Results 2,881-2,900 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy
- Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)
Catherine Murphy: The Taoiseach should satisfy his backbenchers-----
- Confidence in the Government: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (12 Dec 2012)
Catherine Murphy: The benchmark against which the Government will be measured is what it committed to prior to the general election. It will also be benchmarked against three big issues, namely, debt, job creation and reform. The very fact that a figure of €8.1 billion is included in the budget to service the national debt is testament to the failure to negotiate a reduction or writing-off of some of...
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2012)
Catherine Murphy: It is helpful that the change in the reduction to the qualifying age is being postponed, but commitments were made last year with regard to reducing the age of the youngest child. The situation in terms of child care for lone parents has not improved. The ideal situation would be that child care and jobs would be available. We are all aware that families most at risk of poverty are...
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2012)
Catherine Murphy: The proposal to extend the timeframe is helpful. The Minister will accept that we are starting from a very low base. Those who will be required to sign on will no longer be regarded as lone parents. One cannot sign on unless one is available for full-time work, as opposed to part-time work. Those who do not get child care places will have a serious dilemma. When they sign on, they may...
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2012)
Catherine Murphy: Will a place be available for every child who requires it on the commencement date targeted by the Minister? Will she have to come back to us to talk about the commencement, or will it happen automatically in the Department when the Minister signs the commencement order? This might be the only opportunity we have to argue that children could be put at risk by the State if those who are too...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bond Markets (12 Dec 2012)
Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide detailed figures for the total sovereign debt issued by the State through the sale of bonds for each year 1990 to date in 2012; if he will break down the nature of each of these issuances by amount, interest rate, maturity period and ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55703/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: General Government Debt (12 Dec 2012)
Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide figures of the total interest payment made by the State on General Government Debt for each year 1990 to date in 2012 by amount and as a percentage of total Government expenditure in each year. [55705/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Programme (12 Dec 2012)
Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the required fields in which a potential pre-school leader must have achieved a level seven major award or equivalent in order to successfully receive the higher rate of capitation under the early childhood education programme; if there is a list of approved qualifications offered by Irish institutions in respect of this; if she will provide...
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2012)
Catherine Murphy: The point I was making last night is that while this provision may appear to be technical, it provides the Minister with permission to commence changes to the lone parents regime, including the withdrawal of the lone parent payment when the youngest child reaches a particular age. We were given an assurance last year that this provision would not come into effect until such time as child...
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2012)
Catherine Murphy: On a point of order-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2012)
Catherine Murphy: On a point of order-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2012)
Catherine Murphy: The Minister is not addressing the issue raised.
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2012)
Catherine Murphy: On a point of order, please.
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2012)
Catherine Murphy: On a point of order, please.
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2012)
Catherine Murphy: The Minister is not answering the point I raised.
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2012)
Catherine Murphy: It is a point of order. She is not speaking about the issue raised.
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2012)
Catherine Murphy: The Minister is not speaking on the amendment. She is not dealing with the issue that was raised.
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2012)
Catherine Murphy: The Minister is not addressing the amendment.
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2012)
Catherine Murphy: She is not dealing with the issue.
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2012)
Catherine Murphy: There should be no favouritism in this House.