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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)
Marie Moloney: What if one is not paying tax?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)
Marie Moloney: It is much lower than FIS.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)
Marie Moloney: Is it still in place in England?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)
Marie Moloney: I apologise for being obliged to leave the room but I was called out momentarily. Deputy Ryan has asked one or two of the questions I had intended to ask, as to what were the witnesses' proposals for reform. As the witnesses are aware, the Mangan report drew on contributions from many organisations. Did they feed their proposals to the team that drew up the report? I have my doubts about...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (15 May 2013)
Marie Moloney: I thank the officials of the Department for attending and providing responses. We may not agree with all of the responses but the officials made an effort to come in and talk to us. I ask Ms Faughnan to acknowledge that the problem is not Dublin-based. She continually referred to a problem in Dublin but there is life beyond the Red Cow. The problems were articulated by other members. ...
- Seanad: OECD Review of Irish Pensions System: Statements (15 May 2013)
Marie Moloney: I ask the Minister to return to the House as quickly as possible. Let us have a long debate on this issue. I hope she will be able to put time aside in her diary to discuss the subject in the House. We really need to debate it in full.
- Seanad: OECD Review of Irish Pensions System: Statements (15 May 2013)
Marie Moloney: I second that.
- Seanad: OECD Review of Irish Pensions System: Statements (15 May 2013)
Marie Moloney: I assure the Senator I will not be doing that, grandchildren perhaps but not children. I welcome the Minister who, as always, is welcome. The report which all Members have read suggests all citizens should take out a private pension policy to supplement their State pension in years to come. This, of course, is because people are living longer which is most welcome, but the flipside is...
- Seanad: OECD Review of Irish Pensions System: Statements (15 May 2013)
Marie Moloney: Self-employed persons cannot even access credited contributions. I believe the Minister will address this issue because she has stated they will be in receipt of a reduced pension on foot of this fact. I must skip much of what I intended to say because, as Senator Jillian van Turnhout noted, this is only a five minute contribution. We need a longer debate on this issue. I have much to say...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (15 May 2013)
Marie Moloney: It certainly would not be five days.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (15 May 2013)
Marie Moloney: Could Ms Faughnan give us any indication of the new limits today?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (15 May 2013)
Marie Moloney: The problem is that they are declaring the rent minus the top-up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (15 May 2013)
Marie Moloney: Thank you, Chairman. I thank the departmental representatives for attending. I am the person who requested that they attend to brief the committee on a number of issues, one of which is the important matter of rent caps. My firm belief is that the rent caps are too low across the country. Rents are demand-led. I will speak about the area I know best - Killarney - where there is a huge...
- Seanad: Domestic Violence: Motion (8 May 2013)
Marie Moloney: We have had a fantastic debate. Everybody who spoke has a great grasp on what domestic violence means to families around the country. We all know domestic violence wreaks havoc in families on a daily basis in Ireland, but often slips off the political agenda. It is, without doubt, a silent crime and a taboo subject. Often people do not want to speak about it. The Minister of State...
- Seanad: Domestic Violence: Motion (8 May 2013)
Marie Moloney: I move: "That Seanad Éireann:-- notes the incidence of domestic violence in Ireland and the devastating consequences that it has for both the individual victims and survivors and for the wider society; -- notes and commends the immense work being done to support victims and survivors of domestic violence by many State and non-governmental organisations; -- commends the Minister for...
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. Seán Kelly, MEP (30 Apr 2013)
Marie Moloney: I was talking about the adverse effect it is having on tourism. Is that being discussed in Europe?
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. Seán Kelly, MEP (30 Apr 2013)
Marie Moloney: What about child benefit and alignment?
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. Seán Kelly, MEP (30 Apr 2013)
Marie Moloney: I welcome not only a fellow Kerry person but a fellow parishioner to the House and commend Deputy Seán Kelly on his work in the European Parliament. I would like to hear his views on the proposed alignment of the partnerships with local authorities and how it will affect EU funding, as there is a fear in communities that the funding will be diluted. EU nationals working here have child...
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. Seán Kelly, MEP (30 Apr 2013)
Marie Moloney: No, it is over.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Apr 2013)
Marie Moloney: Last week, I asked the Leader to ask the Minister for Health to come to the House for a question-and-answer session. I reiterate that call today for a different reason. I want to discuss with him what is happening in the central medical card office. Obviously, it must have cleared the backlog of applications because it has now embarked on a campaign of reviewing everyone with a medical...