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Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Obesity Levels (26 Jan 2016)

Catherine Noone: I thank the Minister of State and will respond briefly. I note the comment in the reply given by the Minister of State regarding the Department's position to the effect that the pursuit of a healthy lifestyle requires a holistic approach, which requires a much broader health discussion. I know that and do not suggest that were one to implement a no-fry zone around schools, the obesity...

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Obesity Levels (26 Jan 2016)

Catherine Noone: That is the primary influence.

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Obesity Levels (26 Jan 2016)

Catherine Noone: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)

Catherine Noone: I wish to briefly mention the issue of obesity, which I have been raising for the past five years. A recent documentary on RTE 1 did the country some service. It was by Dr. Eva Orsmond who has a reputation as a hard-liner on this issue and came to be known through "Operation Transformation" some years ago. Most people who watched the documentary would have found it shocking, although it...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)

Catherine Noone: I am not the only one to go a bit over time. I feel very passionately about this.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)

Catherine Noone: Senator O'Brien should give me a chance. Food companies have a role to play, as does wider society and the Government. We may come across as a nanny State but Government clearly has a role in this. I hope that if the Government is re-elected, it will put this issue at the very top of its list of priorities. We talk about the health service every day of the week ---

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)

Catherine Noone: I will finish on this point. I apologise for going over my time. We talk about the health service every day of the week and its difficulties. If we did not have so many people who are unhealthy because of diet choices in this country, we would not have as many people in our hospitals.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)

Catherine Noone: That was never my intention.

Seanad: Finance (Tax Appeals) Bill 2015: Second Stage (16 Dec 2015)

Catherine Noone: All Stages are being taken today.

Seanad: Finance (Tax Appeals) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Catherine Noone: Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Finance (Tax Appeals) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Catherine Noone: Amendments Nos. 3 to 9, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Courts Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2015)

Catherine Noone: I agree with Senator Diarmuid Wilson on this issue. It does not make sense that a solicitor can be appointed directly to the High Court, as in the case of Mr. Justice Peart, but if the same solicitor had been appointed to the District Court one month previously, he or she could not have been appointed directly to the High Court. To the best of my knowledge, a solicitor must have ten years...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)

Catherine Noone: I support Senator Fidelma Healy Eames on one point, namely, what she said about medical cards. Something could be done for the elderly now that the country is in a better state economically, especially those aged over 90 years if not over 85 years. I had a similar experience with a constituent who had all sorts of difficult medical conditions to deal with and the medical card was refused...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)

Catherine Noone: Could we have a bit of quiet in the House? I welcome moves undertaken by the Minister for Health, my constituency colleague, Deputy Leo Varadkar, to attempt to tackle the troubled Irish relationship with alcohol. He announced yesterday the long-awaited drinks legislation under which we will see a ban on alcohol advertising near schools, playgrounds and public transport. That can only be...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs Staffing (9 Dec 2015)

Catherine Noone: This is a fairly straightforward Commencement Matter on the need for the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the situation with regard to the provision of an SNA for Scoil Oilibheir in Dublin 15. I have been contacted by a constituent who is a former SNA in that school. In addition to getting an idea about the situation in this particular school, I would be grateful for an...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs Staffing (9 Dec 2015)

Catherine Noone: Indeed. I thank the Minister of State for her response. I have a fuller understanding of how the system operates. The school has 0.5 SNA, which is not what I had understood. That has not changed since last year and I am, therefore, satisfied with the response.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Overseas Missions (3 Dec 2015)

Catherine Noone: I will be brief enough. The debate I have asked for is on the need for the Minister for Defence to outline the policy now being implemented by his Department in relation to security matters in the Middle East. I should have gone further and asked how it impacts on us in Ireland with regard to security. A number of people have raised this with me when I meet people in the community and on...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Overseas Missions (3 Dec 2015)

Catherine Noone: I thank the Minister of State for the answer. It is very comprehensive. I may need to bring another question another day in regard to steps being taken to make people aware of the security measures we are taking in Ireland in the wake of recent happenings in Europe.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Catherine Noone: I am a practising solicitor. Someone who has done a science degree and goes on to do a medical degree is given certain exemptions. Certain exemptions and exceptions should be in place for members of the legal profession. At the end of the day, we are all lawyers and we have very similar qualifications and abilities. Certain exemptions should be made for members of both legal professions...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Catherine Noone: It is not dumbing down.