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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Down's Syndrome Education Equality: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)

Mary Moran: That was why I asked about Irish research.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Down's Syndrome Education Equality: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)

Mary Moran: When professionals are looking for help, they always look for the psychological report rather than the IEP.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Down's Syndrome Education Equality: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)

Mary Moran: If the teacher doing the IEP does not have the experience of working full-time with special educational needs, the question is whether the IEP is accurate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Down's Syndrome Education Equality: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)

Mary Moran: I have several points I want to touch on briefly. Ms Buckley hit the nail on the head when she mentioned that the main criteria concerned teacher training. I have a background in education also and believe it is vital that when a child enters school, the teacher, first and foremost, should know how to meet his or her specific needs. I have raised this issue on several occasions. I hope...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jul 2013)

Mary Moran: I welcome that the Minister, Deputy Quinn, secured Cabinet approval in the meeting yesterday to continue to seek a 50-50 share of the costs by the four religious orders that we discussed last week for the victims who suffered abuse in residential institutions. It is very important that decision was made and I hope it will be strenuously pursued. I welcome also the statement last night by...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jul 2013)

Mary Moran: That is another issue on which we should have a debate in the autumn. I thank the members of staff in every department throughout the House and wish them, and my colleagues, a happy summer break.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Domestic Violence Policy (22 Jul 2013)

Mary Moran: I appreciate the Minister of State's reply but a more direct question must be put regarding the Women's Aid refuge in Dundalk, which services County Louth and surrounding counties. I would be grateful if he could relay this back to the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government and if he could find out more information about the cut to the funding and whether it has been...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Domestic Violence Policy (22 Jul 2013)

Mary Moran: Like many similar service providers, Women's Aid Dundalk has taken a substantial cut to its funding over the past two to three years. It has essentially been asked to do more with less, as has everyone else. Women's Aid Dundalk provides a refuge for men, women and children who are fleeing domestic violence. The funding issue I wish to highlight relates to the moneys allocated by Louth...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)

Mary Moran: On a point of order, Acting Chairman, I think you have asked that this case not be mentioned. I would reiterate that as a matter of courtesy and respect.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jul 2013)

Mary Moran: I, too, wish to welcome Senator Naughton to the House. I assure her that she will witness enjoyable and sometimes eventful debates here. I am sure she will be well up for them. I wish to voice my concerns regarding the announcement to the effect that, from 12 August, St. John of God services in Drumcar, County Louth, will no longer be providing meals for people attending for day services on...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Mary Moran: Following on from the Order of Business this morning, which related to this debate, as Senator Ó Domhnaill was not in the room at the time, I will ask again whether he would care to comment on what he stated yesterday-----

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Mary Moran: -----and if he will retract his comments on disability implying that people who support the Bill-----

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Mary Moran: The Bill has nothing to do with disability.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Mary Moran: I am asking for an apology and a retraction.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Mary Moran: On a point of order, I do not know where this is going. I ask that the Leader or the Cathaoirleach would adjourn the Seanad for five minutes for Members to take stock.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Mary Moran: This debate is sinking lower and lower, and is doing nothing for the House.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Mary Moran: On a point of order, it was insulting to all the women here.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Mary Moran: That is the Senator's opinion. We must all respect each other's opinions.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)

Mary Moran: I, too, welcome the announcement made yesterday by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, and the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, on the publication of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill, for which I have called on many occasions in the past two years. It will replace the wards of court system with a legal framework to support people in exercising...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)

Mary Moran: I utterly resent anybody using disability as a-----