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Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Noone: There is no time limit so there is no need for the Minister to apologise. It just means we need to have him back. If he returns then it is his own fault.

Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Noone: I am sorry to cut across the Minister's reply but I wish to advise him that we must finish by 2.45 p.m. because another matter has been scheduled to commence at that time.

Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Noone: I thank the Minister and we will be delighted to have him back.

Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Noone: I was about to ask the Minister to conclude.

Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Noone: I apologise but I am bound by the order of the House.

Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Noone: Excuse me, Senator, please allow me to respond. I fully appreciate the point and I worked as best I could to give everyone present an opportunity to contribute. I could not accommodate four of my Fine Gael Party colleagues who wanted to speak. While I understand the issue, I am bound by the order of the House when I am in the Chair. That is how the House works.

Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Noone: I will not allow a debate on the issue. If the Leader wishes to amend the Order of Business, that will be fine with me.

Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Noone: He is not here.

Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Noone: I gave the Minister some leeway and we are losing further time discussing the issue. I will allow him another five minutes to respond and insist that he return to the House soon.

Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Noone: I apologise for putting the Minister under pressure.

Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Noone: We are approximately 13 minutes over time and the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Deputy Simon Coveney, is waiting in the anteroom. I apologise to the Senators whose questions have not been answered. Would it be possible for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross, or his officials to email to Senators the responses to these...

Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Noone: We will arrange to have the Minister back soon.

Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Noone: I thank the Minister.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Pre-Hospital Emergency Care (17 Nov 2016)

Catherine Noone: I ask the Minister of State if it would be possible to provide defibrillators in telephone box style or similar structures in all towns and villages which would be easy to identify and access in an emergency. The life of the teenager Tom Geaney was saved in Killarney through the use of a defibrillator. He recently opened such a structure in Killarney, the first of its kind in County Kerry,...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Pre-Hospital Emergency Care (17 Nov 2016)

Catherine Noone: Who is the relevant Minister?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Pre-Hospital Emergency Care (17 Nov 2016)

Catherine Noone: While I am very pleased that the Minister of State has provided more detail about Cardiac First Responders Ireland, her response does not address the question I asked. I appreciate her comments on the issue of emergencies, but I asked about specific structures or the installation of identifiable boxes in towns and villages. It is heartening - the Minister of State should pardon the...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2016)

Catherine Noone: I agree with Senator Freeman on the issue of mental health. I would be very happy to have a debate on it in this House. It was only last week that it was requested, in fairness. I am sure the Minister of State's diary has to be checked but I am sure, for the reasons outlined by my colleague, Senator Reilly, she will not have any difficulty coming to the House to explain the position. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2016)

Catherine Noone: We live in strange times in many ways. I heard comments this morning about the strange irony that many tourists to Dublin are staying in apartments through Airbnb while many of the homeless are staying in hotels.We are all very well aware of the shortage of rental accommodation in the capital. A recent study by daft.ierevealed that the price of rental property in Dublin has gone up by 40%...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Catherine Noone: I support Senator Davitt's comments about online gambling and his call for a debate. The previous Leader of the House did a lot of work on this area. Everyone knows that online gambling is a big problem. Gambling is hard to detect and online gambling is even harder to detect. As we all know, gambling destroys families. Experts say that gambling is the worst addiction due to it being...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Catherine Noone: Senator Mullen should speak through the Chair.