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Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Marie Moloney: We have been here since 5 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)

Marie Moloney: Today is Human Rights Day. Women's Aid is using it to highlight all the women who have been murdered by their partners and children who have been killed as a result of domestic violence. One of the first motions I moved in this House was on domestic violence and we had a very good debate and cross-party support. The time has come again to have another debate on it. Senator Cahill has...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (16 Dec 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister of State and support the Bill. It is very brief. If the Cathaoirleach will pardon the pun, it is getting our Houses in order here and gathering up a few ends. I have not sat on the commission but compliment it, as Senator MacSharry did, as it has achieved an overall reduction over the years. Of course it will go up in line with a general election when the redundancy...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Marie Moloney: I support Senator MacSharry on that point very strongly. Senators from country areas cannot use the facilities of the House on the days we are not sitting. As such, many of us have set up offices in what I call our constituencies but referring to our home bases. We never asked for expenses for those offices. We asked to be allowed to put the expense of our offices under the €12,000...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Marie Moloney: He is.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Road Safety (13 Jan 2016)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Nash, to the House and wish him, the Cathaoirleach and the staff a happy new year.I raise this Commencement matter because there is a stretch of road at Ballydowney, Killarney, on which there is no ditch or fence. It is level with the national park where the deer are free to roam. At a recent...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Road Safety (13 Jan 2016)

Marie Moloney: The Minister of State has said that wildlife in the country is protected under the Wildlife Acts, which is true, but who is going to protect the people? Who is going to protect the motorists? Three fatal accidents involving deer have occurred in that area. How many more people must die before we do something about it? I cannot understand it. There was a wall there previously but it was...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Road Safety (13 Jan 2016)

Marie Moloney: That was according to the coroner.

Seanad: Innovation 2020: Statements (13 Jan 2016)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills, Deputy Damien English.

Seanad: Innovation 2020: Statements (13 Jan 2016)

Marie Moloney: Thank you, Leader. I call Senator Mary Ann O'Brien, who has eight minutes.

Seanad: Innovation 2020: Statements (13 Jan 2016)

Marie Moloney: I ask the Senator to conclude.

Seanad: Innovation 2020: Statements (13 Jan 2016)

Marie Moloney: I ask the Senator to conclude to allow the Minister of State a chance to respond.

Seanad: Innovation 2020: Statements (13 Jan 2016)

Marie Moloney: They want them to be doctors and solicitors.

Seanad: Innovation 2020: Statements (13 Jan 2016)

Marie Moloney: I think we have strayed from the debate a little bit. I am taking advantage of the fact that the next lot have not come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)

Marie Moloney: I am due in the Seanad for a Commencement debate at 2.30 p.m., so I ask that I would be able to come in as quickly as possible also.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Chairman for allowing me to contribute at this time, as I must attend a Commencement debate in the Seanad. I thank the witnesses for their attendance and pay tribute to the Department of Social Protection for being so proactive in this regard and for getting the scheme off the ground quickly. Moreover, the information leaflet issued by the Department before Christmas containing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)

Marie Moloney: Ms Faughnan noted in her presentation that the Government has not set a limit on the amount. Consequently, that means there are no limits.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)

Marie Moloney: Ms Faughnan stated "The Government has not set a limit on the amount that can be paid to an individual household under this scheme", so that means there is no limit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)

Marie Moloney: So it would be a state-of-the art fridge that would be suitable for the family's needs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)

Marie Moloney: I assume that is means-tested.