Results 3,681-3,700 of 4,295 for speaker:Catherine Noone

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Minister of State to the House for this very important debate. As we face into the referendum on the Seanad, it is important to be mindful that it is part of our parliamentary system that has faced an uncertain future on more than one occasion. The first national assembly established in Ireland following the Act of Union was a single-chambered body, Dáil Éireann,...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Minister of State to the House for this very important debate. As we face into the referendum on the Seanad, it is important to be mindful that it is part of our parliamentary system that has faced an uncertain future on more than one occasion. The first national assembly established in Ireland following the Act of Union was a single-chambered body, Dáil Éireann,...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: Like everyone else I abhor the revelations on the Anglo Irish Bank tapes. Senator Ó Domhnaill has accused the current Ministers of lip service. It will be very interesting to hear what type of lip service was coming from Ministers involved at the time. I welcome the call by the Minister, Deputy Shatter, for voluntary statements from these politicians who were involved at the time...

Seanad: Register of Lobbyists Legislation: Motion (26 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the motion tabled by the Independent Senators. It is good that we are debating lobbying and the level of transparency which exists in respect of it. In the ongoing debates on alcohol advertising in sport, plain packaging for cigarettes and abortion, the presence of lobbyists - working either covertly or overtly on behalf of particular interests or causes - is obvious. A number of...

Seanad: Register of Lobbyists Legislation: Motion (26 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: We are all lobbyists.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (26 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Taoiseach to the House for what is a very important debate. As we face into the referendum on the Seanad, it is important to be mindful that it is part of our parliamentary system which has, as other Senators have alluded to, on more than one occasion faced an uncertain future. The first national assembly established in Ireland, following the Act of Union, was a single Chamber...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (26 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: I join other Senators in expressing my outrage at the revelations on the tapes. Caution is required as in a year or whenever it comes to pass that these people come before the courts, there will be senior counsels arguing that prejudice will arise from the amount of information in the public domain. We must be very careful about the level of detail with which we discuss these matters. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: I appreciate the indulgence. Why has the process taken so long and could we please have the Minister for Finance before the House to let us know when the inquiry will take place?

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: That is rich coming from a member of Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the news that the international congress of the European People's Party will take place in Dublin in March 2014. A total of 2,000 delegates from 40 countries will attend. It will be a great boost for Dublin and for tourism in the city. The European People's Party is the largest grouping in the European Parliament with 73 member parties in 40 countries. The conference will take...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: I join Senator Marc MacSharry in calling for clarity on the activities of crisis pregnancy advice centres, an issue I too raised when it came to light last November. It need hardly be pointed out that a crisis pregnancy is a time when women are at their most vulnerable and, as such, an investigation is warranted. In fact, it is difficult to understand why the audit is not yet completed. A...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: I support Senator Crown on the issue of private health insurance. I work for many insurance companies in my other job. Their practice is generally to avoid paying when they can; that is just how they operate. People should be warned that they should read the small print. I agree with Senator Kelly in that even those of us who should know better do not always read the small print. In many...

Seanad: Youth Unemployment: Motion (12 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I acknowledge the work of the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton, in this area. I commend Senator Reilly who has been very vocal on this issue for some time and I am happy to see she has tabled her motion here today. Money is tight, that is for sure, and the reason it is tight is because Fianna Fáil was in power recently. I...

Seanad: European Union (Accession of the Republic of Croatia) (Access to the Labour Market) Bill 2013: Second Stage (12 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: I also welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for taking the time to discuss the Bill with us today, and indeed for initiating the legislation in the Seanad, which we welcome. I welcome Croatia to the European Union. As other speakers have indicated, it has a great deal to offer. Like this country, Croatia is a remarkable country with a great landscape, heritage and culture. It is...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: It is very hard to listen to that coming from Fianna Fáil when we saw all the appointments it made over the years. I will not even go there.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: We should refrain from that sort of argument.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: Now my honesty and integrity is being questioned on the Order of Business.