Results 621-640 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2011)
Barry Cowen: What about the â¬88 from the disability allowance?
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2011)
Barry Cowen: Move on.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2011)
Barry Cowen: Come on.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2011)
Barry Cowen: Is the name of the Bill agreed? A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, is it agreed?
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2011)
Barry Cowen: We should move to section 2.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2011)
Barry Cowen: Is the section agreed?
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2011)
Barry Cowen: Is the title agreed?
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2011)
Barry Cowen: We are wasting time.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2011)
Barry Cowen: There is a lack of detail in the implementation of this arbitrary definition of disablement. On what basis is the definition made? With what expertise is the decision being taken? Does it affect the lump sum payment to be made?
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2011)
Barry Cowen: Section 4 deals with the changes to the current entitlement to the payment of a half-rate qualified child increase in a number of cases, such as carer's benefit and State contributory pension. I oppose this vehemently. What is the prescribed amount? Is it â¬400 or not? What is it? These are changes to the margins and greatly affect the people in question. By how much would a person who...
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2011)
Barry Cowen: They could be on only â¬400 a week.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2011)
Barry Cowen: The disability issue did not affect existing claimants either, yet a pause was put on it. It is time we found the eject button, rather than the pause button. Apart from that, the Minister mentioned that some people were earning "considerably more than â¬400". Why did she not put in the words "a considerable amount more than â¬400" rather than â¬400? Can we amend the â¬400 to â¬800?...
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2011)
Barry Cowen: The Minister is misrepresenting the man.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2011)
Barry Cowen: At present, 115,000 people are on that scheme. If what was in the legislation had not been corrected, new entrants would be expected to increase contributions by 330%. Is that correct?
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2011)
Barry Cowen: Yes. If it remained as it was, it could be construed that new entrants would be expected to have increased their PRSI contributions by 330%.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2011)
Barry Cowen: I have two simple questions. How many people will this affect?
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2011)
Barry Cowen: How much money will be saved? I find it unbelievable that the Minister and her officials are unable to answer those questions.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2011)
Barry Cowen: Put the question.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2011)
Barry Cowen: I welcome its withdrawal.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2011)
Barry Cowen: At last we press the eject button. We are no longer pausing or rewinding.