Results 5,821-5,840 of 12,590 for speaker:Willie O'Dea
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Respite Care Grant (29 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: Will there be further cuts?
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Respite Care Grant (29 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: Will there be further cuts? I take it the answer is "No".
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (29 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: Is the Minister still maintaining her commitment to maintain core rates, as she understands them?
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (29 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: We had increased them substantially.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (29 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: In that case, the Minister would not regard the cuts to children's allowance, carer's allowance and the length people are paid jobseeker's allowance as core cuts. Her definition is extremely narrow. Fianna Fáil can take pride from the fact it increased social welfare rates in this country very substantially, unlike the Labour Party.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (29 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: The Minister talks about what the people think. She will find out soon enough.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (29 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: If she knocked on the doors in Limerick, she would find out what people think about the Labour Party. There is no way it is on 11% in Limerick, I can tell her that.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (29 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: The Minister spends too much time giving us information we already know.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (29 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: The Minister has told us that the committee was established. We knew that. She has also told us what the group was supposed to do and what its terms of reference were. We knew that also. We need to make the best use of the limited time we have available. When exactly did the Minister receive this report? Why has it not been published to date? Parts of it have been selectively leaked...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (29 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: What progress has been made in implementing that measure? The budgetary cuts have already kicked in.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (29 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: The Government has reduced the period of time for which payments are made.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (29 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: People are living in penury.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (29 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: At least we can say we increased them over a long period, unlike the Labour Party.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (29 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: We increased social welfare payments enormously.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (29 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: The Minister and her colleagues have never done anything other than reduce them.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (29 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: They will find out about it when they go to the polls.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (29 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: When are the places going to appear?
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (29 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: That could mean any time up to next Christmas.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (29 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the Commission on Social Welfare and Taxation (details supplied) will be published; if the Programme for Government commitment on Social Welfare rates still stands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4269/13]
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments (29 Jan 2013)
Willie O'Dea: I understand I am entitled to raise a second query.