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Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister of State should spare us the crocodile tears.

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: This is pathetic.

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister of State is misleading the House.

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: That is not true.

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: It has not been for the past ten years.

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: It is beyond belief that the Government should seek to make savings on the backs of those aged over 70 years of age. The distress and anger caused by this proposal is palpable and resulted in many thousands of pensioners taking to the streets this afternoon to express their outrage at the Government. They came from all parts of the country to give a clear message, saying to the Government:...

Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: The Tánaiste does not know.

Written Answers — Combat Poverty Agency: Combat Poverty Agency (21 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views and intentions in relation to the safeguarding of the independence of the Combat Poverty Agency. [34865/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (21 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to ensure that the definition of an orphan under social welfare legislation is amended in order that it includes the scenario in which a child has no parent available to them due to the incarceration of their parent or parents. [34873/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Finance if the income levy announced in Budget 2009 will be applied to income from community employment schemes. [36069/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Finance if the income levy announced in Budget 2009 will be applied to income from job initiatives. [36070/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Finance if the income levy announced in Budget 2009 will be applied to income from occupational or private pensions. [36071/08]

Written Answers — Health Levy: Health Levy (21 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the categories of pensioner to which the health levy will apply; if a pensioner over 70 without a medical card is subject to this levy; and if a pensioner under 70 without a medical card is subject to this levy. [36072/08]

Employment Support Services. (21 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the improvements she will make to the back to education allowance and the back to work enterprise allowance in order that unemployed people can avail of these supports within a few months of their signing on the live register. [35949/08]

Employment Support Services. (21 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Does the Minister accept the budget should be judged on two issues, whether it is fair and whether it helps the economy and jobs? The public has given a clear answer on the first and the budget is clearly not fair. With regard to jobs, not only is the Government making matters more difficult for people who find themselves unemployed in terms of cutting their entitlements, but the budget has...

Employment Support Services. (21 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: The qualifying criteria for these schemes were designed in a different era for a very different problem. Why must a person who becomes unemployed wait at least 12 months before being permitted to avail of the back to education allowance in order to attend a third level course? Surely an unemployed person should be encouraged in every way possible to avail of further training to enable him...

Employment Support Services. (21 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister knows that is not what I am talking about.

Employment Support Services. (21 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: I am not talking about the age limit, I am talking about the time lag.

Employment Support Services. (21 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Why does the Minister force people to remain unemployed for longer than they need to be?

Employment Support Services. (21 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: That is what she is doing.