Results 601-620 of 904 for speaker:Ray Butler
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015 - Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (22 Sep 2015)
Ray Butler: Allow me to finish. It is vitally important that we push on with this new stamp for the 340,000 self-employed people.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Ray Butler: Fianna Fáil did not build social housing.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Ray Butler: Fianna Fáil only built nine social houses in Trim over 14 years.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Ray Butler: Deputy Michael McGrath touched no nerve but his own.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Ray Butler: Never in government.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Ray Butler: Get-out clauses for landlords.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Ray Butler: Deputy Michael McGrath is in denial.
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas Reform (29 Sep 2015)
Ray Butler: 362. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality with respect to Part 5 of her Department’s document, New Arrangements to apply to English Language Programmes from 1 October 2015, if she will clarify how the appeals process will work; the grounds on which an application may be rejected, and on which an appeal may be made; the timeline envisaged for the appeals process; and if she will...
- Order of Business (1 Oct 2015)
Ray Butler: I wish to raise two items of legislation with the Tánaiste, the first of which is the apprenticeship Bill to provide for protection and responsibilities applying to employers and apprenticeships in light of the introduction of a new apprenticeship. Many Members have done apprenticeships and have seen the exploitation of certain people. Consequently, I seek the Bill's publication. When...
- Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)
Ray Butler: With regard to the health reform Bill, an issue has arisen in hospitals. It has come to my notice that in hospital reception areas, staff will not give out information to priests or preachers of whatever religion because of a new rule. A register would previously have been given to a member of the clergy if required.
- Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)
Ray Butler: We have all been privy to incidents with family and friends where a hand of friendship in an hour of need is gratefully accepted. Are we now to have priests and preachers walking around hospitals looking for information? Will the Minister speak to HSE managers about this? I have written to the Minister for Health.
- Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)
Ray Butler: It is a significant issue.
- Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)
Ray Butler: This has been done for years in people's hours of need. I am sure everybody has been in a hospital in the country when a hand of friendship from a clergyman or person of whatever religion has been gratefully accepted.
- Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)
Ray Butler: This is political correctness gone crazy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Activation Services and Supports for the Unemployed: Discussion (14 Oct 2015)
Ray Butler: I thank the witnesses for attending today. I apologise for my absence during the presentations. Men and women who have stayed at home to look after their children are one of the most common issues that Members face in constituency offices. When the kids are raised the parent might look to return to the workforce by reskilling or retraining, but find that there is absolutely nothing...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Activation Services and Supports for the Unemployed: Discussion (14 Oct 2015)
Ray Butler: No, I am talking about any age but when people have raised their children and go back to the workforce, there is age discrimination as a person gets older, so when they try to get back into the-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Activation Services and Supports for the Unemployed: Discussion (14 Oct 2015)
Ray Butler: It is there, whether we like it or not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Activation Services and Supports for the Unemployed: Discussion (14 Oct 2015)
Ray Butler: In theory we signed up to it but it is there.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Activation Services and Supports for the Unemployed: Discussion (14 Oct 2015)
Ray Butler: Absolutely, but unfortunately age discrimination is out there.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Activation Services and Supports for the Unemployed: Discussion (14 Oct 2015)
Ray Butler: Yes.