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Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Marie Moloney: Is Senator Cullinane referring to the correct section?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Marie Moloney: The amendments are in the wrong section.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Medical Card Eligibility (26 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, for coming to the Chamber to take this matter on behalf of the Minister for Health. I will keep this short and sweet. I have been working in politics for more than 25 years and have dealt extensively with people applying for medical cards while helping them with their applications. I have never come across a case in which a...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Medical Card Eligibility (26 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: The reason I did not supply the details is because I am talking about a policy rather than an individual but I will supply the details to the Minister of State to show that what I outlined has happened. According to the reply, the Minister of State said any student with an income of €164 in his or her own right will be assessed on his or her own means. Is that correct? Does that...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Medical Card Eligibility (26 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: That is grand. Basically, what we are saying to students is that they are far better off to earn their own income and to get more than €164 a week and they will get a medical card even if their parents are not entitled to one. I wish to clarify that the change was made across the board and that the PCRS was not picking and choosing who to assess and who not to assess. I will supply...

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times: Statements (26 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: I will make it very brief because I know others want to get in and the time is short. I thank the Minister for coming in and for his statement here. The extra nurses, doctors and so on look good on paper. However, nurses do not go on strike just for the fun of it. They are encountering problems in emergency departments and there is a domino effect, because if there are not enough beds in...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: I also heard that interview on "Morning Ireland" this morning. I was very impressed by that nurse and what she had to say. She also made it quite clear that much of the problem does not lie in the accident and emergency departments. When patients are seen in that department they are now left on trolleys because there are no beds in the wards for them. A lot of it has to do with getting...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: Not at all. We all put up a fight.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: Nor should the Christmas bonus.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Obviously, as Senator Quinn said, we have had tough times. It was not easy over those years to stand up in this Chamber to defend cuts to the social welfare budget. I welcome the €3 per week increase for old age pensioners. Senator Mooney is right that it is not much but it is a start and a move in the right direction. It will take a...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: They can now afford a loaf of bread and a pint of milk that they could not afford last week.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: I am not patting myself on the back by any manner or means.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: However, cutting benefits by €18 a week is pretty hard to take. Does the Minister of State believe invalidity pensions should be included in section 3? It is payable over the age of 66 if the recipient does not have a full old age pension. Perhaps this could be brought forward on Committee Stage. I welcome the restoration of 75% of the Christmas bonus. However, I am concerned that...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: There are five people in the Chamber to speak on the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill, which speaks for itself. I ask the Acting Chairman to give me one extra second.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: While I welcome the top-up on the community employment schemes, the strict rules governing time allowances for social employment schemes, with three or six years as a maximum, cause difficulty for older workers. I would ask that they be retained up to pension age. There are people over 60 years of age with little or no prospect of obtaining commercial employment for whom training would...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: Government amendment No. 30 and amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 30, in the name of Senator Jillian van Turnhout, may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: Amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 30 cannot be moved as Senator Jillian van Turnout is not present.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: Amendments Nos. 31 to 33, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: Amendments Nos. 34 to 38, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: Amendments Nos. 50 to 60, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.