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Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)

Paschal Mooney: Senator Norris made a proposal to amend the Order of Business, as I heard it.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)

Paschal Mooney: Then I propose it.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)

Paschal Mooney: It showed I was getting my priorities right.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (23 Jun 2011)

Paschal Mooney: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Her final flourish is indicative of the manner in which the Government has set out its stall. It is important that it injects confidence into the economy. I hope the measures contained in the Bill will realise the objectives she has outlined but that remains to be seen. I do not want to be churlish but perhaps it would be useful to set out the background to...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (23 Jun 2011)

Paschal Mooney: If we do not bridge the budget gap we will not be able to access further funding-----

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (23 Jun 2011)

Paschal Mooney: -----for the very measures outlined by Senator Healy Eames.

Seanad: Housing Market: Motion (22 Jun 2011)

Paschal Mooney: Along with all my colleagues I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, to the House. Contributions on all sides of the House have made plentiful reference to the expert group on mortgage arrears and personal debt. I add my voice to those and suggest that the recommendations be implemented immediately. As has been established already on this side of the House, while we support the...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jun 2011)

Paschal Mooney: That comment has probably scuppered Senator Landy's chances of getting tickets for the All-Ireland matches. He will have to go scurraging in Tipperary for the final. As the Cathaoirleach and some Members of the House will be aware, there was a time, not too distant in memory, when a former Cathaoirleach of this House absolutely resisted any reference to the GAA. The fact that he was a...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jun 2011)

Paschal Mooney: The real reason that emerged from the reply, however, is that the Traveller community will no longer enjoy its exemption from the distance requirement of 4.5 km from the school that applies to school transport. This is simply a cost-saving exercise. Will the Minister for Education and Skills, for whom I have enormous respect and who has been a personal friend of mine for many years, explain...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jun 2011)

Paschal Mooney: He could reverse the decision on school transport for Traveller children for a start.

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2011)

Paschal Mooney: The names that appear after this motion, which I welcome, are those of people who are non-politically active in parliamentary politics. This is no reflection whatsoever on them. I join with those who returned to this House in saying that the collective wisdom of those who have been elected and nominated has considerably enhanced this House. They will be of particular value in promoting the...

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2011)

Paschal Mooney: That is a reflection on the Committee on Procedure and Privileges rather than anyone else because that is the method whereby one suggests it. Convention dictates that one does not raise a proposal on the floor of this House to invite an individual to this House. It is done through the Committee on Procedure and Privileges, as laid down in Standing Orders. Many of these initiatives have...

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I suggest to the Members of this House and the worthy Member who have put forward this motion, for whom I have the most enormous respect, for the contribution that they have made and continue to make to civic society and to those who will continue to make that very important contribution and represent the various areas of Irish life in this House, that in the future, when we return to this...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jun 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I welcome the reduction. I have advocated this on a number of occasions in the House, especially as it applies to tourist related activities, which initially was the main thrust of the initiative. However, there is inequity in the small print, as my colleagues have pointed out. I will focus on one aspect of the section, which the Minister of State might clarify. It refers to "certain...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (15 Jun 2011)

Paschal Mooney: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jun 2011)

Paschal Mooney: Amendments Nos. 3 and 4 are related and will be taken together by agreement.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jun 2011)

Paschal Mooney: The Chair has given latitude in recent weeks due to the significant number of new Members who may not be totally familiar with procedure. In an attempt to be helpful to Senator Cullinane and to others, it is normally a courtesy of the Chair to allow the spokesperson at the end, once the Bill has passed, to acknowledge the passage of the Bill. The remarks Senator Cullinane contributed would...

Seanad: Third Level Charges (15 Jun 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. While my question is simple there is a certain complexity behind it. The first indication that the student charge was going to be increased came prior to Christmas when, ironically, a question was tabled by the now Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn. It was followed up by his party colleague the Minister of State at the...

Seanad: Third Level Charges (15 Jun 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I am grateful to the Minister of State for his reply.

Seanad: Third Level Charges (15 Jun 2011)

Paschal Mooney: Am I right in saying that the Government will now have to sell this on the basis that it will generate just €47 million in any given year? The Minister of State's reply is similar to an answer provided in the Dáil which stated that €55 million would be generated in any one year as a result of the increased charges, but that because of the clawback in tax relief there would be a loss of...