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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Update on Employment Activation Measures: Department of Social Protection (18 Feb 2015)

Marie Moloney: -----in a way, it has potential and merit. A lot of people are very happy with having had a JobBridge placement because they have subsequently secured a full-time job. The employer was also able to avail of the JobPlus programme following the JobBridge placement. As I came into the committee room, I heard the delegate speak about the Gateway scheme; therefore, that issue may have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Update on Employment Activation Measures: Department of Social Protection (18 Feb 2015)

Marie Moloney: What is the percentage of Irish people leaving the country?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Update on Employment Activation Measures: Department of Social Protection (18 Feb 2015)

Marie Moloney: I have one question. Is Garda vetting holding up job activation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

Marie Moloney: I wish to address a couple of matters. I am of the firm belief that nobody should be better off unemployed than working, yet it appears that is the case. On the one hand the Department recognises the importance of having a parent in the home until the age of 12 by awarding a homemaker’s credit to a parent who chooses to be at home to look after the children, but, on the other, we say...

Seanad: Adoption (Identity and Information) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Feb 2015)

Marie Moloney: I again thank the Senators for bringing forward this Bill, which is long overdue. I hope it will not be too long before it is introduced properly. The amendment proposes to insert "and protect, as a right, access for adopted persons to their birth family’s relevant medical history" after "relations" on page 9, line 32. Much of the time, medical history does not even arise until...

Seanad: Adoption (Identity and Information) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Feb 2015)

Marie Moloney: I congratulate the three Senators on the work they have put into this Bill. Even during Second and Committee Stages, considerable work was done to strengthen it and address any flaws. Well done to the Senators. I thank the Minister for accepting the Bill and I thank his officials for the time they have put into it. This is the second day in a row in which we have passed legislation in...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Feb 2015)

Marie Moloney: I second what Senator Mooney said about the tobacco industry and the pressure it is putting on the Government.It is a disgrace to be honest. I heard them on radio today saying they were not selling any less cigarettes so I do not see what their problem is. I welcome the announcement made today by the Minister for Education and Skills about the new policy for retaining small schools,...

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Feb 2015)

Marie Moloney: Yes.

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Feb 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I also welcome our visitors in the Public Gallery. The Minister of State has been interacting a lot on this issue, both with us and with the relevant organisations in recent months. I thank him for accepting and bringing forward my amendment and that of Senator Bacik on the issue of medical evaluation. I did not see the letter that Senator...

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Feb 2015)

Marie Moloney: I spoke to a couple of them.

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Feb 2015)

Marie Moloney: I add my voice to welcoming the Bill and I thank the Minister of State and his officials for all the work they have done, for working with us in the background and for taking on board our views. This has been fiche bliain ag fás, with 20 years of campaigning and hard work on behalf of the organisations in the Gallery and I commend them for it. I am delighted, notwithstanding people...

Seanad: Appointment of Ombudsman for Children: Motion (12 Feb 2015)

Marie Moloney: Please God, he has years ahead of him. Could I also take the opportunity to wish the former and first Ombudsman for Children, Ms Emily Logan, the very best in her new role. I acknowledge the work she has done for the rights of children during her tenure. I also congratulate our colleague, Senator Jillian van Turnhout, on being shortlisted for this position. The Senator has always been a...

Seanad: Appointment of Ombudsman for Children: Motion (12 Feb 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister to the House. On my own behalf and on behalf of Labour Party Senators, I would like to add my voice to recommending Dr. Niall Muldoon for the position of Ombudsman for Children. This is one of the most important positions in the country, as the role of the ombudsman is to safeguard the rights and welfare of children, at all times giving an objective ruling on...

Seanad: Appointment of Ombudsman for Children: Motion (12 Feb 2015)

Marie Moloney: What does the Senator expect?

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (11 Feb 2015)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to take our motion today and Senators Hayden and Landy for spearheading this on behalf of the Labour Party. The fact that we are in government does not mean we do not use any available opportunity to highlight an issue that has become a crisis. I want to speak on the issue of rent allowance and HAP and the dependency of the unemployed...

Seanad: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (11 Feb 2015)

Marie Moloney: Amendments Nos. 9 to 13, inclusive, and Nos. 15 and 18 are related. Amendments Nos. 9 and 15 form a composite proposal, while amendment No. 18 is consequential on amendment No. 15. Therefore, amendments Nos. 9 to 13, inclusive, and Nos. 15 and 18 may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (11 Feb 2015)

Marie Moloney: Amendments Nos. 16 and 17 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Feb 2015)

Marie Moloney: I have put in a lot of work in the background.

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Feb 2015)

Marie Moloney: It is not bad at all being a woman.

Seanad: Mediation Services: Motion (4 Feb 2015)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Minister of State for attending the House. I commend Senator Conway on bringing forward this motion. I will not pretend to be an expert in this area and I bow to the experience of my colleagues who have a far more in-depth knowledge about it. I could write what I know about law on the back of a postage stamp. Having read the motion and undertaken some research on it, however,...