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Seanad: Adjournment Debate: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (19 Nov 2013)

Marie Moloney: In other words, the submission remains to be finalised by the council.

Seanad: Adjournment Debate: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (19 Nov 2013)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to take this matter. It is my second time putting down the same Adjournment matter as I also dealt with this in February last, and I am now seeking an update. The Minister, Deputy Hogan, will be very au fait with this, and he ducks every time he sees me in the corridor because he knows well what I am going to ask him about it. For the...

Seanad: Adjournment Debate: Banking Sector Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Marie Moloney: Does Senator Byrne have a supplementary question for the Minister of State?

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2013)

Marie Moloney: I would also like to welcome back our friend, Ms Jody Blake. We are delighted to see her back with her beautiful smile. I would also like to extend my sympathy to the Coghlan family and send my best wishes to my dear friend, Jimmy Harte, who is my neighbour down here in the back row. I wish the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and the rugby authorities well in their bid to bring...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)

Marie Moloney: I add my voice to the news of the further increase in private health insurance at a time when we should encourage people to take out private health insurance. Obstacles are being put in their way. I echo the calls for the Minister to come to the House, although I understand it is not possible for him to come today. We should have a debate on the issue. We wake up every morning to hear...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)

Marie Moloney: I join my colleagues in calling for a debate on the youth guarantee. When the Minister for Social Protection was in the House last week she gave a firm undertaking that she would return for a debate on the issue. I ask the Leader to facilitate such a debate at the earliest opportunity rather than leave it linger any longer. More than 70,000 Irish people have had their credit card details...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (7 Nov 2013)

Marie Moloney: I discussed the matter with the housing officer at the council who informed me the decision is one for the Department. I assume the Minister of State would be aware of it if one had been submitted.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (7 Nov 2013)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I am surprised to hear that the council has not made an application for the houses.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (7 Nov 2013)

Marie Moloney: I will clarify the matter with the council. I understood it had submitted an application. However, perhaps I am wrong. It is regrettable that these houses have remained unoccupied since 2009. We need to move a little quicker than that given the number of people in need of housing. These houses are large enough to accommodate four families. I acknowledge the volume of resources being...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (7 Nov 2013)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Minister of State for taking this Adjournment debate. Since it relates to her Department, I am delighted that she is present. A number of houses on the affordable housing scheme have been lying idle in Killarney since 2009. As the Minister of State knows, that scheme has been discontinued for some time, but the houses have remained empty. The houses were originally only...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (7 Nov 2013)

Marie Moloney: We have acknowledged that difficult decisions had to be made.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (7 Nov 2013)

Marie Moloney: If the Senator's party was in government it would make the cuts.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (7 Nov 2013)

Marie Moloney: What about the bonus?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (7 Nov 2013)

Marie Moloney: Does the Senator remember what his party did before the last general election?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (7 Nov 2013)

Marie Moloney: There have been seven harsh Social Welfare Bills but we did not bring them all through.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (7 Nov 2013)

Marie Moloney: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (7 Nov 2013)

Marie Moloney: We all can recall things.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (7 Nov 2013)

Marie Moloney: Does Senator Darragh O'Brien recall the cut whereby his party took away the Christmas bonus? Does he recall-----

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (7 Nov 2013)

Marie Moloney: Does the Senator remember the giant cuts that were made to every social recipient by cutting the payment by €16 per week?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (7 Nov 2013)

Marie Moloney: The Senator asked us to recall.