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Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister of State. I also welcome the increases for which the Bill makes provision. There is no doubt that these are small - no one is saying they are not - but at least they represent a step in the right direction. While we cannot, in one fell swoop, reverse everything that was done in recent years by this Government and that which preceded it, we are moving towards giving...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: I shall go and see about it.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: I shall go for it.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister to the House. While I did not have an opportunity to speak on Second Stage yesterday, I will not make a Second Stage speech. Like the Minister and many Senators, I have received abuse on social media and via emails, etc. That is part of what we do and we must accept it when we put our names on ballot papers and sign up for public life. I listened intently to...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: I will wait to hear what he has to say on this.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: The Minister should ensure it is watertight - pardon the pun - and that it cannot be privatised at any stage.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: He did not say that.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: He did not say that.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: No. He said the rebate was-----

Seanad: HSE National Service Plan 2015: Statements (20 Jan 2015)

Marie Moloney: He is not here to answer for himself.

Seanad: HSE National Service Plan 2015: Statements (20 Jan 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister to the House and it is great that we are having such a debate on problems in the health service straight after Christmas. I acknowledge the good points in the service plan and welcome many of the proposals but we all have issues that we would like to be addressed as well. I welcome the proposal to implement free GP care for those under six years old. How are the...

Seanad: HSE National Service Plan 2015: Statements (20 Jan 2015)

Marie Moloney: I ask the Acting Chairman to allow me finish my point. This debate is open-ended so surely we do not have that much restriction.

Seanad: HSE National Service Plan 2015: Statements (20 Jan 2015)

Marie Moloney: I have loads of stuff I could mention to the Minister.

Seanad: HSE National Service Plan 2015: Statements (20 Jan 2015)

Marie Moloney: I wish to mention the shortage of nurses. I received a letter from someone who owns a nursing home. He or she cannot get agency nurses because agencies are contracted to the HSE which means private nursing homes cannot employ nurses. Such nursing homes cannot bring in nurses from outside the country because nurses must complete an adaptation course before taking up work here. I know that...

Seanad: HSE National Service Plan 2015: Statements (20 Jan 2015)

Marie Moloney: The shortage of nurses will cause mayhem and, again, that refers to the point made about nurses not paying an increased registration fee. I am sure we do not have a backup plan to deal with the shortage of nurses and I ask the Minister to intervene in the matter as quickly as possible. The people of this country have paid over and over for the mistakes of others. It looks like these nurses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Impact of Social Protection Payments on Income Distribution: Discussion (21 Jan 2015)

Marie Moloney: I also apologise for not being present for the entire briefing because, again, I was in the Seanad for a vote. I thank the delegates and while I am not into all of the ESRI's figures and so on, I do know about the social welfare system and what people on the ground are getting. That is my strong point, not figures. While Dr. Donal de Buitléir stated we had the most progressive...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Impact of Social Protection Payments on Income Distribution: Discussion (21 Jan 2015)

Marie Moloney: If four people were earning over €275,000 and two of them lost their jobs, that would be a decrease of 50%. It sounds awful but it is only two people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Impact of Social Protection Payments on Income Distribution: Discussion (21 Jan 2015)

Marie Moloney: Are the data accessible to us?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Impact of Social Protection Payments on Income Distribution: Discussion (21 Jan 2015)

Marie Moloney: Senators cannot.