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Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: The Deputy should be man enough to withdraw that now. Is he a man or a mouse?

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: Is he man enough to withdraw a false accusation?

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: On a point of order, the speaker should withdraw an accusation ascribing the use of the term "scrounger" to someone who is not in the House. It is a term I am sure he has never utilised. Sinn Féin is very good at this kind of language. Will the speaker withdraw an accusation in regard to a term which I am perfectly confident the Minister for Finance has not used? The Deputy should be man...

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: On a point of order-----

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: On a point of order, in regard to the decorum-----

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: -----of this House, it ill becomes Sinn Féin to use language which demeans people who have a disability. It ill becomes Sinn Féin to use that kind of language-----

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: -----in this House.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: During the time of the British this use of language was called felon-setting.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: This is what Deputy Ó Snodaigh is at and he should withdraw it and not take his example so much from the UK.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: I stand by all of that.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Order for Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The Social Welfare Bill will give legislative effect to certain social welfare measures announced in the Budget Statement of 5 December 2011, which are due to come into effect from 1 January 2012. The German Chancellor, Ms Angela Merkel, said recently that Europe faces its toughest hour since the Second World War. We are certainly dealing...

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: The home-grown problems have been made greatly more difficult by the global financial crisis and the euro crisis in particular. We have only a modest role as a country to play in resolving the euro crisis.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: The job of getting the books balanced is one which is definitely within our control. It is vital that this Government secures economic recovery in our country.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: To do this we must put the public finances back on a sustainable footing. We must bridge the gap between Government expenditure and revenue which is currently filled by borrowing. At present, there is a shortfall of €16 billion in the Government's finances. Unless the rate of borrowing is reduced, the burden of debt servicing will take up an increasing proportion of tax revenue. This...

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: We have also remembered those who are working on low incomes and not claiming social protection.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: They are equally entitled to be served by the attentions of this Government in helping to remove some of the burden of the universal social charge. We have minimised, in so far as is possible, the spending reduction in social protection because we recognise that people are totally dependent on the support provided by the State to enable them to eat, keep themselves warm, provide shelter for...

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: There are many people who are new to need as a result of this deep and prolonged recession. On the outside they are coping but behind closed doors they are just about making ends meet.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: I want to make sure that these people do not slide helplessly into a cycle of deprivation and long-term welfare dependency. I want to protect them from the worst consequences of this very deep recession by delivering on this Government's promise not to cut primary social welfare payments.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Joan Burton: I want to ensure that the communities they live in remain sustainable and welfare spending contributes to this by stimulating and supporting local economies. I want to make clear that the measures in this Bill follow very detailed analysis and discussions by both parties in government. Tough decisions had to be taken on where to reduce expenditure while trying to minimise the impact on...