Willie O'Dea
Written
84. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase medical card income limits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4993/26]
TDs / Willie O'Dea
Willie O'Dea
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463
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
7,385
words spoken in the chamber
Across 36 contributions
299
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
174
topics asked about
Across 19 departments
From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.
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Questions asked 463 in all
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Contributions to debates 36 in all
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| February 2025 | 41 | 1 |
| March 2025 | 30 | 1 |
| April 2025 | 31 | 2 |
| May 2025 | 30 | 1 |
| June 2025 | 14 | 0 |
| July 2025 | 30 | 2 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 32 | 4 |
| October 2025 | 12 | 4 |
| November 2025 | 24 | 2 |
| December 2025 | 26 | 4 |
| January 2026 | 25 | 1 |
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| April 2026 | 32 | 4 |
| May 2026 | 22 | 3 |
| June 2026 | 22 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 8 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 13 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 15 | 0 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 29 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
Asked about similar topics
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- constituency Limerick City 29 November 2024 to now
- party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
Willie O'Dea
Written
168. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an overview of the additional affordability and activation supports he plans in coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4923/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
103. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 345 of 11 June 2024, the reason there has been a delay of almost four years for the delivery of the approved extension to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4628/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
107. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) regarding pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4649/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
108. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth , further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1200 and 1201 of 13 January, if he will explain the reason a report is being insisted upon when a letter from the children's disability network team, CDNT, has always sufficed in the past; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4704/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
238. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that some ECCE providers have received commercial rates bills (details supplied), despite believing that ECCE-only services were exempt; the way in which she plans to assist these ECCE only providers with their commercial rates bill and arrears, as many of them may be forced to close at a time when there is a gross lack …
Willie O'Dea
Written
289. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health for an update on the work of the NSAC to consider the further expansion of cancer screening programmes; when the BreastCheck and BowelScreen programmes will be extended to persons over 70 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4627/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
684. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his additional plans to financially assist people with disabilities during 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3396/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
33. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the proposed annual cost of disability support payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2597/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
503. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide significantly more physical and therapeutic supports through the Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT) within east Limerick, Ballysimon, Limerick, as many children are not currently receiving access to occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and other essential interventions that are critical to their development, w…
Willie O'Dea
Written
78. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the plans to assist Irish journalism by providing a ring fenced funding stream for public-interest journalism. [3330/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
1199. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the procedures for allocating the number of posts of responsibility and the remuneration for principalship and deputy principalship within special schools given at present only the number of teachers employed directly by the board is recognised by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1367/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
1200. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the NCSEs procedures to ensure the NCSE will accept interim confirmation letters from CDNT psychologists where full reports are delayed, in order to ensure timely access to appropriate educational placements (details supplied). [1368/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
1201. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children nationally have been refused a letter of eligibility for special class placements due to not meeting the NCSE October deadline (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1373/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
1981. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the practice within CDNTs (details supplied) of assessing children strictly on a chronological basis without triage according to level of clinical need; if she will outline plans to introduce needs-based prioritisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1371/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
207. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his Department’s latest economic forecasts for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69698/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
249. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the Programme for Government commitments on insurance reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72870/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
353. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his assessment of the performance of the public finances to date in 2025; the prospects for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69697/25]
Willie O'Dea
Oral
98. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Defence when the rank of lance corporal will be introduced in the Army; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71653/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
899. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the provision being made for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71383/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
902. 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. [71390/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
1030. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending special leave with pay or providing a similar measure for those who worked on the frontline during the pandemic and contracted long-Covid and as a result are still suffering from serious health issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72116/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
21. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the actions planned under Pillar 2 of the new Accelerating Infrastructure Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70478/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
63. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the actions planned under Pillar 1 of the new Accelerating Infrastructure Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70477/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
94. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress of the establishment of the new education therapy service. [70472/25]