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Order of Business (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: Read the full text, please.

Order of Business (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: Thank you. I do not mind what he said and I will say the same to what he said-----

Order of Business (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: You said I should not mind what the Tánaiste said.

Order of Business (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: I am echoing your words.

Order of Business (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: I am opposing the Dáil sitting later than 5.45 p.m. tonight on the basis-----

Order of Business (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: -----that there is a guillotine-----

Order of Business (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: -----between now and then and I am opposing that.

Order of Business (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: I also oppose the guillotine.

Order of Business (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: We have the unusual situation of dealing with Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages but with no separate Report Stage and therefore no opportunity to put Report Stage amendments. We would have been happy to finish Committee Stage tonight if we had a separate Report Stage next week but we cannot agree to this.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: Amendments Nos. 9 and 10 are short technical amendments but I will concentrate on amendment No. 11 which is more substantive. We have opposed section 4 of the Bill and these measures in section 5 are connected so I will be opposing section 5 which deals with practical transition arrangements. Amendment No. 11 is three pages long I ask the Minister to explain the proposals in simple English,...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: I will be very specific to what we are talking about here. I asked the Minister two specific questions on the detail which she made no attempt to answer but I will give her a second chance. If she does not have the answers, she should say so and we will just proceed. I asked about the number of people who had made a claim for the one parent family payment before 27 April 2011 but where the...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: It is in the ballpark. I have a broader issue to discuss, but I asked a specific question on section 178D and the gross weekly earnings in excess of the amount specified in section 173(3). What income level are we discussing? Section 178D on page 5 of the list of amendments deals with the continuation of one-parent family payments following certain disqualifications. If someone is...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: Explain that to me.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: I will explain what I mean to help Members. This is not my question. Rather, it is what is printed on page 5 of the book of Committee Stage amendments, specifically those amending section 178D of the principal Act. The amendment states: Where a person has-- (a) been in receipt of one-parent family payment for a period of 52 consecutive weeks and is disqualified for receipt of that payment...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: I do not understand how €425 is relevant.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: I have it. This links with my original figure of €146 or whatever at which one would be cut off from 100% of the payment if one had income from employment. I will try to answer the question myself now that the Minister has provided the figure. A person with an income of up to approximately €140 will retain the full amount of the one-parent family payment, but if one earns more than...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: Would it be possible for someone to telephone someone else to provide us with a note before 3.30 p.m.?

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: I am beginning to guess that a person would need to earn more than €425 to be removed from the system fully. One could have income of €300 from outside employment and be in receipt of a reduced one-parent family payment. We are discussing the figure above which one can earn and continue to receive some level of payment. According to the Minister, if one earns more than €425, one...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: I know. We have discussed the gist of the issue. I wish to address the Minister's reply to one of my previous comments. Amendment No. 11 runs for more than three pages in the book. It is longer and has more substance than the entire section as published. Part 2 of the Bill deals with amendments to the Social Welfare Acts. It starts at the bottom of page 3 and runs into page 6, amounting...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: That is exactly the point, if you will allow me to finish. You specifically-----