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Seanad: Genealogy and Heraldry Bill 2006: Second Stage (12 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: I am grateful to Senator Ryan for accommodating me. I line with the contributions from both sides I support the spirit of the Bill but I take cognisance of what the Minister has said. I had the honour and privilege of being the Opposition spokesperson when the Cultural Institutions Bill was taken in the House and I became very familiar with the area of vexillology, genealogy and heralds....

Seanad: European Communities Bill 2006: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: I respect the cogent, thoughtful and detailed contribution made by Senator Quinn. Under section 2, I understand the Government will not initiate indictable offences. This section relates to the European Communities Act 1972 which brought Ireland into the EEC. The Bill is a result of a Supreme Court judgment relating to penalties imposed on two fishermen in County Donegal. Will the...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: I wish to extend my deepest sympathy to the family of the 20 year old apprentice who was shot this morning. I also extend my sympathies to the family of the victim of the other murder in Kilkenny. I know nothing about the apprentice who was shot this morning, other than that he comes from the inner city and possibly from a disadvantaged economic environment. This young man had obviously...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: I appreciate that.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: I was merely attempting to ask the Leader if she agrees that there is a need to follow the example of what happened in America in the 1930s, when a group know as "the untouchables" was established? I have always accepted the primacy of the law. I support the views expressed by other Members and perhaps there is a need for the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: The Leader has been there herself.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: I support my friend and colleague, Senator Norris, who correctly said the Pax Christi submission was made to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs earlier this week. Like him and many Members on both sides of the House, I have taken a long-standing interest in the landmine issue. The Government, through its overseas development aid programme, has contributed significantly to...

Seanad: Security of the Elderly. (7 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: As always, I am grateful to the Minister of State, Deputy Treacy. I am also grateful to the Minister of State, Deputy Noel Ahern, for outlining the benefits of this wonderful scheme. I will take the opportunity of conveying its provisions to the wider public arena. I referred to two specific areas but it is not acceptable to deal with them solely as health issues. I am talking about...

Seanad: European Communities Bill 2006: Second Stage (7 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: It is interesting that a technical Bill to correct retrospectively an anomaly in the European Communities Act 1972 should generate such heat. It is another indication of the importance of this House in analysing the minutiae of technical Bills. When the Minister of State's fine speech is stripped away, the core of the debate only takes up a page and a half. However, he was right to explore...

Seanad: Security of the Elderly. (7 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Treacy, for taking this adjournment matter. As it was submitted only within the past 24 hours, I convey my appreciation to the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs for the alacrity with which it has replied. It affords me an opportunity to raise an issue of fundamental importance to those in rural areas and to those organisations, almost...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: It is right and proper at this time of year that issues which impact on disadvantage in our society should be highlighted because most people are focused on those issues which, sadly, we should be focused on throughout the year. While I do not suggest it is in the same category as what was discussed earlier, I want to make an appeal to parents, mainly because it happens at this time every...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: I strongly support the view expressed by my colleague, Senator Feeney, who has articulated what is a widespread view. I would hate people outside the House to think that we have only raised these issues in a knee-jerk reaction to last night's television programme. Sometimes, especially at this time of year — we all know that in terms of national issues, timing is everything, not just in...

Seanad: British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (29 Nov 2006)

Paschal Mooney: I endorse and echo the comments made by the Leader and others in welcoming the Minister of State, Deputy Treacy, to the House in the context of the Bill. As he said, his mandate extends to the particulars of the Bill in terms of the cross-Border bodies, namely, the Special EU Programmes Body, the acronym for which we all have a difficulty in using.

Seanad: British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (29 Nov 2006)

Paschal Mooney: I endorse everything the Leader, Senator O'Rourke, has said on the British-Irish body. I thank her for her kind acknowledgement of my presence in London last week. It was a significant occasion in the sense that we were there as parliamentarians from the sovereign Irish Parliament with our colleagues and friends from the sovereign British Parliament at the beginning of a discussion on the...

Seanad: British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (29 Nov 2006)

Paschal Mooney: ——when it was called for and when, perhaps, there was some doubt that he might not discharge the responsibilities of a responsible political leader in Northern Ireland. I welcome that. On the other hand, I fully agree with what Senator Ryan said about the perpetrators of the cruel, horrific murder of Robert McCartney and hope that, like many other unsolved murders in the North, it will...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Paschal Mooney: I fully agree with Senator O'Toole and support his suggestion. I have more than a passing interest in the music industry and hope the Leader responds to the Senator's point. Something murky is happening in the undergrowth of the international music industry. There is no doubt that the major outlet which Senator O'Toole named is attempting to wipe out small retailers across the country by...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Paschal Mooney: Censored.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Paschal Mooney: Whenever Senator Ryan raises himself up to his full height of finger-waving morality about what the Government is or is not allegedly doing I must respond.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Paschal Mooney: I ask the Leader to refute absolutely that we on this side of the House are complicit in any illegal activities, including torture and anything else connected with the Senator's allegations. I am sure he did not mean to allege such things.