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Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. The contributions of Members so far will have given him food for thought. This is a sloppy Bill. It does not address key issues. I am thinking in terms of people outside these Houses who might be contemplating applying for the position of Clerk of the Dáil. There are no guarantees in the Bill. There is no indication of how long it will...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I am only making the point that inferences could be drawn because of the manner in which the process would be set up under this legislation. That is all I am suggesting. I am not saying it would in any way reflect on the individual concerned. There is an old cliché, as Senator Sheahan well knows, that perception is all, particularly in politics. It is not my main concern. My main...

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I have some questions on section 47. As has been mentioned several times by my colleagues, the requirement to register as a customer with Irish Water specifies that one must register not later than 20 working days after the coming into operation of the Act. There is no indication as to what happens if someone does not register after 20 days. Will sanctions be imposed on them, and, if so,...

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2015)

Paschal Mooney: On a point of order, I want to say, on behalf of the Fianna Fáil group, that we totally disassociate ourselves from any of those comments.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I would like to hear what the Minister of State has to say.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2015)

Paschal Mooney: That point is not relevant to the section.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jul 2015)

Paschal Mooney: We agree to the Order of Business. I join the Cathaoirleach and the Leader in expressing the sympathy of our group on the passing of the former Senator and Deputy, Alexis Fitzgerald. There will be an opportunity to have more substantial expressions of sympathy, but I add my voice to the sympathy extended to his wife, the former Deputy and Minister, Mary Flaherty, and his children. Ar dheis...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2015)

Paschal Mooney: There is a report in the media again today addressing the issue of child care costs. I and others have raised the continuing high cost of providing child care here. It is now out in the open again. Another report from a child care provider shows that a majority of parents want an extension of the one year free child care as a matter of urgency. They want direct subsidies or tax credits...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (20 Jul 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I support the amendment.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (20 Jul 2015)

Paschal Mooney: When I spoke on this matter on Second Stage, I said I felt that the legislation was sloppy. I still believe that is the case. I do not believe there is any justification for being so vague about these exceptionally important positions in both Houses. It has been pointed out repeatedly that we are not just dealing with higher civil servants; we are dealing with people who are operating at a...

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I remember very well when the original legislation setting up Irish Water came before the House. As I recall, I was the only Member of either House who raised questions about the proposal to use personal identification numbers. I was assured that the only reason these unique identification numbers were being used was for the purpose of facilitating payment of the conservation grant. I did...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I second the motion to amend the Order of Business proposed by our leader, Senator Darragh O'Brien. I join all sides of the House in saying how sad we are to hear of the resignation of Jimmy Harte. I wish him a full and speedy recovery from his tragic fall a couple of years ago. None of us realised at the time just how serious that event was and its unfortunate consequences, which we now...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I asked the Leader if he would arrange a debate on the rural governance programme and that the Minister of State, Deputy Ann Phelan, might come before the House for it.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I am sorry that the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Charles Flanagan, had to leave, but I understand the way the rota system works. I mean no disrespect to the Minister of State, Deputy Joe McHugh, when I say this. I compliment the Minister on the proactive role he has played in the past few months, particularly in the light of the recent threat to the institutions in...

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Paschal Mooney: In that context, we have had disagreements about welfare cuts, to which Sinn Féin will not sign up. It knows full well that if it were to do so, it would be attacked politically in this part of the country for signing up to something in the North it would not sign up to in the South.While I have a great deal of sympathy for Sinn Féin in that regard, the SDLP which is sometimes...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospitals Capital Programme (29 Sep 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. On a side issue, I compliment him on his appearance on "The Late Late Show". It looked like a very enjoyable one for him. As the Minister will be aware, the background to this debate is the withdrawal by HIQA of the registration of St. Patrick’s hospital in Carrick-on-Shannon. This decision, which was made amid great controversy,...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospitals Capital Programme (29 Sep 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I am very grateful to the Minister. It begs the obvious question, which he has partially answered, as to whether, as a result of the increased allocation in the community service sector, which is welcome, the new unit in St. Patrick's Community Hospital in Carrick-on-Shannon will go ahead. I understand it is not necessarily directly in the Minister's brief and that the Minister of State...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2015)

Paschal Mooney: The Senator would say that, would she not?

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I am particularly pleased that Senator Bacik referred to the memorial unveiled in Trinity College because there is a very interesting article in today's "Irishman's Diary" about the lack of memorials in Catholic churches in Ireland. This was not about the political situation, as such. It was primarily because there was no tradition in Catholic churches of such tablets being put up, whereas...