Results 81-100 of 113 for feel "party:" . (isset($parties[ucfirst("$a[1]")]) ? $parties[ucfirst("$a[1]")] : "$a[1]") speaker:Willie Penrose

Control of Exports Bill 2007 [[i]Seanad[/i]]: Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2008)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister of State and I feel he is correct to refer to the importance of the annual report and that it be brought before a committee for intense scrutiny, not a superficial examination. We have no reason to doubt the bona fides of the Minister of State as he has been most open and forthcoming with us on this matter. Our concerns regarding the objectives and underlying ethos of...

Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (8 Nov 2007)

Willie Penrose: ...the response I thought might have been forthcoming from the Minister of State. It is important that the legislation follows a belt and braces approach so that any lacunae or deficiencies, which we feel are apparent, should be remedied now. A stitch in time saves nine is the old proverb and it should be applied to legislation also. Just because amendments emanate from the Opposition,...

Control of Exports Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Oct 2007)

Willie Penrose: ...checks put in place within the EU by relocating themselves outside the Union? We appreciate that these are technical questions and the Minister of State's comments in that context, but we feel they should be addressed. Effective legislation on controls and monitoring depends on the adoption of similar legislation throughout the EU. The House must ask if all other member states intend to...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (24 Apr 2007)

Willie Penrose: ...Trade and Employment the position and method by which carer's leave can be taken by a person; if it is necessary that it should be taken in blocks of a minimum of 13 weeks, whereby employees often feel that four or six weeks would be adequate; if, in this context in particular, it is the policy of the Health Service Executive to insist that it be taken in blocks of a minimum of 13 weeks;...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (24 Apr 2007)

Willie Penrose: ...and Employment the position, and method, by which carer's leave can be taken by a person, and if it is necessary that it should be taken in blocks of a minimum of 13 weeks, whereby employees often feel that four or six weeks would be adequate; if in this context it is the policy of the Health and Safety Authority to insist that it be taken in blocks of a minimum of 13 weeks; if same is...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Willie Penrose: ...step. There was a good reason the late Frank Cluskey left this as an ad hoc situation. The rationale has not changed in the interim. The Labour Party will oppose this measure. Deputy Stanton feels strongly about this issue also. He put his views on record in the strongest terms on Committee Stage and I assume he will oppose it bitterly also. We will put this issue to a vote because...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Willie Penrose: ...commencement order in the community welfare officer system, pending the outcome of the general election? Thus far, he has always mollified me when I have been angry about issues but I have strong feelings about the community welfare officer system. I argued in favour of the proposal in amendment No. 4 last June, probably 12 months before the election, and in October and November. My...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2007: Second Stage (20 Feb 2007)

Willie Penrose: ...the travel pass, pensions are paid automatically from the date on which they are due to commence. We should recognise people's contributions by paying them in a timely manner rather than make them feel as if they are begging for their entitlements. It is time to end that charade. Deputy Stanton noted that people have to be in care on the first Friday in June in order to qualify for...

Citizens Information Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (14 Dec 2006)

Willie Penrose: We understand and we feel the same as this is the last sitting week.

Social Welfare Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2006)

Willie Penrose: ...has provided for the back to school clothing and footwear allowance, which are very worthwhile. It is funny that as children get older, the costs of keeping them seem to get more expensive. I feel that I had more money in 1990 than I have in 2006. Sending children to school costs more and I want to acknowledge that. Anybody receiving the carer's allowance is not a millionaire and must...

Social Welfare Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2006)

Willie Penrose: ...of the Department of Social and Family Affairs, the Department of Health and Children and the Health Service Executive to keep the people for whom they care within their own environment, where they feel happiest in the company of their own families, neighbourhood and community. It is a laudable objective for the achievement of which we must put in place the appropriate structural changes...

Social Welfare Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2006)

Willie Penrose: ...cost to the Exchequer of an additional €5 to the living alone allowance? It irritates people that this is the only allowance which has not been increased in several years. Those who live alone feel forgotten and wonder why they are left to face additional costs. I am aware I am not in a position to address the issue due to the budgetary implications of doing so.

Social Welfare Bill 2006: Second Stage (12 Dec 2006)

Willie Penrose: .... I always try to be constructive and when I express a view, it is a fundamentally held belief, rather than something put forward for the purpose of disagreement or antagonism. The Labour Party feels that at times of great economic prosperity wealth should be shared generously with those most in need. I am chairperson of the Joint Committee on Social and Family Affairs and we wrote the...

Money Advice and Budgeting Service. (14 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: ...when there are so many demands, particularly in low-income households, and people are pressurised by the strength of advertising for various toys and gadgets? Parents in such households often feel under pressure and it is surely an opportune time to step forward. Above all, is the Government not contributing to the situation in which people find themselves by increasing various forms of...

Citizens Information Bill 2006: Second Stage (24 Oct 2006)

Willie Penrose: ...a certain age, is a small cost to the Exchequer and the taxpayer for providing a service that is so important to so many people and which gives people comfort in their home environment, where they feel most content. Simplicity will be most important in this area. When somebody feels aggrieved by the decision made, it is important that there is an appeals mechanism. I subscribe to Deputy...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (21 Jun 2006)

Willie Penrose: ..., people often note that gardaí lie in wait with their hand-held speed detectors at 11 p.m. on good straight stretches of motorways. Why is this and who sends them out at this time? The public feel that much of the legislation we pass is a money-gathering exercise. If that is the general perception, the situation is serious. The result is that legislation does not get the respect it...

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)

Willie Penrose: ...the universality principle is fundamental, I urge the Minister to recognise the need for a carer's strategy in which that principle could be encompassed or embedded. All units of the Labour Party feel strongly in this respect. A local councillor telephoned me last night and told me to tackle the issue. Every family in the State is affected by the carers issue and I am deeply committed to...

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)

Willie Penrose: ...of the social welfare appeals office. Mr. Moran has focused in minute detail on the core issues and brought to our attention the lack of transparency in the rules, proportionality and fairness. He feels that was how the appeals officer was convinced to rule in his favour. Under the consolidation of the Social Welfare Act new facts and logical arguments should be taken into account. In many...

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Second Stage. (21 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: ...of people in poverty and eliminate child poverty, is to devote a significant amount of the income we generate to social protection. Instead of doing that we tinker at the edges, add little bits and feel smug and self-satisfied. That is not enough to eliminate the poverty traps, child poverty and homelessness. While we tinker at the edges and feel we have achieved satisfaction they will...

Social Welfare Benefits. (9 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: ...people the option to use a book order or the electronic system? That would take cognisance of the situation I have outlined. I did not know this was happening until lone parents contacted me. They feel this places another obstacle before them. It seems to be consistent with some of the policies emanating from the Minister's Department which says one thing but does another to create further...