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Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2007)

Phil Prendergast: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2007)

Phil Prendergast: I move amendment No. 5: In page 3, before section 2, to insert the following new section: "2.—The Minister shall as soon as may be after the passing of this Act prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on the rationale for keeping Qualified Child Allowances at a low level over the past decade.". This amendment relates to qualified child allowances. Will the Minister of...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2007)

Phil Prendergast: We will have to agree to differ again.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2007)

Phil Prendergast: I move amendment No. 6: In page 3, before section 2, to insert the following new section: "2.—The Minister shall as soon as may be after the passing of this Act prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on any arrangements whereby claimants under the Social Welfare Acts are not provided with payments for the first 3 days of any claim and the continued justification for...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2007)

Phil Prendergast: We will agree to differ.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2007)

Phil Prendergast: I move amendment No. 7: In page 3, before section 2, to insert the following new section: "2.—The Minister shall as soon as may be after the passing of this Act prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on the implications of excluding Carer's Allowance from the means test for Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance.".

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2007)

Phil Prendergast: I move amendment No. 8: In page 3, before section 2, to insert the following new section: "2.—The Minister shall as soon as may be after the passing of this Act prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on the implications of providing Carers with a full rate of Carer's Allowance for every person they care for.". Will the Minister of State provide a report on providing...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2007)

Phil Prendergast: I thank the Minister of State for that.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2007)

Phil Prendergast: I move amendment No. 9: In page 3, before section 2, to insert the following new section: "2.—The Minister shall as soon as may be after the passing of this Act prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on the implications of extending qualification for Carer's Allowance to any person who provides care to such an extent that the care recipient would require nursing home...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2007)

Phil Prendergast: I move amendment No. 10: In page 3, before section 2, to insert the following new section: "2.—The Minister shall make an annual report to both Houses of the Oireachtas on data security within the Department of Social and Family Affairs, including information on the number of breaches, complaints upheld by the Data Protection Commissioner, internal and external investigations underway,...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2007)

Phil Prendergast: I move amendment No. 11: In page 3, before section 2, to insert the following new section: "2.—The Minister shall as soon as may be after the passing of this Act prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on the implications of facilitating carers who take up Carer's Allowance move from a position where they were neither paying or receiving credits to one where they...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Phil Prendergast: I was not born.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2007)

Phil Prendergast: I move amendment No. 2: In page 3, before section 2, to insert the following new section: "2.—The Minister shall maintain an informal consolidation of the Social Welfare Acts on the Department's website on an ongoing basis.". I ask the Minister of State to accept this amendment. The social welfare legislation was consolidated in 2005 but amendments are already building up. It is not...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2007)

Phil Prendergast: I will agree to differ with the Minister of State.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2007)

Phil Prendergast: I move amendment No. 3: In page 3, before section 2, to insert the following new section: "2.—Any regulation made under the Social Welfare Acts shall be published on the website of the Department of Social and Family Affairs and shall be transmitted forthwith to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social and Family Affairs.". I ask the Minister of State to accept this amendment.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2007)

Phil Prendergast: I move amendment No. 4: In page 3, before section 2, to insert the following new section: "2.—The Minister shall as soon as may be after the passing of this Act prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on the current arrangements to deal with difficulties experienced by foreign workers in obtaining social welfare records from their home countries.". Some non-national...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)

Phil Prendergast: I welcome the Minister of State. I wish to take up some points already mentioned by my colleagues in the House. The increase in child allowance to €24 per week will not help. There are 96,000 children under 14 living in consistent poverty, that is in a low income household that is unable to afford heat, clothing, substantial meals or other key basic necessities. Child poverty is...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2007)

Phil Prendergast: We learnt recently of the introduction of long-stay charges applying to intellectually disabled people in a residential or community setting. A charge of €120 per week in a residential setting and €90 per week in a community setting applies when a registered nurse attends the person concerned, even if it the nurse's attendance is only of five minutes duration or if it is a regular...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2007)

Phil Prendergast: I agree with many of the sentiments expressed by Senator Harris. The debate should be widened, however, to include the number of admissions of young people, particularly adolescents, to psychiatric units with drug induced psychosis and other effects of drug taking. It is another sad aspect of the drug scourge, which has been going on for quite some time. I am also seeking a debate on the...

Seanad: Merits of Farmers' Markets: Statements (6 Dec 2007)

Phil Prendergast: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I thank him for the efforts he put in years ago in Clonmel when we were starting up the farmers' market in respect of the Main Guard. While it was not the eventual location, his considerable efforts were appreciated. We would like the farmers' market concept to be expanded throughout the country because it gives farmers, organic and...