Results 781-800 of 1,842 for speaker:Marie Moloney
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Marie Moloney: Are these not discriminatory?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Marie Moloney: Is Dr. Quinn saying 46,000 people do not have a pension?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Marie Moloney: Is the Department taking into consideration people on the widow's pension?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Marie Moloney: They might not all be eligible for a pension because they might never have worked. I am talking about people who have worked, left to rear their family and then went back to work. That is the cohort to which I am referring.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Marie Moloney: They are being penalised for giving up work to rear their family. That is the bottom line. What makes women who worked prior to 1994 any different from women who worked after that date?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Marie Moloney: I will still be pursuing the matter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Marie Moloney: I will not take it lying down.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Marie Moloney: My questions are similar to those of Deputy Collins. I thank the witnesses for their presentations. When I heard about the changes, I approached the Minister about the jobseeker's benefit for someone who was on a transition pension, so that it would be extended for 12 months. In fairness, she agreed to it, so I welcome that move. However, as we progress onwards what will happen to a...
- Seanad: Health Identifiers Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Feb 2014)
Marie Moloney: Amendments Nos. 12 to 14, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Health Identifiers Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Feb 2014)
Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister to the House.
- Seanad: Health Identifiers Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Feb 2014)
Marie Moloney: Amendments Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (12 Feb 2014)
Marie Moloney: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for the opportunity to speak today and I welcome Ms Fitzgerald and Tom's family and friends to the Gallery. I did not have the privilege of working in the Seanad with Senator Fitzgerald, who served before my time. However, I did have occasions to meet him when I worked with my former boss, the former Deputy Breeda Moynihan-Cronin in Kerry South. Tom's love...
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Tax Credits (5 Feb 2014)
Marie Moloney: The reply has clarified some points but not others. I would refer to a paragraph in the reply, which states: In the first instance, it is the responsibility of the parents to look after a child, including financially. Tax credits should not be considered a supplementary source of income, or an alternative to the financial support of a parent.Of course they should not but people were...
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Tax Credits (5 Feb 2014)
Marie Moloney: I would pleased if the Minister of State would do that.
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Tax Credits (5 Feb 2014)
Marie Moloney: He is a great man for taking my Adjournment debates. I can always rely on him being present.
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Tax Credits (5 Feb 2014)
Marie Moloney: The recent changes in the budget to the single parent tax credit have had an adverse effect on single parents, predominantly men in this case. The devil is in the detail. Not only do single parents lose the tax credit, but they also move up to the higher tax band more quickly as a result. It is a double whammy. The knock-on effect is a large reduction in income, leading to a substantial...
- Seanad: Youth Guarantee: Statements (5 Feb 2014)
Marie Moloney: I ask if the Minister could circulate those replies to all other Members.
- Seanad: Youth Guarantee: Statements (5 Feb 2014)
Marie Moloney: It is going great.
- Seanad: Youth Guarantee: Statements (5 Feb 2014)
Marie Moloney: On the Order of Business this morning, Senators asked for more time for this debate. Confining contributions to five minutes curtails those of us who wish to speak on the many issues that arise under this topic. I ask the Minister to consider returning to the House for a further discussion because many of the Senators who would like to contribute to the debate are unable to do because...
- Seanad: Youth Guarantee: Statements (5 Feb 2014)
Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister. I also welcome the figures released by the CSO this morning. It is great to see that they are moving in the right direction. I thank the Minister for the work she has done in bringing this scheme to fruition. I am aware that she has done a great deal of work, both at home and in Europe, to ensure that the scheme would be introduced here. The scheme was piloted in...