Showing results 1 - 10 of 14 for the category: Social welfare.
Re-setting poverty targets
The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, told Caoimhghin O Caolain (SF, Cavan Monaghan) that she was overseeing a comprehensive review of the national poverty target (Dail Eireann, Debates, 22nd November 2011, 454-5). The purpose was to enable Ireland to…
Need to address poverty
Several members demanded more action on poverty. In the Dail, Barry Cowen (FF, Laois Offaly) drew attention to the pre-budget submission of the Society of St Vincent de Paul which spoke of how Ireland faced into a serious social crisis,…
Social partnership, appointments, dissolution of Comhar, Library Council
Creation of new state agencies in economic field The Taoiseach told Micheal Martin (FF, Cork SC) that he had met members of the social partnership organizations, including the environment pillar and the voluntary and community pillar, when he addressed the…
Social welfare appeals
The growing volume of social welfare appeals was raised by deputies on several occasions. Barry Cowen (FF, Laois Offaly) spoke of how he and his colleagues had been inundated with representations from people looking for social welfare social welfare benefits…
Tax and Social Welfare Commission, appointments to Family Support Agency, task force for new children’s agency
The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, gave details to Caoimhghin O Caolain (SF, Cavan Monaghan), of the members and work of the new Tax and Social Welfare Advisory Group (Dail Eireann, Debates, 11th October 2011, 278-9). The group was…
Advisory group on tax and social welfare
The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, told Caoimhghin O Caolain (SF, Cavan – Monaghan) that the advisory group on tax and social welfare had met for the first time on 30th June (Dail Eireann, Debates, 20th July 2011, 638-639). …
Labour market – new programmes outlined
The Minister of Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn, told Mattie McGrath (independent, Tipperary S) that FAS employment services had now issued a call for expressions of interest by organizations in the Internship Development Programme (Dail Eireann, Debates, 12th April 2011,…
Budgets were progressive
The Minister for Social Protection, Eamon O Cuiv, told Aengus O Snodaigh (SF, Dublin SC) that the impact of recent budgets was progressive. He cited the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) which showed that the loss of incomes from…
Oireachtas Brief §12 December 2010 (1) Budget 2011
Welcome to Oireachtas Brief, the information service for social justice NGOs and voluntary sector activists interested in issues of poverty and social exclusion in the Oireachtas. Oireachtas Brief is provided by The Wheel and the European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN)…
Policies on poverty, equality, social policy
Government policy on equality and poverty came under fire during debate on the Social welfare (miscellaneous provisions) §2 Bill, 2010 (Dail Eireann, Debates, 24th November 2010, 31-48; 1st December 2010, 651-665). The Bill was then referred to committee. Michael D…
