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Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Dessie Ellis: -----because it is not clear. This is a training budget.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Dessie Ellis: It is going ahead.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Dessie Ellis: It is not in the Bill but it is set out in writing in this document. It is clearly set out in the budget fact sheet. It is on Minister's budget fact sheet.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Dessie Ellis: This will have a devastating effect in my area. This will cripple CE schemes in my area.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Dessie Ellis: It will. In January if there is no clarification on where these people stand------

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister needs to reprint this document.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Dessie Ellis: I resent it being said that the troika is being blamed on the planned cuts in disability allowance. I resent anyone saying that the troika is responsible for those.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister made these decisions. She withdrew that decision. She should not blame the troika.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Dessie Ellis: No. I welcome the fact that it has been withdrawn.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Dessie Ellis: -----but the Minister was the one who stood up and blamed the troika. The Minister did it.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Dessie Ellis: How can we have decorum when we are facing this?

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Dessie Ellis: The country is bankrupt and we know it.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Tá na ciorruithe sa bhuiséad seo ag cur isteach ar na daoine is boichte sa sochaí seo. Tá sé deacair a thuiscint go bhfuil lámh ag Páirtí an Lucht Oibre iontu, mar tá cuma ar an scéal go bhfuil na ciorruithe cumtha ag Fine Gael. Most people will judge this budget over the next couple of weeks and by then they will have seen the effects and bones of what it means to them. We should...

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Tá sé deacair a thuiscint na ciorruithe atá sa bhuiséad seo, go háirithe na hionsaithe ar dhaoine bochta agus ar dhaoine atá ag streachailt. There are few things that public representatives who seek to give leadership to their communities must always strive to avoid - they must avoid being callous, lazy or inconsiderate. The Government in this budget has shown it has forgotten these...

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Thanks very much.

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Dessie Ellis: The Government gave the rest to the banks.

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Dessie Ellis: This is meant to be a speech on the budget.

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise (Mechanically Propelled Vehicles) (6 Dec 2011)

Dessie Ellis: In recent months, the abolition of the scrappage scheme has resulted in a decline in the number of new cars coming on the roads. This measure is another disincentive to people to buy new cars or to acquire environmentally friendly cars. This measure will cost jobs. Garages nationwide have been promoting cars with low CO2 emissions to ensure that people bought them. Consequently, this will...

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Last week in Buswells Hotel we met representatives of road haulage firms. They outlined a number of areas which they feared would have a significant impact on their industry, one being a carbon tax increase. They outlined a number of areas where money could be chased, with one being diesel laundering where there is much money being lost to the State. Another idea was to use a new method to...

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Dessie Ellis: The working people.