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Born Limerick, November 1952. Married to Geraldine Kennedy. Educated Patrician Brothers College, Ballyfin, Co. Laois, UCD and Kings Inns and the Institute of Certified Accountants (BCL, LLM, BL, Certified Accountant). Minister of State, former Accountant. First elected February 1982 and at each subsequent election.
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Willie O’Dea has welcomed the announcement that the Director of Corporate Enforcement Paul Appleby will remain in his post for six months. Read More | Share
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Willie O’Dea has paid tribute to Paul Appleby, the Director of Corporate Enforcement, following the announcement that he is to retire from his position. Read More | Share
Fianna Fáil Frontbench Spokesperson Willie O’Dea has expressed his disappointment at the Taoiseach’s failure to adequately address the concerns being raised about the future standard of maternity services at the Midwestern Regional Hospital. Read More | Share
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Jobs Willie O’Dea TD has called on the Minister for Finance Michael Noonan to immediately apologise for his insulting remarks on the issue of emigration. Read More | Share
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Jobs Willie O’Dea has expressed his concern at reports of potentially hundreds of job losses at Ulster Bank. Read More | Share
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Willie O’Dea has said that there are a number of significant issues that the Government has failed to address in the Industrial Relations Amendment Bill 2011 which has been published today in order to reform the JLC/REA system. Read More | Share
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Jobs Willie O’Dea has said today’s figures from the Central Statistics Office show the employment crisis in the country is deepening and more people are falling into long-term unemployment. The Quarterly National Household Survey shows unemployment increased by 15,700 in the year to the end of September and the unemployment rate now stands at 14.8%. Read More | Share
Willie O'Dea TD, Fianna Fail Jobs Spokesperson has condemned the Labour Party’s capitulation to Fine Gael’s agenda to protect top earners. Read More | Share
Fianna Fáil Jobs spokesperson Willie O’Dea TD has said that measures targeted at reducing unemployment will fail to make a meaningful impact and amount to a tinkering around the edges of the Jobs Crisis facing the country. He added that measures aimed at dealing with the Jobs Crisis appear to have been “an afterthought" in today's budget announcement. Read More | Share
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has called on Minister Richard Bruton to publish the Forfás report he has received on the potential impact on business and loss of jobs from the proposed changes to sick pay. Read More | Share
Current Spokesperson on Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation.
Minister for Defence September 2004 - February 2010.
Minister of State at the Dept. of Justice, Equality and Law Reform (with special responsibility for equality issues including disability issues) 2002-04.
Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Health 1993-94.
Minister of State at the Department of Justice 1992-93.
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