Results 181-200 of 289 for pension speaker:Michael Creed

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason his Department are proposing to withdraw an invalidity pension from a person (details supplied) in County Cork [41744/10]

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (27 Oct 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of tax breaks for provision of private pensions in 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the cost to the Exchequer of these tax breaks for individuals in 2009 who invested between €1,000 and €5,000 in their pension; between €5,001 and €10,000 in their pension; between €10,001 and €20,000 in their pension; and...

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (29 Sep 2010)

Michael Creed: ...Protection with respect to an alleged overpayment of qualified adult allowance if he will clarify if the Department can, by agreement or otherwise reclaim the overpayment from the contributory pension involved and if the liability, if confirmed attaches to the estate in the event of the death of the contributory pensioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33071/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (25 Mar 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in County Meath has sufficient contributions made to be entitled to a contributory State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13543/10]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (2 Mar 2010)

Michael Creed: ...person (details supplied) in County Cork will be entitled to a refund of PRSI contributions paid in view of the fact that they have been notified that they are no longer entitled to a contributory pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9988/10]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (23 Feb 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 355: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in County Cork has accrued enough contributions to be entitled to a contributory State pension on reaching retirement age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8771/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (2 Feb 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 433: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has received correspondence indicating that their State contributory pension is being disallowed from the 31 January 2009 on the basis that the contents of section 110 (1) of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005; if she will review this decision; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Jan 2010)

Michael Creed: ...and Family Affairs if she has used her ministerial discretion under section 110(2) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005; if so, if these cases related to farm spouses that established a pension entitlement retrospectively having passed the age of 66; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4268/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Jan 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of recipients of the contributory State pension, who qualified by means of the establishment of the existence of a farm partnership, who have been requested to refund their pension to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3933/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Jan 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the monetary figure that is outstanding from recipients of the contributory State pension who were awarded payments having proven the existence of a farm partnership and reconciling their PRSI record despite passing the age of 66; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3936/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Jan 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her Department has stopped direct debit payments to recipients of the contributory State pension who qualified having established the existence of a farm partnership retrospectively having passed the age of 66; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3939/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Jan 2010)

Michael Creed: ...263: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has received legal advice regarding her decision to seek refunds on contributory State payments to farm spouses that claimed the pension retrospectively having passed the age of 66; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3937/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Jan 2010)

Michael Creed: ...Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her Department has threatened to deduct payments from the spouses of those from whom her Department has requested the refund of their contributory State pension, based on the fact the pension was awarded retrospectively due to the applicant having passed the age of 66 at the time of application; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Jan 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 266: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be entitled to a contributory State pension on reaching 66 years on the basis of the existence of a farm partnership and the payment of appropriate PRSI contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3951/10]

Pension Provisions. (19 Jan 2010)

Michael Creed: By nature of the matter under discussion, I will speak about correspondence between the Department of Social and Family Affairs and elderly people and pensioners. Major distress has been caused by correspondence sent in recent days to a significant number of elderly people which cites section 110(1) of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005 as the basis for informing them that their...

Forestry (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Dec 2009)

Michael Creed: ...to my question on if Coillte was originally looking for more than €400 million. Is Coillte borrowing the moneys for capital purposes, day-to-day expenditure or to fill the black hole in its pensions fund? These are issues which the truncated Second Stage debate did not allow us to address properly and I hope the Minister of State will be able to do so now.

Forestry (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Dec 2009)

Michael Creed: ...into a potential capital fund for investment to deal with short-term or day-to-day financial difficulties, whether to meet incidental expenses on a daily, weekly or monthly basis or to deal with pension issues. The amendment is a solid proposal which the Minister should consider. When I moved the original amendment I did not refer to the second part which states that money borrowed...

Forestry (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Dec 2009)

Michael Creed: ...? Could the Bill not have been published earlier, thus having allowed us to do adequate research? Is it urgent? At the committee meeting, reference was made to the black hole in Coillte's pension fund. Does it want to borrow to deal with that? Are all the borrowings undertaken by Coillte to date compliant with the existing legislation? Are all the other agencies within the remit of...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2009)

Michael Creed: ...the endeavours to bring order to our public finances that a section of our society, whose members are well paid even by international standards, are exempt from the provisions of both the previous pension levy and this Bill. We are led to believe this is on the basis of advice received from the Attorney General, but that is a mask of convenience for the Government. While I appreciate...

Farming and Agri-Food Sector: Statements (25 Nov 2009)

Michael Creed: ...in 2008 fell by an average of 13%. Today's figures show that farm incomes in 2009 have fallen by 28%. Yesterday this country came to a standstill because people with secure employment and secure pension provision feared a cut in their pay. I have some sympathy but this House must respond to an industry which, over two years, has taken a cumulative cut in income of 41%. No other sector...