Results 561-580 of 4,295 for speaker:Catherine Noone

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2013)

Catherine Noone: I would be grateful if the Leader could facilitate debate and include this in an overall debate in the area of mental health, as requested by Senator O'Brien yesterday.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2013)

Catherine Noone: Finally, I wish to-----

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2013)

Catherine Noone: No, I never go over time.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2013)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the announcement of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, on the missing children hotline, which will now be operational on a 24 hour, seven day basis.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Apr 2013)

Catherine Noone: I would like to raise the idea of having Irish music added to the UNESCO programme for intangible cultural heritage. By intangible cultural heritage, UNESCO means all kinds of oral traditions of living expression of culture, as opposed to objects and monuments. Music is an obvious and important example of an intangible cultural heritage. I believe that by adding Irish music to the...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Apr 2013)

Catherine Noone: He has done that.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. Seán Kelly, MEP (30 Apr 2013)

Catherine Noone: I welcome Mr. Seán Kelly, MEP. I think the title is Deputy Kelly but Mr. Seán Kelly, MEP, sounds much better. His presentation was extremely interesting and shows the innovative and important work he is doing. He is also well recognised in Brussels, obviously because of the award he has been given. I had occasion to be there recently and everybody seems to know him. He is...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. Seán Kelly, MEP (30 Apr 2013)

Catherine Noone: The place is full of Kerrymen.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: On contraband and counterfeit cigarettes, I draw the attention of the House to interesting software launched in Switzerland, called Codentify, which is an app used to scan products to identify whether tax has been paid in the relevant State. While it is currently being used only for cigarettes, I am sure it could be applied to a variety of different products. Many counterfeit cigarettes...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: I thank Senator Crown for the interruption. The Senator knows well that I am on the same page as him when it comes to cigarettes. If we must have them in the country we should at least regulate how they are sold. I am supportive of Senator Crown's suggestion that we ban them from this country, but we live in the real world. The reality is that they are being sold illegally. If we could...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: I support the call by the Irish Association of Plastic Surgeons for regulation in the area of cosmetic surgery. I find it hard to believe that in this day and age, any doctor is free to carry out certain plastic surgery procedures without having any plastic surgery training. There are dubious practices in the area of dermal fillers about which an independent review was carried out in the UK...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (8 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: I join with Senator Reilly in calling for a debate on roaming charges. It is an issue for this island and is something the EU could try to regulate to a greater degree. I want to mention cash for gold shops and query whether the legislation is close to coming before us. The current situation is like the wild west where thieves can present different items taken from people's houses. They do...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (8 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: I am not necessarily looking for a debate on this issue. I wanted to raise it.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: I wish to highlight the innovative thinking of the Railway Procurement Agency which operates the Luas. It is marketing cables, bridges, stops and other infrastructure on the light railway network to telecoms operators. I do not suggest that all semi-State transport companies should take a similar approach but this is an innovative move by the RPA which is expected to yield significant sums...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: As a former member of Dublin City Council - I was on the council when it came into being - I welcome the news that it has been agreed to treble the number of bicycles available under the Dublinbikes scheme from 500 to 1,500. Since it was introduced four years ago the Dublinbikes scheme has proven a template for cities across Europe and the world and has shown how a properly implemented and...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: I join colleagues in voicing my concern regarding the jailing of individuals for their failure to pay the television licence fee. The reality is that significant numbers of people cannot afford to do so and imprisonment is certainly not the answer in these cases. Senator John Kelly suggested an amendment to the Fines Act, which seems a logical proposal. Will the Leader invite the Minister...

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Second Stage (15 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Bill and commend Senators Katherine Zappone and Feargal Quinn and their colleagues for their great work in producing a very credible Bill which should surely stand up to scrutiny. It provides that every Irish citizen at home and abroad will have a stake in our democracy by having a vote in Seanad elections. It will establish gender equality in representation, maintain the...

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Second Stage (15 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: In my two years here the Seanad has provided for a host of interesting initiatives and amendments and I am confident that this Bill will give it the opportunity to do more, including engaging in real scrutiny and oversight of EU legislation, for which Members on all sides have called. The Bill also confers a range of additional powers on the Seanad in the scrutiny of legislation and the...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: I support the other Senators on the issue of Apple. Clearly, the reputation of Ireland is at stake. It is timely. We are lucky that the Taoiseach is coincidentally in Europe today. He will be able to make statements on the issue and, hopefully, clarify the matter, as has been done by this Government in the more recent past on many other issues, so that our reputation can be corrected,...

Seanad: Decade of Centenaries Programme of Commemorations: Statements (22 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for his ongoing work. He is an extremely energetic and hard-working Minister and we will see the fruits of his labours in the period ahead. In the run-up to the symbolic and poignant 1916 commemorations, I applaud the remarkable array of scheduled events and publications which honour all who played their part during that tumultuous and...