Results 23,661-23,680 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Reform (4 Dec 2013)
Joan Burton: The Government is committed to supporting one-parent families to become economically independent. My Department is in the process of reforming the one-parent family payment (OFP) scheme. These reforms are predicated on activation and on getting people back into the workforce once their children have reached an appropriate age.A wide range of supports and services are presently available to...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) Appeals (4 Dec 2013)
Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 28 November 2013, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department...
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)
Joan Burton: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill and the measures contained in it will not in any way affect people who are in receipt of either the contributory or non-contributory State pension. The measures I am outlining relate to defined benefit pension schemes only and the need for greater fairness when such schemes run into difficulty....
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)
Joan Burton: We are not in government for three years.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)
Joan Burton: It was the Fianna Fáil Party that did that.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)
Joan Burton: Fianna Fáil brought in those schemes at the height of the crisis. It was former Deputy Brian Lenihan-----
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)
Joan Burton: No. I must correct the Deputy. It was done by Deputy Brian Lenihan, sitting here-----
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)
Joan Burton: Certainly that is the case with the schemes Deputy O'Dea referred to at the Central Bank and-----
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)
Joan Burton: What is it?
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)
Joan Burton: We are all northsiders over here.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)
Joan Burton: Deputy Olivia Mitchell is from the southside. Maybe she heard it?
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)
Joan Burton: It must be a DART expression.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)
Joan Burton: Deputy Boyd Barrett should know the term as he is from Dublin’s deep south.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)
Joan Burton: That was at their request.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2013)
Joan Burton: Sorry, on a point of information, the Deputy----
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2013)
Joan Burton: Deputy Shortall is----
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2013)
Joan Burton: It is wrong to imply that I, as a Minister, have sought to interfere with the courts in the operation of----
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2013)
Joan Burton: Deputy Shortall should withdraw that statement.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2013)
Joan Burton: The Deputy should withdraw that statement.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2013)
Joan Burton: I must make it clear that I have not sought at any point in time to interfere in any way, as implied by the Deputy, with the workings of the Irish courts. Cases are before the Irish courts, where applicants have applied to the courts. Those applicants are absolutely entitled to progress their cases through the courts as they wish. For the Deputy to suggest that I have sought in some way to...