Pension Equality and Fairness:...: 8 Dec 2016: Dáil debates (KildareStreet.com)

Dáil debates

Thursday, 8 December 2016

Pension Equality and Fairness: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

The following motion was moved by Deputy John Brady on Wednesday, 8 December 2016:

Debate resumed on amendment No. 1:

-(Minister for Social Protection)

1:15 pm

Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Ceann Comhairle)
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I must now deal with a postponed division relating to the motion regarding pension equality and fairness. On Wednesday, 7 December 2016, on the question that the amendment to the motion be agreed to, a division was claimed and in accordance with Standing Order 70(2), that division must be taken now.

Amendment put:

The Dáil divided: Tá, 49; Staon, 4; Níl, 83.

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Joe Carey and Tony McLoughlin; Níl, Deputies John Brady and Denise Mitchell.

Tá

Maria Bailey, Seán Barrett, Colm Brophy, Richard Bruton, Peter Burke, Catherine Byrne, Seán Canney, Ciarán Cannon, Joe Carey, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Simon Coveney, Michael Creed, Michael D'Arcy, Jim Daly, Pat Deering, Paschal Donohoe, Bernard Durkan, Damien English, Alan Farrell, Peter Fitzpatrick, Charles Flanagan, Brendan Griffin, John Halligan, Simon Harris, Martin Heydon, Heather Humphreys, Paul Kehoe, Seán Kyne, Michael Lowry, Josepha Madigan, Helen McEntee, Finian McGrath, Joe McHugh, Tony McLoughlin, Mary Mitchell O'Connor, Kevin Moran, Eoghan Murphy, Denis Naughten, Tom Neville, Michael Noonan, Kate O'Connell, Patrick O'Donovan, Fergus O'Dowd, John Paul Phelan, Michael Ring, Noel Rock, Shane Ross, David Stanton, Katherine Zappone.

Níl

Gerry Adams, Bobby Aylward, Mick Barry, Richard Boyd Barrett, John Brady, John Brassil, Declan Breathnach, Tommy Broughan, James Browne, Pat Buckley, Mary Butler, Thomas Byrne, Dara Calleary, Pat Casey, Shane Cassells, Jack Chambers, Lisa Chambers, Joan Collins, Michael Collins, Niall Collins, Catherine Connolly, Ruth Coppinger, Barry Cowen, Seán Crowe, David Cullinane, John Curran, Clare Daly, Pearse Doherty, Stephen Donnelly, Timmy Dooley, Dessie Ellis, Martin Ferris, Michael Fitzmaurice, Seán Fleming, Kathleen Funchion, Pat Gallagher, Noel Grealish, Michael Harty, Seán Haughey, Michael Healy-Rae, Séamus Healy, Billy Kelleher, Gino Kenny, Martin Kenny, John Lahart, James Lawless, Marc MacSharry, Mattie McGrath, Michael McGrath, John McGuinness, Catherine Martin, Micheál Martin, Denise Mitchell, Aindrias Moynihan, Michael Moynihan, Imelda Munster, Margaret Murphy O'Mahony, Catherine Murphy, Eugene Murphy, Paul Murphy, Carol Nolan, Darragh O'Brien, Jonathan O'Brien, Jim O'Callaghan, Willie O'Dea, Louise O'Reilly, Frank O'Rourke, Maureen O'Sullivan, Eoin Ó Broin, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Éamon Ó Cuív, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Thomas Pringle, Maurice Quinlivan, Anne Rabbitte, Eamon Ryan, Eamon Scanlon, Róisín Shortall, Brian Stanley, Peadar Tóibín, Robert Troy, Mick Wallace.

Staon

Brendan Howlin, Alan Kelly, Jan O'Sullivan, Brendan Ryan.

Amendment declared lost.

1:25 pm

Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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I move amendment No. 2:

To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following:"notes that older people make a remarkable contribution to Irish society and that this should be recognised with sufficient increases to both the Contributory and Non-Contributory State Pensions;

accepts that too many workers are not in a pension scheme and that pension reform is taking far too long to be introduced and this needs to change in 2017;

acknowledges the €5 increase to the State Pension announced in Budget 2017 and other social welfare allowances and agrees that the State Pension should be further increased over the life time of this Government;

further acknowledges and agrees to fully examine the current eligibility criteria for pension entitlement;

agrees to bring forward legislation to make it illegal for contracts to stipulate that retirement at the age of 65 is compulsory in recognition that people are living longer and should be given the option of continuing to work; and

further agrees that there should be equality of treatment between men and women in relation to pensions and corrections should be made where necessary and properly funded."

Amendment put:

The Dáil divided: Tá, 51; Staon, 46; Níl, 37.

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Michael Moynihan and John Lahart; Níl, Deputies Denise Mitchell and John Brady.