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Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2013)

Catherine Noone: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2013)

Catherine Noone: A new Pope who is a woman.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2013)

Catherine Noone: I took solace from the fact that the legislation we passed this morning had been planned for months. It is considered legislation that is unlikely to throw curve balls in future. It represented the first step in permanently removing Anglo Irish Bank from our financial landscape and closing a dark chapter in Ireland's financial history. The main motivation was to secure ¤12 billion in...

Seanad: Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Catherine Noone: Senator Cullinane should be thrown out.

Seanad: Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Catherine Noone: The Senator should respect the Chair.

Seanad: Garda Resources: Motion (6 Feb 2013)

Catherine Noone: I want to formally second the amendment proposed by Senator Bradford.

Seanad: Garda Resources: Motion (6 Feb 2013)

Catherine Noone: That is fine. I welcome the Minister to the House and commend him for his incredible work-rate. The last number of weeks have seen a lot of talk about changes in Garda practice and station closures. This motion addresses the concern of the Garda Commissioner about not wanting to let the levels in the service drop below 13,000. Fianna Fáil's plan would have hit exactly that number in 2014...

Seanad: Garda Resources: Motion (6 Feb 2013)

Catherine Noone: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Private Rented Sector: Statements (6 Feb 2013)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and commend her on her work. The introduction of minimum standards and obligations for the private-rented sector is to be expected. I welcome the ongoing drive to secure standards as the four-year phasing-in period that has been allowed for existing rented accommodation under the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2008 expires. On...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2013)

Catherine Noone: Yesterday was another sad day for this country. Our international image as the land of saints and scholars, which we enjoyed for a long time, is long gone as a consequence of the many reports that have been released in recent years. We are too quick to hand responsibility for everything to the State. As a society, we must read and take stock of this report. It makes it clear the Catholic...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2013)

Catherine Noone: That is not possible.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

Catherine Noone: Like other speakers, I express serious concern about, and outrage at, the most recent discovery regarding horsemeat. The farming community and the different farming organisations are flabbergasted that this meat is in the country because we have so many exemplary producers. There does not seem to be any logical reason other than pure greed for these burger makers, etc., attempting to use...

Seanad: The Gathering Ireland 2013: Statements (31 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Minister. Like him, I acknowledge that tourism has been an important driver of the economy, especially in tougher times and I welcome the increase in the number of visitors to the island in both 2011 and 2012. This improvement will surely accelerate this year and The Gathering will be central to that. The early signs are positive with one tangible measure being the increase...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the suggestion by Senator Darragh O'Brien to hold a debate on policing next week. It would be useful in the context of the terrible crime that has happened this week. We have debated the issue in general recently. One idea is to restructure the Garda to some extent. There is an embargo on Garda recruitment at present. In many instances when people attend Garda stations they see...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: I am not talking about that. It is terrible to be interrupted because it puts one off one's train of thought.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: No, I take Senator Norris's point. I do not mean all of those functions that are assigned to gardaí but the general administrative functions that qualified gardaí must undertake.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: I was interrupted and I never intended to debate the matter. I welcome the fact that Wi-Fi was made freely available in many locations around Dublin today. The measure will greatly enhance the lives of the residents of the city and boost tourism. Grafton Street, Dame Street and the Phoenix Park are three of the areas which will benefit from free Wi-Fi. Tourists often post photos of these...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: I am not debating it.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: It is not a point of order. Nothing is ever a point of order if one asks me.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: I know I am way over time. I am usually never over time but I have been interrupted ten times.