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Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (20 Jul 2011)

Paschal Mooney: The Minister, without interruption.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I share the concerns expressed across the floor with regard to the Minister for Social Protection. While I agree with everything said by Senator Kelly, I would like him to take note that during the debate on social protection issues in recent weeks, I and others on this side of the House pointed out the considerable savings that have been made. The most recent report from the Department...

Seanad: A Vision for Change: Statements (Resumed) (14 Jul 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I endorse all that has been said in praise of the Minister of State with whom I have worked in a variety of areas over several years. I am delighted that she has been given this portfolio because she showed remarkable commitment and dedication during her time in opposition in this area. She now brings that body of expertise to her new portfolio. I am pleased that there has been praise on...

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Jul 2011)

Paschal Mooney: The Bill was introduced initially last year by the previous Administration. Compliments were paid on Second Stage to the Minister and the Government for reintroducing the Bill. Many of the statistics the Minister and other contributors made are relevant. In the context of section one and these proposals it is important to put on the record the latest World Health Organization report on the...

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Jul 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I understand that but I have a brief question. I thank the Minister of State for her comprehensive reply and for reassuring the House that there will be more comprehensive anti-smoking legislation. I hope that will be advanced very quickly. I suggest the tobacco review committee would address the issue mentioned with regard to the constant use of smoking. Following the introduction of the...

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Jul 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I endorse everything Senator Burke has said. I am particularly pleased that the legal minds of the former Attorney General and the current Attorney General were united on this issue. The Minister of State will have gathered from the debate that she can be assured there will be a unity of minds in this House when any further legislation is introduced in this area. I hope she will take on...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I could not help noticing Senator Darragh O'Brien's reference to incurring the wrath of Cain. I thought he was talking as a Trekkie fan about "The Wrath of Khan". The elephant in the room - the Italian and Spanish debt crisis - has not been mentioned so far today. In that context-----

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I thank Senator Bacik. She is a woman of such remarkable and wide expertise that I cannot always grasp everything she brings before me.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

Paschal Mooney: Yes. I was probably unable to grasp that aspect of her contribution. In this House some weeks ago, I asked the Minister for Social Protection where the Government would find the money to fund essential services ahead of the next budget and beyond it. My question was based on statements made by the Tánaiste and the Taoiseach to the effect that they would not increase income tax. We need...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I ask the Leader, in light of the Italian and Spanish debt crisis, to consider inviting the Minister for Finance to come to the House before the end of the recess. I know a similar request has been made in a different context. The Minister should indicate exactly how the Government intends to address this matter. I am firmly of the view, which is shared by an increasing number of financial...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I have asked the Leader to invite the Minister for Finance to come to the House. In that context, he should raise with the Minister the question of whether the Government should give serious consideration to a revision of its current position on our unsustainable debt burden. It seems to me that something needs to be done before next year to remove the unsustainable debt burden,...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I would like to hear what the Government intends to do to address this crisis. I share the view expressed by Senator Cullinane in this regard.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

Paschal Mooney: What will happen those at the lower end going into next year? Can the Minister guarantee that the essential services offered to the most vulnerable in our society will be protected?

Seanad: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Jul 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. My enduring fantasy image of this debate will be of Senator Jim D'Arcy dancing to the music of Beyoncé at Glastonbury. It is interesting to know that the Senator has wide interests. I too am disappointed the Minister, Deputy Reilly, is not in the House. It would have been an opportunity in light of all the controversy. It would also have...

Seanad: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Jul 2011)

Paschal Mooney: Was the Senator trying to be helpful or mischievous?

Seanad: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Jul 2011)

Paschal Mooney: With due respect, it is not necessarily the convention in this House that when a Member is making a contribution he should receive helpful interventions from other Members.

Seanad: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Jul 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I think I have made the point about language proficiency. Senator Cullinane is a fine fellow and I get on with him, but I was a little disappointed that he should now adopt the cloak of opposition that has been cast aside by Labour and Fine Gael as they have come into Government, in attacking Fianna Fáil Administrations for their handling of the health care system here. They have a proud...

Seanad: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Jul 2011)

Paschal Mooney: The health service in this country has faced very serious challenges over a long period that have involved other administrations as well as those of Fianna Fáil and to suggest we are entering some sort of Nirvana as a result of this Government is fantasy world. I found the following going through some basic research to try to find out what was going on in other countries. If I were to state...

Seanad: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Jul 2011)

Paschal Mooney: What also struck me is that junior doctors roughly make up one third of the medical work force in Europe and are among the main migrating group within the health care sector. I wish the Department and the Minister well in trying to recruit more junior doctors into the system as a short-term measure to address the immediate challenges that are facing them. I hope they will be encouraged to...

Seanad: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Jul 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I understand that overtime is an integral part of the system here, which adds even further. When people talk about money, it is not that there is a shortage of money for junior doctors. The shortage of money seems to be in how the system is administered, and that is a debate for another day. Overall I welcome the Bill.