Results 19,481-19,500 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Róisín Shortall: I know it might be difficult for the Minister to admit that she made a mistake.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Róisín Shortall: There is a record there and I think we should view that later. I am leaving it at that, a Cheann Comhairle, on the assumption that you will agree to my request.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Róisín Shortall: That is fine. Thank you.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Róisín Shortall: The important thing I would suggest, with respect, a Cheann Comhairle, is that we respect the record. I will leave it at that.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Róisín Shortall: How long does the Minister have?
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Róisín Shortall: How much time has the Minister left?
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Róisín Shortall: This is not the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Róisín Shortall: With respect-----
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)
Róisín Shortall: I oppose that order. I wish to propose that we delete all the words after "That" and substitute the following: Dáil Ãireann declines to give a Second Reading to the Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009 having regard to the deliberate and calculated manner in which the Bill targets people on the lowest of incomes, including carers, widows, the blind, people with disabilities, the...
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)
Róisín Shortall: I am opposing the order.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)
Róisín Shortall: I am opposing the Order.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)
Róisín Shortall: The understanding was that it was scheduled this morning. We agreed to it being scheduled but the Minister is now proposing to move the Order for Second Stage and we are opposing that. The Minister has just moved the Order now and we are opposing that proposal.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)
Róisín Shortall: If that is the case, why is the Minister moving the order now?
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)
Róisín Shortall: The Minister has just done so. We are opposing that.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)
Róisín Shortall: On a point of order, it was proposed that we would have the Order for Second Stage, Second Stage and Subsequent Stages.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)
Róisín Shortall: However, the Government decided to keep tax rates at the same level.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)
Róisín Shortall: The Minister could try to find some jobs for them.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)
Róisín Shortall: What will they do if they cannot get a place?
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)
Róisín Shortall: What about other supports? That is disingenuous.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)
Róisín Shortall: That is just not true.