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Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: This is my final observation. I quote the Minister's comments on Second Stage: It may also be worth examining whether there is a case for the Registrar General to have a role in the designation process. Under the current system, bodies may apply to the Registrar General. If the Registrar General refuses to register a person or cancels an existing registration, the affected person may...

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil group I compliment Senator Bacik, as I did on Second Stage, for initiating this important legislation. I also thank her for addressing, not just adequately but enthusiastically, a number of points made about inherent flaws in the Bill during the full and comprehensive debate that took place on Second Stage. I am sure the original objectives she set herself will...

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: What should have been a simple and straightforward procedure has become bogged down with a variety of technicalities. A succession of amendments, which I can only describe as jumping through hoops, have been tabled to this Bill. I refer the House to the Second Stage debate on this Bill in which Senator Bacik stated: The majority of registered solemnisers are members of the well-known...

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Religious would seem to suggest it is about a higher being but perhaps they have a different wording. The point has been made that if pagans and spiritualists can get licences, there is hardly any other institution that comes within the scope of the Bill. That is true. This legislation was introduced in 2004. Has there been an application from anybody who has been excluded under the...

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: It is the point. The legislation has been in operation for eight years.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: We are giving the Minister for Social Protection the power to designate bodies which may apply for the registration of members to solemnise marriages. That is what this is about. We are giving the Minister the power to do that into the future. Time and again in her Second Stage contribution, Senator Bacik made reference to the fact the Humanist Association of Ireland was not involved....

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: It could be included - people who rely on a bunch of aliens for their higher thinking. This is very serious legislation which was initially introduced to be as inclusive as possible and has proven to be over the past eight years, with the exception of the Humanist Association of Ireland. That is why I tabled this amendment, which is very specific. It does not go into all the other elements....

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Could Senator Bacik name them?

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (30 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: May I take this opportunity to thank the Minister for her forbearance and for the clarity she brought to the debate? The discussion that has taken place over the last couple of days on this very important legislation has considerably enhanced the status of this House. The contributions on all sides were of the highest quality. I thank my colleagues on the opposite side of the House for the...

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (30 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: That is a compliment.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: There was an aspect of pension funds that annoyed me intensely during the Celtic tiger years. Like many people, I have invested in private pension funds and I must admit that I have dabbled, and I use that word advisedly, in the stock market over many years. Some people like to dabble in horse racing or the lotto, but I always had an interest in balance sheets and seeing how they would...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: The reason I raise metro north is because of a question that arises in respect of the sovereign bonds the Government intends to issue to encourage pension funds to invest in Ireland inc. The question arises from Senator Cullinane's contribution, in which he stated the establishment of this particular fund would result in money being invested in the Irish economy. Where was the money when...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I am very surprised that Senator Norris is operating beyond protocol by speaking outside the Chamber.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I am unsure what the Senator is sitting on at present. But in any event-----

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I am attempting to suggest the initiatives being taken by the Government regarding the investment by pension funds in the Irish economy should result in a rethink in respect of metro north.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: This would have an immediate impact and an impact nationally. For example, it would have an impact on the decision regarding the location of the national children's hospital. A range of issues arise, including the number of jobs that would have been created as a result of its establishment, as well as its creation of direct links from Dublin Airport to the city centre, links which Dublin...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Is that a partitionist comment?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: From where did the Minister get the figure of 60%?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: It was never negotiated.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: It was decided on without any further negotiation. It was a unilateral decision taken by the Minister's colleague.