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- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
Willie O'Dea: That is the reality. Sinn Féin accuses Fianna Fáil of having abdicated its responsibility. The people who abdicated responsibility are the people who ran away at the first sign of responsibility. Instead of availing of the opportunity to approach a very weakened Fine Gael Party and offer it their support on condition that its policies were implemented Sinn Féin disappeared...
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
Willie O'Dea: More important, there are measures which are not in the Bill which should be in it. The poverty figures demonstrate that we still have a long way to go. Fianna Fáil is not opposing the Bill on Second Stage, but I have a few things to point out to the Minister about various aspects of the legislation which we will be discussing further on Committee Stage. I welcome the increase in the...
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
Willie O'Dea: I am very glad that we helped to persuade the Government to give them that break. I also welcome the increases for those of working age. However, nothing has yet been done about the averaging system for pensions. This was a particular measure introduced by the previous Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton, and it has given rise to a situation where a person who enters the...
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
Willie O'Dea: Spin?
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
Willie O'Dea: Why does Sinn Féin not do something for the poor in the North where it is in charge? Sinn Féin is in charge in the North.
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
Willie O'Dea: Sinn Féin members are the most two-faced hypocrites I have ever met in my entire life.
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
Willie O'Dea: He interrupted me.
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
Willie O'Dea: We increased it first, before we reduced it.
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
Willie O'Dea: We never had the dole as low as it is in the North.
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
Willie O'Dea: We never had dole payments of €80 a week.
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
Willie O'Dea: I hate hypocrisy. I hate hypocrisy and lies.
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
Willie O'Dea: Sinn Féin had its chance to join the Government.
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
Willie O'Dea: He does not get everything right.
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
Willie O'Dea: Is that the best you can do? Is that your best shot?
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
Willie O'Dea: It is a long way from-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
Willie O'Dea: This guy is okay with what is paid across the Border-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
Willie O'Dea: You would like to think so.
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
Willie O'Dea: What is it a week-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
Willie O'Dea: How much is it in the North?
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
Willie O'Dea: The Deputy is the last person to talk about shame.