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Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2015)

Catherine Noone: I wish to raise a health issue I raised in 2011 and on numerous occasions since. This is a good week for the Department of Health. I welcome the announcement that the Government has approved the heads of a Bill for calorie posting on menus. This does not seem like the most urgent or pressing issue in the world but, at the same time, the initiative could assist somewhat in combating the...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2015)

Catherine Noone: I am delighted to welcome the legislation announced by the Government yesterday and I am glad to see there is at least some support across the House for it. We will come under pressure in the coming weeks from lobbyists on this issue. I hope the backbenchers and Senators who come under pressure will hold tight. I am proud of the commitment we have made with regard to minimum pricing of...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)

Catherine Noone: I wish to raise an issue related to one raised earlier by Senator Zappone. I believe renting must become a viable alternative to home ownership and tenants should not be treated as second-class citizens in the housing market. The recent attention on the Central Bank's mortgage regulations obscures the fact that for many young people, home ownership is a long way off and their reality, for...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (28 Jan 2015)

Catherine Noone: I welcome Kathleen and her eight sons and daughters as well as John Carty's extended family. I am delighted to join in the tributes. Senator Cummins has already spoken on behalf of the Fine Gael party, but I rise as a Mayo girl and as someone who is happy to say that I knew John Carty. I concur with the comments of Senator O'Brien. He was very kind and encouraging to me as a new Member...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Catherine Noone: I add my voice to those condemning the treatment of our President. The anger can be easily understood but the actions not. Likewise, I know my colleague, Deputy Mulherin, to be a hard-working and decent person. I am appalled at the treatment she has received. We are heading down a very dangerous road in Irish politics if we are going to see this on a weekly basis. I wholeheartedly agree...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Catherine Noone: I am and I join with Senator Coghlan in seeking such a debate. A very worrying fact is that a percentage of our 15 years old teenagers are already showing signs of cardiovascular disease. In addition, a recent survey of almost 1,000 principals showed that 85% of them identified physical education-----

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Catherine Noone: I would like to impose compulsory education. It is clear that action must be taken. I seek a debate with the Minister for Education and Skills at the earliest possible juncture.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)

Catherine Noone: Senator John Whelan was not talking about drunkenness.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)

Catherine Noone: Nobody at all is talking about drink.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Catherine Noone: The Senator keeps repeating himself.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Catherine Noone: Will the Senator please stick to the amendment?

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Catherine Noone: The Senator has spoken for long enough to have made his point by now.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2014)

Catherine Noone: Well done.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2014)

Catherine Noone: I do a lot of research on the area of obesity and try to come up with different ways to help in what is the ever-increasing crisis of obesity in this country. Mandatory calorie labelling has been looked at recently in America, in particular in regard to the volume of exercise which would be required to burn off individual food and drink products. The vast majority of people do not realise...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2014)

Catherine Noone: This is the reality, although people do not realise it. One measure which has proven effective in the US is where calories have been printed on menus. This research has shown customers consume 6% fewer calories on average once calories are listed on menus. According to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, if calorie intake was reduced by 6% here, it would have a major effect on our obesity...

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (26 Nov 2014)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. As others have said, it is a Ministry for which he is very well suited and for which he has huge passion, energy and enthusiasm. He gets this portfolio and is doing a great job. Perhaps I am biased but I think we would all agree on that. The Government has shown a great commitment to investment in sport even under the severe financial...

Seanad: Tourism Industry: Statements (26 Nov 2014)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Minister and I think we all agree he has done a fine job since his appointment. Tourism is one of Ireland's vital economic sectors and, as others said, it stood us well in difficult times in the past. Further, it has significant potential to play a greater role in Ireland's continuing economic renewal as it has far-reaching benefits for all areas of society. This is felt...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2014)

Catherine Noone: I support Senator Paul Coghlan on the damage caused by vandals to the cross at the top of Carrauntoohil which, as part of the Oireachtas charity walking group, I had the pleasure to climb. It is nice to have a photograph taken at the top which is identified by the cross. It is a shame vandalism had to occur at the top of it. I wish to raise a European taxation issue. A PwC report at the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: General Practitioner Services (19 Nov 2014)

Catherine Noone: On that delightfully positive note, we have reached the end of matters on the Adjournment.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (19 Nov 2014)

Catherine Noone: No further debate, please. I ask the Minister of State to conclude.