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Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I wish to nail the lie that the universal social charge is a charge. It is in fact a tax and let us call it what it is. Financial Resolution No. 13 on which we voted on Tuesday stated: THAT, with effect from 1 January 2011, there shall be charged, levied and paid, in accordance with the provisions of this Resolution, a tax to be known as "universal social charge" in respect of the income...

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Deputy Ó Snodaigh might relay that to his colleagues.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: We are interested in the substantive issues.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I wish to speak about social assistance schemes and, specifically, the farm assist payment. The rate of payment has been reduced from €196 to €188 per person. The qualified adult dependant allowance goes from €130 down to €124.80. I speak for people on farm assist because they are farming very small holdings and live, for the most part, in remote rural settings. I am talking...

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: We must think more laterally in proposing budgets. We accept that there had to be cuts across the board. We were bought into the idea that there would be adjustments. However, in a proper society one cannot disproportionately affect people who are already marginalised.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Are we not entitled to rise to our feet?

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (9 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I wish to share time with Deputy Ferris.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (9 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I will share time equally with the Deputy. If I understood the Minister correctly, bank bonuses will be taxed at a rate of 90%. I have not been informed as to the number of employees who will benefit from bonuses. If, however, 90 employees of the banks which come under the guarantee were to benefit from a bonus of €40 million, each of them would receive €444,444. If a tax rate of 90%...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (9 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the voluntary early retirement scheme has been extended to other grades in the Health Service Executive specifically care assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46776/10]

National Recovery Plan (14 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: The Taoiseach has misinterpreted it.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a rent allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47060/10]

National Minimum Wage: Motion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I wish to share time with Deputy Michael D. Higgins. I propose to take approximately seven minutes. I refer in the first instance to the Minister's speech on budget day. He stated: "In the measures I am presenting today those on the new reduced minimum wage will not be brought into the tax net". If ever there were a case of misleading the House, that was it. Some four pages later, the...

Written Answers — Severe Weather Events: Severe Weather Events (15 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of requests received by the Defence Forces for assistance from civil authorities during the current cold spell; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47276/10]

Written Answers — Naval Service Vessels: Naval Service Vessels (15 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Defence the expected delivery date for the two new Naval Service vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47275/10]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (16 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 34: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills regarding the FÁS work placement programme for schools recently announced by her in circular 0066/2010, if she will confirm if these positions are open only to recently qualified graduates to enable them to obtain work experience; if schools will only be allowed to recruit persons with a recognised teaching...

Departmental Staff (12 Jan 2011)

Seán Sherlock: It will go right up to the Galway races.

Written Answers — Public Sector Remuneration: Public Sector Remuneration (12 Jan 2011)

Seán Sherlock: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals for a review of senior executive pay and commercial semi-State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1386/11]

Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (12 Jan 2011)

Seán Sherlock: Question 328: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money spent by the Health Service Executive on private security firms throughout the State for the year 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48133/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jan 2011)

Seán Sherlock: Question 649: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48136/10]

Written Answers — General Practitioner Co-operatives: General Practitioner Co-operatives (13 Jan 2011)

Seán Sherlock: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that jobs and services may be lost as a result of funding cutbacks to Southdoc; if the Health Service Executive, or officials of her Department, will engage with representatives of workers in the service to address their concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1538/11]