Results 361-380 of 1,403 for speaker:Noel Harrington
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Equality and Fairness of State Pension: Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
Noel Harrington: It is not that bad yet. Would it be true to state that to correct what I will call an anomaly, legislation should be introduced to make it mandatory for companies to provide for work for their workers up until the age of retirement as provided for, whether it is 67 or 68 as the time goes on?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Equality and Fairness of State Pension: Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
Noel Harrington: To take that one step further, Mr. Gaynor touched on the suggestion that if somebody reaches the age of 66, for example, there might be a voluntary aspect and such people then would enter the social protection system of jobseeker's benefit and then ultimately, jobseeker's allowance.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Equality and Fairness of State Pension: Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
Noel Harrington: There also may be an issue here in that if one leaves one's work voluntarily, one might not qualify for either jobseeker's benefit or jobseeker's allowance because one must be actively seeking work.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Equality and Fairness of State Pension: Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
Noel Harrington: I take Mr. Gaynor's point but life expectancy is getting that bit longer and I imagine most people would be quite happy to work until 66, 67 or even 68 and would be quite capable of doing that. Does Mr. Gaynor see the point that were there a voluntary aspect, they would leave before they get the State pension? Is there a danger that the Department of Social Protection then would take a view...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Equality and Fairness of State Pension: Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
Noel Harrington: Mr. Gaynor is talking about totally-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Equality and Fairness of State Pension: Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
Noel Harrington: That then brings us to another point, which is that if-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Equality and Fairness of State Pension: Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
Noel Harrington: Are we equally paired?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Equality and Fairness of State Pension: Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
Noel Harrington: I am concerned about the possibility of someone leaving and then running into trouble with the Department of Social Protection. Equally, I am concerned by the cost implication of returning the pre-retirement or transition year pension back to 65 and the State pension back to 66. To be honest, in an environment in which a huge pensions train wreck is coming down the track as to how the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Equality and Fairness of State Pension: Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
Noel Harrington: While I accept that, it is fairly evident that we still have a huge pensions funding issue and more work should be done in this regard. I say this in the context of the cost implications of Mr. Gaynor's proposal on reverting the transition year and the State pension to 65 years and 66 years, respectively.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Equality and Fairness of State Pension: Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
Noel Harrington: In some cases, but not all.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Equality and Fairness of State Pension: Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
Noel Harrington: With all due respect to Mr. Gaynor, perhaps we could receive confirmation of these surprising figures and information on the cost implications as part of our further work on this petition. The latter would have to be considered.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Equality and Fairness of State Pension: Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
Noel Harrington: Is Deputy Boyd Barrett blaming the teachers?
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)
Noel Harrington: Share it.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)
Noel Harrington: The Deputy never includes the non-domestic sector.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2014)
Noel Harrington: Now it does not want it.
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments (16 Dec 2014)
Noel Harrington: 326. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will appoint a senior official in his Department to liaise with a person (details supplied) in County Cork, regarding back payments for suckling welfare grant, in view of the medical circumstances in the household; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48311/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (16 Dec 2014)
Noel Harrington: 327. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the 2013 beef data programme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48328/14]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (11 Dec 2014)
Noel Harrington: Having discussed the petition, I propose inviting the petitioner before the committee to make her presentation and send her a copy of the Department's opinion in advance, possibly with a view to inviting the Minister subsequent to her presentation to the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Postcode System: (Resumed) Nightline (10 Dec 2014)
Noel Harrington: To finish up, my background is as a postmaster. I am familiar with the issues Mr. Tuohy has articulated so well. I recall in one area we had five different families with the exact same name and surname. Trying to get successful deliveries to those people was a nightmare. Equally, where I live, in Castletownbere, frequently we would have Castletownbere, Castletownkinneigh, Castletownroche...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Postcode System: (Resumed) Nightline (10 Dec 2014)
Noel Harrington: Well, when I see an item coming to Castletownbere when it is clearly for Castletownsend or Castletownroche----