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Seanad: Alcohol Consumption: Statements (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Catherine Noone: I wish to share my time with Senator Healy Eames, four minutes and one minute.

Seanad: Alcohol Consumption: Statements (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Catherine Noone: Lundbeck, which is a pharmaceutical company that specialises in psychiatric drugs, had a conference recently in Dublin which was very interesting. Alastair Campbell spoke at it. The conference was an eyeopener for many who attended. The statistic that alcohol is involved in half of all suicides is shocking. When one hears it first it can easily pass one by as a statistic but if one were...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)

Catherine Noone: I agree with the sentiments of those on the other side of the House with regard to the Personal Insolvency Bill when it comes to the banks. However, it is difficult to listen to members of Fianna Fáil talking about openness and transparency when it comes to the banking sector. The point that many of the leaders in the banks are missing is that they were saved in order that we could have a...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)

Catherine Noone: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Sugar Beet Industry (18 Oct 2012)

Catherine Noone: I agree with the sentiments of those on the other side of the House with regard to the Personal Insolvency Bill when it comes to the banks. However, it is difficult to listen to members of Fianna Fáil talking about openness and transparency when it comes to the banking sector. The point that many of the leaders in the banks are missing is that they were saved in order that we could have a...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Sugar Beet Industry (18 Oct 2012)

Catherine Noone: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)

Catherine Noone: I refer to comments on the McKenna judgment. While I agree the principle of fairness established in that judgment should be adhered to, that it is stifling debate is of concern. There are no two ways about it. Everyone feels relaxed about the potential result of the referendum because there is much support for it but it is important the matter is discussed and debated on the national...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)

Catherine Noone: The Senator can speak for himself.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)

Catherine Noone: I was just about to conclude, which proves the point of the Leas-Cathaoirleach. National unity is required, no one is coming in here to celebrate anything, nothing has been decided and matters are very much on the table. The more support we have from around the House, the better.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2012)

Catherine Noone: I had indicated that I want to contribute.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2012)

Catherine Noone: Regarding pensions, I join colleagues in calling for a debate. I would like a wider debate because there is a problem with the amount being paid into pensions and a cap is an idea that must be entertained. My generation has a real problem with pensions because so many people are in negative equity. Paying money into a pension fund is not a priority and it is easy to kick it down the road....

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (24 Oct 2012)

Catherine Noone: Amendments Nos. 11 and 12 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Vetting (24 Oct 2012)

Catherine Noone: Amendments Nos. 11 and 12 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Catherine Noone: I join my colleagues in expressing horror at the alleged dangerous or illegal advice provided by certain pregnancy counselling organisations in this country. As a woman, it is horrific to think women are being advised to withhold information from their general practitioners, who would find it difficult to advise their patients properly without full information. The journalist concerned...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Catherine Noone: I ask the Leader to convey the serious concerns we have expressed to the relevant Minister.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)

Catherine Noone: It infers that it happened in Roscommon.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)

Catherine Noone: I join other speakers in the hope there will be a large turnout of voters for the children's rights referendum on Saturday. Like others, I was appalled when watching "The Frontline". I raised this as a potential issue at the beginning of the campaign. The McKenna judgment leaves us in a situation where a referendum debate was stifled because of the judgment and gave a voice to people and...

Seanad: Matter raised under Standing Order 30 (8 Nov 2012)

Catherine Noone: I add my voice to the overwhelming support this referendum enjoys in this House and to commend the Minister for her work to date. As previous speakers have stated, this is a referendum that has been campaigned for and awaited for years. I do not believe that any judge in the High Court or the Supreme Court would have intended an outcome that would jeopardise the actual referendum going...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: I join with Senator Clune and agree with her comments on alcohol. I ask the Deputy Leader to invite the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Alex White, to come here to discuss the Bill, his policies, minimum pricing, point of sale issues and, in particular, the off-licence trade and the availability of alcohol as mentioned by the Senator. We cannot discuss the alcohol...

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: Hear, hear.