Showing results 1 - 10 of 48 for the category: Social policy.
1 Debates: Child poverty and child benefit
Senators again returned to the issue of poverty (Seanad Eireann, Debates, 19th February 2013, 203). Jillian van Turnhout (ind, Taoiseach nominee) drew attention to the increased level of child poverty in Ireland and that the Children’s Rights Alliance, in…
Emer Costello announces EU food aid
In the course of a Seanad address, Emer Costello MEP announced the European Commission proposal of €2.5bn for food for the poor where she would be the Parliament rapporteur (Seanad Eireann, Debates, 28th February 2013, 622-627). It would provide food…
Water poverty
David Cullinane (SF, labour) warned of the danger of ‘water poverty’ arising from the forthcoming water charges, in the course of the debate on the committee stage of the Water services Bill (Seanad Eireann, Debates, 29th January 2013, 472-502). Earlier,…
2 News: Advisory group on tax,welfare
The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, told Joanna Tuffy (Lab, Dublin MW) and Patrick O’Donovan (FG, Limerick) of the progress of the advisory group on tax and welfare (Dail Eireann, Debates, 23rd January 2013, 560-2). So far, it had…
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…
Seanad debates FLAC report on social welfare appeals
In the Seanad, Katherine Zappone (ind, Taoiseach nominee) moved a motion for the reform of the system of social welfare appeals (Seanad Eireann, Debates, 7th November 2012, 260-289). She started by citing the Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC) report Not…
1 Debates: Poverty and social protection
The Seanad held a two-day debate on the future of social protection in Ireland (Seanad Eireann, Debates, 18th October 2012, 22 – 50; 24th October, 67-76). The debate was introduced by the Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, who emphasized …
Poverty: warning as budget 2013 nears
Several members of the Oireachtas called for a discussion on poverty. In the Seanad, David Cullinane (SF, labour) told of how, according to the Irish League of Credit Unions, 1.82m people were now left with less than €100 per month…
2 News
Carer’s Strategy The Minister of State at the Department of Health Kathleen Lynch told Michael Healy Rae (ind, Kerry S) and Willie Penrose (Lab, Westmeath) that a draft of the national carers strategy had been completed for submission to government…
Combat Poverty Agency
Sean Kyne (FG, Galway W) asked about progress in the former areas of competence of the Combat Poverty Agency that were transferred into the Department of Social Protection in 2009 (Dail Eireann, Debates, 26th June 2012, 190-1). The minister, Joan…
