Results 12,901-12,920 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
Joan Burton: We will then be able to increase the disregards for those on job seeker's allowance and bring both into alignment. It is just not affordable in the context of the resources available to the Government. Section 15 provides for amendments to the Redundancy Payments Act 1967 by way of a reduction from 60% to 15% in the rebates paid to employers from the social insurance fund. This reduction...
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
Joan Burton: We must find a transition to work.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
Joan Burton: We must find arrangements for people to transit to work-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
Joan Burton: ------as well as education and training. I am inundated by people who want places in training and education.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
Joan Burton: One day the recession will end and we want the people who, unfortunately, are currently dependent on social welfare because they cannot find a job in this very difficult recession, caused by the banking collapse-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
Joan Burton: We want more people on those schemes. The Deputy knows that in May there was nobody on the Tús scheme, and there are now several thousand people on it.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
Joan Burton: I have liaised with Deputies on all sides of the House to ensure people got an opportunity-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
Joan Burton: People have taken it up, and since July the national internship JobBridge scheme has been operating. I am happy to say that 3,000 people who would otherwise be on the unemployment register are now getting valuable experience.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
Joan Burton: The feedback has been very good. We have a difficult job to do and we have inherited vast numbers of our people being unemployed. We have to remember the people working on low incomes and look after them-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
Joan Burton: -----as well as giving hope and a pathway to recovery to people and their families which are currently suffering the worst effects of the worst depression this country has ever had, thanks to the unfortunate bank guarantee and the ruination delivered to this country by greedy bankers and developers, as well as those in the main Opposition party.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
Joan Burton: Bertie Ahern retired from politics after destroying the country.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
Joan Burton: He destroyed the country.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
Joan Burton: Sinn Féin voted for the guarantee.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
Joan Burton: The Deputy should not speak about people like that.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
Joan Burton: The Minister did not call-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
Joan Burton: -----people on welfare "scroungers". The Deputy should withdraw that accusation.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
Joan Burton: He never used the term "wayward" about anybody in any walk of life or in any situation. The Deputy should withdraw that.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
Joan Burton: The Deputy should withdraw that accusation about the Minister.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
Joan Burton: The Deputy should withdraw that-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
Joan Burton: The Deputy should withdraw that.