Results 3,881-3,900 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Because expenditure must be reduced. We certainly must ask whether it is sustainable that â¬6 of every â¬10 that comes into the Exchequer goes back out in social welfare payments.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Order for Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." This Bill will give legislative effect to the social welfare elements of the supplementary budget introduced earlier this month. In the context of the current economic circumstances, it has been necessary for the Government to take steps to reduce overall public expenditure to restore order and stability in the public finances. In light of...
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Government's investment of some â¬1 billion over the last decade in the development of a child care infrastructure means that it is possible to introduce a free pre-school year and be confident that the overwhelming majority of parents who wish to access a pre-school place for their children will be able to do so. The introduction of a free pre-school year is a highly significant step in...
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The decision demonstrates the Government's continuing commitment to our children's social and educational development.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The provision of a year's free pre-school to all children will promote equality of opportunity at the most important developmental stage of children's lives.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Children enrolled in play-schools will receive free pre-school provision of three hours per day, five days each week over a 38 week year. This equates to a weekly capitation grant to the service provider of â¬64.50 and parents with children enrolled in these services will not be charged. Children enrolled in full or part-time child care services will receive free pre-school provision of...
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: All community and private pre-school services which meet the requirements of the scheme will be invited to apply for entry to the scheme and all notified pre-school services will be contacted by the office of the Minister of State with responsibility for children and youth affairs by the end of May 2009. To introduce the scheme as quickly as possible and maximise the number of children and...
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Social Welfare Bill also provides for changes to the jobseeker's allowance which are designed to incentivise 18 and 19 year old jobseekers to avail of education and training opportunities and avoid becoming welfare dependent from a young age. The rate of jobseeker's allowance that will be paid to new claimants under the age of 20 is being reduced from â¬204.30 per week to â¬100 per...
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The other scheme is immediate.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The new scheme.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: I outlined two schemes.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: If one is getting jobseeker's benefit, one can immediately access the back to work enterprise allowance.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: No, immediately.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: If one qualifies for jobseeker's benefit, one no longer has to fulfil the criterion of actively seeking work and one can immediately get on a back to work enterprise scheme. One can have that for the duration of the period one would normally qualify for jobseeker's benefit.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: No. The majority of people are on jobseeker's benefit, not on jobseeker's allowance.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Deputies are public representatives.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: No, never.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: No. I never questioned the educational value but did question the value of providing it in primary schools.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Hanafin: I have never questioned the educational value.