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Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: The increase in FIS spending arises simply because more of the people entitled to it will claim for it. That means there has not been any improvement in the FIS scheme.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: There have been no changes. It is just that more people will be applying.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: There are no changes in the rules.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: There are no changes in the rules?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: There have been no changes to make it easier. The initiative is a follow-up to FIS, but there has been no change in the rates.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I did not.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I indicated it was almost €2 billion.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: Yes, but the Minister should answer for her Government's actions and the promises it broke-----

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: -----on child benefit and every other issue.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: We did not get much help from the Labour Party.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister might be happy but the people are not.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister will have a hell of a lot to apologise for when she has to face the people.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I will apologise when I hear the Minister apologise for the promises that were broken in a bare-faced fashion-----

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: -----and getting votes under false pretences. I will apologise when she apologises for getting those votes under false pretences in the last election. They were fake promises.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: There was no intention to fulfil those promises.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: There were four regressive budgets, one after another.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I look forward to it.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I would be more than happy to do so. The Minister should remember the other reports as well, which show the regressiveness of the budgets, one after another. We will debate all of them rather than one.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I am sure the figures for water meters will have to be revised.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I do not disagree with that for a moment. I am still bemused at how someone being classified as a jobseeker or having an entitlement to jobseeker's allowance rather than as a lone parent means the person will be more encouraged to go back to work. It makes no sense to me. Many of the people who seek education opportunities might get a part-time job in the evening but being moved to the...