Results 101-113 of 113 for feel "party:" . (isset($parties[ucfirst("$a[1]")]) ? $parties[ucfirst("$a[1]")] : "$a[1]") speaker:Willie Penrose

Social Welfare Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Dec 2005)

Willie Penrose: ...are speaking about this issue. My colleague in Mullingar, Michael Dollard, is fairly expert in social welfare matters and he reports that this issue is a recurring theme among the public who feel let down at a time when the country has the resources. This is often the one definitive way of ensuring that moneys are addressed to children and I think it was missed out on. I acknowledge our...

Social Welfare Benefits. (1 Dec 2005)

Willie Penrose: ...the money, advice and budgeting service, MABS, supplement that was one of the savage 16 cuts unnecessarily and shamefully inflicted by his predecessor on the very vulnerable people who will now feel the heat? Will he agree that it is important to send out a clear message for people to keep away from moneylenders and warn that many people with no money to spend who feel pressurised to...

Social Welfare Benefits. (27 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: ...substantially to ensure those who would normally be entitled to secondary benefits, such as the back to school clothing and footwear allowance, will not be denied them? Does the Minister not feel it is disgraceful that the carer's allowance is included as income in the assessment of needs pertaining to the back to school clothing and footwear allowance? Every other allowance made available...

Draft Animal Remedies Regulations 2005: Motion. (18 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: ...is brought in — it is only a draft regulation at present — I will do what is necessary to ensure the interpretation given to it reflects the realities on the ground, not what somebody feels is right. There is too much paternalism in this country and in Europe. It is time to give farmers an opportunity. There is already this racket whereby people cannot produce free range eggs which are...

Social Welfare Consolidation Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: ...rule, which prohibits families from claiming two unemployment benefit payments even if both adults satisfy the criteria for the payments, might be the best way to proceed. Many lone parents feel that the regulations which prevent them from cohabiting represent a restriction on their lifestyles. They are stopped from developing more stable family lives. Most people value the independent...

Social Welfare Consolidation Bill 2005: Second Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: ...spoken about the fuel allowance. I do not speak about matters lightly and am not an alarmist politician. That kind of politics did not get me elected, so I am not interested in it. However, when I feel strongly about an issue, I talk about it, although it may cost me votes. So be it. What about elderly people living in sheltered housing? One week before such people were due to receive...

Social Welfare Consolidation Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: ...us put the people to the test and explain to them the reason we want the extra money so that our emigrants get the opportunity to watch all-Ireland finals or whatever else they want. These people feel Irish and many of the programmes we do not bother about would mean much to them. If this is what is needed to ensure they are provided with a service, let us do it. I acknowledge the Minister...

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (24 May 2005)

Willie Penrose: ...of Sustaining Progress, it has little connection with real people facing real disadvantage, exclusion or poverty? Is it not a most serious evaluation and indictment of the process that people would feel excluded? The community platform participated in the social partnership agreements since 2000 but neither it nor the National Women's Council of Ireland endorsed Sustaining Progress because...

Carers Support Services: Motion. (5 Oct 2004)

Willie Penrose: ...recommendations of the joint committee. I am especially interested in a submission which calls for the abolition of means testing for carers. As it is almost a year since the report was passed I feel the decision should be acted on immediately. Could you please inform me of any future progress of same? The second letter states: Dear William Penrose, My name is — and I live at — with my...

Civil Registration Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (10 Feb 2004)

Willie Penrose: ...we get to as many as possible. I accept the point the Minister has made, that the process has been widened and she has increased it through the number of informants that can become involved. I feel it is a parent's personal duty to ensure registration. This is even more significant now. Nevertheless, it should be looked at in the context of further reviews on other matters because physical...

Civil Registration Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (10 Feb 2004)

Willie Penrose: .... In fact some Members, such as the Minister, can do so. In that context, we thought she would be eager to accept this amendment. While we are not suggesting anybody is holding her back, we get the feeling she would like to include this provision. In the past few months, many of us have called for official recognition of the Irish language at European level. The Government missed the boat...

Civil Registration Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (10 Feb 2004)

Willie Penrose: ...no provision in the Bill, as currently drafted, to change a forename once it has already been changed. One of our amendments would provide that flexibility. In that context, I am disappointed. We feel strongly about this matter and we indicated on Committee Stage that we would push matters to the fullest on Report Stage. We are disappointed with the Minister's reply. I am of the opinion...

Civil Registration Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (10 Feb 2004)

Willie Penrose: ...hope the Minister has ruminated on it further between then and now and that something positive will emerge as a result of the amendment, which is trying to fill a lacuna in the legislation that we feel should be remedied.