Search for "we are where we are" speaker:Marie Moloney (KildareStreet.com)

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013): Marie Moloney: ...large companies but about small contractors such as plumbers, carpenters and mechanics and so on who are getting only minimal amounts of work. It is hoped the situation will change in due course. We are where we are and need to deal with the situation. Reference was made to class S contributions, under which the bereavement grant is no longer available owing to budgetary changes. Ms...
Seanad: Budget 2012: Statements (6 Dec 2011): Marie Moloney: As spokesperson on social welfare, I cannot let this go without speaking about this aspect of the budget. I know we will be discussing it in more detail next week. However, we are where we are today. Unfortunately, cuts have to be made, and social welfare payments represent 40% of Exchequer outgoings. When cuts are made to social welfare, somebody is hurt, because by its nature social...

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