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Marriages of Convenience (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: I did not ask for any of that.

Marriages of Convenience (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Will the Minister answer the two questions?

Marriages of Convenience (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: It is in regard to the Attorney General's intervention.

Marriages of Convenience (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: It is all very well for the Minister to say he is reviewing the matter. Most other EU states have laws to prevent such sham marriages and the fact that we do not means that Ireland has become a soft-touch location for such marriages. We are told by reports in the media that there has been intense lobbying of the Government by several EU countries about the growing problem of sham marriages....

Marriages of Convenience (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: There is no requirement for people to approach their embassies. That is the problem.

Marriages of Convenience (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: There is no requirement for such people to approach their embassies.

Marriages of Convenience (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Is that being done now?

Marriages of Convenience (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Since when?

Marriages of Convenience (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: This was first brought to the attention of the Department in 2006.

Marriages of Convenience (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: When can we expect legislation?

Marriages of Convenience (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: When can we expect legislation?

Marriages of Convenience (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: I have not seen it on any list.

Pension Provisions (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister has deferred it. He has not expedited anything.

Social Welfare Appeals (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Does the Minister agree the appeals system is a shambles? Every Member is only too well aware of the difficulties. For example, the Leas-Cheann Comhairle recently drew attention to this problem. The typical waiting time for an appeal is in excess of nine months. Oral hearings that were first requested in August 2009 have not yet been heard. That is how bad it is. The Minister referred...

Social Welfare Appeals (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister is not meeting current demand.

Social Welfare Appeals (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister is not accepting the facts of the situation and the maths involved. He already said the capacity of the appeals office is 29,000 but the demand is for 50,000 appeals in a year.

Social Welfare Appeals (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: According to replies to parliamentary questions, it is. The Minister is not doing enough and the waiting times will get longer. The other point I ask him to accept is that given 40% of those appeals fail, and that many of those whose appeals do not succeed are entitled to supplementary welfare allowance, every month there is a delay in hearing appeals that costs the taxpayer €600,000....

Social Welfare Appeals (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: That is the demand this year and the Minister is not meeting it.

Social Welfare Appeals (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Is nine months acceptable?

Social Welfare Appeals (2 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: What if it is not awarded?