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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)
Catherine Noone: Do the other two witnesses want to make a brief comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)
Catherine Noone: I will now call on Senator Paul Gavan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)
Catherine Noone: Perhaps Dr. Kenny would like to go first this time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)
Catherine Noone: Good. I will move on to the next questioner, who is Deputy Billy Kelleher.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)
Catherine Noone: I thank Dr. Kenny.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)
Catherine Noone: I thank Ms O'Toole.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)
Catherine Noone: Is the Deputy directing those questions to anybody in particular?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)
Catherine Noone: I thank the Deputy. We will stick to the questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)
Catherine Noone: With respect, we have covered that matter in the private meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)
Catherine Noone: Actually the Deputy is.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)
Catherine Noone: I think the Deputy has done that. I thank the Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)
Catherine Noone: I thank Dr. Kenny, Professor de Londras and Ms O'Toole for their very helpful contributions this afternoon on a very complex matter. It has been a very interesting conversation. As there is no other business, the meeting is adjourned until Wednesday, 4 October, when we will address in public session the human rights issues arising from the Citizens Assembly recommendations. I wish everyone...
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2017)
Catherine Noone: I support Senator Humphrey's comments on breastfeeding, which is an issue I have raised in the House on a number of occasions. It is a vital issue for the health of our young people.I agree entirely with Senator Lynn Ruane's comments on photoshopping and filtering, and I think it might work in the context of a debate on Internet safety and teenagers using the Internet because it is an issue...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Work Permits Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)
Catherine Noone: I thank the Minister for coming to the House to address this Commencement matter. I am raising the issue of the need for chefs to be added to the critical skills employment permit list. The issue of the shortage of skilled labour in the hospitality sector, and of chefs in particular, has been deemed critical by the hospitality industry. The Restaurants Association of Ireland, RAI,...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Work Permits Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)
Catherine Noone: I thank the Minister of State for her comprehensive response. I appreciate where she is coming from when she speaks about providing jobs for Irish citizens and people from the EU. As I mentioned at the outset, it is felt that the training initiatives will not bring enough people on stream to service the industry for another two or three years. For that reason, I am calling for an interim...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Work Permits Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)
Catherine Noone: I thank the Minister of State.
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2017)
Catherine Noone: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding extension of timeframe for the Citizens' Assembly, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business, without debate; No. 2, motion regarding the national planning framework, to be taken on the conclusion of No. 1, without debate; and No. 3, statements on the fair deal scheme, to be taken at 4.45 p.m., with the contribution of group...
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2017)
Catherine Noone: I thank all Senators who raised matters on the Order of Business today. I join with colleagues who have expressed sympathy with those who have lost loved ones and relatives in the horrific, shocking and tragic scenes in Las Vegas that we have witnessed on the television. There is no question that a lot of the points raised by Senators with regard to gun control are very valid. I will...
- Seanad: Citizens' Assembly: Motion (3 Oct 2017)
Catherine Noone: I move:That the Resolution of Seanad Éireann of 15 July 2016, regarding the Citizens’ Assembly, is amended by the deletion of “but in any event not later than one year from the date of the first Assembly meeting” and the substitution therefor of “but in any event not later than 29 March 2018.”.
- Seanad: National Planning Framework: Motion (3 Oct 2017)
Catherine Noone: I move:That Seanad Éireann:(i) notes:- the extensive stakeholder and public consultation already undertaken at national, regional and local level since the National Planning Framework preparations first began, following a Government decision in 2014, to ensure early input and buy-in at community and citizen level, as well as with key policy-makers and representative organisations; - the...