My speech on the Social Welfare Appeals Bill This is a very short Bill with one purpose, which is to expedite the social welfare appeals system. I propose that the maximum period for an appeal should be 60 working days, which is 12 weeks, except

Deputy Willie O’Dea:   I thank Deputy Cowen for tabling this motion. A total of 750,000 people in the country, that is one in six, live below the poverty line. Hundreds of thousands more are struggling just barely above that line. The population as a whole

“Families in Limerick to Pay Bill for Private Consultants despite massive reduction in free allowances for children Irish Water is blackmailing people re PPS Number We finally have confirmation that the massive consultancy bill paid during the setting up of Irish Water will be borne

240,000 lower-income people could benefit from changes to tax system. State should refund unused tax credits to workers. Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Social Protection and Social Equality, Willie O’Dea TD, has launched a discussion paper on reforming Ireland’s tax system so refundable tax credits can

I recall the day when Steve Collins made the fateful decision to stand up to the feared Dundon-McCarthy gang. It was December 2004 when I got a phone call from Steve Collins. Steve and his family had been subjected to terrifying death threats since his

I welcome the verdict from the Special Criminal Court which has found two men guilty of the murder of Limerick businessman Roy Collins. I cannot overstate the debt of gratitude we owe to An Garda Siochana and the Collins family for this verdict. The Detective branch