Results 401-420 of 1,842 for speaker:Marie Moloney
- Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)
Marie Moloney: I welcome the amendments to the Health Act 2004 through the Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012. Any effort made to improve accountability and to make our health service more transparent is vital and this Bill will bring that about. The HSE can no longer hide in the long grass, not be accountable to the Minister and not give answers.
- Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)
Marie Moloney: We are dealing with people's lives and the use of taxpayers' money. At the end of the day, the buck stops with the Minister. Those opposite will hold the Minister to account for whatever happens in the HSE; therefore, it should be accountable to the Minister. I do not know how this accountability was taken away from the Minister in the first place and what people were thinking when they...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (26 Sep 2012)
Marie Moloney: I will keep to the same subject. It saves the Minister repeating herself when we come in again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (26 Sep 2012)
Marie Moloney: What if we stick to the same subject?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (26 Sep 2012)
Marie Moloney: I will be brief because many of my questions were asked earlier. Perhaps the Minister could give us feedback on the success of JobBridge and the internships and whether employers are keeping on the youth who take up JobBridge and internships. A golden opportunity was lost at the time of the census that it did not contain a question on whether a member of the family emigrated. It would...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (26 Sep 2012)
Marie Moloney: I have further questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (26 Sep 2012)
Marie Moloney: Last week when we met departmental officials to discuss PRSI policy, I asked about overseas pensions. Unfortunately they did not have the data to hand and I still have not received it. I would like to know how much we are paying in contributory pensions to overseas recipients.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (26 Sep 2012)
Marie Moloney: This relates to pensions across Europe.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (26 Sep 2012)
Marie Moloney: This relates to pensions across Europe.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (26 Sep 2012)
Marie Moloney: A person can work in Ireland for ten years, move abroad to another EU country and work there for 40 years contributing to that economy. They can now come back when they reach pension age, claim a pension in Ireland, having worked here for ten years. However, they can also use what they have contributed in, for example, Britain, to increase their Irish pension pro rata. They can get a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Budget 2013: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (26 Sep 2012)
Marie Moloney: Last week I spoke to the officials about the self-employed, a sector of society which has been forgotten. If we can bring them into the Social Insurance Fund by giving them the option to make a class A contribution, they would qualify for benefits. They have a number of benefits currently with the 4% contribution, but if they increased the percentage, when they fall on hard times, they...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Budget 2013: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (26 Sep 2012)
Marie Moloney: I thank Deputy Ó Snodaigh. This was purely an administrative error by the Department and it should absorb that. It is grossly unfair, when Members and former Members of the Oireachtas owe money to the State but have not paid it, that this €20 will be deducted from those people's payments next month. It is grossly unfair that it can be taken from them. Will the Department...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Budget 2013: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (26 Sep 2012)
Marie Moloney: To clarify the issue, I asked about extending entitlements under the Social Insurance Fund to the self-employed on the basis of higher contributions. The self-employed should be given this option and if some choose to avail of it, they should be entitled to the relevant benefits. Those who choose not take this option would not have the same entitlements.
- Seanad: Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (2 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Radical Seanad Reform Through Legislative Change: Statements (3 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Radical Seanad Reform Through Legislative Change: Statements (3 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: I must ask the Senator to conclude.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: I will be brief. I welcome the departmental officials and the Self-Employed Alliance Dundalk to the meeting. I apologise for being late and for missing Ms Mary Kennedy's presentation. I got a lesson in driving through Dublin today, as 15 miles in Dublin certainly is not like 15 miles in Killarney. When the Minister herself and the departmental officials appeared before the joint...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: That means paying so a person on jobseeker's allowance ends up having to pay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: Is there a reason for that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: It certainly needs to be examined.