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Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: I thought that people in that category - those who are traditionally referred to as widows - were moved onto the one-parent family payment. I am not sure of the title, but I thought they were on-----

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: I expect that the official with the Minister followed the point I made about what will happen from next January.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: Okay.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: Yes.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: Can the Minister give us details of the new claimants who will be affected by the new regime that will come into effect next Thursday, 3 May 2012? Can she describe a typical new claimant who will be caught by this change? It is obvious that next week's changes will have an impact. Who are we talking about? Who are the people who will be affected? Can the Minister give me an example?

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: Yes.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: The Minister mentioned 92,000 a few times and the phrase "become financially independent". Does she know how many one-parent family units are not in receipt of any payment because they would not pass the means test? I know many people with reasonably paid jobs-----

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: Does the Minister have any idea how many are in the category to which I refer? She should state the number in case somebody believes from the debate over the past three days that every lone parent is getting a payment.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: I know there would not be many in the category.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: The Minister referred to young people in education. What age must a person be to qualify for the payment? A young girl of 14 or 15 may have a child. Most allowances, other than the disability payment, which is available at the age of 16, are payable at 18. What happens the 14 and 15 year olds?

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: Before the Tánaiste returns to the House to take Leaders' Questions next Thursday, 3 May, his Government, spearheaded by the Labour Party and a Labour Party Minister, will have implemented a savage attack on one parent families. One parent families with children aged 12 will no longer be eligible for the one parent family payment. These children are still in primary school and the...

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: I understand the Labour Party does not want to hear this but it will vote for this today.

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: A Cheann Comhairle, could I be shown the courtesy-----

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: There will be further cuts in eight months' time on 1 January for the parents of ten year olds. These children are in fourth class. The Government is saying to children, who are in sixth class today, that if their parents apply for the one parent family payment after next Thursday, 3 May which is the date in the legislation, they will not be eligible and that they are not to be at home to...

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: I am coming to it. The Government is cutting the payment to people in receipt of jobseeker's benefit under the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012. I am shocked that the Government has picked on people in receipt of mortgage interest supplement. It proposes to implement legislation today to give the banks and financial institutions a veto, which they never had before, in regard to people...

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: The Tánaiste made no reference to the changes the Government is making next week in regard to under 12 years olds and under ten year olds in eight months time. It is reducing the age from 14 to ten within the next eight months and no accompanying measures will be in place. The Minister for Social Protection created a very successful smoke-screen by throwing up the issue of seven year olds...

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: What did those who are in part-time work, trying to hold onto their jobs by the skin of their teeth and in receipt of jobseeker's benefit do to justify being attacked by the Labour Party? That payment will be cut this afternoon by 30%.

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: In light of what the Tánaiste stated at his party conference, why is the Labour Party attacking the most vulnerable group? This afternoon, the Government will change the rules in respect of those who are in receipt of mortgage interest supplement and it will give banks a veto for the first time ever, in that a person who goes to a community welfare officer to get the mortgage interest...

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: Some of them are not even regulated by the Irish regulator.

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: What have all of these financially vulnerable people done to the Labour Party?