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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: DART Underground and Expansion Projects: National Transport Authority (5 Nov 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I have to go but I only have a brief question on rural transport in the context of the presentation in which reference was made to the new tendering process. Is was stated that all rural transport services are being retendered and that there are 290 contracts in place. In light of some of the comments made by Deputy O'Donovan and the fact the Chairman and others, including myself, have...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I have raised on several occasions now the issue of the suffering endured by girls who have been administered the Gardasil and Cervarix HPV vaccines. Without seeking to extend the debate at this stage, I draw Members' attention to a report in the Irish Independentby Eilish O'Regan, that newspaper's health correspondent and a very able and well-respected journalist. I was very disappointed...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2015)

Paschal Mooney: Irrespective of any survey that is carried out by the Environmental Protection Agency, flawed or otherwise, we are opposed to fracking, full stop.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2015)

Paschal Mooney: For the record, it was 110 girls, not 120 as I said.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I wish I could share the Senator's enthusiasm for that appointment. However, anybody who knows the newly elected Speaker will know he has set his face against any form of immigration reform, which is impacting Irish families and is contrary to consistent Irish Government policy. As such, I do not welcome Mr. Ryan's appointment one little bit, despite his Irish heritage. I welcome Senator...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I thank the Leader.

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I welcome the Minister to the House. Fianna Fáil welcomes the Bill. It is a step in the right direction towards the goal of a legal entitlement to aftercare services for all young people leaving care. The Bill imposes a statutory duty on Tusla to prepare an aftercare plan for such young people. However, we regard this only as a first step. The Department cannot use the legislation...

Seanad: National Mortgage and Housing Corporation Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I welcome the Minister of State and compliment him on his efforts, unsuccessful as it turned out, to keep the world's best boxing coach, Mr. Billy Walsh.

Seanad: National Mortgage and Housing Corporation Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)

Paschal Mooney: What happened was a national scandal. The Minister of State is still involved in discussions on the future. Like us, he hopes that what happened will never recur. As my colleagues did, I compliment Senator Barrett on this timely legislation. I am disappointed that the Government is not inclined to accept it. I appreciate that getting Private Members' Bills through is always difficult,...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I thank the Cathaoirleach for taking this matter, which I raised on the Order of Business some weeks ago. I am also grateful that the Minister for Health has taken the time out from his busy schedule to be with us. I want to put on the record straight away that, in the context of this motion, I am not calling for a suspension of the vaccination programme. What I am looking at, however, are...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I thank the Minister and I am glad that he has put on the record that there are 921 reports of suspected adverse reactions. He said the symptoms he outlined in the same paragraph are short-lived. He should tell that to the parents of the over 100 people who have been experiencing much more serious medical, emotional and mental conditions for two, three and four years after getting the...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Nov 2015)

Paschal Mooney: The country is enthralled by the continuing soap opera involving the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly, and the Department of Finance on what the Government is to do about homelessness. It would do justice to "Fair City" and all the other TV soap operas. We have been following this with great interest through the Irish Independent, which has...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Nov 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I bow to the Senator's greater expertise in that area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Departure of High Performance Unit Head Coach: IABA and Sport Ireland (28 Oct 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I welcome both delegations. Having listened to the debate and exchange of views, I, too, have had serious difficulties with the use of the word "bombshell" in respect of the resignation of Mr. Billy Walsh. I was surprised to hear Mr. Kirwan talking about including legally binding sections that will not be invoked. It is rather strange to interpret employment law by including sections in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Departure of High Performance Unit Head Coach: IABA and Sport Ireland (28 Oct 2015)

Paschal Mooney: My question is somewhat along the same lines.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Departure of High Performance Unit Head Coach: IABA and Sport Ireland (28 Oct 2015)

Paschal Mooney: Mr. Kirwan may be saying it and I do not doubt his sincerity; perhaps, therefore, I should say how much I admire his work. He mentioned Manorhamilton. There has been a boxing tradition there for a long time. With everyone else, I am bursting with pride at what our boxers are doing. It raises serious questions for the Irish Sports Council about other high performance units, for example,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Departure of High Performance Unit Head Coach: IABA and Sport Ireland (28 Oct 2015)

Paschal Mooney: The supplementary question is specifically about the response Billy Walsh has put into the public domain. It raises fundamental questions about the IABA's position. Was Mr. Christle being prompted by people within his own organisation to get rid of Mr. Walsh?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Departure of High Performance Unit Head Coach: IABA and Sport Ireland (28 Oct 2015)

Paschal Mooney: What happened that this went on? That is what I am trying to get at.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Departure of High Performance Unit Head Coach: IABA and Sport Ireland (28 Oct 2015)

Paschal Mooney: There is no reflection on the success achieved in boxing or anything like it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Departure of High Performance Unit Head Coach: IABA and Sport Ireland (28 Oct 2015)

Paschal Mooney: Could he not have reasonably expected a bonus?