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Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (24 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I admire Senator Jillian van Turnhout for the passion she brings to this issue. I also admire her for her extraordinary work as the former CEO of the Children's Rights Alliance and her consistency in raising issues of this nature, where children's rights are involved, in the House. The nub of the issue is that her entire contribution emphasised the right of the child. She referred to the...

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (24 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: That is the inference.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (24 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: All I kept waiting for was the parents' rights in all of this. Children go through developmental phases and there are times in the development of the child when parents take it upon themselves to inform the children of certain facts to educate them. I have no idea whether parents of adopted children in this country have deliberately concealed that fact. I am aware of a significant number...

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (24 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I am almost reluctant to praise the Minister of State after all the glory that has been showered on him but he hit the ground running. It cannot have been easy for him. There is a transition from backbencher to ministerial office. One has to get one's feet under the table and read one's brief. I endorse everything that has been said about the manner in which he has taken this debate. What...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: During the debate on the establishment of Irish Water I questioned the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton, on the use of PPI numbers, as provided for in the legislation. I questioned her closely as to how this process would work. The Minister assured me and the House that the PPS numbers requested by Irish Water from its customers would be used exclusively...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: It is on the record. Over the past 30 years they have done this specifically during what is called the interregnum, when they have been going out of office-----

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: -----and whenever they were in office they have stuffed State boards. I will leave it with this. I am someone who grew up with Fianna Fáil. One of the major criticisms that used to be levelled at Fianna Fáil Governments by the grassroots was that those appointed by Fianna Fáil to State boards were not Fianna Fáil activists but were actually from the other side. That...

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Amendments Nos. 2, 3 and 13 form a composite proposal and may be discussed together.

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Does the Minister have anything new to add?

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Please allow the Minister to complete his response. The Senator can then contribute.

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: We have debated this enough. Does Senator Norris have something new to add?

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Amendments Nos. 5, 11, 18 and 35 are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: The Senator cannot do that until we reach it.

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: That has already been discussed. Would the Senator allow the Minister to answer?

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Correct.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I am very disappointed that the Cathaoirleach has ruled out of order my motion on RTE's decision to terminate the 252 long wave transmission. While I respect the Cathaoirleach's decision, I want to tell RTE I am not letting go of the matter. As a news broadcaster, RTE monitors everything that goes on in the House. I intend to raise it at tomorrow morning's meeting of the Committee on...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: A company called Apple Operations International, AOI, operates an Irish subsidiary in this country that pays little or no tax on profits in Ireland or the US. AOI has not filed tax returns in any country over the past five years, despite income of approximately €23 billion between 2009 and 2012 according to the Senate investigation. While I fully respect, understand and appreciate...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I ask for the Minister for Finance to come before the House at the earliest opportunity. There is a concern about the adverse image this is having abroad on the Irish.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Last weekend there was a report and a headline in the Financial Times, a much-read newspaper internationally, which was particularly damaging to Ireland and Ireland's image in the corporate field.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I urge the Minister for Finance to come to the House or issue a statement that would address the issues that have been raised.