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Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (13 Dec 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, in view of the fact the Brown Flesk River in County Kerry needs to be cleared out (details supplied) where it meets the River Maine upriver from the fish counter, she will ensure that a FÁS scheme or a rural social scheme will be instigated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39479/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (13 Dec 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for supplementary welfare allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39830/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (13 Dec 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 282: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in a situation where an older person is living with a family relative away from home and electricity is still connected to his or her former house, if that person will still have to pay the €100 property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39788/11]

Written Answers — Horticulture Sector: Horticulture Sector (13 Dec 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 361: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the progress made in expanding the horticulture sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39416/11]

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Deputy McConalogue and Fianna Fáil for sharing time. Twelve months ago the Minister was on this side of the House berating the then Government and the people who supported it. She called them everything under the sun and went out onto the plinth and said they were treating people in a disgraceful manner. What they were doing at that time was nothing in comparison with what the...

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: This is my opportunity to speak.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: I will not interrupt the Minister of State and he will not interrupt me.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: I have manners.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: What manners has the Minister with the misery she will inflict on the people? I will have my say. I say to the Minister for lifestyle choice that I do not know anybody who is on welfare because he or she wants to be on welfare. The people I know and represent want to work. They want to get up in the morning, put on their shoes and go out to do an honest day's work for an honest day's pay....

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: It was glossed up by the people to whom the Government is paying hundreds of thousands of euro.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: At least the Government got some value out of them. They glossed up this budget in such a way that the people did not think it was bad. It will not be until later today, tomorrow or having read the Sunday newspapers that people will realise what has been done. People will then realise their entitlements have been changed. These cuts will have a savage effect on the poorest of families.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: I received the following letter from a man with a family: ...sorry for dropping you a message like this. I am one of the people that will be hit by the Carers being means tested. I only earn 400 per week, we have 3 kids, one of which has DS. He is 3, our eldest is 7 and we have a new baby 2 months old. As you are well aware of the cost and the work that goes hand in hand with any special...

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: The letter continues: "I can't take any more and we won't be able to survive."

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: I received that letter from an honest man.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: On community employment schemes, we all know the great work done by community employment schemes the length and breadth of this country. The proposed cuts to those schemes will result in the closure of schemes throughout the country and will put others in danger. Local resource centres, which assist thousands of people, will be forced to close their doors. These schemes play a vital role...

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: -----and those impoverished as a result of years of cutbacks and a lack of investment. I urge the Government to reverse the cutbacks to the CE schemes and instead invest more money in them to make them more viable. They also house many community and voluntary services that could be forced to cease operating in the event of their closure. There are 22,000 people currently availing of...

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister should go out to the gate and meet the people-----

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: -----protesting there today.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: She should explain these cuts to them. We will be out there.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: We will stand with them-----