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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (30 Sep 2015)

Marie Moloney: I am not sure we have, because the Minister of State was not in the room when I spoke, and I want clarification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (30 Sep 2015)

Marie Moloney: Rural transport. I stated that when the number of passengers drops below ten and suddenly becomes nine, the bus is taken off the road. Why can we not reduce the bus size to a minibus to provide for nine or six? Even if it decreased to two, we could use a taxi. Fare-paying parents would still make a contribution. If one has free school transport and suddenly the bus is taken off the road,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (30 Sep 2015)

Marie Moloney: They are.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (30 Sep 2015)

Marie Moloney: I seek a clarification which should elicit a simple "Yes" or "No" answer. With regard to the provision of prefabs, does that apply to national schools that have a preschool operating out of a prefab on the grounds?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (30 Sep 2015)

Marie Moloney: Does that mean the Department will not replace that type of prefab?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (30 Sep 2015)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Minister.

Seanad: Longer Healthy Living Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Sep 2015)

Marie Moloney: I commend Senators Power, Crown and Barrett on bringing forward this Bill, which has certainly opened the debate on retirement age in this country. Funnily enough, when I first entered the Seanad, one of the first debates concerned a social welfare Bill where we proposed to increase retirement age to 67 and 68 by 2028. At that time, the Opposition gave out yards and said it was terrible to...

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Marie Moloney: The Senator has gone way over time. This is unfair to other Senators who wish to contribute.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Marie Moloney: No interruptions, please.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Marie Moloney: Senator Paul Coghlan, without interruption.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Marie Moloney: May I ask Senator Paul Coghlan to conclude? We have a lot of people after him and they will not get in. The Senator is over time.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Marie Moloney: The Senator's time is up.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Marie Moloney: I ask the Senator to conclude.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Marie Moloney: There are many Senators waiting and they will not get in.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Marie Moloney: Senator Cullinane without interruption, please.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Marie Moloney: Senator Heffernan should let Senator Cullinane speak.

Seanad: Children First Bill 2015: Committee Stage (23 Sep 2015)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Minister for coming to the House and compliment my colleague, Senator van Turnhout. It is clear that her expertise in the field of children's issues is second to none, and she has brought a lot of expertise to the Chamber in this regard. The amount of detailed work she has put in to these amendments is amazing. I am sure she must have spent the whole summer working on them. I...

Seanad: Children First Bill 2015: Committee Stage (23 Sep 2015)

Marie Moloney: There is not a lot left for me to say after that because Senator van Turnhout has covered everything in minute detail. When I first saw this amendment, I had my doubts and reservations. However, I sat down and thought about it at length. As with Senator van Turnhout's mother, I guess the wooden spoon was very prominent in my house as well. Thankfully, I never had to use it because all I...

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

Marie Moloney: Will the Minister of State speak first?

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

Marie Moloney: I will not make a Second Stage speech, as we have done so on numerous occasions. We have spoken on the Bill at length. I add my voice to the welcome for Dr. Foy, among others, in the Visitors' Gallery. I have made new friends over the past year while working on the Bill. In particular, I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Kevin Humphreys, who worked closely with me on a number of items,...