Results 381-400 of 12,465 for speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 1043. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if probation officers working in the Department of Justice are public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12302/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (21 Mar 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 1063. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) was granted repatriation to the UK, in view of the fact that other foreign nationals in Ireland's prison system have been refused repatriation requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12882/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 143. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the notifications received by local authorities under planning permission exemptions for converting certain vacant commercial properties into homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11596/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (9 Mar 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is evidence to suggest that there is an increase of TB infection in livestock near clear-felling sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11724/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (9 Mar 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 80. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development 2030. [11725/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 158. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how he is making more homebuyers eligible for local authority home loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11597/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Mar 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 82. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport who owns the large freight crane at Colbert Station, Limerick; the future plans for it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11985/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Mar 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 172. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is a decision regarding an appeal for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12000/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (7 Mar 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that the decision to remove the junior certificate from the Youthreach programme has been met with huge disappointment by the pupils and parents directly affected, as they still want the junior certificate programme as an option in order to achieve a meaningful education; if there was consultation with young people or parents...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (2 Mar 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the all-island strategic review will be completed. [10596/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (2 Mar 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on an application by a person (details supplied) for assistance through Caranua; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10641/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Mar 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 127. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10503/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Feb 2023)

Willie O'Dea: Phase 4 of the job evaluation scheme for HSE support staff, the results of which were announced last October, provides an upgrade in salary and status for the following categories of workers, among others: caretakers, barbers, hairdressers, general operatives and even labourers. However, among those who were not upgraded and who were forced to remain within the same wage structure are...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Quality (28 Feb 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to tackle the use of the so-called dirty fuels across the country. [9945/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (28 Feb 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of businesses that have registered with Re-Turn, as part of the national deposit return scheme, since registration opened in November 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9944/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (28 Feb 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider not signing any amending Statutory Instrument changing the benefits of members of the CIÉ 1951 scheme given that the 1951 committee of trustees' independent actuary has confirmed that the 1951 scheme now meets the minimum funding standard provisions of the Pensions Act 1990 and is solvent; if he will ask...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (28 Feb 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider allowing students of a third-level institution (details supplied) to apply for the Gaeltacht grant to cover fees to attend mandatory Gaeltacht placements for those studying primary teaching, particularly in light of the cost-of-living increases faced by these students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10232/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Feb 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 385. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9476/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (28 Feb 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 414. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection why an application for the invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) was refused on the basis that they did not have sufficient contributions; the reason they have not received credits for the past two years in view of the fact that they have been in receipt of the disability allowance for the past seven years; and...