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Seanad: Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Last week my colleague, Senator Feargal Quinn, spoke about the number of, allegedly, Irish manufactured products on our supermarket shelves and advised that we be more careful if we wish to support Irish goods. In that context, I raise the issue of a product which I understood was manufactured in Clara in County Offaly. I now refrain from even mentioning the product because I had a...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Will the Leader explain the timing? Did it take place at noon or 11 p.m. the previous night? Perhaps it was at 10 a.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: In that case, I will keep quiet.

Seanad: National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I will declare an interest, I currently hold the position of chairman of the Leitrim County Childcare Committee. Over the years, I have been made aware of the vetting difficulties in employing people who work with children. I was surprised the Minister of State referred to the Bill making a practice mandatory, "whereas at present this is done...

Seanad: National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I hope she will be alerted to the questions I am asking about the vetting procedures in order to give an indication of the reasons behind the delay. Does the Bill provide for the use of PPS numbers? I cannot find any reference to it in the Bill. There seems to be an absence of clarity, to use the phrase we have grown used to in the past few weeks. The practical effect and the impact of...

Seanad: National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: It is amazing how time flies when one is enjoying oneself. The person could leave the environment within two or three weeks of being employed and must go through the vetting process again. It represents a disruption to the employer and the putative employee. It is important that the use of PPS numbers is provided for in the Bill. It would clean up the system as the next employer could...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: The House will welcome the announcement by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport that the link-up of the Luas lines in Dublin will go ahead. I am sure, however, many businesses and those of us within the city centre area will bemoan the disruption once construction starts. While that is good news, it is tempered by the statement made earlier this morning at the Oireachtas Joint...

Seanad: Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Before proceeding, I should say that amendments Nos. 1, 3 and 4, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: We are discussing amendments Nos. 1, 3 and 4 together.

Seanad: Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Is amendment No. 1 being pressed?

Seanad: Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I am only operating off what I have before me.

Seanad: Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I am working my way through them. I am only on amendment No. 4 and I must go through each one as it is before us.

Seanad: Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: The groupings are as stated and amendment No. 5 is not part of a group. We are taking amendment No. 5 in sequence.

Seanad: Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Amendments Nos. 7 to 9, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (28 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Fearaim fáilte don Aire Stáit. Senators on this side of the House support the principles of the Bill. Until Senator Cullinane referred to him I was not aware that the gentleman concerned in this case was in the Gallery with his family and advocates of migrants' rights. I welcome them to the House. Anyone who has emigrated from this country will know what Mr. Younis went through and what...

Seanad: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (28 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: With the Chair's permission I wish to correct the record. My references to Amjad Hussein should have been to Mohammad Younis. I hope the Editor of Debates will take this into account - all of my references were to Mohammad Younis and not to Mr. Hussein. I offer my apologies to the Younis family.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: NRA and RPA: Discussion with Chairman Designate (28 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I echo my colleague's comments and thank Mr. O'Rourke for a very comprehensive overview of what he sees as being his role. Obviously, he will face many challenges. It appears that during the coming months he will primarily be engaged in dealing with the merger. Is Mr. O'Rourke in a position to provide an indication of the funding requirements in respect of the maintenance of our national...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: In the past two days a right-wing member of the Hungarian Parliament issued vile and outrageous statements relating to Jewish people living in his country. He called on the government to draw up a list of Jews, whom he believes constitute a threat to national security. This was part of a criticism of Israel's policy relating to the Gaza Strip. For anybody who has studied the history of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: -----who was a student in Trinity College Dublin and who spent five years living and working in this country. That is another reason we should have an input into this.