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Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: It is out of our hands and we have no control over it. If it does take two and a half years, I hope that whoever is be in the Chamber and in government will bring forward the amendment to give people peace of mind. People have been fighting for this for years and I hope they will see fit to do this. It shows what parties working together can do. In fairness to everyone here, the...

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: Proceed.

Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to take this motion. The tabling of this motion has given us an opportunity to debate the issue of the reform of the lone parents payment, a debate which needs to take place. Many of us have called for this debate over the past few weeks so it is time that the matter is discussed in detail. My opinion on this matter has been well...

Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: I read the motion carefully and disagree with some of the issues outlined. I refer to the statistics from the Survey on Income and Living Conditions for 2013. The motion stated that the survey stated that 23% of one-parent families with dependent children live in consistent poverty which is almost three times as many as in the general population. The Government cited the same report but...

Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: In 2004, the personal rate for the lone parents' payment was €134.80. When we came into Government, it was €188 - a difference of €46.80 per week. Senator Byrne said this cannot be done to vulnerable people but the Fianna Fáil Government obviously seemed to think that it could be done. I wish to refer to the loss of €108 for a lone payment on the minimum...

Seanad: Conditions of Work: Motion (8 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: As Senator Jillian van Turnhout is not able to be here, she has asked Senator John Kelly and I to second the motion.

Seanad: Conditions of Work: Motion (8 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: In light of the fact he went over time, I reserve my right to speak and to have a full time slot.

Seanad: Conditions of Work: Motion (8 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister. I second the motion. I thank Senators Averil Power and Jillian van Turnhout, who asked me to second the motion in her absence, which I am delighted to do. Senator Power has set out the salient parts of the charter for fair conditions at work and has elaborated on its importance, and I fully support her in that. This motion is very timely and welcome in light of...

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister to the House. Many of the issues I wished to mention have already been dealt with by several Senators and I will not go over them again. I welcome that the tourism sector is growing steadily. In Kerry, particularly in Killarney, last year was the best tourist season in a decade; that has been said quite openly. That was down to a number of factors, particularly the...

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: It was an absolutely tiny little place but my God it was rocking.

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: There were two little pubs in it. We had a fantastic time. We never went near a bar the first night. The second day we went out on Lough Derg sailing. We came back and had a meal in Terryglass. The place was buzzing and it is only a tiny area. People can do a lot for themselves and use their initiative and the natural resources that are available to them. Tourism is something we could...

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: Tell that to the people living there.

Seanad: Harmful and Malicious Electronic Communications Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Nash, to the House and I compliment Senator Higgins on doing something about this problem. It is very easy for us to sit back, let things happen and do nothing about them, but Senator Higgins has experienced this problem. She knows what it is like to suffer at the hands of bullies, and she decided to do something about it. I compliment her for...

Seanad: Harmful and Malicious Electronic Communications Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: I hope it will be accepted by the Government, but I am working on that. We should do something about this problem and not criticise everything. We should work together and ensure this Bill, and Senator Higgins' Bill, is effective. Senator Higgins had the courage to do something about this problem. I am disappointed to hear that some will oppose the Bill. We should come together and...

Seanad: Harmful and Malicious Electronic Communications Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: She said all the females here supported it.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the announcement by the local District Attorney that there is to be a formal investigation into the Berkeley disaster in which so many people lost their lives and many others were left with life-changing injuries. I wish to comment on one of the bravest of young people, Ms Clodagh Cogley. The injuries she has suffered are unbelievable and she may never be able to walk again owing...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2015)

Marie Moloney: It must be done formally.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2015)

Marie Moloney: What is the point in the Senator joining them if he is going to attack them?

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2015)

Marie Moloney: What did Fianna Fáil do?