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Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (7 Dec 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated total cost to roll-out a national public services card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45911/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (7 Dec 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 234: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the public service card is being rolled out on a phased basis; the category of claimant that will receive the card first; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45912/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (7 Dec 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Social Protection with regard to the public service card if he will provide details on the managed service provide; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45913/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Dec 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 237: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will investigate the reason his Department states that an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was received on the 14 of September 2010 when in fact it was submitted in early June 2010 [45922/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Dec 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an application for the one parent family payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway [45985/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Dec 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 315: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be paid the REP scheme 4 payment [45875/10]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (7 Dec 2010)

Michael Ring: Question 353: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their redundancy payment. [45941/10]

Financial Resolution No. 34: General (Resumed) (8 Dec 2010)

Michael Ring: Yesterday's budget was savage. There is great anger all over the country today, as there has been for the past two years. People are angry with those who caused our current problems, namely, the Government, developers and banks. They are angry that the Government did not seek a mandate from the people for the budget or to bring in the International Monetary Fund. They want an opportunity...

Financial Resolution No. 34: General (Resumed) (8 Dec 2010)

Michael Ring: We will never be as big a hypocrite as the Deputy.

Financial Resolution No. 34: General (Resumed) (8 Dec 2010)

Michael Ring: The mighty mouse in the constituency is up here.

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

Michael Ring: On a point of order, I oppose the Order for Second Stage.

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

Michael Ring: I oppose the order. It is outrageous because this is the most important Bill to come before the House in the past number of years. This time last year the same thing happened.

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

Michael Ring: I could make my point and the Ceann Comhairle could make his explanation then.

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

Michael Ring: We are opposing the taking of the Bill on the basis that our Members will not get enough time to discuss it. Backbenchers want to speak on it and are very upset because the time slots are inadequate. It is being guillotined by the Government despite the fact there are serious issues in the Bill that we need clarified. The Minister and Government should not guillotine the Bill as we want to...

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

Michael Ring: If there was we would give the Minister time but if there is not......

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

Michael Ring: The Minister told us that about Anglo Irish Bank. We were told-----

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

Michael Ring: It does not give me any great pleasure to criticise this, the most savage budget since the foundation of the State. This budget is anti-elderly, anti-family and anti-children and it will have an effect on the most vulnerable in society. I never thought the day would come when I would see the Fianna Fáil Party attacking carers, persons with disability, persons on blind benefit, pensioners...

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

Michael Ring: The Minister has talked a good game about fraud in recent years but he has done nothing about it. Under the Croke Park agreement, why can people not be transferred from other Departments to tackle fraud? The Minister is not serious about tackling fraud-----

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

Michael Ring: The Minister states €533 million was saved on fraud this year. It is outrageous that this cannot be dealt with. The Minister went for the soft option; he went for the carers, the blind pension, the children and the family unit. That was never the republican party Fianna Fáil line. It was always supposed to support the family, the weak and the sick. However, in this budget it went...

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

Michael Ring: We need this clarified tomorrow.