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- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2013)
Paschal Mooney: Heartless.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)
Paschal Mooney: I call Senator Keane.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)
Paschal Mooney: Senator Keane is offering.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)
Paschal Mooney: I was not ignoring Senator Conway.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)
Paschal Mooney: It was just that Senator Keane was next in line to contribute.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)
Paschal Mooney: Chances are, I suppose.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2013: Motion for Earlier Signature (11 Jun 2013)
Paschal Mooney: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Youth Unemployment: Motion (12 Jun 2013)
Paschal Mooney: I am grateful to Senator Barrett. I wish I could share the enthusiasm and confidence of Senator Keane and others on the other side that Europe is somehow solving the problem of youth unemployment. In reality, Europe is making a complete hames of addressing the problem of youth unemployment and despite several initiatives, the youth unemployment rate - which is bad enough in this country -...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Roads Maintenance: Discussion with County and City Managers Association (12 Jun 2013)
Paschal Mooney: The point has been made about the rates base. I come from County Leitrim and I suggest the road network in Leitrim, which has very few national secondary roads, is superb. It amazes me that our road network seems to be of a significantly higher standard than that of many other counties, including those around us. I am curious to know why this inconsistency exists. It cannot just be about...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Roads Maintenance: Discussion with County and City Managers Association (12 Jun 2013)
Paschal Mooney: It would cost more in the long term.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Roads Maintenance: Discussion with County and City Managers Association (12 Jun 2013)
Paschal Mooney: Is Mr. Walsh hopeful for agreement on this? He is right, it is a key area.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Roads Maintenance: Discussion with County and City Managers Association (12 Jun 2013)
Paschal Mooney: Is the same standard of road surface agreed across the country? It seems to be inconsistent, as some counties use bitmac and others use chippings. Why is there an impression of inconsistency? Surely it would be more sensible to adopt the most efficient type of road surfacing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Roads Maintenance: Discussion with County and City Managers Association (12 Jun 2013)
Paschal Mooney: If it is appropriate, I suggest we support the County and City Managers Association in calling for more resources in so far as is practicable to ensure there is a standard of maintenance for the long-term interests of the country's infrastructure. There was a specific point about the use of community employment schemes and there is a trade union issue. Without reopening the debate, I...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Roads Maintenance: Discussion with County and City Managers Association (12 Jun 2013)
Paschal Mooney: We should encourage the parties to come together and reach an agreed solution in the interests of the country's infrastructure.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2013)
Paschal Mooney: It has already started. One could predict that abortion on demand will be sought.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2013)
Paschal Mooney: Abortion on demand.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2013)
Paschal Mooney: I share Senator O'Donovan's concern about the continuing lack of media attention on the fishing industry and fully endorse his welcome for the new RNLI station in Castletownbere. My wife, who is a native of the town, was present for the historic moment at which Senator O'Donovan was also present. She was not representing my interests but happened to be in the town. Yesterday, at a meeting...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (13 Jun 2013)
Paschal Mooney: I welcome the Minister. As she outlined, the Bill provides for a range of amendments to the social welfare Acts, including, for the first time, extending PRSI contributions to individuals who have an income from a trade or profession. However, it does not address the long-term deficit in the Social Insurance Fund and the range of benefits it should support, while the self-employed will...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (13 Jun 2013)
Paschal Mooney: We are very honest people in the north west.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (13 Jun 2013)
Paschal Mooney: They are two different parties.