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Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: We said we would not tolerate any welfare cuts.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister should be fair.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: We are not going to sit here all day.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: The Government has cut short the debate on this important Bill. I ask him to try to keep his remarks brief, in the interests of fairness. The rest of us want to debate the amendments that have been tabled.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: We went to the trouble of tabling amendments on the substantive issues.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: I ask the Minister to be fair.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Okay. That is fine.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: We are not on amendment No. 1.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: It has not.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: The Deputy needs to get with the game.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Section 3 is opposed.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: I thought we would be called in order.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: I thought the practice was to call the first name on the list of those opposing the section.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: The Labour Party is opposed to section 3 of the Bill, which proposes to reduce a range of benefit payments, including jobseeker's benefit, illness benefit, health and safety benefit, injury benefit, disablement gratuity, carer's benefit, invalidity pension, widow's contributory pension, widower's contributory pension and guardian's payment, by €8 per week. All of those who will be affected...

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: -----will give them their answer. The economy requires a stimulus package. The retail, hospitality and catering sectors are all haemorrhaging jobs. Rather than putting a stimulus package in place, the Minister has, in the form of this Bill, offered us an austerity package of €850 million in cuts. Not only will he cause extreme hardship for those who are dependent on social welfare...

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Proportionately, it affects the lower paid more.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: What about protecting the people?

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Plenty of other things could have been done with regard to pensions.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: They are not our partners.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister is still giving them three weeks in which to grab their lump sums.