Results 301-320 of 5,046 for speaker:Paschal Mooney

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Paschal Mooney: I enjoy listening to the Senator's rubbish.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Paschal Mooney: He has even got the Chair going.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Paschal Mooney: One cannot argue with €11 billion.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Paschal Mooney: The smoked salmon people.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Paschal Mooney: It was far from smoked salmon that Senator Ryan was reared.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Paschal Mooney: The Senator is keen on many things that happened 20 years, and never stops talking about them. He is like a worn record.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Paschal Mooney: The Senator should consider his own position. It is time he moved on.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Paschal Mooney: Nonsense.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Paschal Mooney: On a point of order——

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Paschal Mooney: Is it proper and appropriate——

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Paschal Mooney: I understand political discourse but when it goes into the personal——

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Paschal Mooney: That remark should be withdrawn. I understand what aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile means. I ask that the Senator be asked to withdraw that particular remark.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Paschal Mooney: I have also spoken about inclusiveness. Will the Senator withdraw his remark?

Seanad: Agency for the Irish Abroad: Motion. (24 Mar 2004)

Paschal Mooney: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Seanad Éireann" and substitute the following: —welcomes the report of the Task Force on Policy regarding Emigrants; —notes that the report contains many proposals affecting a number of Government Departments and that their implementation will have to be phased over a period of years; —welcomes the progress made by the Government so far...

Seanad: Agency for the Irish Abroad: Motion. (24 Mar 2004)

Paschal Mooney: ——no amount of passion can bring one to the same level. What I meant was that he spoke of the consequences of emigration in his area. I am not saying he was not aware of it.

Seanad: Agency for the Irish Abroad: Motion. (24 Mar 2004)

Paschal Mooney: I am paying tribute to Deputy Stagg. He raised the profile of the debate but many politicians and Governments have paid little more than lip service to this issue. All of us are tainted by our neglect of the Irish diaspora and I speak as someone who was fortunate enough to come home and eke out a living. We get the impression from debates here, in the Dáil and among the general public that...

Seanad: Agency for the Irish Abroad: Motion. (24 Mar 2004)

Paschal Mooney: Not any more.

Seanad: Agency for the Irish Abroad: Motion. (24 Mar 2004)

Paschal Mooney: The money is very real to the people in England. The Senator perhaps should go over to see them.

Seanad: Agency for the Irish Abroad: Motion. (24 Mar 2004)

Paschal Mooney: The Irish did those jobs too.

Seanad: European Council: Statements. (6 Apr 2004)

Paschal Mooney: I join colleagues on all sides in expressing appreciation and admiration at the manner in which the Irish Presidency has progressed. We are feeling a little complacent as whenever Ireland takes the Presidency, irrespective of the political complexion of the Administration, it has always excelled. This honour has fallen to Governments drawn from all sides of the Oireachtas since Ireland joined...