Results 141-160 of 237 for pension speaker:Peadar Tóibín

Statutory Sick Pay: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: -----and to position themselves when their respective old guards cash in their political pensions. The work of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton, is being neutralised by these additional costs, but the bulk of the cost will be met by the State through unemployment. The Government has failed to tackle upward-only rents or energy and insurance costs. It changed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received: P00029/12, P00033/12, P00038/12 and P00053/12 (17 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Is that agreed? Agreed. The next petition is P00053/12 in the name of Mrs. Catherine Doran concerning eligibility criteria for the contributory State pension. This is an interesting petition in that it affects a significant number of older people in Ireland, and women in particular. This individual is clearly having difficulties and is not allowed under the current legislative arrangement...

Topical Issue Debate: Pension Provisions (3 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I have been informed that profitable businesses are reducing their exposure to workers' pensions and, in one case, a bank, which is currently repatriating profits to its English parent, is reducing the pensions that workers have paid into. While it is necessary to have reserves and proper regulations in this area, it is important that they do not damage the livelihoods and wages of...

Topical Issue Debate: Pension Provisions (3 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: As the Minister of State will hopefully be aware, a massive crisis has been brewing within the pension industry in Ireland. A large part of that crisis has arisen because of the recession and the actions of some employers in regard to providing for pensions. However, those actions have been exacerbated by the Government in two ways, the pension levy and regulations. The introduction of...

Other Questions: Unemployment Levels (2 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: ...is down. It does not make sense to have a stimulus investment when the economy is up. A stimulus investment only makes sense in this scenario. With regard to there not being opportunities, the National Pensions Reserve Fund has billions of euro that are available to the State. The private pension industry is looking for an area in which to invest and has told me that the Government...

Other Questions: Unemployment Levels (2 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: ...We have housing stock that is energy inefficient. We could match many of the long-term unemployed from the construction sector to the external cladding of these houses. A fund is available from the private pension industry which would be happy to be involved in this. The second strategic objective is to increase our communications ability. We are at the bottom of the European league...

Magdalene Laundries: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Sep 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: ...with haste and urgency to address the grievances, to apologise and to compensate. Prolonging the injustice and allowing the clock to tick by for women in their 80s who were unjustly left without a pension due to the decisions of this Government, is a disgraceful and inadequate response. Our motion does not even go that far. All we ask is that the material well-being of these women,...

Magdalene Laundries: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Sep 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: ...with haste and urgency to address the grievances, to apologise and to compensate. Prolonging the injustice and allowing the clock to tick by for women in their 80s who were unjustly left without a pension due to the decisions of this Government, is a disgraceful and inadequate response. Our motion does not even go that far. All we ask is that the material well-being of these women,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Unemployment and Youth Unemployment: Discussion (18 Sep 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: ...will change the direction of an economy. Sinn Féin has produced a similar stimulus package to that of SIPTU, which adds up to €13 billion over four years. Our package identifies the European Investment Bank, private pensions and the National Pensions Reserve Fund as sources for funding. Consumer demand is the key to getting people back to work but it has fallen off a cliff....

Job Creation (12 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: ...arrive at 2016 with no targets achieved. It is time the Government realises the necessity for a Government-led multi-billion euro stimulus for the economy. The funds are available in the National Pensions Reserve Fund and a well-disposed private pensions industry and the European Investment Bank.

European Council: Statements (26 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: ...to create a bulwark against the federalists who are increasingly trying to take power from Irish citizens. It can also use that consensus and coalition to seek investment from the National Pensions Reserve Fund and the European Investment Bank to get people back to work rather than sending them on the route to emigration.

Written Answers — Strategic Investment Fund: Strategic Investment Fund (18 Apr 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance the arrangements that have been created between him and the private pension industry to facilitate their investment of €750 million into the new strategic investment fund; the time scale of this investment; and the infrastructure projects that will receive the funding. [11315/12]

EU-IMF Agreement (18 Apr 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: ...Will the Minister put on record the detail of what issues are currently being negotiated with regard to the memorandum of understanding and in particular his intention with regard to the National Pensions Reserve Fund and its use for potential job creation?

EU-IMF Agreement (18 Apr 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: ...troika ask an opinion of the Government and did the Government in any way proffer its opinion to help them make that decision? Has the Government asked in any way so far for use of the National Pensions Reserve Fund for job creation?

Public Sector Numbers: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: ...opposite, I congratulate him on the efficient manner in which his party has whipped the Labour Party into line on this issue. Was the first act of the Labour Party to reduce the excessive pay and pensions of high earners in the most senior echelons of the Civil Service? Did it seek to hold those at the highest levels of the public service to account for the economic crisis that many of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Mar 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a widower's pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12320/12]

Finance Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: ...Taoiseach brought to the announcement of 100,000 jobs on Monday? Despite promises by Fine Gael Deputies in my own county of Meath, the Finance Bill did nothing to reverse the Government's cuts to pensions of former Tara Mines workers. Tara Mines' pensioners had 10% of their annual income cut by the Government in the last so-called jobs initiative through the pension levy. This is...

Finance Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: ...the people of Ireland to bondholders, bankers and developers. Sinn Féin would invest in job creation, enhancing competitiveness and delivering for today and tomorrow. We would use the National Pensions Reserve Fund-----

Finance Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: ...Deputy and was in opposition, and consequently did not have the authority to discuss it. It said it was awaiting a call from the Government on the issue. There are major funds in private pension companies and these companies could be incentivised to invest in retrofitting and broadband development and infrastructure, yet the Government has no proposal in this regard. Job creation and...

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Will the upcoming Finance Bill resolve the serious issue whereby the Tara Mines pensioners have been forced to bear the burden of the Government's previous pension levy? Will it ensure that those pensioners do not have a significant proportion of their pensions taken from them in future?