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Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Mary Moran: Tomorrow I will launch a report that I wrote for the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection based around the role of the special needs assistants, SNAs, in schools. I have been working on this for the past year and a half. I consulted comprehensively with the SNAs, trade unions, principals, school boards of management, the Department of Education and Skills,...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Mary Moran: Well said, Senator D'Arcy.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)

Mary Moran: Is Senator Mooney volunteering?

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)

Mary Moran: I, too, wish to add my voice of support to Senator Bacik's call today for those with cystic fibrosis. I welcome the announcement of €127 million that is being made available through the European Regional Development Fund. In particular, I welcome the €2 million grant assistance awarded to Dundalk to rejuvenate the centre of the town. It is badly needed. I look forward to the...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)

Mary Moran: Absolutely, but something really needs to be done to address this issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)

Mary Moran: I am sorry, but I have been raising it for the past five years.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)

Mary Moran: Excuse me, but all of us are raising it.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)

Mary Moran: I am not politicising this. I am saying what is necessary.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)

Mary Moran: We do not need a programme about the place where Sinn Féin is in power.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)

Mary Moran: There is a homelessness crisis up there.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: In-service Training (16 Dec 2015)

Mary Moran: I presume the Minister of State is taking this motion on behalf of the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy O'Sullivan. I brought this Commencement matter to the House to ask the Minister to clarify the position regarding teaching practice hours for teachers who are pursuing a master's degree in education and who already have contract hours in school. I have been contacted by several...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: In-service Training (16 Dec 2015)

Mary Moran: As Senator Paschal Mooney said, one always gets the nub of the answer in the last paragraph of a reply. I am very disappointed because the reply does not reflect the question I asked on what arrangements are in place and how they will deal with the fact that a teacher who is employed in a school for a certain number of hours will now have to have substitute teaching hours. It is students...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2015)

Mary Moran: I congratulate Phil Donnelly, one of the ushers in the House, who is with Members this morning, on her recent promotion as team leader. It is a huge recognition for Phil, who becomes the first ever female usher to be promoted within the Houses, but it is also a stark reminder that although female ushers were first appointed in 1994, it has taken 21 years for a female usher to win promotion....

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2015)

Mary Moran: Absolutely. I also welcome the passage through the Seanad last night of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 with unanimous support from all parties. This was a momentous and historic day in the history of the Seanad, particularly for those who lack capacity, as it will allow them to have more control and more of a say over their financial property and personal affairs into the...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Mary Moran: On that point about the funds, the Minister of State said that they would get expert advice. Is there something in the provisions that would specify this? We discussed this issue the last day. It would be imperative that people who have not been used to handling money on behalf of a family member who lacks capacity would be given advice. It could be enshrined and guaranteed.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Mary Moran: It is up to the family members to go to their own financial advisers.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Mary Moran: I thank the Minister of State for clarifying that. Every one of us in this House has had a discussion about this with her and with others outside the House. I get what she is saying and she has clarified it well. I appreciate that if the legislation needs to be amended in the Mental Health Bill, that will happen, which is good. We cannot allow this Bill to fall because of this matter. I...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Mary Moran: I join my colleagues in commendation. It is a proud and historic day. It is also an emotional day for all the people involved. Like my colleagues, I am keen to commend the Minister of State on all her hard work. I know of the numerous discussions that she and her expert advisers have held. Not only have they sat through five hours of debates in one sitting as well as God knows how many...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Mary Moran: I am sorry to come back in again, but I said earlier it was a good day for the Seanad. Moreover, I commend Senator Ó Clochartaigh as well. It is great to see cross-party support and that we can work as a team in the Seanad.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)

Mary Moran: That is not what we are saying.