, and due to fraud; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24851/15]
1. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the social impact assessment her Department has undertaken of her changes to the one-parent family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24850/15]
381. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the matters of concern and proposals submitted in regard to firearms licensing by the Sports Coalition will be decided upon; when the review will conclude in view of the impending renewal process commencement at the end of July 2015; if she will respond to the Sports Coalition’s proposal and allay the suspicion that absence of engagement creates; if she is aware that the Sports Coalition has found it necessary to meet legal advisers to discuss a contingency in the event that any currently licensed firearms are capped or banned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24976/15]
176. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when arrears of an invalidity pension will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24859/15]
918. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of monitoring her Department undertakes of local authorities' implementation of ministerial recommendations regarding the listing of particular structures under section 53 (3) of the Planning and Development Act 2000; her plans to ensure action is taken by local authorities in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23062/15]
267. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance in view of the increase in property values, if he will consider amendments to the capital acquisitions tax regime in order to relieve the burden on persons who receive or inherit property; if he will introduce specific reliefs to cater for physically or mentally disabled persons who inherit a property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23721/15]
224. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on reopening the compensation scheme for drift-net salmon fishermen, who did not avail of the scheme when it was in operation, in view of the fact that only a very small number of persons are involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22791/15]
163. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason access has not been granted following a section 29 appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick who is attending a feeder school and whose parent is suffering from a critical illness and requires daily hospital treatment; if she is aware of parents abusing the common application system by using false addresses; her plans to address the shortfalls of the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22549/15]
498. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, in tabular form, in respect of the past ten years and of 2015 to date the total number of employees, full-time and part-time, at the Irish Greyhound Board; the total wage bill for each year; the exact date that the Irish Greyhound Board accounts for 2013 and 2014 will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22479/15]
261. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the actions she will take to ensure that the senior citizens and disabled travellers who use the free travel scheme do not suffer a reduced public transport service, in view of the change of policy regarding the tendering of public transport routes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22346/15]