Results 161-180 of 5,046 for speaker:Paschal Mooney

Seanad: Broadcasting (Funding) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (11 Nov 2003)

Paschal Mooney: I do not doubt Senator Finucane's sincerity. I do not speak for RTE but I am not at all surprised to hear him and the Minister refer to RTE's reluctance in this regard. RTE was in a serious financial crisis when this Bill was in gestation and when consultations were taking place in the public domain – we all followed them. RTE was up in arms when the Minister suggested he intended to divert...

Seanad: Broadcasting (Funding) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (11 Nov 2003)

Paschal Mooney: While I welcome the section, I have a few brief questions which return us to the core of our earlier dialogue. A close reading of the section would lead one to conclude that the response to the criteria laid down in the Bill will overwhelmingly emanate from the community and non-commercial sector. In a sense, this is a pity. While I do not wish to rehearse the argument, like my colleague,...

Seanad: Broadcasting (Funding) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (11 Nov 2003)

Paschal Mooney: Would the Minister consider introducing an amendment on Report Stage to encourage the BCI to finance a website on which it could accumulate all the material we have mentioned, rather than putting the financial onus on community or local radio stations? After all, the BCI is monitoring the output of all the licensed stations. As a number of schemes are being created under this legislation and...

Seanad: Broadcasting (Funding) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (11 Nov 2003)

Paschal Mooney: I am sorry for throwing, in cricket parlance, a googly at the Minister at this stage in the debate. The BCI currently has a website and anybody who wishes to access information on any of the licensed radio stations in this country can do so through that website. Perhaps the Minister, in his discussions on the implementation of this scheme, might be able to advance these views and encourage...

Seanad: Broadcasting (Funding) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (11 Nov 2003)

Paschal Mooney: I wish to ask the Minister about licence fee collection and the recent decision by An Post to divest itself of this obligation. The commission will review the operation, effectiveness and impact of the scheme not later than three years from the date it comes into service but the collection of the licence fee will have a direct impact on the effectiveness of the scheme in terms of the amount...

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Nov 2003)

Paschal Mooney: I am sure Senators will join me in marking the 40th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy which took place on Saturday, 22 November 1963. Some five months before his death the President graced the Houses with his presence at a joint sitting of the Dáil and Seanad. My father was honoured to be a Member of the Upper House at that time and was present in the Chamber for...

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (24 Nov 2003)

Paschal Mooney: While I am loath to interrupt the Senator, are we dealing with the issue at hand or is he simply telling anecdotes?

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Nov 2003)

Paschal Mooney: That is the wrong information.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Nov 2003)

Paschal Mooney: The Senator is wrong again.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Nov 2003)

Paschal Mooney: Does the Senator believe everything he reads in the papers?

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Nov 2003)

Paschal Mooney: The Senator should join the party. He will be welcome to find out the truth.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Nov 2003)

Paschal Mooney: I have never been more relaxed.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Nov 2003)

Paschal Mooney: Beware of Kerry men bearing gifts.

Seanad: Overseas Development Aid: Motion. (26 Nov 2003)

Paschal Mooney: I move: That Seanad Éireann: notes a major review of the Government's development co-operation programme has just been completed by the OECD's Development Assistance Committee, DAC;

Seanad: Overseas Development Aid: Motion. (26 Nov 2003)

Paschal Mooney: It is a gender thing, Senator Bannon is not comfortable around powerful women.

Seanad: Overseas Development Aid: Motion. (26 Nov 2003)

Paschal Mooney: All that is left for me to do is to reflect on behalf of the House on the comments made by the Minister of State and, perhaps, make one or two final points. I am pleased the Minister of State has, with his usual clarity, acknowledged that we still have much to do. I welcome his commitment to coherence and the initiatives he is taking in that regard especially in light of the CDI report.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Unsolicited E-mail. (26 Nov 2003)

Paschal Mooney: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to speak on this issue which is daily increasing in importance. I compliment the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources on his recent initiative, which has received the support of our EU neighbours, to outlaw and eliminate spam. A study by the US research organisation, Pew Internet, has found that unsolicited e-mail or...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Unsolicited E-mail. (26 Nov 2003)

Paschal Mooney: I acknowledge the Oireachtas Library for providing me with the statistical information on the problem and Ailish O'Hora who wrote an article in the business section of the Irish Independent on the impact of spam on Irish business. Will the Minister of State or anyone else attend a European Forum for Electronic Business seminar, "Spam – the Death of e-Mail", which will start at the...

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (2 Dec 2003)

Paschal Mooney: This has been discussed. Acting Chairman (Mr. Mooney): My understanding is that amendment No. 34 was not formally moved or discussed before now. The Minister of State is indicating that it was discussed in the context of other amendments, but it was not formally moved previously.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Paschal Mooney: Senator Bannon should realise he is in the national Parliament – not at a county council meeting.