Results 361-375 of 375 for speaker:Margaret Cox

Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits: Motion. (6 Nov 2002)

Margaret Cox: The Senator would if it was 10% reduced to 3%.

Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits: Motion. (6 Nov 2002)

Margaret Cox: I thank all Senators who contributed to this debate and I thank the Minister for Social and Family Affairs for her attendance. Many comments referred to the carer's allowance. While I would also like to see the means test abolished, I have to point out that the carer's allowance will cost €132.8 million in 2002 and that figure would increase significantly if the means test was abolished....

Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits: Motion. (6 Nov 2002)

Margaret Cox: —unless we ensure that the position of the less well off in society is constantly being improved through appropriate support mechanisms. In relation to MABS, I agree with Senator Burke that it is a very useful service. However, many of those who use this service are not the very poor. In some cases, those who are very poor are better at managing their money than those who have difficulties...

Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits: Motion. (6 Nov 2002)

Margaret Cox: If there is not prudent fiscal management there will not be a boom. The point was made about the streamlining of community employment jobs and schemes. I am not sure that this is the reason for the reduction in voluntary work. It is too simple.

Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits: Motion. (6 Nov 2002)

Margaret Cox: I do not think that we can take points of information. I thank the Minister for coming to the House and the Senators for taking part in the debate. Amendment put. Tá

Seanad: Address by President of the European Parliament. (10 Oct 2002)

Margaret Cox: A dhaoine uaisle, ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas phearsanta agus buíochas Parlaimint na hEorpa a ghabháil don Chathaoirleach, agus dos na Seanadóirí, as ucht cuiridh a thabhairt dom teacht chun cainte inniu. Uair thábhachtach agus stairiúil atá ann don tír faoi láthair, ach is uair thar a bheith tábhachtach agus stairiúil é don Aontas Eorpach. Tá ról speisialta le himirt ag...

Seanad: Address by President of the European Parliament. (10 Oct 2002)

Margaret Cox: I will deal with one theme relating to Senator Dardis's question, a matter to which Senators Mooney and Bradford also referred. This is the question of the Nice treaty, the dimension that it is simple yet vital. There is also the question of what happens if we vote "No" to Nice and the article in today's The Irish Times. Those pieces hang together. The treaty is simple in the sense that...

Seanad: Address by President of the European Parliament. (10 Oct 2002)

Margaret Cox: One of the questions put was about treaty fatigue. I would say "Amen" to that observation. Part of the difficulties behind the "No" vote the last time was a "Yes" campaign that ran on flat tyres – that did not help – and a "No" campaign that drove on super-inflated tyres – that did not help either – but treaty fatigue also played a part. People wondered why referenda were always being...

Seanad: Address by President of the European Parliament. (10 Oct 2002)

Margaret Cox: I hope I have covered the questions raised by all Senators, including Senators Brian Hayes, Ann Ormond, Kathleen O'Meara and Derek McDowell.

Seanad: Address by President of the European Parliament. (10 Oct 2002)

Margaret Cox: Yes.

Seanad: Address by President of the European Parliament. (10 Oct 2002)

Margaret Cox: On the contrary, it was PR.

Seanad: Address by President of the European Parliament. (10 Oct 2002)

Margaret Cox: So much for the secrecy of the ballot box.

Seanad: Address by President of the European Parliament. (10 Oct 2002)

Margaret Cox: Senator O'Meara was at a wonderful meeting which we had in Thurles about a week ago. Two old ladies and an old gentleman in the audience raised that question. I respect people asking the question. They came in a spirit of inquiry and believing that something bad could happen to something they value. A protocol which Ireland attached to the Maastricht Treaty in 1992, at the time when the X...

Seanad: Address by President of the European Parliament. (10 Oct 2002)

Margaret Cox: If a snail does not enter international trails and cross frontiers, should it become a European issue or remain the concern of Dúchas? I hope the Seanad will be active in looking at the Commission's legislative programme in advance, to help us realise that European measures are not foisted on us by it. We are part of Europe and have a say in European matters. If we do not like a proposal, we...

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht, 2002: An Dara Céim. Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 2002: Second Stage. (12 Sep 2002)

Margaret Cox: This referendum is not a rerun of the previous one. We want the people to make a decision. Many people said to me that if they had known more they would have voted differently. A change is proposed to the Constitution and changes have been made to the Bill because of the Seville Declaration. What is the problem in asking people if they are happier and offering them an opportunity to make a...