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Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: In my long experience in this House I have never seen a more vicious Social Welfare Bill. There are reasons for part of it because the Minister found herself in a difficult position. Some of the measures are most unfair. I refer to those trapped in social welfare and those who can be kept out of the social welfare net if a small amount of imagination is used in the Department of Social and...

Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: It is very safe. Although I am not a betting man, I know I will win this one.

Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: No, and there is not even any background music. The tragedy is, those over the age of 80 are trying to contact the office in Finglas. The process has just started and there will be much more about this in the next six months. We all saw the letter from the Department which indicated that if people over 70 believed they had more than €700 per week in income, the medical card would remain....

Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Of course they do not. This process was put in place in the full knowledge that such consequences would come about. What is going on is nothing short of pure skullduggery and it is only a matter of time before the majority of the 1.5 million people affected realise what is happening. It will then be too late. The Minister for Defence is present but they all sit around the same Cabinet...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (22 Apr 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has plans to introduce legislation to allow for fines and civil debt to be paid incrementally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14345/09]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (22 Apr 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the increasing annoyance and frustration felt by accountants and other such professions regarding their relationship with the Revenue Commissioners in so far as bureaucratic procedures are concerned; his views on whether there is too much bureaucracy involved; if such bureaucracy will be reduced without...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Apr 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 296: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is proposed to increase the funding to an organisation (details supplied) in 2009; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that as a result of budgetary cutbacks many services have had to be cut; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15409/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Apr 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 534: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will be given on an illness benefit appeal in the name of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15244/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Apr 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 615: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive their farm waste management grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15106/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Apr 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 616: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive their REP scheme four payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15107/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Apr 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 630: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a suckler cow payment has not been awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15407/09]

Medical Cards. (8 Apr 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: The issue raised by Deputies Ring and Deenihan is connected with the issue I propose to raise, namely, the awarding of medical cards to those aged more than 70 years. As the Minister of State will be aware, every pensioner aged over 70 years received a letter in February from the primary care reimbursement service in Finglas, County Dublin, the office which will carry out all assessments for...

Financial Resolution No. 11: General (Resumed) (8 Apr 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: That is good for us.

Financial Resolution No. 11: General (Resumed) (8 Apr 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: He will know all about that on 5 June.

Financial Resolution No. 11: General (Resumed) (8 Apr 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: They did their best, I will say that for them.

Financial Resolution No. 11: General (Resumed) (8 Apr 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: I have only five minutes and I am sorry I do not have 25. I will begin where Deputy Ring left off. I am glad the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Micheál Martin, is here. I remember when we came in here last September to save the banks. Fine Gael agreed with the Government at the time to save the deposits. The Government has spent the time since congratulating itself on the action...

Financial Resolution No. 11: General (Resumed) (8 Apr 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: I am sorry I cannot develop this-----

Financial Resolution No. 11: General (Resumed) (8 Apr 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: -----because I know exactly what is going to happen.

Financial Resolution No. 11: General (Resumed) (8 Apr 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: I can guarantee the Minister he will get plenty of this before 5 June. People have been fooled for long enough, and there will be much more intensive scrutiny of all these measures, including the toxic bank. We are following models around the world. We know this is happening in many other places. However, nobody can tell me the financial backup is as good in Ireland as it is in the United...

Financial Resolution No. 11: General (Resumed) (8 Apr 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: The Minister would not know anything about that.