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Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: I wish to raise the issue of inflation in grocery prices, which must be addressed. We could usefully ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, to the House to discuss this. The costs of doing business need to be kept as close as possible to minimum at this stage. It was revealed this week in a survey by Kantar that grocery prices have risen by 5% in the...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: Oh my God.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2013)

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

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: I urge the Minister to join the 29 member states of the European Union that have signed the Council of Europe convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. In this context, I welcome the announcement that Facebook has finally bowed to pressure concerning the potential for content on its site to promote violence against women. The company confirmed last...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: We had a debate on some of these issues recently, but I was anxious to raise this particular matter. I urge the Minister for Justice and Equality to join the 29 EU member states which have signed the Council of Europe convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: This Bill, originally entitled the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2013, amends the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010. Some of the amendments were beyond the scope of the original Title and, as such, it has been renamed. Before dealing with the significant money laundering and terrorist financing sections of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: I join with other Senators in expressing my horror at the mistreatment of children uncovered in the RTE "Prime Time" programme shown last night. It revealed 75% of crèches are in breach of regulations, a horrific statistic for us to face up to. One of the crèches in question received over €1 million from the State last year. As Senator Wilson said, these are organisations...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: Yes, that is the word. We live in a very developed society. I thank Senator Healy Eames for that. It is more shocking in that context. I join with other Senators in asking for the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to use all the resources she can get to sort out this matter. A debate in the House is worth having but it is a serious issue which needs immediate action.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: I am looking for a debate on this matter like we have had previously. Will the Leader ask the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy White, to attend the House to discuss what is happening and whether the Government will implement the steering group’s suggestions contained in its report? I agree with Senator Mullins on retaining the VAT rate of 9% for the restaurant...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: It has been significantly beneficial to the sector.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: In fairness, I am not that much over time.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: I am constantly raising this issue but I will raise it again. I was quite taken aback by a briefing held in the Houses last week by various experts in the area of alcohol-related illnesses. It is now the case that such illnesses claim the lives of between three and seven people daily. Apart from the obvious human tragedy, there is also a great social and economic cost to the country, with...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: I will get to the question in one moment, if you will bear with me. Those proposals faced strong opposition initially but no one can deny the positive effects that both those bans have had. In fact, a recent study by Brunel University in London revealed that-----

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: It revealed that 4,000 lives are estimated to have been saved in the country by the introduction of the smoking ban in 2004.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (23 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: I attended a briefing yesterday on the issue of childhood obesity. It has been raised by a number of Senators in this House, including myself, on numerous occasions but the statistics are frightening in that one in four Irish children are now classified as being overweight, and one in ten of them are deemed to be obese. We could talk about statistics all day but that is the reality for many...

Seanad: Decade of Centenaries Programme of Commemorations: Statements (22 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for his ongoing work. He is an extremely energetic and hard-working Minister and we will see the fruits of his labours in the period ahead. In the run-up to the symbolic and poignant 1916 commemorations, I applaud the remarkable array of scheduled events and publications which honour all who played their part during that tumultuous and...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: I support the other Senators on the issue of Apple. Clearly, the reputation of Ireland is at stake. It is timely. We are lucky that the Taoiseach is coincidentally in Europe today. He will be able to make statements on the issue and, hopefully, clarify the matter, as has been done by this Government in the more recent past on many other issues, so that our reputation can be corrected,...

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Second Stage (15 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Bill and commend Senators Katherine Zappone and Feargal Quinn and their colleagues for their great work in producing a very credible Bill which should surely stand up to scrutiny. It provides that every Irish citizen at home and abroad will have a stake in our democracy by having a vote in Seanad elections. It will establish gender equality in representation, maintain the...

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Second Stage (15 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: In my two years here the Seanad has provided for a host of interesting initiatives and amendments and I am confident that this Bill will give it the opportunity to do more, including engaging in real scrutiny and oversight of EU legislation, for which Members on all sides have called. The Bill also confers a range of additional powers on the Seanad in the scrutiny of legislation and the...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Catherine Noone: I join colleagues in voicing my concern regarding the jailing of individuals for their failure to pay the television licence fee. The reality is that significant numbers of people cannot afford to do so and imprisonment is certainly not the answer in these cases. Senator John Kelly suggested an amendment to the Fines Act, which seems a logical proposal. Will the Leader invite the Minister...