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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Marie Moloney: Were the witnesses members polled in regard to how many of them would opt-in to the scheme? In other words, do they have any idea of how many of their members would be prepared to make the contribution, on a voluntary rather than mandatory basis?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Marie Moloney: Is Ms McNally suggesting that they go the full whack?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Marie Moloney: Getting the whole lot in the first go is the problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Marie Moloney: One cannot have it both ways. One cannot have it that one does not pay while getting all the benefits. It is a case of either/or. It is a case of paying and getting the benefit, or not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Marie Moloney: Deputy O'Dea made a very valid point earlier, namely, that the percentage was based on everybody participating. If everybody does not participate, the money will not be in the pot to go around. That is how it works with employees also. We are all paying in and if we are not sick – please God this will be the case – we will not have to draw down the benefit. Those who are not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Marie Moloney: We are on the same hymn sheet but arguing about how to make the payment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Marie Moloney: We all want it and agree at this committee that the self-employed have got to be helped in one form or another. It is a question of how we achieve this, not of whether it should be achieved. Perhaps it would be no harm for the delegates to contact their members to determine how many would actually be in favour of the proposal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Marie Moloney: Could we find out how many of the delegates' members are in agreement? We could end up doing something here only to find out they will not opt in at all. There might be nobody.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Apr 2014)

Marie Moloney: We are suspending at 1 p.m. and I note there are three Senators wishing to speak. Does the Minister of State wish to speak again?

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Apr 2014)

Marie Moloney: I call Senator Ned O'Sullivan.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Apr 2014)

Marie Moloney: I am afraid that the time for this debate is up, as it is now after 1 o'clock.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Apr 2014)

Marie Moloney: That is a matter for the Whips and the leaders.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Apr 2014)

Marie Moloney: The Senator can take it up with the Whips and the party leaders.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Apr 2014)

Marie Moloney: We asked the Minister of State for an extension but she is doing a radio interview in a few minutes.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Apr 2014)

Marie Moloney: Yes.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Apr 2014)

Marie Moloney: Senator Walsh and Senator Power have both indicated they wish to speak, so it will continue thus when the debate resumes.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Apr 2014)

Marie Moloney: Is that agreed?

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Apr 2014)

Marie Moloney: Let us discuss it with the Whips and the leaders in order to bring it together. I now ask the acting leader to move the suspension of the sitting until 2 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Apr 2014)

Marie Moloney: If a report in yesterday's newspapers is to be believed - God knows, they get things wrong when publishing bad news and rile people - the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is carrying out a review of national parks with a view to outsourcing work. I am surprised at the Minister if this is the case, as we come from County Kerry which hosts the finest national park in Ireland in...

Seanad: End-of-Life Care and Bereavement: Motion (16 Apr 2014)

Marie Moloney: It is gone.