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Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009: Committee Stage (29 Apr 2009)

Nicky McFadden: I move amendment No. 12: In page 12, between lines 36 and 37, to insert the following: "(1C) The Minster shall, within three months of the commencement of this section, lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas the details of what is required to be furnished by persons affected by this section.". Perhaps the Leas-Chathaoirleach would outline where we are at.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009: Committee Stage (29 Apr 2009)

Nicky McFadden: Go raibh maith agat. The amendment seeks that "The Minister shall, within three months of the commencement of this section, lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas the details of what is required to be furnished by persons affected by this section." The Minister indicated there are courses for everyone but people need to be made aware of what is available to them.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009: Committee Stage (29 Apr 2009)

Nicky McFadden: My concern is that there would not be duplication of courses. There should be a type of portfolio of what people have done already so they could be directed towards a course that would be most applicable to that experience. The ultimate goal would be that they would get a job at the end of the process.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009: Committee Stage (29 Apr 2009)

Nicky McFadden: Exactly.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009: Committee Stage (29 Apr 2009)

Nicky McFadden: I support Senator Hannigan. We spoke about other companies this morning such as Waterford Glass. Bord na Móna and the ESB. Their pension funds are in trouble yet they are solvent companies.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009: Committee Stage (29 Apr 2009)

Nicky McFadden: I move amendment No. 14: In page 21, after line 52, to insert the following: "(1C) The trustees shall have the power to set limits on the amount that shall be paid out based on the salary of the employee in the event of a winding up.". This is a worthwhile amendment. Based on the annuities the trustees would have the responsibility and the power to decide on the amounts that would be paid...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009: Committee Stage (29 Apr 2009)

Nicky McFadden: They did not expect it to be obliterated.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009: Committee Stage (29 Apr 2009)

Nicky McFadden: I must accept what the Minister says. I appreciate that she tried to arrange a briefing for me at lunchtime but I could not attend it. I could make the same point I made this morning about more time. I understand the Minister must rush the Bill through the House and acknowledge she is trying to correct the position but at the same time I do not accept what she said about limits. It is...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009: Committee Stage (29 Apr 2009)

Nicky McFadden: While acknowledging the State-owned annuities, which is a welcome step forward, will PIPS be a type of bail out for employees when a company such as SR Technics is not looking after its employees, even though it is solvent, as Senator Hannigan said? Is this like a State guarantee for employees? Are we guaranteeing people's pensions?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Nicky McFadden: Let us start now.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Nicky McFadden: I join my colleagues throughout the party in arguing that we urgently need a debate on children. I refer to the two points that my colleague Senator Fitzgerald made on child care. We can discuss the Health Service Executive, HSE, and the Catholic church, but ultimately it is the children who suffer and are the victims. As Senator White said, it is obvious what is going to come out. I,...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

Nicky McFadden: Last evening, while canvassing for Senator Paschal Donohoe in Dublin Central, I came across a number of people who have serious difficulties with their mortgages. I encountered the same anger of which Senator Walsh spoke. Considering that we have bailed out these banks, I ask the Leader to arrange a debate on fixed-rate mortgages. One lady, who has lost her job, told me it would cost her...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

Nicky McFadden: Well done.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Nicky McFadden: I would like to be associated with those remarks. Mick Phelan has been a dote to me since I came into this House, and I very much appreciate him. I want to comment briefly on the extraordinary general meeting of AIB this morning and the idea that a shareholder had to throw eggs to voice his concern. He could only afford two eggs; he was unable to afford the half dozen.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Nicky McFadden: He has lost all €20,000 of his savings and was relying on the dividend. Commissioner McCreevy, in the great town of Athlone with which the Leader will be very familiar, said that we should look not for heads to roll but for consensus and that we should not engage in Punch and Judy politics. I do not agree with the Commissioner. Who will represent the people who believe they have to throw...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 May 2009)

Nicky McFadden: I agree with Senator Ross and other colleagues that we should compliment the Minister for Finance on what he has done. It was a pleasant surprise to hear this morning that our Government bonds have done so well. I wish the Minister continued success today in Frankfurt and in Milan. A number of advisers have travelled with him. Perhaps they would be able to advise him as to how to set up...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 May 2009)

Nicky McFadden: She needs to sack Professor Brendan Drumm.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 May 2009)

Nicky McFadden: The buck has to stop with her.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 May 2009)

Nicky McFadden: She must take responsibility.

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (19 May 2009)

Nicky McFadden: Hear, hear.