Results 181-200 of 221 for pension speaker:David Stanton

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: Question 471: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people who work on the lo-call number for information regarding pensions in his Department; if the staff have targets regarding the time it takes to deal with the public who ring the helpline; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many elderly people wait inordinate lengths of time to get through to the...

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: On the Department's double payment rule the Minister maintains it is not possible to pay the widow's pension at the same time as the carer's or other allowance or pension. Is this rule set down in legislation or is it more of a convention?

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: ...and the need to make a report on a particular matter, namely, older people who look after spouses, parents, sons or daughters and are in receipt of carer's allowance. However, when they reach pension age, they are told they can have one or the other but not both. In effect, they are told that their work as carers is no longer valued. They are entitled to pensions by virtue of their ages...

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: My colleague, Deputy Penrose, has made many points on my behalf and these were raised on Committee Stage. I refer to the case of a gentleman in receipt of a small occupational pension. His wife is currently in receipt of the non-contributory State pension. His occupational pension means he exceeds the income limit for the fuel allowance. It also reduces his wife's non-contributory pension by...

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)

David Stanton: ...debated this many times and it is complicated. It is important that people realise that if they accumulate money over a certain amount they will be liable to have a reduced non-contributory State pension. The clawback kicks in after they die. We should examine the possibility that if a person proved that he or she had no source of income other than the non-contributory payment the clawback...

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Second Stage. (21 Feb 2006)

David Stanton: ...of support necessary to community and home-based care. Improving family care services for older people is important and we should continue it. I agree with the Minister on changing the old age pension. He referred to 1908 speech of David Lloyd George and stated it was time we moved on from there. I certainly agree with that. I suppose it was forward thinking at the time. Perhaps the...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (16 Feb 2006)

David Stanton: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the new non-contributory pension for the over 66 year olds which is due to be introduced in September 2006 and the €100 earnings disregard, if he intends to allow persons who are in receipt of contributory pensions a similar earnings disregard if they take up or continue work, before their pensions are subject to taxation; and if he...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (16 Feb 2006)

David Stanton: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether the practice whereby the additional income from a statutory contributory pension of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13 who is in receipt of a full contributory pension from his Department, is assessed and counted as income to deny the payment of fuel allowance and then is also assessed as means and so...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (16 Feb 2006)

David Stanton: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, further to the new non-contributory pension for the over 66 year olds which is due to be introduced in September 2006, his views on whether the recipients of this new pension will be entitled to amass capital of up to €35,000 or €70,000 in the case of married couples in addition to the €100 earnings disregard, before this...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (16 Feb 2006)

David Stanton: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, further to the new non-contributory pension for the over 66 year olds which is due to be introduced in September 2006, and the €100 earnings disregard he intends to allow persons who are in receipt of contributory pensions, such as in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13, whether a similar disregard will apply...

Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)

David Stanton: Is the Government running out of legislation? The Dáil was suspended yesterday because the Government seemed to run out of business. I want to ask about the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2006, which is to be debated next Tuesday afternoon but will not be published until Monday afternoon. Is it the case that the Government is trying to fill the gap and that while the Minister for Social...

Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)

David Stanton: When will the social welfare and pensions Bill be published? It is to be debated on Tuesday but we have not yet seen it. Is that a good way to conduct Government business?

Pension Provisions. (9 Feb 2006)

David Stanton: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the schemes available to widows or widowers in receipt of pensions from his Department to enable recipients to re-enter the workforce; his views on an increase in the earnings and income disregard, in particular for young widows, many of whom have dependant children and may have been outside the workforce for a considerable amount...

Pension Provisions. (9 Feb 2006)

David Stanton: ...he introduce a tapered withdrawal, a half-rate payment of benefit for widows, similar to that applicable to the one-parent family payment? Is there a barrier to widows or widowers on contributory pensions doing FÁS courses? A woman who came to see me recently stated she was not allowed take up a FÁS course while she was in receipt of widow's contributory pension. I thought that was...

Pension Provisions. (9 Feb 2006)

David Stanton: There is one other point. Is the Minister aware that the CDA part of the contributory pension is taxed and that there seems to be an anomaly in that regard? Could he raise the matter with his colleague, the Minister for Finance, to ensure that does not happen? It is given particularly to assist with the rearing of children and it seems strange that it is taxed. I understand that the Garda one...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (1 Feb 2006)

David Stanton: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason PRSI contributions from self-employed people are not considered when assessing eligibility with regard to the retirement pension; his views on whether this discriminates against self-employed people; if he has considered or will consider altering the eligibility criteria to include PRSI contributions from self-employed...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (25 Jan 2006)

David Stanton: Question 825: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the fact that only 40% of occupational pension schemes that reported to the Pensions Board in 2005 failed to meet the funding standard required under legislation; the action he will take to rectify this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2468/06]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (25 Jan 2006)

David Stanton: Question 826: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether the pensions system is unattractive to young people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2469/06]

Social Welfare Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Dec 2005)

David Stanton: ...The whole emphasis was to encourage people to register, to raise the standards and to move people out of the grey economy. When full-time child minders reach retirement age, how are they fixed for pensions? They do not have any. What happens if they get sick? What happens if they have children? We need to raise the quality. This Mickey Mouse measure was an easy thing to do, but it did not...

Pension Provisions. (1 Dec 2005)

David Stanton: Does the Minister intend to change the retirement age for old age pensioners shortly, what is his thinking on the issue and when does he intend to make an announcement? Is the Minister aware of problems with private pension schemes that, on maturing, are not really worth much? Is he aware of the deliberations of the most recent meeting of the Joint Committee on Social and Family Affairs,...