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Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister of State. I also welcome the increases for which the Bill makes provision. There is no doubt that these are small - no one is saying they are not - but at least they represent a step in the right direction. While we cannot, in one fell swoop, reverse everything that was done in recent years by this Government and that which preceded it, we are moving towards giving...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Driver Licences (16 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, for staying on to take this debate. I have discussed this issue informally with the Minister previously. I am pleased to have an opportunity to put my thoughts on the matter on the record of the House this evening. I come from a very rural part of County Kerry. Many young people in the area work in nearby towns that are 15 or 20 miles away. As the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Driver Licences (16 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Minister for his reply, which was nothing less or more than what I expected. I reiterate that by concentrating on just 6% of those who cause fatalities and collisions, and particularly by applying penalty points to this offence, we are coming down very hard on learner drivers. Does this really necessitate the imposition of penalty points? Things were hard enough for these...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: This is not a water debate.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: I agree with the sentiment of the recommendation but I disagree for a number of reasons with stating a time. I have dealt with the appeals office and found on numerous occasions that the office was not waiting for documents from the client but it was the case that the Department of Social Welfare had not returned a file to the appeals office. The appeals office had written, I had been on to...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage (11 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: Will the Minister of State pass on my proposal on Childline to the Minister to determine whether any funding is available for a once-off payment? It is a very important issue.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage (11 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: The figure is over 6,000.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage (11 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Minister of State for taking this debate in the absence of the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton, who is in Belfast to engage in very important talks in which I wish her well. For the first time since I was elected to Seanad Éireann I see a social welfare Bill that gives something back to people, rather than merely adjusting qualifying...

Seanad: Standards of Care in Residential Care Homes: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: -----but what more proof do we need than to see the way those people were treating those residents on the programme? They should not be paid. Suspend them, have the inquiry and see if by some chance they can justify it, but there is no justification for the way they treated those residents. I stated on the Order of Business this morning that we can train those people as much as we want, but...

Seanad: Standards of Care in Residential Care Homes: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: -----he will investigate any complaints. As elected representatives it is our duty to bring forward complaints that are given to us. I apologise, a Chathaoirligh, for going over time.

Seanad: Standards of Care in Residential Care Homes: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister's visit to the House at such short notice. I would have liked the debate to have been a little longer but the Minister has given us this time tonight. I spoke about this on the Order of Business as I was shocked and horrified by what took place. I worked in a nursing home before I went into politics and I know there are good carers and good facilities across the...

Seanad: Sustainable Agriculture and Dairy Price Outlook: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: I am sorry, but I must ask the Minister to conclude.

Seanad: Sustainable Agriculture and Dairy Price Outlook: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: Other Senators will wish to come in.

Seanad: Sustainable Agriculture and Dairy Price Outlook: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: No. Sixty seconds is far too long.

Seanad: Sustainable Agriculture and Dairy Price Outlook: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: No, Senator. Absolutely not. It is not fair -----

Seanad: Sustainable Agriculture and Dairy Price Outlook: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: Another Senator has come into this room since Senator Quinn spoke.

Seanad: Sustainable Agriculture and Dairy Price Outlook: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: I ask the Senator to conclude. We need to move on.

Seanad: Sustainable Agriculture and Dairy Price Outlook: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: I ask the Senator to conclude as he is over time.

Seanad: Sustainable Agriculture and Dairy Price Outlook: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Marie Moloney: The Senator will have to conclude in order to allow everybody in.