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Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2012)

Katherine Zappone: I have a question on section 39 but not on the amendment.

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2012)

Katherine Zappone: I welcome the Minister of State. I have a question on the naming of providers. When we discussed the Bill on Second Stage, I raised the issue of how it would recognise the community and voluntary sector, that is, community education organisations which operate alongside the VECs and statutory education bodies. As the Minister of State will know, the providers listed in the section can seek...

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2012)

Katherine Zappone: The Minister of State has been helpful, for which I thank him.

Seanad: Human Trafficking and Prostitution: Motion (18 Apr 2012)

Katherine Zappone: I, too, welcome the Minister to the House. I move: ''That Seanad Éireann recalls the Seanad debate on the Independent Group (Taoiseach's Nominees) Senators' motion 'Criminalising the purchase of sex in Ireland to curb prostitution and trafficking' on 12 October 2011 and: repeats its recognition that the trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation is a modern form of slavery and a...

Seanad: Human Trafficking and Prostitution: Motion (18 Apr 2012)

Katherine Zappone: I am a woman of my word.

Seanad: Human Trafficking and Prostitution: Motion (18 Apr 2012)

Katherine Zappone: I discussed them as well.

Seanad: Human Trafficking and Prostitution: Motion (18 Apr 2012)

Katherine Zappone: This has been a thoughtful and reflective debate. I want to begin by thanking all Senators for their contributions, including those who might be at odds with what we propose and those who are with us. At the end of the Minister's speech I was reminded of a theory I studied when doing some graduate work in number of years ago, namely ethical education. We studied the theory that there are...

Seanad: Human Trafficking and Prostitution: Motion (18 Apr 2012)

Katherine Zappone: We promise to listen to all sides and all aspects of the debate. I again thank the Minister for his comments and appreciate him coming before the House today.

Seanad: Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Apr 2012)

Katherine Zappone: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I trust he will bring back the views, questions and concerns on all sides to the Cabinet. It is good to have this robust debate. As Senator Norris said, this kind of debate is not happening in other European countries. I do, however, wish to address some of the comments made by Senator Cullinane, particularly towards the end of his...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Katherine Zappone: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Perry. I am disappointed the Minister has just left. Some of my comments will be aimed specifically towards her and I know the Minister of State will pass them on.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Katherine Zappone: I appreciate that. Her role as Minister for Social Protection is critical and difficult. She has already engaged in extensive debate on the Bill with our colleagues in the Dáil and I listened very carefully to her speeches and her responses to the concerns and criticisms of Deputies. What I heard which is positive and imaginative in the words of the Minister is that we should have a...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Katherine Zappone: Are we to believe resources will be located within the next budget? From where will they come? Those who no longer qualify for the one-parent family payment will seek the jobseeker's allowance if they are fit for work. If a single parent claims that he or she is only looking for part-time work because of child care costs, it is likely he or she will be refused payment. Assurances that...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Katherine Zappone: Put it into law.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Katherine Zappone: They must wait for 12 months to do that. I am supporting the Senator's point.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Katherine Zappone: If we are coupling the amendments, will I address my amendment, other Senators will address theirs and the Minister will respond?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 2: In page 5, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following subsection: "(5) Section 4 shall not come into force until a date to be set by the Minister for Social Protection, that date not being sooner than 3 years from the enactment of this Act.". I welcome the Minister back to the House and thank her for her attendance. On Second Stage, I acknowledged and affirmed...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Katherine Zappone: For some, it is not.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Katherine Zappone: They have a charter of human rights incorporated into their constitution.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Katherine Zappone: Echoing what Senator Byrne has just said, I do not believe the Minister has adequately addressed the amendment per se or explained why she will not put into law what she promised in the Dáil. In her responses so far, is the Minister claiming this will not affect many lone parents for the next several years and, therefore, it does not need to be put in the legislation? We would like if she...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2012)

Katherine Zappone: I welcome the Minister back to the House. I am almost a year in this job, but I still feel quite new and am still learning. I seek clarification first regarding the amendments we are discussing. We are discussing amendments Nos. 6 and 7, and amendment No. 7 seeks to change some of the language by deleting one of the lines. However, we also oppose the section. Are we-----