Results 4,821-4,840 of 5,046 for speaker:Paschal Mooney
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Unconventional Gas Exploration and Extraction: Environmental Protection Agency (2 Dec 2015)
Paschal Mooney: I thank Mr. Lynott and Mr. Donlon for coming before the committee. This is not their first time and I do not think it will be their last. I want to acknowledge the outstanding work done by groups opposed to fracking in my part of the country, with particular reference to Dr. Aideen McLoughlin, who has provided valuable assistance to those of us who need to be updated on the technical...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Unconventional Gas Exploration and Extraction: Environmental Protection Agency (2 Dec 2015)
Paschal Mooney: Will climate change stay the same or will it increase if we frack?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Unconventional Gas Exploration and Extraction: Environmental Protection Agency (2 Dec 2015)
Paschal Mooney: I have one brief supplementary question. If fracking was introduced into Ireland, we would not be talking about a small number of wells but about hundreds of wells in a landscape that would not be able to absorb that. Could Mr. Lynott confirm that the cumulative effects of hundreds of wells in Leitrim, west Cavan, Fermanagh and the Lough Allen basin are being addressed in this survey? What...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Unconventional Gas Exploration and Extraction: Environmental Protection Agency (2 Dec 2015)
Paschal Mooney: And chemicals.
- Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)
Paschal Mooney: The Senator's time has expired.
- Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)
Paschal Mooney: The Senator should not take long.
- Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)
Paschal Mooney: I thank the Senator for that short sentence.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Paschal Mooney: I ask the Leader to indicate when he intends taking the bankruptcy Bill which has been promoted by Deputy Willie Penrose. My understanding is that the Bill is to be published next week. Will it be a Seanad Bill or a Dáil Bill? I would like to think that we in the Seanad could facilitate a speedy passage for this very important piece of legislation. I ask that the Minister for Health...
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Paschal Mooney: I am asking that the Minister for Health come into this House to explain the regulations surrounding medical card applications and whether he is going to improve them to make them more humane and more efficient than what is out there.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Paschal Mooney: Will the Leader make time available to debate the legislation before Christmas, if possible?
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Paschal Mooney: I believe the legislation has clearance.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Paschal Mooney: Absolutely.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Paschal Mooney: The Leader always gets it. I understand it has been passed by the Cabinet.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Paschal Mooney: Yes.
- Seanad: Gradam an Uachtaráin Bill 2015: Second Stage (9 Dec 2015)
Paschal Mooney: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I am very happy to be associated with this initiative by Senator Quinn. Down through the years of serving with Senator Quinn, I have always admired his imaginative approach to legislation. We can always be assured that when he brings a Bill before the House, there will be plenty of meat and drink in it, and it will not be just a common or...
- Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)
Paschal Mooney: Amendments Nos. 9, 15, 18, 22, 24, 28, 46, 53, 54, 57, 59, 60, 66 to 68, inclusive, 70, 72, 74, 78 to 80, inclusive, 83 to 91, inclusive, 94, 96 to 104, inclusive, 109 to 115, inclusive, 119 to 130, inclusive, 133 and 147 are drafting amendments and may be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)
Paschal Mooney: If the Senator lifts the pages from the microphone, it might make it easier.
- Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)
Paschal Mooney: It has a little red light on it, which suggests something.
- Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)
Paschal Mooney: Amendments Nos. 14, 43, 63 and 240 to 243, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)
Paschal Mooney: Amendment No. 23 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 21 and both will be discussed together. Is the amendment being moved?