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- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (23 Jun 2011)
Pat O'Neill: I welcome the Minister and commend her on the vigour with which is she is tackling her new role. I also welcome the Bill before us. The evolution of our social welfare system has been haphazard and ad hoc. Over many decades, successive Fianna Fáil Party Governments preferred to link new welfare entitlements to imminent elections rather than implementing a coherent welfare system....
- Seanad: Jobs Initiative and Competitiveness: Statements (Resumed) (22 Jun 2011)
Pat O'Neill: The Minister is very welcome to the House. I am delighted to welcome the Government's jobs initiative. I remind Senator Reilly that we are giving hope through this jobs initiative. It must be remembered that out of the little acorn grows the mighty oak, and this is only the start of getting this country back to work. Senator Power spoke about rates. During my time on Kilkenny County...
- Seanad: Jobs Initiative and Competitiveness: Statements (Resumed) (22 Jun 2011)
Pat O'Neill: It will be good to see the child wearing the black and amber.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2011)
Pat O'Neill: I ask the Leader to ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to review the grant scheme for group sewerage schemes. Currently, 170,000 homes are on group water schemes but there are approximately 440,000 septic tanks in the country. We have all heard about the EU judgments against various local authorities regarding our ground water sources. The grant of...
- Seanad: Community Employment Schemes (2 Jun 2011)
Pat O'Neill: I, too, welcome the Minister to the House. I welcome the introduction of the TÃS initiative as another important measure to stem the huge problem of unemployment that is the legacy of the last Government and I commend Minister, Deputy Burton, for her work in progressing this new programme. Unemployment is a serious issue in Kilkenny, with in excess of 7,000 people in the county currently on...