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- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)
Regina Doherty: In fairness, that was before January.
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)
Regina Doherty: If the Deputy wants to press the amendment, I will not object to it. I do not have a problem with the principle.
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)
Regina Doherty: I accept it. That is no problem.
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)
Regina Doherty: Yes.
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)
Regina Doherty: Deputy Penrose and I have been sent correspondence during the past week with regard to this particular suggestion. It does not bear any changing of the date. The introduction of the new bands happened on the date of the introduction of the new legislation with regard to the T12 project. I also take the opportunity to put on record a point concerning an amendment Deputy O'Dea kindly...
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)
Regina Doherty: Yes.
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)
Regina Doherty: I am happy to accept the amendment, not just because of the contributions that the Deputies have given - I am quite sure the gentleman Deputy Penrose spoke about got the successful outcome from his appeal because he had a good barrister looking after him - but because of two issues which it would be remiss of me not to mention. So that everybody is absolutely clear, the contributions that...
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)
Regina Doherty: I thank Deputies who have contributed. I am happy to accept the amendment.
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)
Regina Doherty: I cannot accept this amendment because I cannot give the Deputy the report that she wants. Now that I know exactly what she is looking for, the difficulty is that I do not have the data about why people would be unsuccessful in applying for something. We do not keep records if one applies for something and does not get access to it. If that lady applied for lone parent payment, she would...
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)
Regina Doherty: She should not have to sign on.
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)
Regina Doherty: This is probably not the best way for us to have this conversation. If the Deputy does not mind, maybe we will have it offline and I will help. She must have been on a payment before she became a foster parent. Coupled with that, the foster parent's payment is much more than what she would receive as a lone parent.
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)
Regina Doherty: It is in recognition of the cost associated with the care of the children. She would have been on a payment independent of her own children before she became a foster parent.
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)
Regina Doherty: There has to be a way to fix that later.
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)
Regina Doherty: Let us have a look at that. If we can fix that, maybe I can identify other people in similar situations and might be able to address them. I do not know how to give the Deputy a report because I have no way to know who in my Department would have refused lone parent payment because a person was in receipt of a foster payment and have no way to cross-reference with foster parents to see if I...
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)
Regina Doherty: I know I had a bee in my bonnet last week at the committee. We have got into a habit of providing for reports in legislation. This is much more serious. If we accept this in legislation, then I am committing to doing it. I cannot do what the Deputy has asked me to so I cannot commit to doing it. If the amendment goes ahead, I will have to vote against it. I cannot put in legislation an...
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)
Regina Doherty: Will Deputy Smith give me the details of that lady? We will do what we can to help that lady.
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)
Regina Doherty: On the second part of his request, the Deputy table a parliamentary question today and he would have the information to which he refers next Tuesday. On the first part, I say to the Deputy, to everyone else who has contributed and to Deputy O'Dea who tabled the amendment , that it really would be a valuable piece of work and should be done. I ask Deputy O'Dea to reflect on what he stated...
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)
Regina Doherty: Absolutely.
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)
Regina Doherty: Yes, there is no problem with that.
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)
Regina Doherty: The Deputy should go easy; 55 is not elderly.