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Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jun 2011)

Paschal Mooney: It is more of a reflection on that Member than it is on me or on any other contribution that was made in this House on that day.

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (25 May 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I will have to get used to referring to Senator Burke as the Cathaoirleach, having had the pleasure of referring to him previously as the Leas-Chathaoirleach. It has been mainly, not exclusively, the west of Ireland representatives who have been standing in the House to compliment him and I want to add my sincere good wishes to him and to his family. I am proud to call him a friend and...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (25 May 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I welcome what Senator Cullinane said, and I understand that it will be required that a referendum be held and there will not be any debate about this. A referendum must be held and the people will decide on the future of the House. In excess of 60 references are made to it in the Constitution and I wish well the best brains in the Attorney General's office in drafting a suitable question...

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I echo the comments of Senator O'Donovan. I did not have the opportunity to pay tribute to the Cathaoirleach for the period I was in the Seanad in the last year. I enjoyed just one year of your tenure, a Chathaoirligh. If that was any indication of what I missed in the previous two years I regret it. I also pay tribute to the Clerk, the Clerk Assistant and all the wonderful staff. I was...

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2011)

Paschal Mooney: If the media look at their records from 1997, they will find that the very same thing was done in that year.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2011)

Paschal Mooney: In fact, it was probably done much more blatantly.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2011)

Paschal Mooney: On a point of order, I subscribe to the philosophy of Voltaire. I might violently disagree with the point you made, but I defend the right of the person to say it. I have no axe to grind on this, but I feel that natural justice would suggest that the Member should be allowed at least to make some-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I know you have ruled on it, but I am challenging that ruling on the basis of unfairness.

Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (23 Mar 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I thank my friend and colleague, Senator Carty, for kindly sharing some of his time. I endorse a view expressed by Members on this side of the House, which I am sure would be endorsed by Members opposite, thanking Senator Carty for his wonderful contribution as a public representative in both Houses of the Oireachtas and at local level and wishing him and his family well in the future. I...

Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (23 Mar 2011)

Paschal Mooney: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Mar 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I am not sure whether my query relates to the amendment of this section. I also pay tribute to Senator Quinn, Sean Gallagher and many people like him whose companies who have suffered as a result of this gap in the legislation. I also pay tribute to the outgoing Government. When Senator Quinn first brought this before the House as a published Bill, he received a commitment from the...

Seanad: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Mar 2011)

Paschal Mooney: It is in the context of-----

Seanad: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Mar 2011)

Paschal Mooney: Yes. It is in the context of the question. Section 3 states that the Act shall apply only to construction contracts which are entered into after the commencement of this Act. I am curious to know the position in terms of the relevant payment date. For example, if Mr. Gallagher's company or a similar company submitted an invoice and it was subject to the normal trading conditions of...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (8 Mar 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I also want to be associated with all the expressions of sympathy to the family of the late Senator Farrell. My friend and colleague, Senator Ellis, would have had a more detailed political involvement with Willie Farrell than I would. That was because Leitrim was reunited with Sligo in 1981 when John Ellis was elected to the Dáil. Willie Farrell was larger than life and his name was...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I was going to ask the Leader - it is now too late - if he could institute an international men's day because is it obvious that there is a gender imbalance which is very unfair on us men as we do not get the opportunity to project all the good qualities that men have with regard to this election.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I concur with the remarks made and Senator Feeney summed it up rather well. My own friend and colleague, Senator Ellis, along with Senator O'Toole and others, referred to the future Government. I congratulate the Government and I wish Deputy Enda Kenny and Deputy Eamon Gilmore well. They have a significant challenge to face. I also hope that Senator Darragh O'Brien's tenure in the House...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2011)

Paschal Mooney: This is an historic day for this House. As the reducing echo of the rhetoric in this House wafts its way across to the other House, I hope that many of today's contributions might resonate positively, including those of Senator Harris, Senator O'Toole and Senator Quinn. I do not think the amount of talent in this House should be dismissed so quickly and so easily. I agree with the view...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2011)

Paschal Mooney: I congratulate all former Members who have gone to the other House and wish all other Senators well.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (29 Jan 2011)

Paschal Mooney: The Minister for Finance must be somewhat relieved at the news overnight from the World Economic Forum at Davos that almost certainly there will be changes made in the coming months, particularly to Ireland's debt burden. As this section, like many others, has been included in the Finance Bill to raise revenue, maybe the incoming Government will be now able to examine a new financial...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (29 Jan 2011)

Paschal Mooney: It is essential that any analysis of the section 23 relief consider its economic impact and spell out the various professions of those who have purchased section 23 properties. One will find that they are not major, medium or even small-time developers but ordinary working men and women in the public sector, as well as those who had the money to be able to purchase such a property. As...