Results 2,701-2,720 of 4,782 for speaker:Olwyn Enright
- Data Protection. (31 Oct 2007)
Olwyn Enright: Will the Minister deal with the fact that the Department did not know about the mistakes until other people highlighted them?
- Social Insurance. (31 Oct 2007)
Olwyn Enright: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his strategy for the future of the Social Insurance Fund with reference to the recently published projections by Mercer of the future balance of the fund; the Government commitment to increase State pensions to â¬300 per week by 2012 and to reduce the rate of employee PRSI to 2%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. ...
- Social Insurance. (31 Oct 2007)
Olwyn Enright: The Minister will be aware of his party's commitments in its election manifesto and in the programme for Government to cut the PRSI rate from 4% to 2%, costing approximately â¬640 million, while at the same time committing to raising the pension by â¬100 over the lifetime of the Government. When these proposals were made, the Government had the report to which the Minister refers in its...
- Social Insurance. (31 Oct 2007)
Olwyn Enright: The deficit is growing.
- Social Insurance. (31 Oct 2007)
Olwyn Enright: How is the Government going to pay for them?
- Social Insurance. (31 Oct 2007)
Olwyn Enright: I have to repeat the questions I asked the Minister, as he has not dealt with them. Has the Government abandoned its commitment to a self-financed social insurance fund through PRSI contributions, or is it seeking to allow it continue in the future? I appreciate the Green Paper has been published, but this issue must be dealt with in the immediate term, as we only have three years before...
- Social Insurance. (31 Oct 2007)
Olwyn Enright: This is priority Question Time and I am asking the Minister questions.
- Social Insurance. (31 Oct 2007)
Olwyn Enright: I have not announced any policy. I have asked a question.
- Social Insurance. (31 Oct 2007)
Olwyn Enright: The question deals with the fund.
- Social Insurance. (31 Oct 2007)
Olwyn Enright: Is that what will happen in the future?
- Social Insurance. (31 Oct 2007)
Olwyn Enright: I have not asked that.
- Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (25 Oct 2007)
Olwyn Enright: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action that has been taken following the discovery of the burial of an unidentified deceased woman by the Gardaà in County Wexford in the 1990s; when her remains will be exhumed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25906/07]
- Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Second Stage (25 Oct 2007)
Olwyn Enright: Like many of my colleagues, I welcome the long-awaited publication of this important Bill. I share the sentiments of the Deputies who have said the legislation is welcome. Fine Gael will support the Bill on Second Stage because it is necessary if Ireland is to take action against human trafficking. The process of introducing this legislation has been quite protracted. However, the Bill...
- Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)
Olwyn Enright: I am disappointed the Government felt the need to oppose the motion, which relates to something people have sought for years. Like many colleagues, I attended pre-election meetings with the IFA in Laois and Offaly. Every party was represented at the meetings and everybody agreed with the IFA and Fine Gael that this issue needed to be addressed, yet eight months later, the Government has...
- Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)
Olwyn Enright: Our farmers operate to the highest, strictest standards and suffer severe penalties for the most minor infringements, even if they are completely accidental. They accept this because they know, in part, this is done to protect their market, yet they must tolerate a scenario where their direct competition does not meet the same criteria. Consumers are unwittingly forced to purchase products...
- Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)
Olwyn Enright: That is a contradiction.
- Decentralisation Programme. (24 Oct 2007)
Olwyn Enright: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress reports he has received from FÃS in relation to its decentralisation to Birr, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23534/07]
- Decentralisation Programme. (24 Oct 2007)
Olwyn Enright: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress to date on the decentralisation of FÃS to Birr, County Offaly; the number currently working in the leased offices in Birr; the duration of the lease; when an application for planning permission for the purchased site will be lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23533/07]
- Decentralisation Programme. (24 Oct 2007)
Olwyn Enright: I am glad we finally got some clarity in respect of the number of posts promised. Is the Minister certain 383 people will transfer by 2009? Prior to the general election, we were given to understand that only 200 people would transfer. Perhaps the Minister will clarify the position. On the planning application, will the Minister confirm when it will be lodged? I checked with Birr Town...
- Decentralisation Programme. (24 Oct 2007)
Olwyn Enright: The Minister is obviously aware of the opposition of a large number of FÃS employees to relocating to Birr. This has had a negative impact, from a publicity perspective, on the area. Is the Minister confident that the required number of staff will relocate and how does he propose to persuade them to do so?