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Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: It is very relevant.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: It is the nature of the political system that Senator Cullinane makes points about the parties in Government, who were previously in opposition and who opposed much of what was proposed in the context of this amendment. I do not want to bring up the quotes but they make for interesting and somewhat scary reading. I refer to the barbs and missiles launched at the then Fianna Fáil Minister....

Seanad: Business of Seanad (27 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I call the Leader of the House.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (27 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I presume that was not in the Minister's constituency.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Are we still on section 1?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: May I seek clarification? Please forgive my ignorance, but our amendment and the other amendments relate to section 4, yet they are being discussed in section 1. Why is that?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: We want to discuss our amendment when we reach section 4 because that is the section to which it relates.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: We wish to have our amendment No. 4 debated when we reach section 4. I am seeking clarity. Why have amendments to section 4 been included in section 1?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I fully understand. The amendment is on activating relevant sections.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: On a point of information, are there many more offering to speak?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I would like to reiterate all that has been said on section 4, especially the comments made by Senator van Turnhout, particularly given her own professional background. We should withdrawn section 4 until such time as the Minister's commitments come into force. Otherwise, this is going to affect lone parents from next week. That is putting it at its most simple. When the next monitoring...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I am sorry.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: It was to be phased.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (25 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (25 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: Is the amendment being pressed?

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: I second the amendment to the Order of Business tabled by my colleague, Senator Darragh O'Brien. The Government side of the House should take warning from Senator O'Brien's comments on his experience so far on the stump on the forthcoming referendum. I have some concern about what Senator Keane stated about attempting to suggest that there should be continual clarity. If a Government...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: All I am saying is that at this point----

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: There is not a point of order.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Paschal Mooney: That is kind of the Leas-Chathaoirleach and I thank him. What I was going to say is that every referendum up until now has brought in extraneous issues. While I appreciate fully the concerns being expressed here about water charges and various other matters, when one goes out knocking on doors one will be engaged, not about the fiscal treaty but about a range of other issues. That will be...