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- Seanad: Alcohol Consumption: Statements (17 Oct 2012)
Paschal Mooney: That would be a matter for the Leader. I am sure he is aware of the Senator's request and we will report accordingly.
- Seanad: Alcohol Consumption: Statements (17 Oct 2012)
Paschal Mooney: We will attempt to establish whether the Senator's request can be acceded to.
- Seanad: Alcohol Consumption: Statements (17 Oct 2012)
Paschal Mooney: So many Senators wish to contribute that it is unlikely they will all get in on this session. Senator Hayden has exceeded her time. Does she wish to hand over now?
- Seanad: Alcohol Consumption: Statements (17 Oct 2012)
Paschal Mooney: Senator Hayden took well over three minutes out of the five available. There is less time available now for Senator Moloney.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (17 Oct 2012)
Paschal Mooney: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Alcohol Consumption: Statements (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)
Paschal Mooney: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Alcohol Consumption: Statements (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)
Paschal Mooney: I must ask the Senator to conclude.
- Seanad: Alcohol Consumption: Statements (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)
Paschal Mooney: The Minister of State will respond to the contributions that have been made today in the time allotted to him, rather than in a closing statement.
- Seanad: Alcohol Consumption: Statements (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)
Paschal Mooney: Thank you. I call Senator O'Keeffe.
- Seanad: Alcohol Consumption: Statements (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)
Paschal Mooney: Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Public Service Obligation Bus Contracts: Discussion (17 Oct 2012)
Paschal Mooney: I welcome the delegation. My questions are along similar themes. I acknowledge the right of the delegations to make as strong a case as possible for their services. I come from County Leitrim. Deputy O'Mahony referred to Carracastle. Bus Éireann has decided that its Expressway service from Sligo to Dublin will no longer pick up passengers in a number of villages in County Leitrim....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Public Service Obligation Bus Contracts: Discussion (17 Oct 2012)
Paschal Mooney: I thank Mr. Nolan for his presentation. He made the point that Bus Éireann was engaged in trying to provide local services where it had decided to stop picking up passengers on a number of routes on the Expressway service. We raised this issue with the private operators earlier. A number of Bus Éireann regional managers are present here, but this issue would be quite specific to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Public Service Obligation Bus Contracts: Discussion (17 Oct 2012)
Paschal Mooney: I welcome Mr. Murphy and Ms Graham. I will focus on the commercial bus licensing aspect. Mr. Murphy said that he is actively examining the reconfiguration of nearby public service obligation, PSO, services. He referred also to having advertised for a replacement service. As I explained earlier, it is obvious from the experience in my part of the country, County Leitrim, that there are...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Public Service Obligation Bus Contracts: Discussion (17 Oct 2012)
Paschal Mooney: Has any consideration been given to the UK system of having request stops, as distinct from compulsory stops? I am sure it comes within the delegates' mandate.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Public Service Obligation Bus Contracts: Discussion (17 Oct 2012)
Paschal Mooney: CIE, including Bus Éireann, is not operating the system.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)
Paschal Mooney: I wish to pick up on the points made on the forthcoming summit by Senator Coghlan. I do not imagine there is anyone on this side of the House who would not support the efforts of the Government, led by the Taoiseach, to try to decouple the sovereign from the bank debt. Ultimately, that is a partial solution to getting us out of our economic woes. However, criticism has been levelled at the...
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (18 Oct 2012)
Paschal Mooney: I welcome the Minister to the House. She must feel a cold wind around her Department as the budget approaches. The demands on her Department will not alone be as bad as last year but on the basis of public statements from the Taoiseach down, the budget will be even worse. I do not envy the Minister her job. I could not help but reflect on a statement made in September 2011 to the effect...
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (18 Oct 2012)
Paschal Mooney: Speaking as someone who comes from a part of the country that is socially and economically disadvantaged, like many of my colleagues, I am aware that community employment schemes have proven to be a lifeline in particular for single men in isolated areas who have an opportunity through the schemes to live their lives with dignity. From that point of view there is more than just...
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Sugar Beet Industry (18 Oct 2012)
Paschal Mooney: I wish to pick up on the points made on the forthcoming summit by Senator Coghlan. I do not imagine there is anyone on this side of the House who would not support the efforts of the Government, led by the Taoiseach, to try to decouple the sovereign from the bank debt. Ultimately, that is a partial solution to getting us out of our economic woes. However, criticism has been levelled at the...
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (18 Oct 2012)
Paschal Mooney: I welcome the Minister to the House. She must feel a cold wind around her Department as the budget approaches. The demands on her Department will not alone be as bad as last year but on the basis of public statements from the Taoiseach down, the budget will be even worse. I do not envy the Minister her job. I could not help but reflect on a statement made in September 2011 to the effect...