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Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I would be reluctant to go up as far as Mayo because we have our international airport at Knock. I have every intention of supporting all efforts to ensure that Knock Airport is developed and that it does not suffer in any way as a result of the decision to decouple Shannon Airport. Deputy Dooley may not be alone in his views. I am sure Senator Conway will be aware of the vociferous...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)

Paschal Mooney: It needs to be debated as a specific issue to give Members on both sides of the House an opportunity to give their opinion on it. We are being lobbied on it and if colleagues have not been, they will be. Will the Leader consider requesting the Minister to come before the House?

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)

Paschal Mooney: That was Barry Desmond.

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I seek clarification from the Minister of the percentages. Where a proposal for a PIA is considered as having been approved by a creditors meeting, section 106(1)(a) refers to "a majority of creditors representing not less than 65 per cent in value of the total of the debtor?s debts...", while section 106(1)(b) refers to "creditors [which I presume are Revenue and the banks] representing...

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I move amendment No. 129: In page 108, subsection (1), line 2, to delete ?6 months? and substitute ?9 months?.

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2012)

Paschal Mooney: This comes to the nub of the legislation, which is about bankruptcy and the reduction in the term. Like Senator Barrett, I am not a legal person but I imagine our esteemed legal colleague, the Minister, will clarify the position in respect of the amendment, which proposes to delete lines 34 to 38 on page 120. Section 146(85D)(3) states: "An order made under subsection (1) shall not require...

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I do not wish Senator Barrett to withdraw anything for the moment. I wish to further explore the matter.

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I am unsure. He may not be doing it at all. It is simply that I have several other questions relating to this and I was afraid that it might be withdrawn and that would terminate the discussion. In deciding to make the change from 12 years to three years, why have we not come into line with the United Kingdom? I put the question because the dogs in the street know that there has been a...

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I thank the Minister for his response and I appreciate the fact that he dealt with this on Second Stage. However, because we are dealing with this amendment, which flowed from that and because of the Minister's positive response, I want to say I applaud him for his initiative and for what he has done with this Bill. What he has said is correct. The provisions as they stood were Dickensian...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2012)

Paschal Mooney: In the context of the remarks on alcohol pricing, a report appeared in the media in the past few days that seems to have slipped under the radar. Gabriel Byrne, the actor and former cultural ambassador, experienced some difficulties due to his comments on The Gathering. He also made some comments to students in Dún Laoghaire a few days ago which are worthy of being repeated and are...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2012)

Paschal Mooney: He made a decision on Shannon Airport that will have a severe and detrimental effect on Knock Airport and Kerry Regional Airport. I am a proud west of Ireland man and when I say the "west" I mean the area that stretches from Donegal to Kerry and covers half of the country. It is quite obvious that there is a systemic attempt being made by the Department to dismantle and deconstruct the...

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I agree with Senator O'Brien that the Leader of the House should accommodate the Opposition by giving us an opportunity to tease out the Government's proposals. Everybody has the right to speak on the budget. The imbalance in the numbers in this House gives us a limited number of opportunities to do so in the time available. I welcome the Minister of State. Of course there are good things...

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Paschal Mooney: An article in yesterday's edition of The Irish Times, setting out the first-hand experience of carers and those who provide home help in my own part of the country, would have melted the heart of a stone. It happened to involve a group of people in County Sligo. It would make one cry to read their stories in print. The Government claims to be trying to operate in the interests of fairness...

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Paschal Mooney: We never cut home help.

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Paschal Mooney: We never cut home help.

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I appreciate that both parties in government have been lobbied on this, but I ask the Minister of State to try to find some way of alleviating the difficulties to which I refer, perhaps in the context of the Finance Bill. When I met a man in his 80s in a local supermarket last Saturday, he had tears in his eyes as he told me he is now getting half an hour of home help each week, whereas he...

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Under false pretences.

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I was in possession. The Minister had answered the questions I had raised on the amendment, but I wonder if he has anything further to add.

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Essentially, it was about bringing clarity to when the process would end. I think that is what the Minister was reflecting on.

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I compliment the Minister for introducing the amendments. As he will be aware, the honourable Mrs. Justice Susan Denham of the Supreme Court has publically called for more specialist judges to be appointed to alleviate the burden on the wider Judiciary. I appreciate that he could have gone down the road of taking staff from the existing pool. The commercial court judge, Mr. Justice Peter...