Results 3,401-3,420 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)
Róisín Shortall: That is a different point on how one measures the adequacy for different family groupings.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)
Róisín Shortall: Once a year.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)
Róisín Shortall: The 11% increase in the price of fuel in the past year impacts on everybody. However, it impacts disproportionately on people on low fixed incomes, who are the responsibility of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. It is not good enough for the Minister to say she is talking to various Departments and agencies. Something much more concrete needs to happen. As we speak,...
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)
Róisín Shortall: I suggested establishing a formalised group.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)
Róisín Shortall: The Minister should set up a group to formalise strategy.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)
Róisín Shortall: The problem is that there is no strategy.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)
Róisín Shortall: That is not a strategy.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2008)
Róisín Shortall: There is no evidence of that at all.
- Pension Provisions. (25 Jun 2008)
Róisín Shortall: I have a concern over the timeframe involved. The Minister's predecessor gave a commitment that proposals would be ready to be brought to Government before the budget at the end of this year. The Minister seems to be moving away from that commitment and I ask her to clarify the position. Does the Minister accept we cannot continue with the very unfair tax-based reliefs system that very...
- Pension Provisions. (25 Jun 2008)
Róisín Shortall: While I accept this is an extremely complex area, given that the Minister will have the report this week or next week she will have several months to consider it and make proposals. Is she saying we cannot expect any proposals to go before Government in time for the budget this year?
- Pension Provisions. (25 Jun 2008)
Róisín Shortall: The Minister's predecessor gave a commitment that the proposals would be contained in the budget this year.
- Pension Provisions. (25 Jun 2008)
Róisín Shortall: That makes it all the more urgent that we introduce a fairer system.
- Social Welfare Code. (25 Jun 2008)
Róisín Shortall: If the Minister examines the figures, she will see there has been a very significant increase in the number of people seeking assistance with mortgage repayments. In the last two or three years it has increased by 35%. That is a fair measure of the increasing problems people are facing and the need, as Deputy Durkan said, to change the scheme to facilitate the reality of what is happening....
- Social Welfare Code. (25 Jun 2008)
Róisín Shortall: That is due to rising unemployment.
- Advocacy Services. (25 Jun 2008)
Róisín Shortall: What level of funding has been approved by the Department of Finance for the new post to be created this year? How many posts does this represent?
- Advocacy Services. (25 Jun 2008)
Róisín Shortall: Of the â¬1.8 million that has been approved, apart from the director, how many advocacy posts are involved?
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Jun 2008)
Róisín Shortall: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding her Department's effort to comply with the Finance Act 2008 in respect of the collection of and provision to the Revenue Commissioners of the PPS numbers of landlords receiving rent supplement; if her attention has been drawn to section 473 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, which allows the Revenue...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Jun 2008)
Róisín Shortall: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to change the conditions of maternity benefit, if even on a cost-neutral basis, to allow the father claim part of the payment instead of the mother where this is the choice of the parents concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24803/08]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Jun 2008)
Róisín Shortall: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for a reduction in home help hours in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if, in view of the person's age and infirmity, the home help hours will be restored immediately. [24893/08]
- Written Answers — World Trade Negotiations: World Trade Negotiations (1 Jul 2008)
Róisín Shortall: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will report on the most recent negotiations relating to a new World Trade Organisation deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25580/08]