Results 601-620 of 4,295 for speaker:Catherine Noone

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: I support Senator Crown on the issue of private health insurance. I work for many insurance companies in my other job. Their practice is generally to avoid paying when they can; that is just how they operate. People should be warned that they should read the small print. I agree with Senator Kelly in that even those of us who should know better do not always read the small print. In many...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: I join Senator Marc MacSharry in calling for clarity on the activities of crisis pregnancy advice centres, an issue I too raised when it came to light last November. It need hardly be pointed out that a crisis pregnancy is a time when women are at their most vulnerable and, as such, an investigation is warranted. In fact, it is difficult to understand why the audit is not yet completed. A...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the news that the international congress of the European People's Party will take place in Dublin in March 2014. A total of 2,000 delegates from 40 countries will attend. It will be a great boost for Dublin and for tourism in the city. The European People's Party is the largest grouping in the European Parliament with 73 member parties in 40 countries. The conference will take...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: That is rich coming from a member of Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: I join other Senators in expressing my outrage at the revelations on the tapes. Caution is required as in a year or whenever it comes to pass that these people come before the courts, there will be senior counsels arguing that prejudice will arise from the amount of information in the public domain. We must be very careful about the level of detail with which we discuss these matters. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: I appreciate the indulgence. Why has the process taken so long and could we please have the Minister for Finance before the House to let us know when the inquiry will take place?

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (26 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (26 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Taoiseach to the House for what is a very important debate. As we face into the referendum on the Seanad, it is important to be mindful that it is part of our parliamentary system which has, as other Senators have alluded to, on more than one occasion faced an uncertain future. The first national assembly established in Ireland, following the Act of Union, was a single Chamber...

Seanad: Register of Lobbyists Legislation: Motion (26 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the motion tabled by the Independent Senators. It is good that we are debating lobbying and the level of transparency which exists in respect of it. In the ongoing debates on alcohol advertising in sport, plain packaging for cigarettes and abortion, the presence of lobbyists - working either covertly or overtly on behalf of particular interests or causes - is obvious. A number of...

Seanad: Register of Lobbyists Legislation: Motion (26 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: We are all lobbyists.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: Like everyone else I abhor the revelations on the Anglo Irish Bank tapes. Senator Ó Domhnaill has accused the current Ministers of lip service. It will be very interesting to hear what type of lip service was coming from Ministers involved at the time. I welcome the call by the Minister, Deputy Shatter, for voluntary statements from these politicians who were involved at the time...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Minister of State to the House for this very important debate. As we face into the referendum on the Seanad, it is important to be mindful that it is part of our parliamentary system that has faced an uncertain future on more than one occasion. The first national assembly established in Ireland following the Act of Union was a single-chambered body, Dáil Éireann,...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Minister of State to the House for this very important debate. As we face into the referendum on the Seanad, it is important to be mindful that it is part of our parliamentary system that has faced an uncertain future on more than one occasion. The first national assembly established in Ireland following the Act of Union was a single-chambered body, Dáil Éireann,...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: I commend the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Jimmy Deenihan, and Mountaineering Ireland for arranging a fantastic walk in the Mountains of Mourne on Sunday. Many of our colleagues participated in the Oireachtas walk. Mountaineering Ireland, a very professional organisation, represents the North and the South of this island and it was good to see the fantastic work it...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: I simply want to highlight the benefits of tourism and the fact that tourists are coming from emerging markets. When tourists do not revisit a country, price is a major reason. Word spreads when a country offers good value for money. The 9% VAT rate is critical in this regard. In advance of the budget we should drive home to the Minister for Finance that value for money is key to...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (2 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: It is Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill who seems to have amnesia.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: I join colleagues in welcoming the election of Ms Emily O'Reilly to the post of European Ombudsman. She did a fantastic job as Ombudsman and will be a hard act to follow. I support Senator Rónán Mullen's comments on Ireland's international image as a nation of drinkers. I regret that we must constantly see images of leaders of other countries who visit Ireland drinking a pint of...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: However, I am not going to get into a debate on alcohol now because I would feel like a killjoy. I want to highlight something I mentioned yesterday regarding the CSO figures and the increase in the number of tourists from emerging markets such as China and India. While conducting some research, I discovered that Fáilte Ireland and the Irish Film Board had succeeded in enticing six top...