Results 581-600 of 935 for speaker:Mary Moran
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (27 May 2014)
Mary Moran: She is, indeed. I have received representations from single parents of children with disabilities who have been unsuccessful in their applications for carer's allowance. Caring for a child who is classified as having a severe or profound disability is a 24/7 job but caring for a child with a high level of care needs becomes significantly more difficult if one is a single parent. Single...
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (27 May 2014)
Mary Moran: There are exceptions.
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (27 May 2014)
Mary Moran: I agree with the Minister of State, but perhaps this is an area at which we need to look, where people might just fall outside the net for carer's benefit. Additional recognition should be given in applications for carer's allowance to single parents of children with a disability. In this particular case, there is no incentive to go out to work. I am afraid people who are just outside the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2014)
Mary Moran: After the local and European elections we have all suffered major losses.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2014)
Mary Moran: Some people have made gains. I congratulate those who were elected and commiserate with those who were not. Some very fine people have lost local and European seats. I pay tribute to one person, a cousin of mine who died suddenly on Friday, Councillor Owen Bannigan of Lough Egish in County Monaghan. He served the people very well. He was an outstanding member of his community, party and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Department of Social Protection (28 May 2014)
Mary Moran: I thank Mr. McKeon for his comprehensive briefing on the youth guarantee. We are all in agreement that it will be a great scheme to get people back to work. I visited the Ballymun project recently. Mick Creedon is phenomenal, given the wealth of knowledge and experience he has brought to it. He was generous with his time and spent several hours going over all the work being done. What is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Department of Social Protection (28 May 2014)
Mary Moran: I refer to the funding of €250,000.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Department of Social Protection (28 May 2014)
Mary Moran: Therefore, the money is available.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Department of Social Protection (28 May 2014)
Mary Moran: There are no recommendations for people with disabilities, particularly those with an intellectual disability, and these are badly missing. There is nothing in the scheme to help them. I cannot find anything that deals with mental health problems, mobility issues or disabilities. The people concerned want to work and enter the jobs market, but they cannot access any opportunity.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Department of Social Protection (28 May 2014)
Mary Moran: I ask Mr. McKeon to deal with the question, because we have a vote in the Seanad.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Department of Social Protection (28 May 2014)
Mary Moran: The question on disability.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Department of Social Protection (28 May 2014)
Mary Moran: What about unemployed people who have a disability?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Department of Social Protection (28 May 2014)
Mary Moran: There are two great volunteers here, are there not?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Department of Social Protection (28 May 2014)
Mary Moran: Dundalk is also working like that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2014)
Mary Moran: I want to raise the issue of live RTE coverage of the upcoming Special Olympics national finals in Limerick. The games will be held between 12 and 15 June, featuring 1,500 athletes competing in 14 different sporting competitions with over 3,000 volunteers and thousands of family members and supporters. These national finals are a culmination of four years of local and regional competitions...
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2014)
Mary Moran: I believe our country will be missing out on this fantastic opportunity. This is also an ideal time for a debate on the Special Olympics to show our appreciation to these athletes and volunteers. I ask my colleagues to support me in calling on RTE to provide live coverage of the national games.
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Housing for People with Disabilities (29 May 2014)
Mary Moran: I thank the Minister of State for dealing with this Adjournment matter. The case I wish to refer to concerns an individual who had an accident several years ago and who had to have a battery pack inserted into her back to stimulate her nerve endings. She suffers from severe and chronic pain and her condition is consistently deteriorating. She has now reached the stage where she cannot get...
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Housing for People with Disabilities (29 May 2014)
Mary Moran: I was fully aware that the Minister of State cannot comment on individual cases. Given that I have been told the local authority does not have bungalow accommodation, can funding be made available to buy some? I have tried to get figures on the number of houses that are out. The money allocated last week for housing for people with disabilities was also for people with intellectual...
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Housing for People with Disabilities (29 May 2014)
Mary Moran: I appreciate that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (4 Jun 2014)
Mary Moran: I support Senator Hildegarde Naughton's call for a debate on the horrific discovery of a mass grave in Tuam where it is believed up to 800 babies and young children were buried in a septic tank. I also refer to the Government's recent announcement that the review of discretionary medical cards will be suspended pending the establishment of a new expert panel and the development of a policy...