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- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
John Curran: In light of the number of reports outlined by the Minister, in particular the SIM, does Deputy Brady intend to press the amendment?
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
John Curran: There are several. They have been specifically named. That is all that I will say.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
John Curran: It is not Deputy Bailey's to press.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
John Curran: The Minister has outlined a significant number of reports, both independent and internal to the Department, that are published annually. The amendment has been validly moved. I referred to Deputy Brady to ask whether he intended to press it, which is his entitlement.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
John Curran: The amendment is specific in the sense that it does not ask for the measures; it asks for a report on child poverty rates. It does not ask for any of the measures Deputy Brady refers to. It is quite specific. I want to be fair to everyone. The Deputy is asking for a report to be published annually and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas on the State's child poverty rates. It is a...
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
John Curran: Amendment No. 7, which we have just discussed, and which we have discussed previously, is on the child poverty rates issue.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
John Curran: Amendment No. 8 is in the names of Deputies John Brady and Denise Mitchell.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
John Curran: I thank the Deputy. Does anybody else want to contribute on this issue before I go to the Minister?
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
John Curran: Does the work that is going on at the moment fit with the proposal in this amendment?
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
John Curran: In light of the report the Minister has indicated he is undertaking and the fact he will be bringing it to this committee and the timeframe, which we heard in answer to Deputy O'Dea's question, does Deputy Brady intend pushing this amendment?
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
John Curran: Some of the points made stray a little beyond the relevant amendment and section.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
John Curran: I thank the Minister.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
John Curran: Amendments Nos. 10 to 20, inclusive, in the names of Deputies Brady and Mitchell and amendment No. 21 in the name of Deputy Bríd Smith have been ruled out of order. Therefore, there are no amendments to section 18.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
John Curran: With regard to amendment No. 21, under the current conditions of the homemaker's scheme, any years that a person spent as a homemaker since 6 April 1994 are ignored or disregarded when calculating the yearly average contributions for a contributory State pension. Deputy Smith's amendment proposes to have an open-ended provision of up to a maximum of 20 years disregarded instead of the...
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
John Curran: If she gets here while we are dealing with the matter.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
John Curran: I will be as flexible possible but we do have to deal with the Bill first. Perhaps the Minister will respond to Deputy Brady.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
John Curran: All the amendments have been ruled out of order. The committee has been discussing section 18 and Deputy Smithhad tabled amendment No. 21 which, as she is aware, has been ruled out of order. Deputy Kenny informed me that she was on her way so she has an opportunity to speak, but the amendment has been ruled out of order.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
John Curran: The Deputy can speak to the section but the amendment will not be put as it is out of order.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
John Curran: Yes, but the amendment will not be put.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
John Curran: The Deputy can deal with that separately.