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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: Social Welfare Benefits: Motion. (9 Nov 2005)

Margaret Cox: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Seanad Éireann" and substitute the following: —commends the Government on the progress that has been made in introducing a personal pension entitlement for pensioner spouses currently in receipt of the qualified adult allowance; —notes the introduction in October 2002 of the option for new pension claimants to have the qualified adult...

Seanad: Child Care Services: Statements. (22 Feb 2005)

Margaret Cox: It does. Has anybody tried to do all this, then get the children ready, put them into the car and do the drop-off at the crèche? School does not start until 8.50 a.m. but one must be in work at 8.30 a.m. and everybody is going in different directions. It is impossible. What is one like when one gets to work at 9.30 a.m? We should probably not even consider that. Earlier I alluded to the...