Showing results 11 - 18 of 18 for the category: Social welfare.
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…
Replacement rates, compulsory activation
Replacement rates, compulsory activation or How much do unemployed people receive compared to their wages? and the question of compulsory work to receive assistance The Minister for Social Protection, Eamon O Cuiv, gave details to Michael Ring (FG, Mayo) of…
Social welfare Bill, 2010
‘In line with international experience’ The Social welfare (miscellaneous provisions) Bill, 2010 was introduced in the Dail by the Minister for Social Protection, Eamon O Cuiv (Dail Eireann, Debates, 16th June 2010, 409 – 424, 449-468, 513-534; 17th June, 641-671;…
Protection of the pension
Asked by Terence Flanagan (FG, Dublin NE) as to his plans for the old age pension in the 2011 budget, the Minister for Social Protection Eamon O Cuiv told the Dail that the government was committed to maintaining the state…
Changes in payments for lone parents, Consultation on 2011 savings
The Minister for Social Protection, Eamon O Cuiv, announced in the Dail that he would be introducing changes to the One Parent Family Payment in the forthcoming Social welfare (miscellaneous provisions) Bill, 2010 (Dail Eireann, Debates, 25th May 2010, 109-110)….
