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Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (7 Dec 2023): Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I thank the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, for the Bill. I commiserate with her on the recent death of her mother. I presume that is the reason that she is not here today. I would like to pick up on the Minister of State's last point. Regardless of the age at which a person draws down his or her pension - it may be 66 or 70 - if a person has ten...
Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021): Paddy Burke: I thank Senator Cummins for sharing his time. I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Senator Ruane raised a very important issue and a very important aspect of the budget. I share Senator Ruane's view and I support her on this point. This needs resources and I hope it is an area that will be looked at in the future as it is very important. I want to raise two aspects. I cannot...
Seanad: Forthcoming Budget: Statements (26 Mar 2009): Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh. Senator Norris said he would keep this type of debate on the agenda every month. I agree the House should have more of these debates. In my time, I played football and know that one cannot catch the ball without keeping one's eye on it. The Government took its eye off the economic ball over the past several years. The housing bubble is the...

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