Results 41-60 of 171 for pension speaker:Paul Murphy

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (27 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: 318. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will ensure that all of those in receipt of the State pension receive the same increase in Budget 2023, guaranteeing that there are no penalties for those who took time out of their working life for caring responsibilities; and if she will confirm that this will be the case for a person (details supplied). [47003/22]

Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: ...a guarantee of a timeline for a meaningful referendum about public ownership of water in a real sense, and if the workers are not satisfied on the various issues they are raising about conditions and pensions, then on 1 January there is likely to be a significant problem. The workers will be absolutely justified in engaging in industrial action to state they will not be transferred to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (14 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: 112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he will confirm a date to authorise the payment of an agreed 2% increase to An Post pensioners, effective from 1 January 2022; and if he is unable to expedite the payment, if he will meet with members of an organisation (details supplied) in order to address their concerns laid out to him in correspondence dated...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Defence Forces (6 Jul 2022)

Paul Murphy: ...to 60%. It was clear, and we warned at the time, that these workers would be needed again in the future but the DAA, being run on a commercial basis by a guy on close to €400,000 a year, including pension entitlements, was focused on getting rid of unionised, directly employed workers and replacing them with contracted agency staff on lower wages and less favourable conditions. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (5 Jul 2022)

Paul Murphy: 400. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether it is now an appropriate time to reverse the unjust reduction to the State pensions of 36,000 older people which were cut due to changes in the State pension system in 2012, given that they have not had their pension rates restored in light of the current situation of rising prices (details supplied);...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (4 May 2022)

Paul Murphy: ...of voting rights at the International Monetary Fund, IMF, which is the biggest holder of Ukrainian debt. It is due to pay over €2.5 billion this year, which is equivalent to 16.5 million average pension payments in Ukraine. In exchange for this money, the IMF imposed conditionalities on Ukraine, including liberalisation and promotion of foreign trade, the removal of price controls...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (5 Apr 2022)

Paul Murphy: ...of Ukrainian society, the refusal to go after the wealthy and horrendous conditions imposed by the IMF. The IMF repayments this year alone are the equivalent of 16.5 million average pension payments in Ukraine. That is 12% of the total state expenditure. The debt needs to be cancelled. That is a concrete measure that can be taken now. Second, did the Taoiseach raise with President...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (5 Apr 2022)

Paul Murphy: ...their own policies regarding the assessment of means in this manner; and his views on whether it is appropriate or correct for a local authority to assess capital or savings, including inheritance, pension lump sums and redundancy payments when considering an application for social housing support. [17961/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: ...and capital of social housing support applicants and the recent implantation of same by South Dublin County Council whereby applicants have been refused on the basis of savings, inheritance, pension and redundancy lump sum and other amounts held in financial institutions. [14344/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Semi-State Bodies (1 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: 79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied that outstanding increases to pensions for semi-State workers are being authorised and paid over to pensioners by all Departments and State agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11498/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (22 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: ...of older persons falling into poverty as a direct result of the cost of living increases; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact the value of the €5 increase agreed for the State pension in Budget 2022 has already essentially been wiped out with the rise in carbon taxes, fuel costs and cost of living; if she will commit to a secured annual increase in the State pension...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (8 Dec 2021)

Paul Murphy: ...later, the pandemic bonus was gone and then Tesco went on the offensive. It attempted to push through a very bad deal for workers which would scrap their Sunday premiums, convert a defined benefit pension into a defined contribution pension for new entrants and maintain a two-tier wage structure. The workers have resoundingly rejected those proposals, voting an incredible 88%...

Social Welfare Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Paul Murphy: ...their jobs or move to part-time jobs as a result, with no idea - and this is part of what is scary for them - as to how long the condition will last. At the moment, however, they are not eligible for occupational injury benefit, disability allowance or invalidity pension because long Covid is not included on the list of conditions covered. In other cases, they do not qualify because we...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (16 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: 391. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the issue concerning the formula for averaging the qualifying period for the State pension (contributory) (details supplied). [55839/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: ...work in homeless clubs, homeless services and homework clubs and I could go on. They do this work on the cheap from the point of view of the State. Many of them are precariously employed with no pension cover or sick pay and they have suffered from pay cuts since 2008. The least they deserve is a 3% pay rise. Will the Taoiseach agree to meet their unions and will the Government agree...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: .... As we explained and outlined clearly yesterday, this is a budget for banks, landlords and developers. It is not an exaggeration to say there is less than nothing in it for renters, workers, pensioners, carers and the unemployed, all of whom will be worse off in real terms this time next year because what is being given is less than the rate of inflation. I gave a general speech...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Budget Statement 2022 (12 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: ...it was forced to do both. It was forced to introduce a pandemic unemployment payment, PUP, at a level designed so that people could survive on it. It is back to normal now. Payments for carers, pensioners and unemployed people are at a level below the poverty line. It is national fiver day. The Government wants a pat on the back for giving all these vulnerable groups of people a...

Energy Prices: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: ...that many households could be facing an increase in heating and electricity costs of more than €500 annually as a result of the energy price increases; — that the Fuel Allowance is only paid to 380,000 households, which means a majority 1727 of pensioners as well as low paid workers do not receive it and are not protected from these increases; — that the low level of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (23 Sep 2021)

Paul Murphy: 263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the provision of public sector pensions to school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45715/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (9 Sep 2021)

Paul Murphy: ...jobseeker's benefit over the school summer holidays and other school breaks despite the commitments made in October 2020 by the Government to regularise the employment, terms and conditions and pension rights of school secretaries (details supplied); the status of progress in relation to the commitment made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42139/21]