Willie O'Dea

Fianna Fail TD for Limerick City, Former Cabinet Minister & Junior Minister

[Willie O'Dea @willieodeaLIVE]

I raised the issue of the closure of the midwife led community clinics in Limerick directly with the Minister for Health in the Dáil. Without any notice to anybody, the HSE has pre-emptively decided to terminate that service, allegedly because of a shortage of staff:

[Willie O'Dea @willieodeaLIVE]

How about a referendum people actually want, like on the Triple Lock?

Taoiseach Micheál Martin backs referendum to increase number of cabinet ministers | Irish Independent https://t.co/plKrF1qUpd

[Willie O'Dea @willieodeaLIVE]

The idea is good, but we need to be very careful how it is structured. This is radically different to the SSIA, where there was a guaranteed return. Here people are asked to gamble their money:
Annual flat-rate tax among principles for savings scheme https://t.co/yBSxjSaOlN

[Willie O'Dea @willieodeaLIVE]

With the exchequer tax take increasing significantly as oil prices rise, we need to put together a package geared towards those most susceptible to fuel poverty:

Rise in home-heating oil prices in Ireland dwarfs other parts of Europe | Irish Independent https://t.co/BKji1hO1qQ

[Willie O'Dea @willieodeaLIVE]

Instead of learning from it's mistakes, the US repeats them with monotonous regularity. Trump obviously feels he can solve the world's problems with the use of high explosives.

[Willie O'Dea @willieodeaLIVE]

Twice as much being spent defending criminals as is available for the ordinary person through Civil Legal Aid. Anybody who is not reasonably well healed is excluded from the civil legal process: https://t.co/8lSMecnKkS

[Willie O'Dea @willieodeaLIVE]

I urge potential tenants to exercise extreme caution after it emerged that a sophisticated scam targeted renters in Limerick City:
https://t.co/0ue06IWDzU

[Willie O'Dea @willieodeaLIVE]

Only 2 schools approved for Limerick city, yet many waiting for approval. One school is waiting 4 years and operating out of temp accomodation at a huge cost to the state. Need full report.
Minister brushes off suggestion Galway schools prioritised: https://t.co/qUpBKLg0wX

[Willie O'Dea @willieodeaLIVE]

In the Dáil, I questioned the Taoiseach about the financial criteria for qualification for civil legal aid:

[Willie O'Dea @willieodeaLIVE]

Willie O’Dea: Dickens characters are plentiful in a sometimes-bleak Leinster House – sadly, Bob Cratchit has left the building https://t.co/f0szvBU9g6

[Willie O'Dea @willieodeaLIVE]

I questioned the Taoiseach in the Dáil about the delay in delivering a new Garda station for Castletroy, Limerick. 18 months on, the OPW has yet to identify a location for the new Garda station:

[Willie O'Dea @willieodeaLIVE]

The Government should concede their claim. School secretaries & caretakers are absolutely essential to the efficient running of schools & they have a moral right to be included in the public service pension scheme and other entitlements: https://t.co/SfPLWRWAJq

[Willie O'Dea @willieodeaLIVE]

I questioned the Minister for Public Expenditure about the delay in delivering a new Garda station for Castletroy, Limerick. Over 12 months on, the OPW has yet to identify a site. In the meantime, the people of the area have been subjected to a tsunami of crime:

[Willie O'Dea @willieodeaLIVE]

The new Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit, which we introduced in March, is available to those who lose their job and meet the eligibility conditions. This scheme provides a maximum weekly payment of
€450 which will help people during this period of uncertainty.

[Willie O'Dea @willieodeaLIVE]

This is a hugely difficult time for the 300 plus workers who will now lose their jobs at Carelon Global Solutions in Limerick. The priority now is to ensure that those affected employees will receive access to all necessary supports without delay.

[Willie O'Dea @willieodeaLIVE]

A team from the Department will shortly meet with the workforce to ensure prompt access to income supports and to support them into alternative employment, or to access appropriate education, training and development options.

[Willie O'Dea @willieodeaLIVE]

I asked the Taoiseach about the fact that @stmunchins , Limerick is accommodating two autism special needs classes at present in one classroom. The Taoiseach said he will get on to the Ministers in respect of this and get this issue resolved.

[Willie O'Dea @willieodeaLIVE]

I questioned the Taoiseach about State investment in the housing market in Limerick as research commissioned by @LimerickChamber revealed State entities and approved housing bodies purchased over 60% of houses that were for sale in Limerick city over the past two years.

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