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Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (18 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: I wish to express disappointment at the Minister's attitude to the debate on this legislation. Many people, particularly spokespersons, have put in considerable time working on this Bill and it is regrettable that once again a wall has come down blocking contemplation of any amendments. Like many of her Government colleagues, the Minister is making a sham of what should be proper debate in...

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (18 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: They would say that, because they are the interests the Minister is serving.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (18 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: There may be no statutory liability on employers in this respect, but employers entered into contracts with their former employees and where a party breaks a contract, there must be consequences for so doing. Clearly, in the world of the Government there are no consequences for employers in that regard. The Minister has quoted from the OECD's report and boasted about having commissioned...

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (18 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: What if they do not?

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (18 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 4:In page 9, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following:“9. The Principal Act is amended by inserting a new section 48A as follows:“48A. A solvent firm shall not be allowed to wind-up a defined benefit pension scheme except where the scheme has reached a level of 100 per cent under the funding standard, subject to a maximum pension benefit of...

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (18 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: I support the general thrust of this group of amendments. This Bill allows trustees of a scheme to reduce the minimum benefit of a defined benefit pension scheme to €12,000. This is far too low. The purpose of amendments Nos. 15, 16, 18 to 20, inclusive, 23 to 25, inclusive, 27 and 28 is to ensure that the minimum pension benefit should not fall below the basic rate of the...

Leaders' Questions (19 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: He has had two months in which to do so.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Administration (19 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 did not receive a local property tax letter; and if he will arrange for the Revenue Commissioners to contact this person regarding his or her LPT liability. [54829/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Special Assignee Relief Programme (19 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 108. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons to date who have taken up the special assignee relief programme; the number of employers whose employees have taken up the programme; the amount of tax foregone to date as a result of this measure; the number of jobs he believes have been created under the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55065/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (19 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 109. To ask the Minister for Finance further to his announcement in budget 2013 that persons making additional voluntary contributions used to supplement their main scheme retirement benefits would be permitted to withdraw up to 30% of the value of those contributions, the number of persons who have availed of this to date; the total value of funds withdrawn to date; and his estimate of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (19 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 174. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the invalidity pension application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; when the claim will be decided; if her Department is considering a disability allowance application for this person; and if so the outcome of this application. [54932/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (19 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 381. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the significant increase in the cost of a prescription in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 following their switching to the generic equivalent of their medication; the action he proposes to take to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55025/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 382. To ask the Minister for Health the reason his Department have not provided sign language and a full programme of activities for a special needs person in line with the agreement reached with this persons parents following a High Court case (details supplied); and when and how such services are to be reinstated [55026/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (15 Jan 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 122. To ask the Minister for Finance the process by which the single person child carer tax credit is relinquished by a primary carer; if the credit will automatically transfer to a qualifying secondary carer in cases where the primary carer is not availing of it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1077/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (15 Jan 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 147. To ask the Minister for Finance the specific date upon which maternity benefit became taxable; if he will in respect of a mother who was mistakenly charged income tax, PRSI and universal social charge on maternity benefit in the years it was not taxable. outline the date tax refunds may be claimed. [1442/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Management Remuneration (15 Jan 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 284. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of each of the approvals he or his Department granted for breaching the public pay cap over each of the past three years together with details of the posts concerned; the salary approved; and the basis on which each such approval was given. [1787/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Application Numbers (15 Jan 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 525. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide detail of the allocations to local authorities for private housing grants for 2013; the grant schemes to be covered by these allocations; and if he will provide a breakdown of the 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 allocations by grant scheme and by local authority. [1647/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Application Numbers (15 Jan 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 533. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the full criteria now applying to the housing adaptation grant for persons with a disability, the housing aid for older persons and the mobility aids grant and if he will outline the way the changes will affect applicants who have already been approved by the local authority but whose grant was not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Appointments to State Boards (15 Jan 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 795. To ask the Minister for Health the names of persons appointed by him to the Irish Blood Transfusion Service Board since taking office and the roles to which they were appointed. [55578/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Renewals (15 Jan 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 952. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the renewal of a provisional driver's licence will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11, the reason for the delay in the processing of this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1469/14]