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Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: -----and whenever they were in office they have stuffed State boards. I will leave it with this. I am someone who grew up with Fianna Fáil. One of the major criticisms that used to be levelled at Fianna Fáil Governments by the grassroots was that those appointed by Fianna Fáil to State boards were not Fianna Fáil activists but were actually from the other side. That...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: During the debate on the establishment of Irish Water I questioned the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton, on the use of PPI numbers, as provided for in the legislation. I questioned her closely as to how this process would work. The Minister assured me and the House that the PPS numbers requested by Irish Water from its customers would be used exclusively...

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (24 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I am almost reluctant to praise the Minister of State after all the glory that has been showered on him but he hit the ground running. It cannot have been easy for him. There is a transition from backbencher to ministerial office. One has to get one's feet under the table and read one's brief. I endorse everything that has been said about the manner in which he has taken this debate. What...

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (24 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I admire Senator Jillian van Turnhout for the passion she brings to this issue. I also admire her for her extraordinary work as the former CEO of the Children's Rights Alliance and her consistency in raising issues of this nature, where children's rights are involved, in the House. The nub of the issue is that her entire contribution emphasised the right of the child. She referred to the...

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (24 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: That is the inference.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (24 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: All I kept waiting for was the parents' rights in all of this. Children go through developmental phases and there are times in the development of the child when parents take it upon themselves to inform the children of certain facts to educate them. I have no idea whether parents of adopted children in this country have deliberately concealed that fact. I am aware of a significant number...

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (24 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I second the amendment. We had an exhaustive debate on this with the Minister of State and I know that Senator Walsh has said that the Minister of State met with him subsequent to the debate and discussed this. Subsequent to the previous debate, I was reminded of just how emotive this issue is for parents and grandparents. I was reminded that my first cousin had a late miscarriage some...

Seanad: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Of course.

Seanad: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (24 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Varadkar and I too congratulate him on his new appointment as Minister for Health. I know that with his medical background and political acumen he will bring a particular dimension to health matters. I have every confidence the Minister will address the issues and problems in a Department that was referred to by a predecessor who had served in that Department...

Seanad: Order of Business - Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I second the amendment proposed by my party leader in the House, Senator Darragh O'Brien. I also endorse the comments made by Senator Sean D. Barrett with whom I sit on the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications. Yesterday's meeting of the committee was unique in that members of all parties and none unanimously welcomed the appointment of the chairman-designate of Dublin Bus, Mr....

Seanad: Order of Business - Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: It is relevant in the context of the proposal I have made.

Seanad: Order of Business - Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I have done nothing more than what others have done, namely, question whether the gentleman is qualified to be a member of the board of the IMMA.

Seanad: Order of Business - Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: That is exactly what I did. I also referred to the possibility of him coming before a committee to be questioned on his qualifications. I do not know what would be the outcome of such a process, but I can surmise what it would be in the light of the debate surrounding the gentlemen in question. I am not in any way impugning his character but speaking, as Senator Darragh O'Brien has done,...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: -----and that everything they do is being observed. We have heard stories coming from Australia of drunken Irish, who are a minority, but it highlights the enormous reputational damage that is done to this country. Irish Ministers go abroad regularly to try to support Ireland abroad. They support Irish communities abroad by their presence and constantly strive to bring jobs to this...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: -----and that their families will now talk to them and insist that they be more considerate in their actions the next time they go abroad.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: As there does not seem to be anyone from County Donegal talking about what happened on Sunday, my late mother - God rest her - was from Ballyshannon; as such, I feel I am half-Donegal. The people of Donegal are mightily proud of the achievements of their football team, notwithstanding what Kerry did to them on Sunday. I say to our Kerry friends that there will be another day. Beidh lá...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: The message from Donegal is, "Watch out, Kerry, we are coming back." From time to time, Members on both sides of the House rightly praise the reputation of the Irish abroad. I am sorry to bring before the House today the very sad tale from San Francisco where a bunch of Irish students went on the rampage in a house they were renting over the summer period and completely destroyed it....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Dublin Bus: Chairman Designate (23 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Mr. Courtney mentioned the ageing fleet. What percentage of the fleet needs to be replaced and will it have an impact on the financial position of Dublin Bus? Is the fact that drivers cannot give change an inhibiting factor? I am thinking of tourists in this regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Dublin Bus: Chairman Designate (23 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Has Dublin Bus considered using debit cards, in respect of which the process is very quick?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Dublin Bus: Chairman Designate (23 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I welcome the remarks made about the proposed appointment of Mr. Courtney. He and I share a common background in that I was a bus conductor, but not with Dublin Bus. I come from County Leitrim where there were not many jobs and I ended up in London Transport. I could give him route directions for some of the routes on which I worked if he is interested, as I am sure he could about his.