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Seanad: National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I hope she will be alerted to the questions I am asking about the vetting procedures in order to give an indication of the reasons behind the delay. Does the Bill provide for the use of PPS numbers? I cannot find any reference to it in the Bill. There seems to be an absence of clarity, to use the phrase we have grown used to in the past few weeks. The practical effect and the impact of...

Seanad: National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: It is amazing how time flies when one is enjoying oneself. The person could leave the environment within two or three weeks of being employed and must go through the vetting process again. It represents a disruption to the employer and the putative employee. It is important that the use of PPS numbers is provided for in the Bill. It would clean up the system as the next employer could...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Will the Leader explain the timing? Did it take place at noon or 11 p.m. the previous night? Perhaps it was at 10 a.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: In that case, I will keep quiet.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Last week my colleague, Senator Feargal Quinn, spoke about the number of, allegedly, Irish manufactured products on our supermarket shelves and advised that we be more careful if we wish to support Irish goods. In that context, I raise the issue of a product which I understood was manufactured in Clara in County Offaly. I now refrain from even mentioning the product because I had a...

Seanad: Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: It is hoped the Official Report will record an unauthorised intervention from the Chair as having been made by an unidentified person.

Seanad: Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: It is absolutely dire on the Sligo-Dublin route.

Seanad: Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for his very comprehensive outline of the Government's strategy for public transport in the context of the Bill which Fianna Fáil will be supporting, given its importance. As the Minister of State outlined, CIE is in a very dark place. Its future, according to a recent auditor's report, is under serious threat. During the summer the Minister...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I share the views expressed on all sides with regard to the ongoing conflict being imposed on a stricken region. I also echo the compliments and applause for the Egyptian position on this matter. There had been some doubt following the emergence of the Muslim Brotherhood, who are the ideological mentors of Hamas, that this might upset the balance within the region. However, President Morsi...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Boots, which is now a major player in the retail pharmacy market in this country and a huge supplier of toothpaste, recently stopped stocking Fiacla, which I endorse for no other reason than that it is a toothpaste made in Kilkenny. I do not understand the reason for this decision and propose to write to the consumer affairs director of Boots in this regard. Currently, the range of...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Road Network (20 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Cuirim fáilte den Aire Stáit. I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I am very pleased that the Minister of State, Deputy Ring, is dealing with this matter. I am a member of the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications. Last week the committee heard a submission from Mr. Fred Barry, the chief executive of the National Roads Authority, and its officials. In the course of...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Road Network (20 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: The Minister of State knows where I am coming from.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Road Network (20 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I thank the Minister of State for the reply. However, it is obvious that a project scheme is in place for the period 2012 to 2016. The Minister of State has outlined a number of these projects and has referred to the severe constraints on the public budget. In the context of the 2012 to 2016 capital budget, is Government planning to confine itself to the projects as outlined and only if...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I add my voice to other speakers regarding the ongoing loss of life in the Gaza Strip as a result of the exchange of rockets across the border between Gaza and Israel. While nobody should condone the violence and loss of innocent lives in Israel and the Gaza Strip, I hope the ongoing discussions, with Egypt acting as an honest broker, will reach a satisfactory conclusion so that the conflict...

Seanad: Chalara fraxinea (Ash Dieback Disease): Statements (15 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: The Senator did say so.

Seanad: Chalara fraxinea (Ash Dieback Disease): Statements (15 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I welcome the Minister of State. As all sides of the House have contributed to the debate, I shall not rehash the details. Naturally, there has been a great emphasis on the impact the outbreak is having on the hurley manufacturing industry. I know that he has been involved in consultations on the issue and I have a couple of questions for him. He said, Ash trees planted on the 11 sites in...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Unsatisfactory.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Somebody has to answer the questions. Somebody has to have a debate about it.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Paschal Mooney: The Leader should check his facts. He should bring in the figures.