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Seanad: Business of Seanad (10 Dec 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: I would like to add my voice to those who were ashamed and horrified by what we saw on the recent RTE "Prime Time" programme. I want to update the Seanad that at a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children this morning we decided to invite representatives of the HSE to a meeting next Tuesday to examine care home settings. I am sure all Oireachtas Members are welcome...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: I will circulate it.

Seanad: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: When is it proposed to take Fifth Stage?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage (11 Dec 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: As always, the Minister of State is very welcome. I welcome the Bill, in particular the increase in child benefit, the introduction of the back-to-work family dividend, the increase in the living alone allowance and the Christmas bonus and, in particular, the retention of the earnings disregard for one parent families and the doubling of JobsPlus payments. I add to the appeal of Senator...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Dec 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: This is more like a Second Stage speech. The section deals with means assessments in respect of one parent families.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Dec 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: I am listening to the Senator but what he is saying falls outside the scope of the section.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Dec 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: Second Stage provides that opportunity.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Dec 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: I am giving the Senator a little latitude.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Dec 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: That is not a point of order.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Dec 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: Senator-----

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Dec 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: We will allow the Minister to complete and then I will allow the Senator back in.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Dec 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: Three other speakers have offered. I am conscious that we must move on to other amendments.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Dec 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: Please allow the Tánaiste to respond, without interruption.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Dec 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: Senator, please allow the Tánaiste to speak, without interruption.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Dec 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: Recommendations Nos. 8, 9 and 11 to 14, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Dec 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: Yes.

Seanad: Electoral Commission: Motion (17 Dec 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for taking this Private Members' business. When my colleague, Senator Mac Conghail, said he had selected this issue for his Private Members' time my first thought was that everybody agrees we should have an electoral commission. That goal is stated in the programme for Government and it has been reiterated in the statement of Government...

Seanad: Electoral Commission: Motion (17 Dec 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: We share that commonality.

Seanad: Electoral Commission: Motion (17 Dec 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: Obviously the council was concerned at such high levels of non-registration. In 1999 the National Youth Council of Ireland recommended that the establishment of an electoral commission in Ireland be explored. The recommendation was made 15 years ago but nothing has been done since. In that time the level of non-registration of young people has doubled. We were concerned about...