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Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I did not mention any party.

Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I am aware this has been gone into previously but it is important to examine the context and the background of this legislation, which is to be welcomed. A great deal went on in the past 15 years but I suggest that the virus that led to the economic collapse we and the world economy are facing goes back to the Reagan-Thatcher years when they decided that the market would decide, that light...

Seanad: Public Policy and Planning: Statements (13 Oct 2011)

Paschal Mooney: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. The Minister of State is particularly welcome given that this is the first time he has addressed the House. I wish him well in dealing with his onerous responsibilities in the Department of the Taoiseach and not least in his role as Government Chief Whip. I echo the Leas-Chathaoirleach's comments in expressing the hope that the Minister of State will...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Paschal Mooney: That is not what they are saying at the doors in Dublin West.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I have sympathy with the proposal that Members debate the fiscal policy of the Northern Ireland Assembly and wonder whether this is part-----

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I was saying I had a certain amount of sympathy for Senator David Cullinane's proposal to the Leader that we have a debate on the transfer of fiscal powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly. I wonder if this is part of the project. As two thirds of the economy of Northern Ireland relies on the block grant and as two thirds of the working population of Northern...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I have no difficulty with that at all. Incidentally, I formally second the proposed amendment to the Order of Business. In the light of the political points made by Senators Tom Sheahan and Ivana Bacik on Fianna Fáil's role in government in recent years, I would welcome the Leader considering the possibility of arranging a debate on the previous Administration and the fact that we have...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I would be happy with an analysis, as would other Members on this side of the House, because it would be discovered and concluded that not everything that happened under a Fianna Fáil Administration was responsible for the collapse of the world economy. I refer the Leader to the global economic forum in the Far East that concluded yesterday at which the Chinese Deputy Prime Minister stated...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Paschal Mooney: They decided last February, but all I would say to the Senator is what goes around comes around. The CAP proposals were discussed at European Parliament level earlier this week. Will there be an early opportunity for the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to come into the House to give an indication of what precisely is the Government's thinking on the CAP and the proposals as...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Paschal Mooney: -----to the view that there is scope within domestic legislation to ensure those operating in what are called national heritage areas, as distinct from special areas of conservation, will be allowed to continue to cut turf for their own domestic use?

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Paschal Mooney: Whenever Senator Bacik attacks Fianna Fáil, she might be more specific-----

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Paschal Mooney: -----rather than make sweeping statements which have caused enormous anger among people-----

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Paschal Mooney: It is a much more complex issue. It is time she did a proper analysis. It is a global crisis. Are we responsible for bringing down the world economy?

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Paschal Mooney: Senator Bacik should cop herself on.

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (12 Oct 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I welcome the Minister to the House.

Seanad: Missing Children Hotline: Motion (12 Oct 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I extend a warm welcome to the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald. I had the pleasure of working with her in another capacity in this House. She has hit the ground running. She has an active interest in child care. As chairman of my local county child care committee, I am aware of the priorities the Minister has set since she took up her brief and the manner in which she has been carrying them...

Seanad: Statements on Finance (6 Oct 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I thank the Minister for the lucidity he brings to a very complex area. The Institute of Taxation has indicated this week that the Minister will have very little wriggle room for getting more taxation from the system. It suggests he should look at the VAT rates as being the only area in which he will have some wriggle room, despite the EU. I refer to his comments relating to the beneficial...

Seanad: Statements on Finance (6 Oct 2011)

Paschal Mooney: Did they not suggest they should buy shares in it?

Seanad: Statements on Finance (6 Oct 2011)

Paschal Mooney: We could go further.

Seanad: Statements on Finance (6 Oct 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I was thinking of the suspension of the roads programme, particularly with regard to metro north, which would create jobs and stimulate the economy.