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Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: The Senator should put a question to the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: I agree with my colleagues, particularly Senator Paul Coghlan, on the Roma gypsy issue. There are people of all nationalities in this country who are in difficulty but these organised gangs do not appear to fall into that category. I cannot put it any better than Senator Mooney and Senator Paul Coghlan. However, the Minister for Justice and Equality is a very reasonable and efficient man...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: I join Senator Marc MacSharry and other speakers in voicing my concerns about the name of our national football and rugby stadium. Unfortunately, we all seem to have taken quickly to referring to it by its new name. If Senator MacSharry's figures are correct, we have more of a right to call it Lansdowne Road Stadium than Aviva does to call it by its new name. I cannot understand why we all...

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: Yes, and I wish to highlight the issue. These enhanced consumer rights are a positive development. Of particular interest is the ban on pre-ticked boxes. For instance, when booking a flight online the option for purchasing travel insurance is often preselected. Older people in particular may not be aware that they are being charged for such options.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: Will the Leader invite the Minister, Deputy Bruton, to the House to discuss these and other issues?

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: It is nice to hear something positive for a change.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: Up Roscommon.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: I will do it.

Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I also welcome the Bill. It will ensure a cohesive strategy will be put in place which will help stabilise our financial institutions and restore confidence in the market. This is an urgent challenge and one which requires problems to be addressed very quickly, as the Minister of State and previous speakers have pointed out. The problems in...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: These appointments are made on merit.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: I support Senator Darragh O'Brien's comments on Aviva. Recently the Minister, Deputy Deenihan, announced a number of jobs - perhaps one of my Kerry colleagues can assist me with how many. Those jobs had come back from India or another country in the east having previously gone there because it was more economical. Now these jobs are starting to come back to Ireland. We need to regard this...

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: It usually ignores us.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: I bring to people's attention Arts & Disability Ireland whose policy and strategic direction document I was delighted to launch yesterday. It is further evidence of the huge benefit the arts bring to the community, and I congratulate all involved with that. I join Senators O'Keeffe and van Turnhout in expressing concern about the forthcoming referendums. People are bamboozled with elections...

Seanad: Statements on Finance (6 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: Does the Minister want to contribute?

Seanad: Statements on Finance (6 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: We will wait until the end.

Seanad: Statements on Finance (6 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: Senator Barrett.

Seanad: Statements on Finance (6 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: My apologies. The way in which it is written here is not very clear. Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell.

Seanad: Statements on Finance (6 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: Whichever of you.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: I join my colleagues in their remarks on women. We must start at the top, we must treat women in this building better. I do not mean that in a personal way but we could start with the Seanad. Was the Seanad a complete afterthought? There are no facilities near the Seanad, we must go half a mile to use them. I am sorry to talk about something so base on the Order of Business but it should...