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Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (8 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: It was originally supposed to be a social contribution but as the Government decided that it would have to give something back to people if it called it a contribution, it changed the name to "universal social charge". It can be more accurately described as a universal anti-social charge because it will work against social cohesion. It will be socially divisive because it is utterly unfair...

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (8 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: I am sorry. There is no other way of describing that.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (8 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: This is part of what has been going on in recent weeks. There has been spinning about the budget.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (8 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: There was widespread leaking of the budget provisions yesterday to all media outlets. The Minister for Finance benignly read out details of a budget that did not seem to be doing any harm to anyone in particular. He made a statement that was blatantly untrue. That is why I am calling it a lie. He said people on the minimum wage will not be brought into the tax net, when it is clear that...

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (8 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: The abolition of the health levy is part of the Bill. The health levy is being abolished to bring in the universal social charge.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (8 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: I am asking the Minister to clarify those points. The universal social charge also impacts significantly on the attractiveness of work for people on welfare. For most people on jobseeker's payment, the effect of the universal social charge is to worsen replacement ratios and increase poverty traps when they are taking up low-paid work. The situation is made noticeably worse for people...

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (8 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Once more, he has proved that he is only interested in protecting his own political dynasty in Kerry South. At almost every meeting of the joint committee we hear examples of how budget cuts impact severely on some of the most vulnerable in our society. We have heard from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, the Carers Association, One Family and various others. One after another, those...

Order of Business (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Shame.

Order of Business (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: On a point of order, it has been brought to the attention of the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, that he misled the House in his Budget Statement on Tuesday. I offer him an opportunity to correct the record.

Order of Business (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: He must now correct-----

Order of Business (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: A Cheann Comhairle, excuse me-----

Order of Business (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: This is a point of order. The Minister for Finance-----

Order of Business (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: -----made a mistake on the Order of Business, misled the House about the budget-----

Order of Business (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: -----and must now correct the record.

Order of Business (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: In recent days we have seen the eventual closing of the trial of Tony Walsh and his conviction on a number of charges of child sexual abuse. Will the Tánaiste confirm that the Minister for Justice and Law Reform is now moving to provide for the publication of that section of the Murphy report which had previously been redacted pending the outcome of the trial? When can we expect to see...

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Does the Deputy call €298 a wage?

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Now they are being treated even more badly.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: No. The Minister has not.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister's Department has never been able to distinguish between the two.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: We are out of time.