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Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

Mary Moran: I would ask that the Acting Chairman rule on that matter. This has gone way off the point.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

Mary Moran: None.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Discussion (6 Nov 2013)

Mary Moran: I will be quick. I apologise in advance. We are discussing the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Discussion (6 Nov 2013)

Mary Moran: I will be brief. I thank everyone for those excellent presentations. The youth service workers are the right people in the right jobs, as it is obvious from their presentation that they know what they are talking about. This is key to the youth guarantee. People must be on top of their briefs and know what is expected of them. The young person must be the focus of the youth guarantee and...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2013)

Mary Moran: I also welcome the Minister, Deputy Burton, to the House. This year's Social Welfare and Pensions Bill brings cold comfort to many, as Members on this side suggest it could have been worse. It most certainly could have been worse and everyone realises this. The Minister, Deputy Burton, achieved a thankless feat of reducing the adjustment from €440 million to €290 million. No...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2013)

Mary Moran: I also heard an interview this morning on LM-FM with Michael McConville, Jean McConville's son.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2013)

Mary Moran: The Minister should come to the House and try to bring answers to these questions.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2013)

Mary Moran: I welcome the scheme announced last week by the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, whereby HIQA will take over the registration and inspection of all residential services for children and adults with a disability, including those in respite care. This is a great scheme and heralds a new era for those with disability. It is the first time that services will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA (24 Oct 2013)

Mary Moran: I am obviously not happy. There is no link.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Gender Recognition Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Mary Moran: I will be brief as I am aware that another vote will be called. I have a couple of comments to make rather than questions to ask. I also met Mr. Broden Giambrone from Transgender Equality Network Ireland, TENI, last week and I must commend him on a comprehensive discussion and provision of background information into the education issue for me. I am familiar with some of the points raised...

Seanad: Asylum Support Services: Motion (23 Oct 2013)

Mary Moran: I will not waste any time. I thank the Minister, Deputy Shatter, and commend the Independent Senators for bringing forward this topical human and children's rights issue. I am grateful for the Minister's comprehensive response and speech, as well as the fact that he has recognised the problem, although due to unfortunate constraints relating to drafting expertise, the important Immigration,...

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Statements (23 Oct 2013)

Mary Moran: I, too, welcome the Taoiseach and thank him for giving of his time to debate the issue of Seanad reform. Prior to and since the referendum I looked at proposals for parliamentary reform, applicable reforms in other jurisdictions and have engaged with various groups and individuals on the issue. We all agree that we have much on our plate and plenty of choices in terms of the avenue on which...

Seanad: Budget 2014: Statements (15 Oct 2013)

Mary Moran: Senators were also involved in campaigning.

Seanad: Budget 2014: Statements (15 Oct 2013)

Mary Moran: Exactly. It was cross-party work. We were doing what the Seanad is supposed to do best.

Seanad: Budget 2014: Statements (15 Oct 2013)

Mary Moran: I wish to share my time with Senator Moloney.

Seanad: Budget 2014: Statements (15 Oct 2013)

Mary Moran: Yes, equal time. I rebut Senator Reilly who said that today is not a good day for our young people. I beg to differ. As spokesperson for education, I will focus on ten positive points for education we have got out of the budget today. The first one is the biggest criterion people look for in education, namely, the pupil-teacher ratio. That is being preserved. There will be no increase...

Seanad: Budget 2014: Statements (15 Oct 2013)

Mary Moran: Recruitment of up to 2,800 staff will take place between 2013 and 2014. This is significant and good news for our young people who are the people we need to value most. Two thirds of those jobs will preserve class sizes and ensure that class sizes are kept down. The other third will be for resource teaching. The fact that €1.3 billion will be protected for supports for children...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (9 Oct 2013)

Mary Moran: There is a gap with regard to SENOs engaging with parents. I have a huge issue with that. It should be everybody working together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (9 Oct 2013)

Mary Moran: On an individualised basis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (9 Oct 2013)

Mary Moran: I thank all the witnesses for their contributions. I totally agree with Ms Lynch's comments on the baseline qualifications. We end up with too many chiefs and not enough Indians. The problem arises from the lack of clarity of the roles of the teachers and the SNAs. Parents are unclear, as has been said, on the role of the SNA. Parents may say their child has an SNA whereas the SNA has...