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Local development and alignment
Several members raised the future of local development partnerships. Paschal Mooney (FF, agricultural) asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government would he come to the Seanad to discuss his proposals for the abolition of local development companies…
Children in direct provision
Jillian van Turnhout (ind, Taoiseach nominee) again raised the issue of the situation of children of asylum seekers in direct provision following the report State-sanctioned child poverty and exclusion (Seanad Eireann, Debates, 4th December 2012, 349 – 351). It was…
New Human Rights and Equality Commission; Traveller ethnicity
The Minister for Justice & Equality told Pearse Doherty (SF, Donegal SW) and Padraig MacLochlainn (SF, Donegal NE) that the new Human Rights and Equality Commission would have enhanced powers (Dail Eireann, Debates, 11th December 2012, 52-3) . Their new…
Family Resource Centres in the new Child Family Support Agency, aftercare service
Several deputies raised the future of the Family Resource Centres (FRCs) in the new Child and Family Support Agency (Dail Eireann, Debates, 18th December 2012, 138-140; 142-4; 270-1). The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Frances Fitzgerald, told Seamus Healy…
Positive ageing strategy in the new year
Timmy Dooley (FF, Clare) raised the issue of the lack of publication of the positive ageing strategy (Dail Eireann, Debates, 20th December 2012, 935-8). Despite numerous false dawns and promises, it still had not been published. He asked did the…
Other debates
> Personal insolvency Bill: Seanad Eireann, Debates, 4th December 2012, 287-349; 6th December, 72-124; Dail Eireann, Debates, 19th December 2012, 612-733 > National Vetting Bureau: Seanad Eireann, Debates, 12th December 2012, 791-816 > Credit Union Bill: Seanad Eireann, Debates, 4th…
2 News Pre-budget forum
The Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, told Arthur Spring (Lab, Kerry N) that he had received a total of 540 pre-budget submissions this year (Dail Eireann, Debates, 4th December 2012, 175-6). Later, she told Patrick Nulty (ind, Dublin W) that…
Poverty impact of budgets 2012, 2013
Asked about the impact analysis of the 2012 budget, the Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton told Stephen Donnelly (ind, Wicklow) that her department had analyzed its distributive and poverty impact of the budget and the tax and welfare package,…
Child poverty initiative
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Frances Fitzgerald, told Martin Ferris (SF, Kerry N) and Mick Wallace (ind, Wexford) (Dail Eireann, Debates, 18th December 2012, 271; 289-290) that she would provide, in 2013, €2.5m for an Area-Based Response to…
Focussed Policy Assessment of Rural Social Scheme. Numbers on Community Employment, Tús up
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin, told Dara Calleary (FF, Mayo) that the Central Evaluation Unit of his department was expected to provide ealy in the new year a draft of its Focussed Policy Assessment of the…
