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- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
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- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
Willie Penrose: It is a good concept and the Minister is correct. In that context I have no hesitation in withdrawing the amendment.
- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
Willie Penrose: I move amendment No. 6: In page 5, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: "1.âThe Minister shall within 6 months from after the passing of this Act prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on the social insurance treatment of self-employed people in receipt of the carer's allowance who are looking after ill spouses.". I am pleased the two amendments are being...
- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
Willie Penrose: Deputy Ring must have been giving out that day.
- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
Willie Penrose: Is it mandatory to give 12 months' notification or is there some room for discretion? This is where the provision could fall down because people may not know about its existence. I know that notification cannot be open-ended but is there room for discretion? I hope Department officials treat such cases with a measure of discretion. I know that the 12-month notification rule exists because the...
- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister.
- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister for the level of interchange on Committee Stage and Report Stage, which is useful. The Minister is quite open in trying to deal with issues, which is why we do not try to be sneaky about taking advantage of someone who tries to participate in debates in a wholesome way. His reply is interesting as far as self-employed people are concerned. I am self-employed and, even...
- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
Willie Penrose: I suppose my wife will be rich because I probably will not last that long. It is important to be aware of these matters. The two cases illustrate the importance of information. Some officials might say that one cannot move on the 12 month period, but I hope there will be flexibility. If someone has an illness that threatens their livelihood, the last thing they might be concerned about is...
- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
Willie Penrose: I move amendment No. 8: In page 5, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: "1.âThe Minister shall within 6 months from after the passing of this Act prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on introducing a disregard of income from Family Income Supplement when applying the spouse means test for the Household Benefit Package.". The Minister was probably...
- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
Willie Penrose: Perhaps it is the west of Ireland air.
- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
Willie Penrose: There were no photographs of the Minister which was the Deputy's bête noire in regard to his predecessor. He used to become apoplectic when he would see photographs. It used to send him off the rails. He admonished the Minister's predecessor in fairly forthright terms, as only he can. The Minister is doing his job in regard to FIS, which is welcome. However, one of the unintended...
- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
Willie Penrose: We have had a good debate but I forewarn the Minister that I have prepared a booklet of social welfare anomalies. That is all I will say to him.
- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
Willie Penrose: It will be a best-seller. I do not want it to be a best-seller, I want to see the pages disappearing out of it as quickly as I print them.
- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
Willie Penrose: Vote for the budget. With due respect, I have referred to eight or nine of the anomalies in the amendments. In fairness, the Minister cannot deal with them today because, as he said, the pot is gone. I have acknowledged that the Minister is trying to deal with a complex area in a far more caring way than did his predecessor. In that context I will withdraw the amendment because I trust the...
- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
Willie Penrose: I am talking about the household benefits package.
- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
Willie Penrose: The household benefits package is worth â¬19 per week but if a woman got â¬30 in FIS she would lose â¬19 in the household benefits package. There is an old saying in Westmeath that sometimes the head is not worth the wash. That may well be the case here. In this context I withdraw the amendment.
- Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)
Willie Penrose: I move amendment No. 9: In page 5, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: "1.âThe Minister shall within 6 months from after the passing of this Act prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on ensuring Parents on Child Benefit Book Payments claim their final child benefit payment.". This is an unusual situation. Following an investigation of the matter, the...
- Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (9 Mar 2006)
Willie Penrose: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his most recent contacts with the Omagh bomb victims and their families; if his assistance has been sought and given in connection with their civil litigation against the alleged bombers; the nature of assistance he is in a position to provide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9687/06]
- Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (9 Mar 2006)
Willie Penrose: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received representations from the Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs urging him to review section 5 of the Arbitration Act 1980; when he proposes to conduct that review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9675/06]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Mar 2006)
Willie Penrose: Question 68: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount of child care supplement which will be payable in the case of a child who is six years of age in the middle of May 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9871/06]