Results 19,841-19,860 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall
- Pension Provisions. (25 Jun 2009)
Róisín Shortall: It is an absolute disgrace. The Minister is dodging another important issue.
- Pension Provisions. (25 Jun 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Are we out of time for Priority Questions?
- Pension Provisions. (25 Jun 2009)
Róisín Shortall: The Ceann Comhairle stated that we had half an hour.
- Pension Provisions. (25 Jun 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Does Priority Question Time end after half an hour or not?
- Pension Provisions. (25 Jun 2009)
Róisín Shortall: With all due respect, my question was whether Priority Question Time ends after 30 minutes?
- Pension Provisions. (25 Jun 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Thank you.
- Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (25 Jun 2009)
Róisín Shortall: From next year there will be a shortfall in the social insurance budget so it would impact on it. I smiled when the Minister mentioned solidarity in the social insurance system. If one takes account of the large cash transfers that are taking place by way of tax relief on private pensions, there would not be too much solidarity to speak about. One must consider the wider picture. With...
- Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (25 Jun 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Will the Minister examine the matter?
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2009)
Róisín Shortall: The Minister made a number of comments on difficulties encountered in improving processing times and indicated the main problems arise in branch offices. While I accept that major problems are occurring in branch offices, they are not confined to these offices. A brief examination of the tables supplied shows that six local offices have processing times of ten weeks or more. What action is...
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2009)
Róisín Shortall: The Minister suggested the CPSU was blocking both initiatives.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2009)
Róisín Shortall: In response to the priority question, the Minister indicated the CPSU was blocking progress on the processing of claims on two different fronts. She seems to have backtracked on that in the response she has just given.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Is there an industrial relations issue or not? Will the Minister clarify the issue with regard to the appointment system, to dealing with long delays in branch offices and to processing being done by departmental staff? She indicated earlier the CPSU was at fault on those fronts. Has the Minister a figure for the current number of staff vacancies? When will the central support office for...
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Is it the CPSU that is holding that up?
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2009)
Róisín Shortall: No, I asked about same day processing. What is the problem with that?
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2009)
Róisín Shortall: We are now several months into a mortgage crisis and the Minister has not yet reformed the mortgage interest supplement scheme. She has promised to reform it, such as the ridiculous rule where if one person is working more than 29 hours, they receive no help whatsoever, irrespective of their circumstances. When will the Minister announce a reform of the that scheme? Regarding people moving...
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Why is it a priority?
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2009)
Róisín Shortall: They would be eligible for private accommodation.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Why?
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2009)
Róisín Shortall: It does not make any sense.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2009)
Róisín Shortall: That review is going on forever.