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Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Catherine Noone: That is very unfair.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Catherine Noone: I was in here at the start of the Order Business to make a contribution, not be controversial for a headline. I want to speak.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Catherine Noone: That is very unfair.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Catherine Noone: I wanted to sympathise on the death of a colleague.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Catherine Noone: It is very unfair.

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

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Minister of State to the House, and I welcome this debate. There has been much debate and complaint about this issue in recent weeks and months, and it is good to have the Minister present to hear from him on the issue. It is clear that this particular welfare reform has caused much disquiet and distress to families, and it is difficult not to be struck by some of the examples...

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

Catherine Noone: It is very unhelpful when Senator Norris consistently interrupts when a person is trying to express-----

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

Catherine Noone: You interrupt everybody. It is very off-putting.

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

Catherine Noone: If Senator Norris had been listening to me rather than talking, he would have heard that I agree with what he said. He is still not listening to me; he just wants to speak when he has something to say. These households, especially those with children, are at particular risk of ending up in cycles of poverty with generations of a family out of employment. This reform is intended to minimise...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)

Catherine Noone: I will be brief. I raise the long awaited public health (alcohol) Bill 2015, aspects of which we have discussed on numerous occasions in the House, including below-cost selling of alcohol, health labelling etc. I was expecting it to come before the Houses of the Oireachtas in advance of them going into recess in July but I would be interested to know if the Leader has any idea when we will...

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

Catherine Noone: Senator Quinn has said a terrible thing.

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

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Minister to the House and congratulate him on his continuing success in his portfolio. For decades tourism has been a crucial element in our economic and social development, both nationally and regionally, and above any other industry it has very far-reaching effects on society, as it benefits so many who are involved in it. Therefore, it must be a top priority for the...

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

Catherine Noone: Shock, horror.

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

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I support the Bill introduced by my colleague and good friend, Senator Higgins, and commend her on the work she has done on it. As alluded to by other Senators, there is clearly a need to balance rights here, but something must be done and if it were another area many of the Senators on the other side of the House would be suggesting that we...

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

Catherine Noone: -----to go forward to Committee Stage, unless, as Senator Conway said when were discussing this a few minutes ago, they are off the wall. I agree with the previous Senator in that regard. I encourage Senators to allow this Bill to go to the next Stage at which point we together as a House could make appropriate amendments to it. I commend Senator Higgins again on her work on it.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2015)

Catherine Noone: I have good news on an issue which I have raised numerous times before. I am delighted an agreement has been reached on the abolition of roaming charges between the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council. It is due to come into effect in June 2017. From April 2016 we will have surcharges for roaming capped at €0.05 per minute for calls. There will also be...

Seanad: Beit Collection: Statements (18 Jun 2015)

Catherine Noone: Well said.

Seanad: Tackling Obesity in Ireland: Statements (17 Jun 2015)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Minister to the House and welcome the debate. I speak about this issue practically every week. I feel very passionate about it, not least because I suffered from obesity as a pre-teenager and teenager. For personal reasons, I come to the subject with a lot of knowledge. A recent report compiled by the World Health Organization predicted that Ireland was on course to be the...

Seanad: Junior Cycle Reform: Motion (17 Jun 2015)

Catherine Noone: I thank Senators O'Donnell and Mac Conghail for tabling the motion and for the debate that has ensued. This is clearly an emotive topic for Senator O'Donnell and for many others - lovers of history, those involved in the teaching of history and, indeed, those who have studied history in the past. It would be fair to say that the majority of us, if not all of us, sat history for our junior...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Community Policing (16 Jun 2015)

Catherine Noone: I thank the Minister of State for attending. In recent times, one of the most consistent problems that we have been told of is the lack of Garda manpower. To its credit, the Government has reopened Templemore and garda training is ongoing, but we are running to stand still, that is, to keep the number of gardaí at 13,000. It would make sense for retiring gardaí to be kept on on a...