Results 1,801-1,820 of 4,782 for speaker:Olwyn Enright
- Social Welfare Code. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: It does not look like it.
- Social Welfare Code. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: They were already budgeted for.
- Social Welfare Code. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: The Minister cannot answer the question.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason she has not used the social welfare Bill as an opportunity to address the eligibility criteria for the back-to-education allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40023/08]
- Social Welfare Benefits. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: I do not agree with the Minister that the scheme achieves its objectives in that not enough people can get on to it. Since the Minister was encouraged by the increase in the number of participants over the past two years, is she now discouraged that there will be 500 fewer places on the scheme next year? I am constantly raising this issue because I believe the scheme gives people a chance to...
- Social Welfare Benefits. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: Will the Minister clarify the budget brief on education funding? It states: "This will require a reduction in the provision of 500 places on the back to education initiative â reducing the total number of places to 9,000".
- Social Welfare Benefits. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: It is still equally important.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: I am entitled to a supplementary question.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: For example, a person going on the live register on 31 October would be ineligible for a college course which commences in September or early October next year because he or she will not have been in receipt of the relevant social welfare benefits for one year. People are having to wait a month short of two years to fulfil the criteria for eligibility for the course. This needs to be...
- Social Welfare Benefits. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: I asked specifically about third level.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: Only if they are participating in that programme.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: It is not available to everyone.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: Only if they are involved.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: Not everyone is involved.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: We want to get to the bottom of matters.
- Departmental Staff. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will provide details on the transfer of the Combat Poverty Agency to the Office for Social Inclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40024/08]
- Departmental Staff. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: The Minister's reply raises quite a few questions. It is utterly cynical and disingenuous of the Minister to introduce the proposed amendments on Committee Stage. She knew at least last Wednesday, two days after the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill was published, that she was going to bring in these changes, and I do not see why she could not have published her intentions in...
- Departmental Staff. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: The Government did not take its ideas on board.
- Departmental Staff. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: As does the HSE.
- Departmental Staff. (11 Nov 2008)
Olwyn Enright: The Minister filed the reportââ