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Seanad: Pension Provision: Motion (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: I accept that. We all aspire to the €300 figure by 2012 and that this be a staging post. That is the consensus on this side of the House. We need to alleviate poverty. There is a growing differential between people in society at present. On Monday night I knocked on doors in Cork South-Central. An elderly woman opened the door in her coat, jumper, scarf and gloves because she was...

Seanad: Pension Provision: Motion (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: I accept that but it should give us a blueprint.

Seanad: Pension Provision: Motion (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: Almost half the women in our workforce of 2 million do not have personal pensions. Only 43% of the private sector have personal pensions and this must be rectified. Will a one-for-one pension scheme, espoused by the Members opposite during the general election campaign, be introduced for those on low incomes? Will this result from the Green Paper or must we wait for it until after the tax...

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: Except the Minister.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: If Senator Mary White was in power, there would be no need for us to be here.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: It is the reality.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Boyle's party is in Government. Why did it publish——

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: He cannot abdicate responsibility anymore.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: He cannot have it both ways.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator's party is still not being consulted.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: What about the pensions debacle and incineration?

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: The list goes on.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Boyle knows the reality as well as I do.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Boyle can share time with me.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: Cuirim fáilte roimh an tAire Stáit, Pádraig Ó Ciardha. I have sympathy for the Minister of State because he has to listen not just to speakers on this side of the House but also Members from both his own and the Green Party who are lamenting the work of his senior Minister. It is not the fault of the Minister of State because he is not the Minister responsible. I wonder what Piaget and...

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: In many cases, both parents had to go out to work. I agree with Senator Doherty that the scheme should be suspended. The effect will be more pronounced on middle income young families and on the most vulnerable.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator had better talk to his Minister.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: Some people are vulnerable and cannot afford to pay. As Senator Mary White stated in her contribution last week, many women are now being forced to make choices. Women who are on the minimum wage are opting to work in order to better themselves and to provide child care and education for their children.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: This is a Government scheme, not a discussion paper. There was little or no consultation——