Results 4,561-4,580 of 5,046 for speaker:Paschal Mooney
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Feb 2005)
Paschal Mooney: I concur with the comments made by Senators Quinn and Glynn in regard to road safety, which arises regularly. Will the Leader consider the extreme but useful practice employed by the Knesset in Israel whereby at the beginning of business each day the names of those killed in road accidents are read out in memoriam by the speaker? It is an acknowledgement of sorts which focuses people's minds...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Feb 2005)
Paschal Mooney: They are secret.
- Seanad: Appropriation Act 2004: Statements. (8 Feb 2005)
Paschal Mooney: Will the Minister of State comment on the extension of the scheme referred to by a number of speakers?
- Seanad: Foreign Conflicts. (8 Feb 2005)
Paschal Mooney: I welcome my friend and colleague, the Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs, Deputy Treacy, to the House. I am happy that a Minister from the west is now at the forefront of developments in Europe, especially in light of the upcoming constitutional treaty debate. We could not be in safer hands. I have not had the opportunity to do so previously but I would like to wish...
- Seanad: Foreign Conflicts. (8 Feb 2005)
Paschal Mooney: Recent data has shown that over 1,700 applications were lodged with the so-called Turkish Cypriot authorities for the purchase and construction of property in the first eight months of 2004, equalling the total number of applications for the previous three years. Those engaging in such activities are liable to legal and economic ramifications as evidenced by a recent court decision against a...
- Seanad: Foreign Conflicts. (8 Feb 2005)
Paschal Mooney: All I can do is plead on behalf of those who cannot do so for themselves. I make that plea as a representative of this sovereign Parliament and as a citizen of this country, the history of which closely parallels that of Cyprus. I ask that the Government take a stand on this issue not in the interests of fair play, but, in view of our history, on moral grounds.
- Seanad: Foreign Conflicts. (8 Feb 2005)
Paschal Mooney: Do the Minister of State and the Government seriously believe that the reunification of Cyprus will take place on the basis of the UN proposals which were overwhelmingly rejected by a majority of the people of the Republic of Cyprus? In my opinion the Government must return to the drawing board in respect of this matter. I ask the Minister to make his best efforts to ensure that the Turks...
- Seanad: Appropriation Act 2004: Statements. (8 Feb 2005)
Paschal Mooney: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Appropriation Act 2004: Statements. (8 Feb 2005)
Paschal Mooney: I join my colleagues in welcoming the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, to the House. Any slogan that has "country" in it is quite all right with me.
- Seanad: Appropriation Act 2004: Statements. (8 Feb 2005)
Paschal Mooney: I support my friend and colleague, Senator Scanlon, in his plea for consideration to be given to extending the rural renewal scheme, not in terms of fresh applications but to complete works under way. It would be a pity having come this far and taken so much trouble that schemes would not be completed for reasons outside the control of builders, such as lack of workers, resources or whatever....
- Seanad: Appropriation Act 2004: Statements. (8 Feb 2005)
Paschal Mooney: To change tack, it is extraordinary that this is one of these rare occasions on which neither I nor Senator Scanlon are complaining about Government neglect. It is a bit like the scene in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" except that we come to praise the Minister of State rather than to bury him.
- Seanad: Appropriation Act 2004: Statements. (8 Feb 2005)
Paschal Mooney: The facts are there. I am being very restrained, as was Senator Scanlon, in embracing the wonderful efforts this Government has made in the past five years. I do not want this to sound like a party political broadcast but as Senator Scanlon said, one has only to look at the towns and villages of counties Leitrim and Sligo, as well as north Roscommon, west Cavan and County Longford, also part...
- Seanad: Appropriation Act 2004: Statements. (8 Feb 2005)
Paschal Mooney: A transportation study was prepared. I am a strong supporter of public transport and the development of infrastructure. Perhaps I get that from my late father who stood in this House for many years, in that he grew up beside the railway line. I have a lifelong love affair with trains and I wish we had more trains and more public transport. It is a sad reality that very few new lines have been...
- Seanad: Appropriation Act 2004: Statements. (8 Feb 2005)
Paschal Mooney: Poor old Boxcar Willie went to his eternal reward singing his songs. Senator Norris is a great fan of Nashville and of country music.
- Seanad: Appropriation Act 2004: Statements. (8 Feb 2005)
Paschal Mooney: We were talking earlier of how important it is to "keep it country" and that has been the theme of this contribution. It comes from a country perspective, to ensure that we receive our fair share. It would, however, be churlish not to acknowledge that great strides have been made over the past ten years. Great credit is due to all those who devised the schemes which have helped to lift the...
- Seanad: Appropriation Act 2004: Statements. (8 Feb 2005)
Paschal Mooney: They panicked.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)
Paschal Mooney: This House has a distinguished record of debate on Middle Eastern issues, owing in large part, I suggest, to an illustrious former Member of more than 25 years, Michael Lanigan, who held a foreign affairs portfolio. His specialist knowledge of the Middle East ensured that developments there during the period were regularly debated. As we watch the unfolding events in Sharm-el-Sheikh and the...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)
Paschal Mooney: The Senator is right.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)
Paschal Mooney: Are they all Trinity graduates?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)
Paschal Mooney: Yes.