JOAN BURTON ANNOUNCES FORTHCOMING PENSIONS LEGISLATION
20 November 2013
Reform of priority order will ensure greater fairness in resolution of Defined Benefit pension scheme issues The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD, has today (19th November 2013) secured Government approval for a package of measures aimed at tackling difficulties in Defined Benefit pension schemes. The package addresses the situation where an underfunded Defined … Continue reading Joan Burton Announces Forthcoming Pensions Legislation
SOCIAL WELFARE AND PENSIONS BILL 2013
5 November 2013
SECOND STAGE SPEECH SEANAD ÉIREANN BY THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL PROTECTION JOAN BURTON T.D. 5th November 2013 In recent days, we have seen another welcome indicator that Ireland’s economic recovery is continuing. The Live Register has fallen below 400,000 for the first time in over four years. This is no cause for celebration – … Continue reading SOCIAL WELFARE AND PENSIONS BILL 2013
SOCIAL WELFARE AND PENSIONS BILL 2013 SECOND STAGE
24 October 2013
DAIL ÉIREANN MINISTER FOR SOCIAL PROTECTION JOAN BURTON T.D. 24TH October 2013 I move that the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013 be read a second time. Ireland is thankfully emerging from the catastrophic fiscal crisis that we inherited upon taking office in 2011. We are about to exit the bailout programme and stand on … Continue reading SOCIAL WELFARE AND PENSIONS BILL 2013 SECOND STAGE
PROTECTION OF LIFE DURING PREGNANCY BILL 2013 – SECOND STAGE
2 July 2013
SPEECH BY MINISTER JOAN BURTON July 1, 2013 Ceann Comhairle, I welcome this opportunity to speak on this significant and hugely sensitive legislation. I think it’s important to stress at the outset that the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill is a very narrowly confined piece of legislation. I think it’s also important to … Continue reading Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 – Second Stage
SOCIAL WELFARE AND PENSIONS (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) BILL 2013
30 May 2013
SECOND STAGE SPEECH DAIL EIREANN MINISTER FOR SOCIAL PROTECTION JOAN BURTON 30th May 3013 I move that the Social Welfare and Pensions Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013 be read a second time. As Minister for Social Protection in arguably the most challenging economic period this country has ever faced, I have operated on simple and enduring … Continue reading SOCIAL WELFARE AND PENSIONS (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) BILL 2013
MINISTER BURTON INTRODUCES NEW MEASURES TO ASSIST DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION SCHEMES
29 May 2013
The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton T.D., has today (29th May 2013) announced a number of regulatory changes to assist defined benefit schemes as they prepare their funding proposals before the Funding Standard deadline of 30th June 2013. If a funded defined benefit scheme does not meet the Funding Standard, the trustees must submit … Continue reading Minister Burton Introduces New Measures To Assist Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
MINISTER BURTON PUBLISHES SOCIAL WELFARE AND PENSIONS (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) BILL 2013
22 May 2013
Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD, today (22nd May 2013) published the Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 to give effect to a number of social welfare and pensions reforms. The Bill is available to view on www.oireachtas.ie. The main provisions contained in the Bill are: · Changes in liability for PRSI … Continue reading Minister Burton Publishes Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013
LEGISLATION FOR CIVIL MARRIAGES IS PASSED BY HOUSES OF THE OIREACHTAS
20 December 2012
Legislation to allow members of secular bodies to perform legal civil marriages is passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas The Minister for Joan Burton, T.D. today (Thursday, 20th December 2012) announced that the Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012 has now passed all stages by both Houses of the Oireachtas. The Bill which will allow … Continue reading Legislation For Civil Marriages Is Passed by Houses of the Oireachtas
JOAN BURTON SPEAKS ON THE CHILDREN’S REFERENDUM
27 September 2012
NATIONAL VETTING BUREAU (CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE PERSONS) BILL
19 September 2012
Speech by Joan Burton TD, Minister for Social Protection on the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill A Ceann Comhairle, I hope this week will be remembered as a week in which this government put the needs and safety of children at the heart of government policy. Minister Frances FitzGerald will … Continue reading National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill