Willie O'Dea

432. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether an educational welfare officer can intervene to first work with the family to address the issue of improving attendance for 15 yea- olds currently enrolled on the Youthreach programme, or issue a school attendance notice to the parents prior to escalating the matter to the District Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18212/25]

162. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason job seeker's allowance arrears due to a person (details supplied) has not been paid; if this can be paid promptly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17684/25]

659. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer’s allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16553/25]

1003. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when a dedicated public specialist unit will be provided for Limerick and the mid-west for adults with eating disorders. [17412/25]

257. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the case of an appeal regarding State pension non-contributory arrears for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16357/25]

263. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the average time to process an application for carer's allowance, disability allowance, one-parent family allowance and invalidity pension; the average waiting time for a person who wishes to appeal a refusal of each of the above; the steps he proposes to take to shorten these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16468/25]

191. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a carer’s allowance application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15998/25]

294. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied); if this individuals' referral can be reconsidered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16001/25]

170. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his assessment of the current situation in Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15334/25]

197. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any discussions with EU counterparts in relation to the Peace Plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict put forward by former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert and former Palestinian Authority foreign minister Nasser al-Kidwa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15333/25]

297. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport if the proposed interdepartmental committee has been established to source funding options for implementing noise mitigation action plans on major roads such as the M7 and M20 motorways where they are adjacent to residential areas in Limerick city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15369/25]

284. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends providing further funding for the private rightsizing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14739/25]

367. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1490 of 19 March 2025, his views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14919/25]

245. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport to examine the possibility of allowing the Foynes to Limerick rail line to be used as part of a Limerick metropolitan rail network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13613/25]

246. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the All-Ireland Strategic Rail Review examination of track access charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13618/25]

247. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a timeline for the delivery of the N69 Limerick to Foynes project, which needs to be completed by 2030 to ensure Foynes port remains on the European TEN-T network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13619/25]

281. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance to consider the introduction of a mortgage interest relief scheme, similar to what was available to individuals who drew down mortgages from 2008 to 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13477/25]

428. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if there are any plans to review the policy which states that remote teaching and learning are not provided when schools are closed due to unforeseen circumstances, such as a severe weather event; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14234/25]

512. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection whether a person (details supplied) is entitled to back-dated arrears to 2017 after being awarded a contributory State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13631/25]

30. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to report on the extra €265 million funding recently announced for housing acquisitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12539/25]

68. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties approved for a vacant property refurbishment grant, by local authority; the number of grants paid in each local authority area; the total value of the grants paid in each local authority area, since July 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12540/25]

155. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the number of graduates he expects to pass out of Templemore this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12373/25]

182. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the number of valid applications received for the latest Garda recruitment campaign; the number of these from applicants aged over 40 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12372/25]

341. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects the Land Development Agency to begin delivering houses for Limerick, given it has yet to lodge a planning application for direct delivery in Limerick since their inception, despite being active in Limerick since 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13075/25]

343. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that Government-funded approved housing bodies (AHBs) are competing with potential owner occupiers to buy houses, and in Limerick analysis suggests that AHBs buy six out of every ten new homes, which is totally distorting the market; if there is a strategy in place to ensure a good mix in future housing developments, to allow owner occupiers purchase houses in new estates and to avoid the mistakes of the past, whereby there was often an over concentration of social housing in certain areas of Limerick and across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13109/25]