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Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)

Marie Moloney: I, too, read the 37 page submission from the GRA. As Senator Gerard P. Craughwell noted, that body wrote to the Oireachtas committee seeking an appearance before it to expand on its submission. Its request was not facilitated, which is a great shame. The GRA represents rank and file members of An Garda Síochána and I am surprised it was not given the opportunity to address the...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2015)

Marie Moloney: What did Fianna Fáil do?

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2015)

Marie Moloney: Last week I raised the issue of the rape crisis centres and the Rape Crisis Network Ireland. The rape crisis centres are independent of Rape Crisis Network Ireland. They are funded directly. I have it in writing that the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Reilly, requested that Tusla give particular priority to protecting front-line services. In that context funding for the...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the announcement by the local District Attorney that there is to be a formal investigation into the Berkeley disaster in which so many people lost their lives and many others were left with life-changing injuries. I wish to comment on one of the bravest of young people, Ms Clodagh Cogley. The injuries she has suffered are unbelievable and she may never be able to walk again owing...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2015)

Marie Moloney: It must be done formally.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2015)

Marie Moloney: What is the point in the Senator joining them if he is going to attack them?

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister to the House. Many of the issues I wished to mention have already been dealt with by several Senators and I will not go over them again. I welcome that the tourism sector is growing steadily. In Kerry, particularly in Killarney, last year was the best tourist season in a decade; that has been said quite openly. That was down to a number of factors, particularly the...

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: It was an absolutely tiny little place but my God it was rocking.

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: There were two little pubs in it. We had a fantastic time. We never went near a bar the first night. The second day we went out on Lough Derg sailing. We came back and had a meal in Terryglass. The place was buzzing and it is only a tiny area. People can do a lot for themselves and use their initiative and the natural resources that are available to them. Tourism is something we could...

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: Tell that to the people living there.

Seanad: Harmful and Malicious Electronic Communications Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Nash, to the House and I compliment Senator Higgins on doing something about this problem. It is very easy for us to sit back, let things happen and do nothing about them, but Senator Higgins has experienced this problem. She knows what it is like to suffer at the hands of bullies, and she decided to do something about it. I compliment her for...

Seanad: Harmful and Malicious Electronic Communications Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: I hope it will be accepted by the Government, but I am working on that. We should do something about this problem and not criticise everything. We should work together and ensure this Bill, and Senator Higgins' Bill, is effective. Senator Higgins had the courage to do something about this problem. I am disappointed to hear that some will oppose the Bill. We should come together and...

Seanad: Harmful and Malicious Electronic Communications Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: She said all the females here supported it.

Seanad: Conditions of Work: Motion (8 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: As Senator Jillian van Turnhout is not able to be here, she has asked Senator John Kelly and I to second the motion.

Seanad: Conditions of Work: Motion (8 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: In light of the fact he went over time, I reserve my right to speak and to have a full time slot.

Seanad: Conditions of Work: Motion (8 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister. I second the motion. I thank Senators Averil Power and Jillian van Turnhout, who asked me to second the motion in her absence, which I am delighted to do. Senator Power has set out the salient parts of the charter for fair conditions at work and has elaborated on its importance, and I fully support her in that. This motion is very timely and welcome in light of...

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: Will the Minister of State speak first?

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: I will not make a Second Stage speech, as we have done so on numerous occasions. We have spoken on the Bill at length. I add my voice to the welcome for Dr. Foy, among others, in the Visitors' Gallery. I have made new friends over the past year while working on the Bill. In particular, I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Kevin Humphreys, who worked closely with me on a number of items,...

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: It is out of our hands and we have no control over it. If it does take two and a half years, I hope that whoever is be in the Chamber and in government will bring forward the amendment to give people peace of mind. People have been fighting for this for years and I hope they will see fit to do this. It shows what parties working together can do. In fairness to everyone here, the...

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: Hear, hear.