Results 3,381-3,400 of 4,782 for speaker:Olwyn Enright
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: The Minister did not believe that three years ago.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. I have grave difficulty accepting many of the proposed changes and I disagree with the conclusions arrived at by the Minister in her final remarks. I hope we have an informed debate but I cannot see much room for agreement on many of the issues. Accordingly, Fine Gael will vote against the Social Welfare Bill. Based on what the Minister said,...
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: Which one?
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: Which scheme?
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: Which scheme is immediate?
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: After a year?
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: On which payment?
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: The majority of people, however, will still have to wait a year before they can avail of it. That is the reality of how the scheme operates.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: We are talking about people who have lost their jobs, who are probably highly qualified in their own area of expertise and who do not need another degree. They have skills and the spirit of entrepreneurship to make their ideas work. The Minister might have seen the "Prime Time" programme recently on the back to work enterprise allowance. Perhaps it influenced her decision. It highlighted...
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: Deputy Hanafin is the Minister for Social and Family Affairs and a Minister of State responsible for housing has been reappointed. In addition, there is a Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and a Minister for Finance, yet, between them, they cannot deal with the issue of landlords. How many more times are we going to discuss in the House the fact that there is still...
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: The Minister did. She stated there was a social value and that it would teach-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: No one proposed providing it in primary schools. The Minister questioned the level of educational attainment.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: The Minister did.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: The Minister stated there was a social value and a value in interaction. Now that finances are tighter and the Government wants to make savings but does not want to be seen as too much of a bad guy because the local elections are coming up, it will cut and then abolish the early child care supplement and replace it with a free preschool place for one year. I am not sure if the Government has...
- Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (22 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: It is a sign of rising unemployment.
- Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (22 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: The Government is going to reduce it in December.
- Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (22 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: Yet.
- Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (22 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: The Government is hiding behind the commission.
- Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (22 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: PPARS was more expensive.
- Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (22 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: Of what the Government is going to save.