Willie O'Dea

25. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the additional funding provided to his Department under the recent National Development Plan review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50464/25]

47. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a new mid-west regional enterprise plan will be published soon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50465/25]

94. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to reform the disability allowance payment and remove anomalies in the current means test for the payment. [50675/25]

102. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the proposed annual cost of the disability support payment. [50674/25]

273. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider providing funding to an organisation (details supplied) who provide trained therapy dogs to schools, resulting in improved attendance and literacy levels for children with autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51078/25]

310. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection to consider offering all persons in receipt of transitional jobseeker's allowance the choice to have their payment paid directly into their bank account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51076/25]

329. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to consider providing funding to an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51077/25]

355. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health her plans to deal with the delays in completing coronial autopsies caused by the severe shortage of pathologists in the mid-west; her plans to deal with the proposed withdrawal of coronial autopsies from the end of 2025 in the south east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51082/25]

92. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason job sharing teachers who apply for carer's benefit are being refused as they are deemed not to work enough hours, even though they work well beyond their timetabled hours, including for the substitution and supervision scheme, yard duty and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50688/25]

157. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is satisfied with the level of service TUSLA is providing for the protection of children; if Tusla will be hiring more staff to deal with the significant caseloads and to ensure children get consistent follow-up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50687/25]

179. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the NSAC work to consider the further expansion of the cancer screening programmes; when the BreastCheck and BowelScreen programmes will be extended to the over 70s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50653/25]

17. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the supports she is providing for crèches operating in family resource centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49989/25]

24. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a report on the Bia Blasta lunch scheme for pre-school children in disadvantaged areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49990/25]

266. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will clarify when the timebound provision will open for new teacher registrations; if there are plans to ensure that the Teaching Council provides better support and guidance and prompt updates throughout the registration process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50471/25]

295. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason ETB teachers have not received the PME grant refund while Department school teachers have; when they can expect payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49950/25]

564. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if he has plans to increase the number of places which allow for the incarceration of individuals under the age of 17 years who have been convicted of a crime.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36301/25]

591. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if she will consider allowing patients over 26 years-of-age avail of CAR T-cell therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49730/25]

53. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has examined the extent to which pension entitlements are hindering retention levels in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48985/25]

59. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on the capital funding allocated to defence in the National Development Plan for the period 2026 to 2030. [48984/25]

105. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there are plans to fund the development of district heating. [48950/25]

154. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the plans for investment in the grid over the coming decade. [48949/25]

219. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider expanding the under-9 free travel scheme in Budget 2026 to include commercial bus operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48231/25]

923. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of adult Irish association applications his Department has made a final decision on since the guidelines were issued in May 2025; the number of those adult applicants that have been notified of the final decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48756/25]

924. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific protocol for Irish association applicants for citizenship who do not meet the new guidelines; if applications will still be sent to him for review; the timelines for the 1,500 backlogged applications from over three years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48758/25]

1275. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when the proposed tribunal to deal with cases of people who have been injured as a result of taking the Covid vaccines will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48547/25]