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# willie-odea - Wednesday 25 September, 2019
Minister accused of damaging Ireland's reputation by appealing the Data Commissioner's PSC findings
The minister says she has no choice but to appeal the findings in court.
# willie-odea - Wednesday 24 July, 2019
Thousands of social welfare recipients penalised over inadequate attempts to find employment
5,821 people were subject to ‘penalty rates’ during the first half of the year.
# willie-odea - Wednesday 17 October, 2018
Efforts being made to resolve illness benefit payment delays, says minister
TDs said constituents have been in touch about the delay or cessation of customer payments since the new system kicked in.
# willie-odea - Thursday 5 July, 2018
Motion seeking redress for victims abused as children passes despite government opposition
The government argued that the State’s responsibility can’t be established through a conviction.
# willie-odea - Thursday 22 February, 2018
'If everything's fine, why's it being investigated?' - Social Protection peppered with tough questions over PSC
It emerged at today’s Oireachtas committee on social protection that roughly 450 people have had welfare payments suspended over failing to register for a Public Services Card.
# willie-odea - Sunday 8 October, 2017
# willie-odea - Friday 21 July, 2017
People can now get the fuel allowance in two lump sums (rather than every week)
The news was welcomed by a number of parties.
# willie-odea - Thursday 9 March, 2017
Good news for pensioners: The State pension is going up by €5 a week from today
Fianna Fáil’s Willie O’Dea said promoting the pension increase through a Facebook video was “cynical”.
# willie-odea - Friday 2 December, 2016
Leo Varadkar tells Willie O'Dea to "chill" over his new DJ job
Christmas handbags in Leinster House.
Leo Varadkar just told Willie O'Dea to "chill" on Twitter over his new DJ job
Christmas handbags in Leinster House.
# willie-odea - Saturday 4 June, 2016
"Bullying the populace into submission" - TDs aren't happy about Enda's comments on water charges
Kenny has made comments in a newspaper interview about the controversial charges.
# willie-odea - Friday 29 April, 2016
No deal yet: Fianna Fáil say they're going back in to discuss homelessness
Day 63. Still no government.
# willie-odea - Thursday 7 April, 2016
Fianna Fáil 'will reject' Enda's offer for a partnership government
There are likely to be objections from a number of Fianna Fáil TDs to the proposal from Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
# willie-odea - Monday 15 February, 2016
Fianna Fáil councillor dies while canvassing
Joe Crowley passed away earlier this evening.
# willie-odea - Thursday 4 February, 2016
Mother wants child's PPS number changed as it contains 666
The digits are associated with the devil.
# willie-odea - Thursday 31 December, 2015
Tánaiste's head of staff is paid €52,000 more than pay cap
A war of words between Labour and Fianna Fáil has erupted on the subject.
# willie-odea - Thursday 24 December, 2015
# willie-odea - Saturday 21 November, 2015
Willie O'Dea's form of relaxation is slightly odd
It involves doing more work.
# willie-odea - Thursday 19 November, 2015
What if Fianna Fáil DID support Fine Gael after the next election?
No formal deal but on “a case-by-case” basis anything is possible, says the former cabinet minister Willie O’Dea.
# willie-odea - Wednesday 18 November, 2015
Willie O'Dea told us about his radical plan to abolish all social welfare
The Fianna Fáil TD has proposed that a basic income replace all current state supports.
# willie-odea - Wednesday 28 October, 2015
What if we abolished welfare and gave everyone a basic income?
Fianna Fáil wants to examine the idea if it’s in government after the next election.
# willie-odea - Sunday 23 August, 2015
Fianna Fáil's next leader, from most to least likely
Micheál Martin is safe for now but who’s in the running to replace him? Here’s our ranking of the contenders…
# willie-odea - Friday 14 August, 2015
Willie O'Dea made some startling revelations on TV3 last night
Kissing babies, kissing blondes, not eating pizza, and knitwear…
# willie-odea - Wednesday 24 June, 2015
Joan slams social welfare fraudsters for 'giving two fingers to their neighbours'
Tens of millions of euro are overpaid each year.
# willie-odea - Sunday 26 April, 2015
8 things we learned at the Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis
As expected, there’s been new policies … and more in-fighting.
# willie-odea - Tuesday 21 April, 2015
Here's the definitive proof that summer has arrived in Leinster House
TDs have been raiding their summer wardrobes…
# willie-odea - Friday 3 April, 2015
Limerick has just given itself a deep clean
Paul O’Connell led the charge as the county gave itself a Good Friday makeover.
# willie-odea - Thursday 2 April, 2015
Fianna Fáil's lack of progress is breaking Éamon Ó Cuív's heart
The party’s internal woes continue today.
# willie-odea - Wednesday 1 April, 2015
Willie O'Dea thinks Fianna Fáil TDs should stay off the airwaves
The former minister was referring to growing internal problems in Fianna Fáil.
# willie-odea - Saturday 24 January, 2015
Fianna Fáil aren't 'going to prostitute themselves to anyone'
Willie O’Dea isn’t keen on the idea of coalition with Fine Gael.
# willie-odea - Tuesday 30 December, 2014
There were 24 data breaches in Joan Burton's department this year
Most of the cases were due to “genuine error”, the Tánaiste said.
# willie-odea - Wednesday 3 December, 2014
Election 2015? Fianna Fáil is selecting general election candidates next week
The Soldiers of Destiny aren’t hanging around…
# willie-odea - Sunday 30 November, 2014
Do TDs bring up medical cards in the Dáil to get votes? 'Bullshit'
“Do you think the Government would give a card back just if people wrote to them? Not in a million years. Not on your nelly.”
# willie-odea - Wednesday 22 October, 2014
One Fianna Fáil TD is refusing to give Irish Water his PPS number
He also accused Irish Water representatives of speaking “incoherent gibberish”.
# willie-odea - Monday 13 October, 2014
Willie O'Dea: I look around the Fianna Fáil table and I don't see the messiah
The Fianna Fáil TD has defended Micheál Martin’s leadership this morning.
# willie-odea - Tuesday 26 August, 2014
Mattie McGrath used a digger to do the ice bucket challenge... and nominated James Reilly
The Tipperary South deputy is the latest TD to get involved in the wildly popular initiative.
# willie-odea - Monday 28 July, 2014
Willie O'Dea: What Ivor Callely did was wrong and the man has to take his punishment
A former Fianna Fáil colleague of jailed Ivor Callely has been speaking today.
# willie-odea - Sunday 13 July, 2014
9 things people from Limerick are sick of hearing
A boy the kid!
# willie-odea - Tuesday 8 July, 2014
Willie O'Dea tried to make hay while the sun shone... And the thunder rolled
All the ministers were meeting behind closed doors — a perfect time, thought Fianna Fáil, to schedule a press op.
# willie-odea - Sunday 15 June, 2014
The number of people receiving a carer's allowance has increased by 40%
Joan Burton came under fire in the Dáil this week for cuts to grants and delays in social welfare decisions.
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Poll: Are you happy with how the government has been handling the Covid-19 crisis?
IN THE SECOND week of June, Ireland is scheduled to move on to Phase 2 of the easing of restrictions.
Leo Varadkar announced last month that the nation is to go through five phases before we get to return to what many people have dubbed the “new normal”.
While Phase One introduced slight easing, allowing for four people to meet up in an outside setting so long as they adhered to social distancing, Phase 2 will allow families to see each other again in their respective homes, but they must stay two metres apart.
The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) will continue to brief the government about the progression and apparent dissipation of the disease in Ireland.
Today we want to know: Are you happy with how the government has been handing the Covid-19 crisis?
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