# willie-odea - Tuesday 11 January, 2022
# Season's Greetings
51 different TDs and senators used the printer in the run up to Christmas. Figures released under Freedom of Information show that the total cost of Oireachtas printing before Christmas was €6,428.96.
# willie-odea - Sunday 2 August, 2020
# Government Strife
# Government Strife
O’Dea says punishments must be the same across all government parties.
# willie-odea - Thursday 2 July, 2020
# Fianna Fáil
# Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil TD Michael Moynihan said he will be “a thorn in the side of the government”.
# willie-odea - Wednesday 25 September, 2019
# PSC
# PSC
The minister says she has no choice but to appeal the findings in court.
# willie-odea - Wednesday 24 July, 2019
# Penalty Rates
# Penalty Rates
5,821 people were subject to ‘penalty rates’ during the first half of the year.
# willie-odea - Wednesday 17 October, 2018
# Social Protection
# Social Protection
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
# Justice
# Justice
The government argued that the State’s responsibility can’t be established through a conviction.
# willie-odea - Thursday 22 February, 2018
# The Third Degree
# The Third Degree
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
# Excuse You Johnny
From The Daily Edge
# willie-odea - Friday 21 July, 2017
# This Is New
# This Is New
The news was welcomed by a number of parties.
# willie-odea - Thursday 9 March, 2017
# Money In The Pocket
# Money In The Pocket
Fianna Fáil’s Willie O’Dea said promoting the pension increase through a Facebook video was “cynical”.
# willie-odea - Friday 2 December, 2016
# Late Date
# Late Date
Christmas handbags in Leinster House.
# Tell That Cat To Chill
From The Daily Edge
# Tell That Cat To Chill
Christmas handbags in Leinster House.
# willie-odea - Saturday 4 June, 2016
# Water Wars
# Water Wars
Kenny has made comments in a newspaper interview about the controversial charges.
# willie-odea - Friday 29 April, 2016
# On And On
# On And On
Day 63. Still no government.
# willie-odea - Thursday 7 April, 2016
# Let's Talk
# Let's Talk
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
# Joe Crowley
# Joe Crowley
Joe Crowley passed away earlier this evening.
# willie-odea - Thursday 4 February, 2016
# Number Of The Beast
# Number Of The Beast
The digits are associated with the devil.
# willie-odea - Thursday 31 December, 2015
# L'Oréal TREATMENT
# L'Oréal TREATMENT
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-odea - Thursday 19 November, 2015
# Minority Report
# Minority Report
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
# Big Willie's Style
# Big Willie's Style
The Fianna Fáil TD has proposed that a basic income replace all current state supports.
# willie-odea - Wednesday 28 October, 2015
# Radical Idea
# Radical Idea
Fianna Fáil wants to examine the idea if it’s in government after the next election.
# willie-odea - Sunday 23 August, 2015
# After Micheál
# After Micheál
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
# Big Willie Style
# Big Willie Style
Kissing babies, kissing blondes, not eating pizza, and knitwear…
# willie-odea - Wednesday 24 June, 2015
# Parliamentary Language
# Parliamentary Language
Tens of millions of euro are overpaid each year.
# willie-odea - Sunday 26 April, 2015
# Election Mode
# Election Mode
As expected, there’s been new policies … and more in-fighting.
# willie-odea - Tuesday 21 April, 2015
# Suns Out Guns Out
# Suns Out Guns Out
TDs have been raiding their summer wardrobes…
# willie-odea - Friday 3 April, 2015
# Minty Fresh
# Minty Fresh
Paul O’Connell led the charge as the county gave itself a Good Friday makeover.
# willie-odea - Thursday 2 April, 2015
# willie-odea - Wednesday 1 April, 2015
# Going Menthol
# Going Menthol
The former minister was referring to growing internal problems in Fianna Fáil.
# willie-odea - Saturday 24 January, 2015
# Coalition
# Coalition
Willie O’Dea isn’t keen on the idea of coalition with Fine Gael.
# willie-odea - Tuesday 30 December, 2014
# Social Protection
# Social Protection
Most of the cases were due to “genuine error”, the Tánaiste said.
# willie-odea - Wednesday 3 December, 2014
# Moving Fast
# Moving Fast
The Soldiers of Destiny aren’t hanging around…
# willie-odea - Sunday 30 November, 2014
# Ask A Minister
# Ask A Minister
“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
# Incoherent Gibberish
# Incoherent Gibberish
He also accused Irish Water representatives of speaking “incoherent gibberish”.
# willie-odea - Monday 13 October, 2014
# Willie Says
# Willie Says
The Fianna Fáil TD has defended Micheál Martin’s leadership this morning.
# willie-odea - Tuesday 26 August, 2014
# Ice Bucket Challenge
# Ice Bucket Challenge
The Tipperary South deputy is the latest TD to get involved in the wildly popular initiative.
# willie-odea - Monday 28 July, 2014
# Reaction
# Reaction
A former Fianna Fáil colleague of jailed Ivor Callely has been speaking today.
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