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Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: I join with colleagues on their comments on today’s press release on the abolition of the Seanad from the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton. The House has well discussed the cheap shot that it is to cut off one third of the Oireachtas and call it political reform. My views on this are well documented. I also join with other speakers in agreeing this press...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: -----in that it puts across a simple message to the people that if they abolish the Seanad they will save money but if they do not, then disabled people will not get extra funding.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: Yes, I will come to my question for the Leader. We need to come up with a simple message on the other side of the camp.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: The Minister for Finance has been requested to attend the House before the budget. The VAT system could be usefully debated in the House during these budget discussions. There are various innovative ways the VAT system can be used to create movement in a certain sector of the economy, like we saw with the 9% rate on tourism products and services. It can also be used for promoting healthy...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: I am way over time because I was interrupted.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: If he is not dead at that stage.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: In fairness, at least the Senator made reference to the amendment.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: There are no amendment to this section.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: It is obvious that the Senator never ran on the panels from which we were elected.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: Senator Crown interrupts me now and again.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: We know that.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: I concur with Senator O'Keeffe regarding the issue of childhood obesity. I commend Senator Quinn on the Food Provenance Bill 2013. I am afraid that labelling is only one aspect of this issue. It goes much deeper than that and I join Senator O'Keeffe in calling for a debate on obesity generally as while it affects children, it also affects adults in a major way with significant costs being...

Seanad: Food Provenance Bill 2013: Second Stage (3 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Minister of State and congratulate him on his appointment which, as previous speakers remarked, is well-deserved. We look forward to welcoming him in this House many times, at least as long as we are here. I commend Senator Quinn for his hard work in bringing this sensible Bill to the House. It is a bid to provide an enhanced level of information regarding food, whether fresh...

Seanad: Food Provenance Bill 2013: Second Stage (3 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: I did not realise I was over time. I commend Senator Quinn for his very hard work and for producing a fine Bill which, in so far as it is possible, the Minister of State should use and bring to Europe, allowing us to lead the charge in food labelling. If there must be a harmonised approach within Europe, as I believe is the case with food provenance, we should be the ones to lead.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: However, I am not going to get into a debate on alcohol now because I would feel like a killjoy. I want to highlight something I mentioned yesterday regarding the CSO figures and the increase in the number of tourists from emerging markets such as China and India. While conducting some research, I discovered that Fáilte Ireland and the Irish Film Board had succeeded in enticing six top...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: I am getting to it. Another noteworthy point concerns a Fáilte Ireland initiative involving a celebrity Chinese couple. This may sound frivolous, but it is interesting and important. The couple spent their honeymoon in Ireland last November and generated approximately €500,000 worth of publicity in China, for the meagre investment of €8,000, because they blogged and...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: I join colleagues in welcoming the election of Ms Emily O'Reilly to the post of European Ombudsman. She did a fantastic job as Ombudsman and will be a hard act to follow. I support Senator Rónán Mullen's comments on Ireland's international image as a nation of drinkers. I regret that we must constantly see images of leaders of other countries who visit Ireland drinking a pint of...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (2 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: It is Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill who seems to have amnesia.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: I simply want to highlight the benefits of tourism and the fact that tourists are coming from emerging markets. When tourists do not revisit a country, price is a major reason. Word spreads when a country offers good value for money. The 9% VAT rate is critical in this regard. In advance of the budget we should drive home to the Minister for Finance that value for money is key to...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2013)

Catherine Noone: I commend the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Jimmy Deenihan, and Mountaineering Ireland for arranging a fantastic walk in the Mountains of Mourne on Sunday. Many of our colleagues participated in the Oireachtas walk. Mountaineering Ireland, a very professional organisation, represents the North and the South of this island and it was good to see the fantastic work it...