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Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: I generally agree with him and he is careful about how he says things. It was Senator Cullinane who made the point about women but, on voting rights, the people who live in the country are the people who control the country and therefore should be the people who vote. I do not understand why, unless people only leave temporarily, people who live abroad should have a vote here.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: We are a separate republic.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: Yes, a debate would be helpful and Senator Cullinane would enjoy it.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: Apologies, I missed the debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: Can I come back in on that point?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: Well said.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: I apologise for raising the issue in the Seanad.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: I do not doubt it for a second.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: It is a huge issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: That is the one I use because it is nicest.

Seanad: Statements on Finance (6 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Minister to the House once again. He gives the Seanad great attention and we appreciate it.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: I, too, would welcome the attendance of the Minister for Health in this House and have stated so on a few occasions. I believe the problem is one of communication. I have no doubt that the Minister for Health is doing a good job but he needs to communicate that to us. The Minister took on a basket case in terms of the Health Service Executive. I have previously used the expression "basket...

Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Sep 2011)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Minister to the House.

Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Sep 2011)

Catherine Noone: Amendments Nos. 1 and 5 are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2011)

Catherine Noone: One would swear the Deputy's party was not in charge of it for the past 12 years.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2011)

Catherine Noone: I will be.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2011)

Catherine Noone: The previous Government gave it great help - did it not?

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2011)

Catherine Noone: The Senator should sit down.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2011)

Catherine Noone: It would have put them in jail.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2011)

Catherine Noone: I agree wholeheartedly with my colleague, Senator MacSharry. The Minister for Health must come to this House. We have been asking for weeks that he come here. The HSE is a basket case. It was created by Fianna Fáil - that is not political points scoring but a fact - and we must do something about it. It is great to find that somebody in the Opposition is of the same mind as me....