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Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

Catherine Noone: None the less we should not be encouraging this. The Department of Finance has responsibility for this matter, which would be worth addressing.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Catherine Noone: I compliment Dublin City Council on the peaceful removal of protestors from Dame Street. It was inappropriate that they were allowed to reside there for so long. With the approach of St. Patrick's Day, the city needs to look its best. While we all agree that protesting should be allowed and is an important function of democracy, that one was inappropriate for our city. I also wish to...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Catherine Noone: My question for the Leader concerns something else. I join with other speakers in calling for a debate on banking. Earlier, Senator Coghlan mentioned the fact that 2,500 bank workers - junior staff for the most part - may be losing their jobs. Meanwhile, those who ran amok, including regulators and senior bankers, are still on huge salaries and have never answered for the problems they created.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Catherine Noone: It is causing an echo.

Seanad: Early Intervention and Family Support Services: Statements (7 Mar 2012)

Catherine Noone: That completes the questions so I now call on the Minister to respond.

Seanad: Early Intervention and Family Support Services: Statements (7 Mar 2012)

Catherine Noone: We will have one-minute questions. Five Senators have indicated and I call Senator White first.

Seanad: Early Intervention and Family Support Services: Statements (7 Mar 2012)

Catherine Noone: Does the Senator have a question for the Minister?

Seanad: Early Intervention and Family Support Services: Statements (7 Mar 2012)

Catherine Noone: While I appreciate that, we have just one minute per question.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2012)

Catherine Noone: I join with previous speakers in welcoming the fact that our Ministers are going abroad. I will not repeat what others have said, but we do need to run the country like a business. In times when businesses are cutting back in certain areas they still market and network, which is what we need to do.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2012)

Catherine Noone: That is the way it has to be done. I would appreciate it if the Senator would not interrupt me. I did not interrupt her when she was speaking.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2012)

Catherine Noone: I congratulate my colleagues, including Senator O'Donnell, on raising the charities issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2012)

Catherine Noone: I am still being interrupted, a Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2012)

Catherine Noone: I wish to join with Senators O'Donnell and Conway in calling for a debate on charities. I recently did some work on certain methods that are being used by charities, including "chugging". I do not know whether Members are familiar with the method but it is basically where people accost members of the public on the street and try to get them to give their bank details so that money can be...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2012)

Catherine Noone: Some months ago our Taoiseach was to the fore in raising the issue of cloud computing. This is a buzz word for many and I am sure many Members do not have a clue what it is about.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2012)

Catherine Noone: Does Senator O'Brien mean that includes me? I beg to differ on that. I believe the Government should switch its e-mail and document services from expensive outdated servers to some sort of cloud-based system. This proposal would save approximately €10 million over five years, which incidentally is roughly the amount that would be saved by the abolition of the Seanad. We should give...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2012)

Catherine Noone: I ask the Leader to follow up on the issue with Deputy Tom Hayes, emphasising how important it is to embrace cloud computing technology.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2012)

Catherine Noone: I am sure the Senator does.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Catherine Noone: Because it is so big.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Catherine Noone: I join colleagues in welcoming the Government's jobs plan announced yesterday. I particularly welcome its specific targets which means it is more likely to succeed with the creation of 100,000 jobs by 2016 and a further 100,000 by 2020. I have read the jobs plan and I am impressed. It proves that job creation is at the centre of the Government's focus. Two measures caught my eye. First...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2012)

Catherine Noone: This morning I read about the report of the steering group on the national substance misuse strategy which revealed that in 2010, the average Irish adult consumed 11.9 litres of pure alcohol which one can translate into 482 pints of lager, 125 bottles of wine or 45 bottles of vodka. Bearing in mind that 19% of Irish adults are abstainers, the actual consumption is considerable. Worryingly,...