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Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2007: Second Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Margaret Cox: ...job. It is quite acceptable for people to say a man must earn a certain amount to support a family but women may also need to earn such an amount. No maternity leave is available in this House and I did not take mine. If I wanted to take the maternity leave to which I would be entitled on foot of another socially insured job — I have two jobs, for which I was paid during all my...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2006: Second Stage (14 Dec 2006)

Margaret Cox: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the social welfare package announced recently. I am approaching my tenth year as a Senator and in one of the first debates in which I participated I spoke before the then Minister about the single payment issue. As increases were made and additional benefits were provided for carers, it became increasingly difficult to provide a justification for people...

Seanad: Lone Parents: Statements. (23 May 2006)

Margaret Cox: I welcome the Minister to the House, and I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this issue. I congratulate the Minister on addressing the matter. It can be sensitive at times, and no matter what is said, comments can sometimes be interpreted the wrong way. The way the Minister has acted — with an open, transparent, involved and inclusive method — has created the type of...

Seanad: Child Care Investment Programme: Motion. (1 Feb 2006)

Margaret Cox: ...debated on many occasions in the past, is being debated again in the Seanad. I welcome the Minister of State to the House. The first aspect I welcome is having one person in charge of child care and children, and the upgrading of the position to Minister for children. This will address some of the concerns people had at different times that there was no joined-up thinking in this regard....

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003: Second Stage. (11 Feb 2004)

Margaret Cox: I was getting carried away listening to the wonderful stories about north-west Donegal. I welcome the Minister. It is interesting to consider the picture of Ireland being broadcast to the world — the picture of what Ireland is becoming. The Minister gave an example of the arrival of a baby. The registration of his or her birth is automatically sent to the Department, a PPS number is...

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003: Second Stage. (11 Feb 2004)

Margaret Cox: ...better, allowing six months during which parents may apply for child benefit. Now we are seeing what technology can do for customer service. Senators know what it was like to deal with the red tape and bureaucracy of many Departments, especially, in the past, the Department of Social Welfare. One might sometimes wonder whether it was worth it. Many people gave up and stopped fighting. The...

Seanad: Crisis Pregnancy Strategy: Statements. (29 Jan 2004)

Margaret Cox: I welcome the Minister of State. I am interested in this debate because of the genesis of the Crisis Pregnancy Agency. It was one of the exceptional success stories to emerge from the debate and analysis of the abortion issue. The objective of reducing the number of pregnancies and hence abortions, as one follows the other, is a fine one, and the agency's other objectives, as laid out in its...

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