Results 1,541-1,560 of 4,782 for speaker:Olwyn Enright
- Departmental Staff. (3 Feb 2009)
Olwyn Enright: Thirty one.
- Departmental Staff. (3 Feb 2009)
Olwyn Enright: There are tens of thousands unemployed â 330 a day.
- Departmental Staff. (3 Feb 2009)
Olwyn Enright: They are.
- Departmental Staff. (3 Feb 2009)
Olwyn Enright: They are left waiting.
- Departmental Staff. (3 Feb 2009)
Olwyn Enright: The Minister is not achieving that aim.
- Departmental Staff. (3 Feb 2009)
Olwyn Enright: The Minister can talk about it but she is not achieving it.
- Social Welfare Fraud. (3 Feb 2009)
Olwyn Enright: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on the fact that measures aimed at saving money on welfare fraud secured savings of some â¬60 million less than expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3536/09]
- Social Welfare Fraud. (3 Feb 2009)
Olwyn Enright: No one would disagree with the importance of fraud control measures in the Department and the Minister has my support in her efforts to tackle the problem of social welfare fraud. Our views diverge, however, on the notion that â¬59 million is slightly under target. The Taoiseach would be a happy man if he believed he could find another â¬59 million before entering the Chamber at 4 p.m....
- Social Welfare Fraud. (3 Feb 2009)
Olwyn Enright: How many inspectors were moved?
- Social Welfare Fraud. (3 Feb 2009)
Olwyn Enright: The Minister said this year's target is significant and data matching is quite successful, but it is still â¬59 million short from where she said she would be. How do we know she will reach the target this year? What is she going to do this year that is different to ensure the targets are met, targets she failed to meet by â¬59 million last year?
- Social Welfare Fraud. (3 Feb 2009)
Olwyn Enright: The Minister's targets are meaningless.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (3 Feb 2009)
Olwyn Enright: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of applications in 2008 with regard to mortgage interest supplement; the number of persons refused the payment; the average length of time to process an appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3537/09]
- Social Welfare Benefits. (3 Feb 2009)
Olwyn Enright: It is beyond belief that details are not held on the number of people who are refused the supplement or on the duration of appeals. I ask the Minister to deal with that matter and get the information, because I do not think one can make improvements to a system if one does not know the current situation in the system. The Money Advice and Budgeting Service estimate that as the number of...
- Social Welfare Benefits. (3 Feb 2009)
Olwyn Enright: The amount allocated would not even allow for a doubling in the numbers who applied last year. There were 276 people put in prison last year for failing to make loan repayments. Not all of those people were jailed because of a failure to pay mortgages, but some were. Does this Minister think that is an adequate way of dealing with the situation? The Minister said she flagged the...
- Social Welfare Benefits. (3 Feb 2009)
Olwyn Enright: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will confirm that the half-rate carer's allowance will be protected in the context of budget cuts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3538/09]
- Social Welfare Benefits. (3 Feb 2009)
Olwyn Enright: I welcome the Minister's answer that she has no plans. Why did she comment that this was a matter which was under consideration if she had no plans? Is she aware of the distress caused to many carers all over the country when the issue was raised and discussed? Did the Minister have any discussions with the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney, on the knock-on effects of...
- Social Welfare Benefits. (3 Feb 2009)
Olwyn Enright: The Minister said she was looking at it.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (3 Feb 2009)
Olwyn Enright: A week after her original order.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (3 Feb 2009)
Olwyn Enright: It needs more than a review.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (3 Feb 2009)
Olwyn Enright: That is no consolation to anyone waiting 12 weeks.