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Bond Repayments: Motion [Private Members] (26 Nov 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...billion in sovereign bonds validly issued by the State and for the Government to unilaterally cease payments on the interest associated with that sovereign debt would be detrimental to the recovery of Ireland and its ability to obtain funding from international financial markets. This approach would jeopardise all the work that has been done so far by the State and the Irish people to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Unemployment Measures (26 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: ...programme managers from the Department of Education and Skills, Department of Jobs Enterprise and Innovation, and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, to review the current range of youth employment policies in Ireland to assess what measures will need to be taken to commence the implementation of the Guarantee. It is intended to produce a concrete plan for the implementation of...

Government Decision on Exiting Programme of Financial Support: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Joan Burton: -----and as the Government charts our course towards a post-recovery Ireland, full employment must be the overarching goal of economic policy. Achieving full employment will be how we will leave austerity in the distant past, increase tax revenue, build a viable social insurance system, reduce welfare expenditure and create room for new investment in essential services. As we recover, we...

Youth Employment: Motion [Private Members] (19 Nov 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

John Lyons: ...is not a bit of passion about the issue at all. It seems Deputies Mac Lochlainn and Crowe were definitely able to speak from experience, which stood out. I speak from experience also, but I believe it is very insulting for a Member to come into the House and pretend to care so much about an issue while having included that issue as a mere addendum in his party’s alternative...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...Exchequer. That is sad to see. It is a questionable practice. We must continually consider how our taxation system can capture those who hold moneys, who claim to be Irish citizens, who work in Ireland but conveniently manage to be out of the country long enough to avoid paying tax here. It is a pity that the low rate of corporation tax was not strengthened in this Bill to ensure it is...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Dessie Ellis: ...with honourable exceptions, spouts the arguments of elitist right-wing neoliberalism with gusto, to a level not even heard among most Fine Gael Deputies. The Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton is a fine example of this. Nowhere can a greater defender of attacks on the poor be found. The Minister for Social Protection is a disgrace to the principles on which the Labour...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: ...to the familiar graduate third-level pathway there will also be a significant vocational, employment and training experience pathway. As a result of the collapse of the apprenticeship system in Ireland, which largely followed the collapse of the building industry, we have relatively few apprentices in many areas. In any event, our apprenticeship structures were largely for young men....

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: -----because the number of people out of work remains far too high, but it confirms that the Government has taken the right measures since coming into office and inheriting an unprecedented crisis. The labour market is improving because of the policies we have pursued, and that is why the economy is healing - slowly but surely. We are exiting the bailout programme and we can look forward to...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Willie O'Dea: ...of one Labour source, "would have been awful". Another source with perhaps a better command of the language described the Fine Gael proposals as a nightmare list. That was scene 1. Fine Gael was coming along, as usual, to crush the poor in this country. The scene ended, the curtain came down or whatever and everybody was extremely worried but in scene 2, St. Joan of Arc rode in on her...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (24 Oct 2013)

Dr. Joan McCarthy: I thank the Chairman and members for inviting me to attend these important hearings. My background is in ethics, in teaching ethics and in researching ethical topics with health professionals in Cork, Ireland and abroad. I will focus on ethical problems and suggest solutions in respect of some of the core issues and ethical challenges I see arising for people involved in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (9 Oct 2013)

Ms Joan McCrohan: We are all in agreement that we want to enhance services for children with additional needs. The needs are very varied and unique to every child. Job security for special needs assistants is crucial and there needs to be an end to casualisation, but I do not think that was addressed today. It is very worrying for special needs assistants. If there was a bit of security...

Seanad: Irish Sign Language: Motion (9 Oct 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: ...to do first. Some countries have signed and ratified it, but they are now being held to account for not putting in place the necessary structures to implement what is included in the convention. Ireland has adopted a more sensible approach and is putting the necessary structures in place before ratifying the convention. That is why the capacity legislation is vitally important. It is...

Seanad: Pathways to Work Strategy: Statements (25 Sep 2013)

Joan Burton: ...than deeply concerned about it. Finally, the figures have begun to move in the right direction. That progress and momentum is important. Once there is a start in the right direction, confidence builds confidence and builds expansion. In regard to young people, Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh suggested that as many as one in four young are unemployed. That is not true. Many young...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised)
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (Revised) (9 Jul 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: ...don Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta, a chur i láthair. Members of the committee will be aware that my Department oversees the conservation, preservation, protection, development and presentation of Ireland’s heritage and culture. My Department also promotes the Irish language, supports the Gaeltacht and assists the sustainable development of island...

Seanad: Promoting a Sustainable Future for the Post Office Network: Statements (4 Jul 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: ...can make significant savings in switching customers to online channels and many are aggressively doing so. An Post has responded to these changes and, to be fair to the company, the network has come a long way in the past ten years. The investment in computerisation has broadened the range of services which can be offered to customers and increased the number of organisations which are...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (13 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: ...is working very well and the social welfare inspectors at the airports have undertaken a significant amount of work in questioning people, with the result that a number of those cases already have come before the courts. Some involve people from abroad who lived in Ireland and then return even though they have gone back to live abroad. Others have involved Irish people who have gone...

Seanad: Youth Unemployment: Motion (12 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: ...in sectors such as retail and services, which feel the brunt of any reduction in demand. It is crucial, therefore, that an effective strategy is in place to tackle youth unemployment before it becomes prolonged and systemic. In the first instance, the Government's primary strategy to reduce youth unemployment is to create the environment for a strong economic recovery by promoting...

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: ...working for a living wage. That is the system to which we are changing. The Deputy's suggestion is that it is very harsh. I do not think he is suggesting that entirely, because he said he welcomes people going back to work. As a society we have to build a child care system to reflect the kind of systems we would like to see. We have to move away from a completely passive social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (11 Jun 2013)

Joan Burton: ...internships, but the objective in all cases will be to lead the young person to employment placement or further education or training. A particular focus of the pilot YGS will be to involve, and build links with, employers in the locality and the immediate hinterland in order to ensure that the guidance and training elements of the YGS are tailored to the needs of the local labour market...

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2013)

Joan Burton: ...of the total number of such pensions in payment. That is what I want Members to reflect on. Considerable work has been done on this issue and I will bring proposals to Government, in the light of the outcome from the funding standard and the consultations under way with the Attorney General on the appropriate policy response to the Waterford Crystal situation. As I stated earlier, my...