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Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: It is the point. The legislation has been in operation for eight years.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: We are giving the Minister for Social Protection the power to designate bodies which may apply for the registration of members to solemnise marriages. That is what this is about. We are giving the Minister the power to do that into the future. Time and again in her Second Stage contribution, Senator Bacik made reference to the fact the Humanist Association of Ireland was not involved....

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: It could be included - people who rely on a bunch of aliens for their higher thinking. This is very serious legislation which was initially introduced to be as inclusive as possible and has proven to be over the past eight years, with the exception of the Humanist Association of Ireland. That is why I tabled this amendment, which is very specific. It does not go into all the other elements....

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Could Senator Bacik name them?

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I am disappointed in Senator Bacik's suggestion that my style of debating could be interpreted as introducing a discordant note. It is probably more out of frustration than anything else. My initial interpretation of her motives in introducing this legislation was that she wanted to facilitate the Humanist Association of Ireland. She has since mentioned another organisation, Atheist...

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I am grateful to the Minister for her reply.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: This is my final observation. I quote the Minister's comments on Second Stage: It may also be worth examining whether there is a case for the Registrar General to have a role in the designation process. Under the current system, bodies may apply to the Registrar General. If the Registrar General refuses to register a person or cancels an existing registration, the affected person may...

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil group I compliment Senator Bacik, as I did on Second Stage, for initiating this important legislation. I also thank her for addressing, not just adequately but enthusiastically, a number of points made about inherent flaws in the Bill during the full and comprehensive debate that took place on Second Stage. I am sure the original objectives she set herself will...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: The unemployment crisis is ongoing despite the efforts of the Government to present a scenario whereby it stimulates the jobs market and is effective in creating new jobs. While I fully accept the foreign direct investment dimension is very healthy looking with many announcements in recent months and a number of others in the pipeline - we have announcements on a weekly basis which is...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Surprise, surprise.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (3 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I welcome the Minister to the House and I commend him on this comprehensive item of legislation. It is the largest Bill he has introduced in his tenure as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It comprises 76 sections and is a consolidation Bill that will repeal a range of legislation going back to 1851. The core element is the updating of two specific items of legislation, one of...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Last week one of our most successful Irish traditional music groups, Dervish, was prevented from attending a concert in Israel. This was at the invitation of a peace activist who was attempting to promote peace and reconciliation. It came about as a result of intimidation and bullying on social networks by a group in this country which, for its own misguided reasons, believes that a...

Seanad: Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012: Second Stage (9 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Does Senator Barrett wish to indicate how much time he is giving to Senator Norris?

Seanad: Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012: Second Stage (9 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I will take the Senator up on that. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012: Second Stage (9 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I must inform the Senator that he is over time.

Seanad: Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012: Second Stage (9 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: The Senator is sinning again.

Seanad: Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012: Second Stage (9 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012: Second Stage (9 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012: Second Stage (9 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I rise primarily to commend my good friend and colleague, Senator Crown, the Acting Chairman and Senator Daly for their initiative in this regard. I compliment Senator Crown for an initiative he raised in the House which showed its value and effectiveness. He managed to single-handedly move one of the great ships of State, the Department of Health, to accept his premise that new high-class...