Results 1,061-1,080 of 1,760 for speaker:Aideen Hayden
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Aideen Hayden: Although we have been through this before, it is important to remember Senator O’Brien’s Government cut the carer’s allowance, blind pension, widow’s pension, social welfare Christmas bonus and child benefit, and unilaterally imposed on public servants cuts totalling over 14% in February 2009.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Aideen Hayden: With no disrespect to Senator Norris, when we discuss all the things that could be done in an economy with a budget, we must remember where we are and how we got here.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Aideen Hayden: Since 2009, €10 billion has been taken out of this economy. Some of the measures Senator Zappone, and all of us, would like to see in this country, particularly those that would benefit vulnerable people-----
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Aideen Hayden: -----would be there if €10 billion had not been taken out of the economy.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Aideen Hayden: I would like to move on.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Aideen Hayden: It is important to remember where we are today compared to where we were 12 months ago when we sat in this Chamber with measures to take €2.5 billion out of the Irish economy at a time when the Irish Financial Advisory Council wanted us to take out €3.1 billion. We were right. We have proven that it was right not to take more out of the economy than we absolutely had to. We...
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Aideen Hayden: Is it not amazing that the Senator has no interest in where we stand today because of the debacle the Fianna Fáil-led Government presided over in handling the economy?
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Aideen Hayden: I am surprised this is of so little interest to the Senator.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Aideen Hayden: If the Senator stopped interrupting me, I could move on. I welcome the changes to the Universal Social Charge and to the extension of the tax bands, which will improve the position of low and middle income earners. This is part of a strategy of income and taxation reform engaged in by the Government parties over the past years. I am pleased they have moved away from income taxes to capital...
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Aideen Hayden: Child benefit rates will increase, which I am sure Senator Moloney will mention, while tax reliefs will be introduced for water charges. It is good that what is known as the "double Irish" arrangement will be eliminated, as it has brought the country into disrepute while, at the same time, the Minister has gone a long way to maintaining Ireland's attractiveness for foreign direct investment...
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Aideen Hayden: The Government has had to reactivate the social housing programme because of our economic difficulties. There are 90,000 people on social housing lists with 19,000 households in the Dublin area alone. It is welcome that the Government has prioritised this area of expenditure. Senator Zappone raised a number of issues relating to services. We all share the frustration about the extensive...
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Aideen Hayden: It is fair and balanced within the capacity of the Government to be fair.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Aideen Hayden: What about the €2 billion? Has the Senator forgotten about that?
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Aideen Hayden: We should be cheering the Government because the economy has finally turned a corner after 15 years.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Aideen Hayden: It is a universal payment.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Aideen Hayden: Are you joking? Senator Mooney never stopped interrupting me.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2014)
Aideen Hayden: I point out to Senator Leyden, who spoke of the demise of the Labour Party, that Oscar Wilde said to the effect - our colleagues on the other side will be able to give better than me on this - that rumours of our death are greatly exaggerated.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2014)
Aideen Hayden: As for you, Senator Daly, you remind me of a certain soccer commentator and his comments on the great win by our team against Germany last night.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2014)
Aideen Hayden: Without interruption, if you do not mind.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2014)
Aideen Hayden: I think I drew enough fire from them yesterday. They may be done with me for one week. I welcome the additional funding of more than €10 million for homeless services that was announced in the budget. That is particularly important for the Dublin region where we are facing a very serious homeless crisis in spite of the work of front-line organisations and the Dublin region homeless...