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Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Dec 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: ...they come in here a voluntary contribution is approximately €500. If people are on a class A when they come in here and wish to keep the class A up and running they pay €5,000. People would be a long time on social welfare before they saw that back. From the perspective of a Member of the House, the class K PRSI is a tax on public service. This is the only way it can be...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Dec 2021)

Mark Wall: .... We should continue to recognise their experience and support them by postponing any tender process and allowing them to continue doing the great job they do on behalf of us all. On 21 October this year, along with colleagues, I introduced the Social Welfare (Surviving Cohabitant’s Pension) Bill 2021 in this House. We are all very aware that the concept of family has changed and...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Dec 2021)

Frances Black: ...large-scale investment in public services and social expenditure. The Covid-19 pandemic presents a unique opportunity in this regard considering the suspension of EU fiscal rules that have long acted as barriers to large-scale public investment and social expenditure. Throughout the pandemic the need for high-quality public services has been demonstrated, but we will not see the...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Dec 2021)

Maria Byrne: ...may have been laid off temporarily or lost their jobs and many people have seen so many changes. The Minister and her Department have stepped in and been able to facilitate and help those people along the way. I agree with the remarks of my colleague, Senator Buttimer, about the Irish Hotels Federation. There are 11,000 people affected because they cannot benefit from the employment...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Dec 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...into the workforce as well. Everybody will be seen the same when they take maternity, paternity or parent's leave. That was not always the case. I remember taking maternity leave myself long years ago. It was sometimes perceived as an impediment to one's career progression. I am glad we are moving away from that. The more we equalise the benefits we give to men and women in terms of...