Results 561-580 of 1,842 for speaker:Marie Moloney
- Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (30 Sep 2014)
Marie Moloney: Amendments Nos. 8 and 10 are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)
Marie Moloney: Sure.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)
Marie Moloney: A good deal of that happens.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)
Marie Moloney: They can represent a person afterwards at tribunals and so on.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)
Marie Moloney: That is no problem. It can do so.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)
Marie Moloney: Of course it can.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)
Marie Moloney: I will speak to Senator Norris afterwards.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)
Marie Moloney: I take the opposite view. I rather agree with the trade union point. I worked with a trade union before I came into this job. I know that many employers will not employ people if they are members of a trade union. Many people pay by direct debit, but a major service is provided by trade unions in the event of someone being let go by an employer in the wrong, being unfairly dismissed or...
- Seanad: Access to Educational and Other Opportunities for People with Disabilities: Motion (24 Sep 2014)
Marie Moloney: Senator Ó Murchú has been endorsed.
- Seanad: Access to Educational and Other Opportunities for People with Disabilities: Motion (24 Sep 2014)
Marie Moloney: I second the motion. I welcome the Minister of State whom I congratulate on his recent promotion. I acknowledge that this and previous Governments have made significant progress to improve and advance the education of citizens affected by disabilities. The primary objectives of the national disability strategy which was launched in 2004 were to provide people with disabilities with the...
- Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (24 Sep 2014)
Marie Moloney: I congratulate the Minister of State on bringing his first piece of legislation through the House; I presume it is the first of many. When we commenced, it appeared to be a simple Bill to pass through the House but as we progressed we found there were many emotive and sensitive issues and amendments were brought forward. It was handled with sensitivity by all sides of the House. There was...
- Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (24 Sep 2014)
Marie Moloney: As with Senator Mooney, I have great admiration for Senator van Turnhout. She works tirelessly on behalf of children and has, at every given opportunity in the House, raised the plight of children. I have listened today to two compelling arguments on the same subject. It is very hard to say one is right and the other wrong because, as Senator van Turnhout said, the certificate is an...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2014)
Marie Moloney: I do not want to lose the opportunity to pay tribute to the Kerry minor and senior teams. I can tell the House that they put a double smile on our faces in Kerry this weekend and on the faces of the thousands of people who turned out last night for the homecoming in Rathmore, Tralee and Killarney. It was a great night and a joyous occasion for all the people. I also want to pay tribute to...
- Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Sep 2014)
Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kevin Humphreys, to the House and I know he is off to a running start. Over the summer he visited Intreo offices all over the country and came to grips with his brief at the Department of Social and Family Affairs. I never understood why there was previously no Minister of State at that Department, given the workload. I agree with Senator van...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Marie Moloney: I would imagine not but I am only raising it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Marie Moloney: The Appeals Office is quite good at returning it for a review without having to withdraw it, so that works as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Marie Moloney: I will probably put the Minister on the spot in saying this but I hope she will not allow herself to be pressurised into making cuts in her Department to supplement other Departments. Social welfare has taken enough hits, so the Minister should avoid any more. If she is in a position at some stage to reverse cuts, she should do so. I never want to go back to a position where there were...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Marie Moloney: With regard to the carer's allowance, I ask the Tánaiste to give her commitment to retain the half-rate carer's allowance in the forthcoming budget. With regard to the disability allowance, problems arise in the processing of applications. If the application is refused on medical grounds, the appeal can take up to ten to 12 months. If the applicant wins the appeal, he or she may have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Marie Moloney: Are we dealing with illness and carers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Marie Moloney: Or sit here and not get answers.