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Seanad: Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Kathleen O'Meara: ...'s amendment which is, as usual, a practical and sensible approach to an important issue. As he quite rightly said, money is being used — I do not want to say "wasted" — collecting the licence fee which is then not available for its initial and most important purpose, namely, public service broadcasting. It is a worthwhile amendment and I hope the Minister will consider it.

Seanad: Lone Parents: Statements. (23 May 2006)

Kathleen O'Meara: .... In supporting them to be in training, education or work, it is vital that accessible and affordable child care is available. In many cases community-based child care facilities must charge high fees to lone parents due to the underfunding by the Government, so there must be targeted initiatives designed specifically to support lone parents. Overall, I welcome the proposals. Reform is...

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (7 Dec 2005)

Kathleen O'Meara: ...equal opportunities childcare programme but the problem of staffing then arises. These centres are dependent on the use of FÁS schemes to keep them staffed. Their costs are barely being met by the fees they are required to charge parents. In many cases, they are barely able to meet their obligations in terms of the disadvantaged and poorer parents. There is nothing in this budget about...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Report and Final Stages. (8 Mar 2005)

Kathleen O'Meara: ...it would not have happened. Companies are not inclined to tell people the full story. Amendment No. 3 deals with advertising by pension providers so that consumers would be alerted to the risks, fees and all charges associated with taking out and maintaining a pension. That is a useful amendment and the Minister should consider accepting it so that the consumer can be protected. One could...

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (1 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: ...rearing years are in the workforce. It is great that people have that choice. On the issue of pre-school children, including babies, 20,000 families pay a carer, 15,500 pay crèche and Montessori fees and 8,000 pay a relative. According to the survey 23,000 have a relative who is not paid to care for their child. The cost of child care is so high that it is becoming a disincentive for...

Seanad: Broadcasting (Funding) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (11 Nov 2003)

Kathleen O'Meara: ...in this regard. Community media is a separate strand of media and has its own dynamic. One of the problems it faces concerns start up. Unlike commercial stations, it does not have a licence fee or investment so it needs help to get off the ground. This fund would have been an ideal vehicle to generate at least some of the start up costs associated with the establishment of a community...

Seanad: Sustaining Progress: Statements. (27 May 2003)

Kathleen O'Meara: ...job. The increases in indirect taxation since the last general election mean that the value of many people's pay packets is considerably undermined by increased ESB bills, third level registration fees and hospital charges. The situation has changed a lot in the past year. One must ask if the agreement is capable of maintaining the level of economic activity we need.

Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (20 Mar 2003)

Kathleen O'Meara: I move amendment No. 46: In page 16, lines 36 to 50 and in page 17, to delete lines 1 to 6. This is an important amendment which relates to fees and the charging thereof. The section to which it relates is contentious. I ask the Minister to accept the amendment as it is an important principle of the Act.

Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

Kathleen O'Meara: ...despicable actions, including the cut in medical card eligibility and the capping of rent allowances, which will affect social welfare recipients and those on low wages, and the reintroduction of fees for third level education. I imagine that some of the hidden elements of the Estimates and the proposals to be announced in the forthcoming budget will lead to similar despair. I appeal to...