Results 11,461-11,480 of 19,401 for speaker:Aengus Ó Snodaigh
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (13 Dec 2012)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused jobseeker's allowance. [56047/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (13 Dec 2012)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has had two appeals for jobseeker's allowance refused. [56048/12]
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2012)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: These are technical amendments to allow for future amendments. I will not delay on this now, but hopefully we will have time to focus in on these properly. This is why I have argued for a lot more time. These are very complex changes the Minister is suggesting for a whole range of issues. I do not believe we will have sufficient time tomorrow to debate them, unless the Minister asks the...
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2012)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I withdraw it and we can discuss the issues arising if we ever reach the relevant section.
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2012)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I did not expect to be dealing with these amendments so early in the proceedings but seeing as the Minister has elaborated on them-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2012)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I think the Minister was responding to me on the issues I raised.
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2012)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Yes. They relate to the insertion of the phrase "Pensions and Miscellaneous Provisions". I accept the Minister's argument about the inclusion of the word "pensions" but redundancy payments do not relate to social welfare. They are dealt with in the Redundancy Payments Acts, which are not referred to in the principal part of this Bill. That is part of the argument here and, as I have said,...
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2012)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 1:In page 3, subsection (1), line 11, after “Welfare” to insert “, Pensions and Miscellaneous Provisions”.The amendment might look simple but ultimately it would capture something of the purpose of the Bill, which is not simply to amend the Social Welfare Acts. In the definitions the Redundancy Payments Act is referred to and several other issues...
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: As a Teller in the previous vote, I would like to give an opportunity to those in the Labour Party, in particular, and those in Fine Gael who-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We can speak all night if the-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Even better. If you want-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We are just hearing more blather from the Labour Party who want to close down the debate. If Deputies want the opportunity-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: -----to cast their votes again in order that their consciences would be clean and that they do not have to go on the walk of shame, I give them that opportunity to vote by other than electronic means.
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Bill will not be passed tonight.
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Not in this Bill.
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: That time was not allocated for the debate on this Bill.
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: What happened this morning did not interfere with the debate on the Social Welfare Bill.
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The time that was allocated was-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We are talking about overpayments.
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The leader of the Labour Party used not do so.