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Seanad: Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I compliment the United States Administration on announcing yesterday that it will send 3,000 military personnel to help fight the ebola crisis in Liberia and Sierra Leone. This initiative demonstrates the humanitarianism at the heart of the American psyche, which is sometimes undervalued internationally, particularly by people who constantly criticise the United States in other areas. In...

Seanad: Direct Provision System: Motion (17 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: The Senator's time has expired.

Seanad: Direct Provision System: Motion (17 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Direct Provision System: Motion (17 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I am very grateful to Senator Byrne for allowing me a couple of moments to speak. This is an important debate and I am glad to have the brief opportunity to make a contribution. I echo all the comments made in welcoming to the Gallery those who are interested in this issue. I had particular interest in Senator Ó Clochartaigh's contribution, in which he spoke about the diversity of...

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I echo the warm welcome offered by Senator Walsh to the Minister of State. I wish him well and congratulate him on his term in office. I am particularly pleased that Senator Walsh has raised this issue because it led to considerable debate with the Tánaiste on Second Stage. I was not at all happy with one of the exemptions which relates to the proposed amendment to section 22 which...

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Everyone in Athlone was happy the Minister of State was promoted.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I do not wish to put the Minister of State under pressure.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: In case there is a sense that Senators on this side of the House are silent on the contribution made by my colleague, I would like to emphasise that we fully support this amendment. It seems to me from a reading of section 12 of the Bill that it would simply be a matter of a change of wording. Section 12 provides for cases in which "the death occurs during the first 7 days of life of a...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Departmental Staff Redeployment (17 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I thank the Minister of State for taking this matter, which arose as a result of media reportage that there is to be relocation of State jobs from the facility in Tubbercurry in County Sligo, which comprises civil servants from the Departments of the Environment, Community and Local Government and Social Protection. Following media comments local councillor Jerry Lundy raised the issue on...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Departmental Staff Redeployment (17 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: It was the original figure in 2006.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Departmental Staff Redeployment (17 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Inevitably the news was not going to be very good. Has any consideration been given to retaining the ten jobs in another location in Tubbercurry? They will be lost to the town. I understand it is possible, not only with regard to the Department of Social Protection but also the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, that there may be requests for transfers to other...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: First, I wish to put on record the appreciation of this side of the House for - I am sure all sides of the House will support the good wishes to - Mr. David Begg, the general secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, who has announced his retirement, to take effect next March. I had the pleasure of working with Mr. Begg when he was an active member of the Forum on Europe. He will be...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Why not?

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Welcome to the real world. It is the world of this Government.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Do not believe Government promises. Look at what it promised in Roscommon and it got rid of the accident and emergency department.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Who is that?

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: On a point of order, there are 21,000 people in Roscommon who cannot use water.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: The Government has failed to address that issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: The Government is voting today on a Fianna Fáil motion and it will reject the notion of giving an exemption to those 21,000 people and others who must use boiled water.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: That is not a good-----