Results 461-480 of 14,127 for speaker:David Stanton
- Social Welfare Code. (24 May 2005)
David Stanton: Will the Minister tell me how many people were told that their claims did not satisfy the condition over the period 2004 to 2005? Is it true that migrants who have been invited to work here but lose their jobs and fall upon hard times, as has been reported in the media, have no supports? How are these people supposed to eat or find shelter? Has the Minister any knowledge of the extent of this...
- Social Welfare Code. (24 May 2005)
David Stanton: I again ask the Minister about those who came here in good faith to work but lost their jobs and are on the side of the street. Without support, how are they expected to eat and find shelter? Is the Minister aware of the extent of this problem? Has he or his Department investigated this issue? The answer to a recent parliamentary question indicates that this issue will not be subject to one...
- Social Welfare Code. (24 May 2005)
David Stanton: I was not informed of this in the answer to my parliamentary question last week.
- Social Welfare Code. (24 May 2005)
David Stanton: An unofficial rather than an official review is being conducted. I asked about this matter last week.
- Social Welfare Code. (24 May 2005)
David Stanton: Why did the Minister not provide me with the correct information last week? Everything and nothing is under review.
- Social Welfare Code. (24 May 2005)
David Stanton: Will he conduct a review? He did not give me an answer on this last week.
- Social Welfare Code. (24 May 2005)
David Stanton: Of course. I ought to have received the appropriate information last week when I asked about it.
- Social Welfare Code. (24 May 2005)
David Stanton: A death will occur among these people before action is taken.
- Social Welfare Code. (24 May 2005)
David Stanton: That is not happening.
- Social Welfare Code. (24 May 2005)
David Stanton: People will die. The policy is media-driven.
- Anti-Poverty Strategy. (24 May 2005)
David Stanton: Is the Minister concerned that the Government has excluded as social partners many of those organisations interested in the plight of those experiencing poverty? Will the Minister address this issue so that their voices can be heard?
- Anti-Poverty Strategy. (24 May 2005)
David Stanton: They were excluded.
- Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (24 May 2005)
David Stanton: I move amendment No. 31: In page 9, to delete lines 32 and 33 and substitute the following: "6.âThe Minister shallâ (a) carry out a review this Act, in particular the definition of disability, within a maximum period of 2 years of operation or 3 years of enactment, whichever is the soonest, (b) for the purpose of assisting him or her in making such a review under this section, consult any...
- Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (24 May 2005)
David Stanton: I have a friend who cannot walk and who is, therefore, in a wheelchair. He has a job and is actually making more money than me because he is highly gifted. He is able to carry on a profession, business or occupation in the State. If one were in this man's company at night, one would note that he is well able to participate in the social and cultural life of the State. He is great craic and...
- Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (24 May 2005)
David Stanton: He does not need them yet. According to the definition in the Billââ
- Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (24 May 2005)
David Stanton: ââhe does not have a disability. The legislation states that a disability, in respect of a person, means "a substantial restriction in the capacity of the person to carry on a profession, business or occupation in the State or to participate in social or cultural life in the State". This does not arise in the case in question. According to the Minister of State's definition, a man in a...
- Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (24 May 2005)
David Stanton: He says that he is not wrong.
- Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (24 May 2005)
David Stanton: If the Minister of State is getting upset because we are proving him wrong, I am sorry for him. According to those who have studied the Bill, the definition excludes people more than it includes them. It excludes many people and is specifically designed to do so. We want the legislation to be reviewed earlier than is proposed. Does the Minister of State want the review to be completedââ
- Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (24 May 2005)
David Stanton: âânot later than five years after the commencement of the Act? Will it be started or completed by then? Will the review be completed and on the Minister of State's desk not later than five years after the commencement of the Act?
- Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (24 May 2005)
David Stanton: I do not suggest it. I am just setting out the definition of disability as contained in the Bill. It talks about a "substantial restriction" in the capacity of a person to carry out a business, profession or occupation. If a person can carry out a business, profession or occupation, he or she does not have a substantial restriction and as such is not covered. If the person can enjoy life and...