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Scéimeanna Teanga (1 May 2012)

Seán Fleming: Question 113: To ask the an Aire Ealaíon; Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil scéim teanga daingnithe i ngach Roinn, an bhfuil a Roinn ag plé le reachtaíocht teanga; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [21673/12]

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he intends to intervene in the dispute at Irish Cement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20929/12]

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: I will be brief, as I made many comments on this amendment while the Minister was out of the Chamber. I will boil the issue down to one or two key points. I will put the €50 million that the Minister mentioned in context without commenting on it, good, bad or indifferent. On average, the €50 million equates to approximately €3,000 per each of the 18,000 households. For that amount, a...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: We reduced the age from 18 years to 14 years.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: The Labour Party opposed the change but now it is reducing the age limit to seven years. Somewhere along the line that party will have to accept responsibility for being in government rather than harking to the past.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: We did not reduce the age limit to seven years. We brought it to 14 years. The Minister cannot hang that on anyone else. She is also curtailing mortgage interest supplement for the most financially disadvantaged people in this country.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: She can deny it all she likes but she is cutting benefits for lone parents, those in receipt of mortgage interest supplement and those on jobseeker's benefit. That is the essence of this Bill in one sentence. Shame on her as a Labour Party Minister for those cuts.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: On a point of order, with which amendments are we dealing?

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: I have a question for the Minister of State so that I can clarify my understanding of section 5. We are now dealing with section 5 as it was published in the Bill.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: Yes, to be amended shortly, but the original section 5 of the Bill.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: Amendments 9, 10 and 11 to section 5 have been passed, so I am now dealing with -----

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: Yes, but we have not voted on it yet.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: Okay. I have a question on this for the Minister of State and would like to hear the briefing note on it. There are three subsections in section 5. Subsection (1) 173A deals with a situation where the one-parent family payment is being made and following the death of one of the parents the surviving spouse, cohabitant or civil partner is in receipt of the payment. I understand that where...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: Will the Minister of State read the briefing note on subsection (3) concerning people in custody? It states, "The Principal Act is amended by substituting the following section for section 176..." and it replaces it with a new section 176. Perhaps the briefing note will answer my questions, but, if not, I will put my questions.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: Subsection (3) on page 6 of the Bill as published.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: Yes, I would like to hear the briefing note on that.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: What is the purpose of the amendment? Why is this in this Bill if there is no change? This is in substitution for the original section 176, so what change is being made?

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: I will proceed with my questions on the section. If the Minister of State does not have the details to provide, I am happy to accept a note on them later today or tomorrow. I will not delay proceedings if the information is not available now and will be happy if note is taken of my questions and I am provided with a response later. Section 5(1) and (2) relate to continuing payments and deal...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: It states that the one-parent family payment shall continue to be paid for four weeks after release of such spouse or civil partner. However, I do not think that issue is being addressed in the wording in front of us. I am happy to wait for a note of clarification in due course.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: This issue was debated on Second Stage and we did not have time to submit an amendment. I am somewhat confused as to the Government policy with regard to this issue. The Minister for Finance announced with great fanfare on budget day the special assignee relief programme scheme in the budget is designed to reduce the cost to employers of assigning skilled workers from abroad to companies in...