Results 1,341-1,360 of 4,782 for speaker:Olwyn Enright
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Instruction to Committee (28 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: The Minister must have some idea if she brought forward the legislation.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Instruction to Committee (28 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: Fingers crossed.
- Order of Business (28 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: It is not agreed. We learned this afternoon that there will be a brief Second Stage-type debate, lasting 65 minutes, on the motion to instruct the committee. During that time, we will be expected to discuss all the pension provisions contained in the Social Welfare Bill 2009. We have had 12 years of Fianna Fáil Government-----
- Order of Business (28 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: -----but no progress has been made with State pensions policy over that period.
- Order of Business (28 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: The most we got was the Green Paper on Pensions. The Government is proposing to make significant changes tonight. I take the Taoiseach's point that there is a need for urgency because some companies are in difficulty at the moment. However, I remind him that the need for urgency did not develop over the last 48 hours. We need more time if we are to have a proper opportunity to discuss...
- Order of Business (28 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: I am sure Deputies on all sides of the House would like to contribute to the debate on these significant changes, some of which do not go far enough. The short amount of time that is being provided will not give Members an opportunity to outline their concerns about these proposals. It is unacceptable that the Government intends to have all of this rushed through by midnight tonight. We...
- Order of Business (28 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: I want to make a point in objection to this proposal. The Taoiseach has referred to the urgency of this matter, but the Minister for Finance still has to make regulations under some amendments, particularly the one dealing with the new issues that are being proposed today. Therefore, it is not as if this is something that will be enacted into law once it is completed in the Seanad....
- Order of Business (28 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: Is that all the Taoiseach is worried about?
- Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (23 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: May I share my time with Deputy Crawford?
- Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (23 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: I thank the Labour Party for tabling this Private Members' motion, which is particularly important given the fact that, while it does not require legislation, no mention has been given to the Social Welfare Bill's deplorable cut in the Christmas bonus. When political legacies are discussed in future, one thing is for certain - the Minister, Deputy Hanafin, will always be remembered as the...
- Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (23 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: Will the Christmas bonus be the first provision returned or will the money be spent on other requirements? Clarity in the House would be good. From where does the Minister for Social and Family Affairs see a windfall coming? Once this decision has been made and she has taken the heat, is she really saying that she will re-examine the matter? She has said that she will, but the amendment is...
- Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (23 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: The Government could have done it all differently.
- Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (23 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: Costs rose at the same rate.
- Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (23 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: Costs rose during that time.
- Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (23 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: It depends what one includes.
- Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (23 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: Members are dealing with the realities that face people.
- Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (23 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: Everyone is paying for its mistakes.
- Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (23 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: That would be very convenient.
- Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (23 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: Members will just deal with the past 12 years.
- Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (23 Apr 2009)
Olwyn Enright: That is pathetic.