Results 41-60 of 237 for pension speaker:Peadar Tóibín

Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Jun 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: ...Group. One of the problems here is that Government Deputies are not taking their slots, which has pushed back the slots for Opposition Deputies. As a result, the timing is very hard to manage. Pensions should be sacrosanct in Irish society. Pensioners and people approaching pension age should have complete confidence in their pensions. Pensions are very important for a number of...

Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (23 Jun 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: ...in 2020 is significantly higher than the numbers in 2018 and 2019. The peak of homeless deaths last year in this city occurred at the same time that the political establishment was increasing the level of pensions to former Ministers. It is ironic that the political establishment was feathering its own nest at a time when there were peak numbers of deaths on the streets of Dublin. ...

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: Cuirim fáilte roimh an rún seo. I hope the parties will support the Aontú amendment to ensure convergence between the pension ages in the North and South of Ireland. At the moment there is a difficulty with regard to the pension in the North of Ireland. It is symptomatic of the two-tier Ireland in which we live that when it comes to retirement, there is one rule for the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: Does the waiver affect the pension? What is the Taoiseach's understanding of it?

Insurance (Restriction on Differential Pricing and Profiling) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Feb 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: ...that as an example. An insurance company took money from pubs and was not willing to pay them when the issue of business interruption arose. It is incredible that FBD Insurance is today looking to shut down the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman from investigating cases that have been brought to that office. A consumer protection body looking to be shut down by a private...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (13 Jan 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 267. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects the review of the supplementary pension scheme to be completed; when PeoplePoint will be in a position to process applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44776/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: ...person (details supplied) aged over 66 who has had their employment impacted by Covid-19, had been making PRSI contributions while in employment and was also in receipt of a contributory widow’s pension is excluded from being eligible to apply for the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42319/20]

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: Fair play to the Minister for staying this long into the debate. Often we see Ministers run before parties such as ours get to contribute, in fairness to her. The prospect of the pension age being raised to 67 was widely touted before the election and hammered the appeal of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael among the bracket of voters who were affected. Before the election, Fianna...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pensions (24 Nov 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 922. To ask the Minister for Health the length of the backlog in processing pensions in each Health Service Executive region for retired HSE employees; the actions he is taking to speed up the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38676/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (5 Nov 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of supplementary pension entitlements for post-1995 retirees within the Civil Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34393/20]

Post Office Network: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: ...moment. At present, there are 900 post offices around this State and they are the centre of business and human interaction in rural areas. If one takes those post offices away, a lot else falls. If pensions are not collected on particular days in small towns and villages, then that money is not spent in those places. The post office infrastructure is in serious trouble. If 2021 turns...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Governor of the Central Bank (21 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: ...and Mr. Sibley for that. Moving in a different direction, what will be the impact of the ECB move towards negative interest rates? What will it mean for savers, institutional investors such as pensions and consumers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Governor of the Central Bank (21 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: What does Mr. Makhlouf think will be the long-term impact on institutional investors such as pension funds?

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Budget Statement 2021 (13 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: ...on its first budget? I heard many words to the effect that low-paid individuals and younger people were among those most damaged by this crisis. However, low-income families have received very little. Pensioners, people on the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment, families renting homes, mortgage holders under pressure, parents with children in childcare, farmers and those living in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions (8 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which he plans to bridge the gap of ten years between forced early retirement on age grounds and access to the State pension. [29118/20]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revised Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: The second issue is the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman. We have a fragmented and soft system for this in Ireland. This is not a question of the funds specifically but in general, do we understand the views of the ombudsman on the further powers he desires to be able to fulfil his role in that area? I mention Vote 8 for the Comptroller and Auditor General. The Comptroller and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (29 Sep 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 524. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to implement the Labour Court 2008 recommendations to put a pension scheme in place for community employment scheme supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26550/20]

Ministers and Ministers of State (Successors) Bill: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Sep 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: ...the citizens of this country saw it as an insult to them that these Ministers were staying on. Many people on the street felt that here were Ministers who having had a certain number of years in office had achieved pensions for their particular roles and if they made it to June, those pensions were going to increase. Obviously with the process of Government formation taking so long, many...

Ministers and Ministers of State (Successors) Bill 2020: First Stage (28 Jul 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: ...decisions worth billions of euro with no mandate. There was also a cost to the Exchequer. It was estimated that these Ministers cost the Exchequer an extra €40,000 annually. Many saw an increase in their pensions because their terms as Ministers were extended. We have heard a lot about ministerial pensions in the House today. Many of these Ministers had their pensions radically...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Jul 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: ..., it is not a State-backed fund, which is why it ran out of money so quickly. The number of applications to the fund underlines that there is no flexibility in the pockets of those on the State pension. Many of them have been driven into hardship by the Covid crisis. There is a mismatch between the resources that have been allocated and the need that exists among older people. I ask...