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- Credit Union Bill 2012 (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am delighted to speak on this Bill on Second Stage. The main work will take place on Committee Stage. I support the credit union movement for a number of reasons. I have been a lifelong member. I was in business, self-employed as a chartered accountant for many years. Only for the credit union movement, certainly in the 1990s, many of the small businesses to which the banks were not...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: I have one brief question. I was looking through the various submissions, in particular, those from Barnardos and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. On the issue of people getting out of the poverty trap and going to work, how can the family income supplement and various schemes be made more efficient? We are dealing with the situation on the ground and we see how the system works. I...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: This is a charm offensive.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: Chairman, I will finish the question. How many groups does the Disability Federation of Ireland represent?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: We live in difficult times. What are the bottom line issues for the federation at present in money terms relative to the forthcoming budget?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: To summarise, because our time is limited, the witness is basically saying that given the type of plans that are in place for education and jobs at present, he wants such a plan for disabilities.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: The bottom line, however, is that the federation wants a practical dimension to the national disability strategy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: Network structures is what the federation wants.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: We will use the word savings.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: Give us an example.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: Give us an example of the type of patient.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: What type of person?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am not talking about names. Is the witness talking about an older person or a disabled person?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the representatives from the three bodies as well as Mr. Gallagher, MEP, who is from County Donegal. It is good to see interaction between our respective parliaments. Mr. Gallagher is a former Member of ours. Mr. Dolan referred to wastage as a matter that we could discuss. Where is the wastage? As to a national information system for mental health services, I would have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: What can we take away from this meeting? Give us one or two top-line issues that are relevant to the budgetary process.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee (9 Nov 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: What time has been allocated to each of the groups? Given the number of groups, perhaps we should look to reorganise-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee (9 Nov 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: I accept that. How many groups have turned up?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee (9 Nov 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: Have the groups been allocated specific times?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: Agreed.