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Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2013)

Paschal Mooney: Her only mantra seems to be that an abortion Bill will be brought before the House and that we should all embrace it.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I have every confidence in the Leader. I know how difficult it is, having been a Member of the House for some time, to get Ministers to come here, but I cannot accept that it is because of the EU Presidency this mantra is being dished out to explain why we cannot get Ministers to come to the House. We have held the Presidency on two occasions during my time in this House and I never heard...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2013)

Paschal Mooney: With all due respect, the Senator had an opportunity to speak.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I appreciate that.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I am trying to establish if Senator David Norris is heckling me or-----

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I am framing the question, but I am glad that Senator David Norris is heckling me. For one minute I thought he was heckling the Government side. I do not mind. He should continue to heckle me.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2013)

Paschal Mooney: It has gone beyond the point of acceptability that the schedule of business in the House is so thin we are relying on statements from MEPs, eminent and all as they are. I cannot believe - this is about the Order of Business - the reason there are no Ministers available or even a lowly Minister of State cannot be snatched from somewhere around the Houses and brought here to debate several of...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Marian Harkin, MEP (2 May 2013)

Paschal Mooney: It is a great pleasure to welcome Ms Harkin and I thank her for her expansive contribution. I echo everything that has been said on both sides of the House about her efficiency and ability as an MEP, particularly as an Independent, because we sometimes forget she does not have the backup support of a political party. She has managed to carve out a particular niche for herself which is vital...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Marian Harkin, MEP (2 May 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I never said that.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Marian Harkin, MEP (2 May 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I invite Ms Harkin to give us her view.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Departmental Staff Redeployment (2 May 2013)

Paschal Mooney: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. This matter has arisen out of concerns in a small town of 800 to 900 people, with 70 permanent and full-time Government jobs which, hopefully, will be there forever and a day. However, given the shifting sands of macro-economics, there is some gossip and there are indications of changes, redeployment, etc. I would be grateful for a reply from the Minister...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Departmental Staff Redeployment (2 May 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I am very grateful to the Minister of State for the reply. Trying to get to the core of what these replies are about is a little like going through a jungle with a machete. There must be context to these replies but the core of this reply is that the concerns expressed are understood by the Department. It seemed to suggest there are ongoing discussions between the Department, the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Departmental Staff Redeployment (2 May 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (8 May 2013)

Paschal Mooney: Last weekend, newspapers carried an article on charity shops that were having difficulty with marauding gangs stealing clothes from charity clothes banks. To address this spiralling disease, representatives of the shops called for sections of the Charities Act to be implemented and for new legislation to be introduced. Any Senator who saw the recent "Prime Time" programme could not have...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (8 May 2013)

Paschal Mooney: The media suddenly woke up yesterday. Will the Leader ensure that Ministers and Departments, particularly the latter's press offices, give some acknowledgement to the work carried out in the nation's interests by this House? Of the journalists and editorial staff of the electronic media and the reporters in the printed media that carried the story two and a half months late, Mr. Michael...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (8 May 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I appreciate that, but I had hoped that the Cathaoirleach would give me some slight latitude. In so far as it is possible, will the Leader please ensure that the work of the Seanad is at least reported accurately? He can only do his best.

Seanad: Domestic Violence: Motion (8 May 2013)

Paschal Mooney: The Senator's time has concluded.

Seanad: Domestic Violence: Motion (8 May 2013)

Paschal Mooney: The Senator is almost two minutes over his time.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I thought the Senator was obliged to declare an interest. How many does he have himself?

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I, too, support Senator MacSharry's amendment, primarily because I share Senator Bacik's sentiment on the need to provide a second year of free child care. As chairman of the Leitrim county child care committee, I will declare an interest in this matter. The County Leitrim committee is under severe threat as a result of the decision to withdraw much of its funding. Unless the ongoing...