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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Update on Employment Activation Measures: Department of Social Protection (18 Feb 2015)
Willie O'Dea: I notice there are a number of representative groups here to discuss one-parent families. I do not propose to delay proceedings.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Update on Employment Activation Measures: Department of Social Protection (18 Feb 2015)
Willie O'Dea: We did discuss this topic quite recently, as Mr. McKeon has stated. He has given us an abridged version of the up-to-date position. What exactly has changed since the last day? A number of questions were raised and recommendations made. What, if any, changes have occurred since we last discussed this, albeit quite recently?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)
Willie O'Dea: I am sorry to interrupt but I do not have a copy of Mr. Egan's script.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)
Willie O'Dea: I thank the Ms Louise Bayliss, Ms Leah Speight and Mr. Stuart Duffin, the representatives of the groups, for attending and for their excellent presentations. I also thank the Department officials for explaining where they are coming from in terms of the Department's side. There are a few aspects of this that I have difficulty understanding. Reference was made to the availability of the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)
Willie O'Dea: I could talk about people who work more than 19 hours per week and how much money they will lose.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)
Willie O'Dea: I have a few brief questions. How exactly will these changes benefit lone parents who are not working? How will they ease their access to employment and training measures? It was mentioned that those on a jobseeker's transition payment would be able to engage with an Intreo officer but it could also have been arranged for lone parents to be able to engage with an Intreo officer and they...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)
Willie O'Dea: I have many more questions but time is against me. That is why I asked at the start if we had enough time but apparently we do not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)
Willie O'Dea: My proposal is that we ask the Minister to hold off on the change in July pending further discussion because we have not had sufficient time to discuss this today. Many serious issues arise. I support Deputy Collins' proposal.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)
Willie O'Dea: We will take it up at the next meeting.
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2015)
Willie O'Dea: A section in the programme for Government concerns political reform. One of the promises made is: "We will introduce a role for the Ceann Comhairle in deciding whether a Minister [which I presume includes the Taoiseach] has failed to provide reasonable information in response to a question". Has it been introduced and, if not, when will it be introduced?
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2015)
Willie O'Dea: Excuse me.
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2015)
Willie O'Dea: I cannot remember it being invoked. This morning, when the Taoiseach was answering questions about lone parents, provided a classic example of where it should have been invoked.
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2015)
Willie O'Dea: May I invoke it?
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2015)
Willie O'Dea: The Taoiseach did not provide proper information this morning in reply to Deputy Micheál Martin.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2015)
Willie O'Dea: Such as.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2015)
Willie O'Dea: Does the Taoiseach not understand they are still at a loss?
- Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2015)
Willie O'Dea: Therefore, lone parents have to pay for this.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2015)
Willie O'Dea: By penalising them.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2015)
Willie O'Dea: He should speak to the Tánaiste, in particular. She might explain to him what is happening.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2015)
Willie O'Dea: How does making people poorer activate them?