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Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Michael Collins: .... There are home heating oil bills, the price of coal has gone up, and if someone smokes a cigarette or pulls a pint, that has probably gone up. There are all these increases that soak away that €12 so that it probably ends up being a €4 or €5 increase. It might be said there is nothing wrong with that but, at the same time, it is not enough for people who are...

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...been said, it puts us out of step with most other countries in Europe where that is the reality. There is quite a small number of people on jobseeker's allowance in Ireland. It is approximately 5% of the working population, and that fluctuates. Most people are on it for a short enough period of time. When they fall into that situation they find that the social welfare net they have...

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...view, and it is a view we have advanced for a number of years, that a social protection and income adequacy commission, comparable to the Low Pay Commission, is needed. Perhaps less so in the past year or two but over many years in the longer run, the politics of the budget has very often been dominated by questions about whether €5 or €10 will be added to weekly payments....

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...many of the social protection measures announced on budget day do not require primary legislation and, therefore, are not reflected in this Bill. For example, this week alone three lump sum payments totalling €230 million are being paid to help with the cost of living. This includes a €300 fuel allowance lump sum to 409,000 households. I am delighted that a lot more older...