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Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Cathaoirleach.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)

Pearse Doherty: He got it terribly wrong.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)

Pearse Doherty: No matter how good or nice the man is, he got it terribly wrong.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)

Pearse Doherty: I am sorry. Did the Minister get it right? If it was just a cash flow problem, we would not be paying €34 billion.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister got it wrong.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)

Pearse Doherty: It is the people who will have to make sacrifices because of the cuts that will be imposed as a result of the decisions taken by the Minister.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)

Pearse Doherty: On a point of order, I clearly heard Senator Hannigan formally second my motion. If this is political——

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)

Pearse Doherty: I believe this is a case of protecting the Minister for Finance in not allowing the debate to take place.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)

Pearse Doherty: This is national politics. It is the biggest decision taken by the State in a long time. Question, "That the Order of Business be agreed to", put and declared carried.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (29 Sep 2010)

Pearse Doherty: I do not oppose the first motion but I wish to raise a point of order on it.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (29 Sep 2010)

Pearse Doherty: The first motion deals with each group leader. I seek clarity in terms of how many groups exist in the Seanad. I understand five Members are required to form a group. Is that correct?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (29 Sep 2010)

Pearse Doherty: Will you name the groups, a Chathaoirleach, and indicate under which standing order the number required for a group is defined?

Seanad: End of Life Care: Motion (29 Sep 2010)

Pearse Doherty: Cuirim fáilte roimh an rún seo. Is maith an rud é go bhfuil an t-ábhar seo á phlé againn ar ár gcéad lá ar ais sa téarma seo. Molaim an Seanadóir Mullen fá choinne an rún seo a chur chun tosaigh ar son an ghrúpa Neamhspleách. I welcome and fully support the motion. It is a very important issue. It is interesting that we are discussing end-of-life care in hospitals as the...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2010)

Pearse Doherty: If the Minister stands over a social welfare inspector who calls to a home on two occasions and finds nobody at home and then cuts off the payment from the State which those people are dependent on to survive, then a wider debate is required. Those are the decisions being taken in some cases. I know many staff in the Department who are working under significant strain and pressure and are...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2010)

Pearse Doherty: I wish to clarify for the record of the House that when I was referring to the case of the two calls that it was a colleague here in the Oireachtas who referred that story to me. For correction, it was not a member of the Department's staff, unless they are doing constituency work in Donegal. My more general point is whether it would be acceptable for a social welfare inspector to refuse on...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2010)

Pearse Doherty: We appreciate that.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2010)

Pearse Doherty: I listened to the Minister's comments. He has referred to those involved in courses having a greater chance of gaining full-time employment than those who sit at home looking at the walls. Unfortunately, I know many who are unemployed and they do not sit at home looking at the walls. The are seeking employment and some of them will be affected by the measure in the Bill. The Minister has...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2010)

Pearse Doherty: Hopefully, we will not have to wait two years for the people to cast judgment. We may be able to cast judgment on the Government's record sooner rather than later since the wheels began to turn in this regard yesterday. I would welcome that because the Minister referred to the Government's record in transforming communities and so on. He knows my community and the constituency I represent....

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2010)

Pearse Doherty: A total of 30% of the workforce is unemployed. These people are on the live register. If the Minister wants to talk about transforming communities, let us have an honest debate.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2010)

Pearse Doherty: This affects 30% of the workforce in Donegal and, unfortunately, they are dependent on social welfare payments. If the Minister wants a pre-election debate, we can have that. I understand there are activation measures but, as the Minister asked earlier, is this the chicken or the egg? People are not crying out for legislation that will penalise them if they do not take up a training place,...