Results 2,141-2,160 of 8,212 for speaker:Alice-Mary Higgins
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Sep 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 4:In page 9, to delete lines 25 to 32.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Sep 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 5:In page 9, lines 33 and 34, to delete “may require the person to whom it is given to do” and substitute “may make available to the person”.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Sep 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 6:In page 9, line 42, to delete “or submit to”.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Sep 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 7:In page 9, after line 43, to insert the following:“(4) The signing of a personal progression plan shall not be considered a requirement in terms of subsection 3(a) or (b).”.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Sep 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 8:In page 10, to delete lines 27 to 43, to delete page 11, and in page 12, to delete lines 1 to 19. This goes back to the heart of two issues the Minister has raised. The first is the question of mirroring in these new provisions the language we have in existing social welfare legislation insofar as possible and appropriate. The other issue is the question of helping...
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Sep 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Unfortunately, they are not consistent and the language is not the same. I did not want to delay the House by reading into the record the language used but, specifically, it is quite different. As I said, the existing legislation with respect to unemployment benefit and other benefits states: "has refused an offer suitable employment", "has without good cause refused or failed to avail...
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Sep 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I am very happy to engage.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Sep 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I am happy to withdraw in that context and to engage with the Minister in regard to those issues.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Sep 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I will withdraw and reserve the right to reintroduce.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Sep 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 9:In page 10, line 27, to delete “prescribed”.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Sep 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 10:In page 10, line 33, to delete “an” and substitute “any reasonable”.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Sep 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 11:In page 10, line 38, to delete “which is prescribed for the purposes of this section and”.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Sep 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 12:In page 10, between lines 38 and 39, to delete all words from and including “which” where it firstly occurs in line 38 down to and including “appropriate” in line 39.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Sep 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 13:In page 10, to delete lines 38 to 41.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Sep 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 14:In page 10, line 43, to delete “an” and substitute “any reasonable”.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Sep 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 15:In page 11, line 12, to delete “or submit to”.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Sep 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 16:In page 11, line 16, to delete “an” and substitute “any reasonable”.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Sep 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 17:In page 11, lines 19 and 20, to delete “which is prescribed for the purposes of this section and”.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Sep 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 18:In page 11, lines 19 to 21, to delete all words from and including “which” in line 19 down to and including “appropriate” in line 21.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Sep 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 19:In page 11, line 30, to delete “an” and substitute “any reasonable”.