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Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Through the Chair, please.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2017)

Gerry Horkan: For the information of Members, there are six amendments left all of which are in the name of Senator Higgins, and we must conclude at the very latest by 5 p.m.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I presume the Minister will have to address all these matters again on Report Stage.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 14 and 15 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is Senator Higgins happy to discuss them together?

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Does Senator Higgins agree to discuss amendments Nos. 14 and 15 together?

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2017)

Gerry Horkan: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?

Seanad: Special Needs Assistants: Motion (13 Dec 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I call on Senator Ó Ríordáin to conclude. The Senator has five minutes.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Institutes of Technology (12 Dec 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Very good. I thank Senator O'Mahony for raising the matter. I thank the Minister of State for her contribution.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (12 Dec 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I welcome the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Katherine Zappone, to the Chamber. I call Senator Devine and she has four minutes.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (12 Dec 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister and Senator Devine.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (12 Dec 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I welcome the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, to the House.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (12 Dec 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I am sure that we all look forward to the stability of the Government allowing for the current Minister to still be in place when the houses are finally being built. Does he wish to conclude?

Seanad: Message from Dáil (12 Dec 2017)

Gerry Horkan: The following message has been received from the Dáil:Dáil Éireann passed the Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017 on 7 December 2017, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Before we commence, I remind Senators that a Senator may speak only once on Report Stage except for the proposer of a recommendation who may reply to the discussion on the recommendation. On Report Stage each recommendation must be seconded. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy D'Arcy, back to the House.Recommendation No. 1 in the names of Senators Higgins...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Gerry Horkan: My understanding is the recommendation proposes to delete the words "Dail Éireann" and substitute "both Houses of the Oireachtas".

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Senator Colm Burke has indicated that he wishes to come in. I will then bring in Senator Alice-Mary Higgins to conclude.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I will allow the Minister of State to clarify the issue. I will then call Senator Alice-Mary Higgins.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Gerry Horkan: That is certainly an issue but it has nothing to do with the amendment. I acknowledge that Senator Higgins put the amendment in context by elaborating but this is about the standard rate versus the marginal rate.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Gerry Horkan: All right. Go ahead.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Gerry Horkan: At a time when we are asking people to get involved with pensions and when the front page of the Irish Independentis telling us that many people do not have pensions, we should not be putting up more barriers preventing people from doing so. There is merit in parts of the Senator's argument. We keep encouraging people to fend for themselves and to save where they can. However, the pension...