Results 2,201-2,220 of 4,782 for speaker:Olwyn Enright
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: This amendment is allowed and direct provision is made through the Minister.
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: The Minister has answered questions on this matter and has taken responsibility for it in the House in recent weeks.
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: A point must be made on child benefit because any Member of this House with children under 18 years of age is entitled to the payment, regardless of his or her salary. Children do not receive this through the asylum process. The Minister says these children are adequately catered for but I disagree with him and think most right thinking people would also disagree with him. It is wrong that...
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: I do not understand how this amendment is adjudged to involve a charge on Revenue. The Estimates make provision for the numbers eligible and becoming eligible for a State pension. That is what determines the cost to the Exchequerââ
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: I move amendment No. 6: In page 3, before section 2, to insert the following new section: 2.âThe Minister shall, within 1 month of the commencement of this Act, lay before each House of the Oireachtas, a report on the progress of the National Carers Strategy.". This issue has already been thrashed out to some degree via Priority Questions earlier in the week and on Second Stage. The...
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: It is very important to have a focus and dates give us something to work with. This delay has not been caused by the strategy being very complicated but by the process not having even started. This must be recognised. Any of the carers to whom I have spoken is not happy with the delay which has not been caused by carers but by the Department. Two issues immediately come to mind in bringing...
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: I move amendment No. 7: In page 3, before section 2, to insert the following new section: 2.âThe Minister shall, within 3 months of the commencement of this Act, lay before each House of the Oireachtas a report on the levels of support available to young carers.".
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: I move amendment No. 8: In page 3, before section 2, to insert the following new section: 2.âThe Minister shall, within 3 months of the commencement of this Act, lay before each House of the Oireachtas, a report on increasing the Living Alone Allowance.". The Minister dealt with some of my comments yesterday on Second Stage in his conclusion today. He indicated that priority had been given...
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: The Minister has a 50-50 chance.
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: I agree with the points made by Deputy Shortall in this regard. A couple will get â¬424 and a person living alone will get â¬212. The single person's amount needs to pay all the same bills, with the exception of food and clothing. It is simply not possible for them to do it. The Minister needs to give considerably more attention to this area. It is wrong to refer to giving the increase...
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: The Minister's argument is flawed because he does not acknowledge that we all have welcomed the increases in the old age pension. He is deliberately ignoring the specific point we are making that it is more expensive for somebody living on his or her own. There is no point in spending any more of the House's time on the matter because the Minister is not genuinely trying to take on board...
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: I move amendment No. 9: In page 3, before section 2, to insert the following new section: 2.âThe Minister shall, within 3 months of the commencement of this Act, lay before each House of the Oireachtas, a report on the reform of the Rent Supplement Scheme.". The points about the rent supplement have been made well in the past fortnight. The Minister carried out a review last year and is...
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: Perhaps the Minister can tell the House roughly when the report on the review will be available.
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: I move amendment No. 10: In page 3, before section 2, to insert the following new section: 2â "The Minister shall, within 3 months of the commencement of this Act, lay before each House of the Oireachtas, a report on the removal of the Habitual Residence Condition from the Child Benefit payment.". I made the case for this amendment when the House discussed amendment No. 2 in the name of...
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: We have worded the amendments in a certain manner because we are required to do so. It is important that a report on this matter be published and examined. I ask the Minister to give some consideration to this.
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: I move amendment No. 12: In page 3, before section 2, to insert the following new section: 2.â"The Minister shall, within 3 months of the commencement of this Act, lay before each House of the Oireachtas, a report on the introduction of a second-tier, employment neutral, child income support payment to target child poverty levels.". This amendment relates to the qualified child allowance...
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: ââbut it is important that we try to reach some conclusions on these issues. It would be preferable to approach the debate in a consensus manner to try to reach agreement among as many people as possible. The argument made in the National Economic and Social Forum's report on this issue is at odds with the views of the two organisations which attended yesterday's meeting of the joint...
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: How is the payment made up?
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: The amendment calls for a report to be published on the introduction of the payments. It was my understanding from reading the brief the Minister received when he took office that a review was ongoing and that change was imminent in this area. What is the status of the report and when we are likely to see it? What is the Minister's view? We have heard him say he wants to ensure the least...
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2007)
Olwyn Enright: What about their exams?