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Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2013)

Paschal Mooney: Senator D'Arcy should see what response he gets if he makes that argument to parents of children with special needs.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I wanted to wait until everyone else had spoken because they are not directly related. I have a query regarding section 12(1)(a) regarding the substitution of "available for employment and" for "available for employment". Could the Minister explain the reason for that? Could she also tell us the criteria used by the Department to deem a person available for employment? This revisits...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Paschal Mooney: Section 12(1)(a).

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Paschal Mooney: ----for "available for employment,".

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I am curious to know if the word "and" led to something else, because it has been dropped in the proposal. What was the reason for it?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Paschal Mooney: It is just technical.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Paschal Mooney: Sorry, will the Minister also address the questions I raised about the acting profession?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I asked a question on the definition of "available for employment" as per-----

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Paschal Mooney: In the arts.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I am curious to know the actual definition that is used in general and what it means to be "available for employment"?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I do. I advise the Minister that I will redraft my amendment and will resubmit a more acceptable version on Report Stage. My amendment will be along similar lines but the wording will conform with the requirement.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I move amendment No. 18: In page 43, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following:“(3) The Pensions Council shall advise the Minister as to how pension fund costs can be reduced.”.My amendment is self-evident. It refers to advice the Minister can be given by the Pensions Council on how pension fund costs can be reduced. We dealt with its context and background on Second...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I thank the Minister for her comprehensive reply. As she is aware, charges are excessive. In fact, the main bugbear is that the pension industry has been getting away with unacceptable practices for too long. I could not say at the moment what private pension charges I am incurring because I do not know. That is one of the reasons the second amendment has been tabled, as it would ensure...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I wish to put on record that it is also incumbent on the Minister and her colleagues in government to ensure that the key issue is about improving coverage. It has already been put on record that a large number of people do not contribute to a pension. One aspect of it is that employers are obliged by law to offer employees access to a pension but 43% of those interviewed by researchers...

Seanad: Register of Lobbyists Legislation: Motion (26 Jun 2013)

Paschal Mooney: The Minister of State is very welcome. I am grateful to him for outlining the provisions of the Bill and thank the sponsors of the motion for putting it before the House. This is an old chestnut. If truth were told, it itches at the skin of politicians in general that there should be lobbyists. In a way one feels somewhat undermined as a parliamentarian. One comes into the Houses, one is...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (26 Jun 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (26 Jun 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I move amendment No. 2: In page 39, after line 39, to insert the following: "17. Section 221 of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of a new subsection (9) as follows:"(9) Child benefit in respect of a child resident in an EU country other than in Ireland shall be paid at the rate of child benefit that applies in that EU country, provided that the rate is lower than the rate of...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (26 Jun 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I am grateful to the Minister and appreciate the bind that she is in. I am pro-Europe but this is another example of nonsense by the European Union because the Commission seems to dictate policy to member states. In collective bargaining between government and unions a term that is used is "inability to pay" but that aspect has not been taken into consideration for this issue. The...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. One of the more salutary experiences of the debate is that there is as much opposition on the Government side as on this side. It is one of the more extraordinary aspects of the debate which would seem to focus on the Taoiseach alone as being on a solo run. The man who is leading the Government and to whom I would give that respect to the high...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Paschal Mooney: Let us talk about political reform. We are the only people who are talking about political reform. The Taoiseach does not talk about political reform but about putting a "Yes", "No" question to the people. Does he want this House to be kept or to go? What choice is that? As Senator Norris said so bravely and courageously in his contribution earlier - I applaud him for it and for the...