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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implementation of Junior Cycle Student Award: Minister for Education and Skills (13 May 2014)

Marie Moloney: Members of the committee should be allowed to speak first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implementation of Junior Cycle Student Award: Minister for Education and Skills (13 May 2014)

Marie Moloney: The unions should not be sitting around waiting for us to make a proposal. The Minister wants to engage with the unions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implementation of Junior Cycle Student Award: Minister for Education and Skills (13 May 2014)

Marie Moloney: I would say people would trust anyone rather than trust a politician. I asked at the previous meeting if I could raise an issue today. The Minister does not have to give me an answer today, but perhaps he will give a commitment to come back and discuss it. It came as a great shock to all members of the committee when the Minister announced at the INTO conference that it would be a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implementation of Junior Cycle Student Award: Minister for Education and Skills (13 May 2014)

Marie Moloney: Why is it just girls?

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 May 2014)

Marie Moloney: Will the Minister clarify one point? If someone is visiting, must he or she have registered prior to coming to the country or can he or she do it on entering the country?

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 May 2014)

Marie Moloney: That is the point I was making. He or she would be in trouble in that case.

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 May 2014)

Marie Moloney: I congratulate the Minister on bringing the Bill through the House. As Senator O'Neill observed, the safety provisions relating to jet skis and other small craft are very welcome. I thank the Minister for taking on board Members' views, as he did in Senator Naughton's case. I welcome the Bill in its entirety.

Seanad: Youth Guarantee and Rent Supplement: Statements (28 May 2014)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Minister of State for taking over while the Minister for Social Protection takes a break. For the past two hours the social protection committee has discussed the Youth Guarantee. We have asked many questions and received many answers so I do not intend to thrash out the issue again. Matters were raised and perhaps those who were not attending may wish to know about them....

Seanad: Youth Guarantee and Rent Supplement: Statements (28 May 2014)

Marie Moloney: It is very difficult to ascertain the exact number of young people who have gone back into sustainable employment. I have the brochure for advertising the Youth Guarantee. We spoke about rolling out the scheme and advertising it. Could I please have one more minute to refer to rent supplement?

Seanad: Youth Guarantee and Rent Supplement: Statements (28 May 2014)

Marie Moloney: Thank you, Acting Chairman. The Minister can respond to the point on her return. In Killarney town, which is where I live, it is next to impossible to find accommodation for a family with three children for less than €540 a month. The cost is €520 for a family with two children and €500 for a family with one child. It is not possible to find rental accommodation for...

Seanad: Youth Guarantee and Rent Supplement: Statements (28 May 2014)

Marie Moloney: Thank you.

Seanad: Youth Guarantee and Rent Supplement: Statements (28 May 2014)

Marie Moloney: The caps are set by the Department of Social Protection.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Department of Social Protection (28 May 2014)

Marie Moloney: I thank the officials for attending and their presentation. The committee has discussed the reduction in the level of youth unemployment which could be due to emigration and young people remaining in education, as well as some going back to work. How many have returned to work? We know the percentage reduction, but we would like to know how many are going back to work as opposed to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Department of Social Protection (28 May 2014)

Marie Moloney: The problem is that the youth guarantee has not been rolled out. We need this to happen. Mr. McKeon has outlined dates for the passage of the legislation. Let us get it through. What is holding it up? What is holding the legislation up? Let us get it through. Why is it being held up so long? I thought the Minister might be here today so that we could speak about this, but she is not....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Department of Social Protection (28 May 2014)

Marie Moloney: It is a big figure for 52,000 people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Department of Social Protection (28 May 2014)

Marie Moloney: May I suggest that we suspend the meeting? With the exception of the Chairman and one other, the rest of us are Senators.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Department of Social Protection (28 May 2014)

Marie Moloney: He is not on Springboard now. The second part of the course is not within Springboard. It is progressive and it is FETAC level 6.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Department of Social Protection (28 May 2014)

Marie Moloney: I am glad to hear that. I contacted the Intreo office and in fairness to the person I dealt with, and I must put on record the Intreo office in Killarney is second to none and the staff are outstanding and a great help to people, the only solution we could come up with was that the person would work three days and keep his entitlement to jobseeker's allowance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Department of Social Protection (28 May 2014)

Marie Moloney: It is the principle of the thing. It is not only with regard to this individual. It must not happen anywhere in Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Department of Social Protection (28 May 2014)

Marie Moloney: I will liaise with Mr. Carroll.