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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: 25 Years of Independent Broadcasting: Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (15 Jul 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Okay. That is fair enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: 25 Years of Independent Broadcasting: Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (15 Jul 2014)

Paschal Mooney: My apologies for my absence earlier. There was a series of votes in the Seanad which I had to attend. I must also declare an interest. I present a programme on Ocean FM and also on Sunshine radio, so I would be seen as a biased observer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: 25 Years of Independent Broadcasting: Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (15 Jul 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I thank my constituency colleague. It is nice to know he is watching my back. I compliment Mr. Tim Collins and Ocean FM on winning an international award recently for a documentary. Two matters arise from the comments that have been made. I believe this committee should support the view expressed by Tim Collins, that there are no barriers to providing state aid for public broadcasting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: 25 Years of Independent Broadcasting: Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (15 Jul 2014)

Paschal Mooney: They do not even focus on folk and traditional, apart altogether from country and Irish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: 25 Years of Independent Broadcasting: Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (15 Jul 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I am trying to find out if there is a policy that could be brought forward that might bring pressure to bear. I fully appreciate that local radio must be concerned about commercial realities. I am not suggesting going so far as a quota, but merely pointing out that some stations have a daytime policy of including it but that many others do not. They do not feature these artists on their...

Seanad: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2014)

Paschal Mooney: This is Committee Stage.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (10 Jul 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I call the Leader.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (10 Jul 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Is the Leader extending the time for Committee Stage?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (10 Jul 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I believe there has been quite a bit of toing and froing on this. I think the exchange of views has been exhausted at this stage and unless the Minister of State has something specific to say, I would like to move on.

Seanad: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2014)

Paschal Mooney: No, I have not got there yet.

Seanad: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2014)

Paschal Mooney: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?

Seanad: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I never realised there was so much knowledge of country music songs in this House. I am completely stunned. In fact, Senator Barrett even said he had a message from Dolly Parton asking if the Taoiseach was working nine to five on this.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Country music, not country and western.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Country music, not country and western.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2014)

Paschal Mooney: There is a Chinese proverb that states "May you live in interesting times", which I discovered some years ago is an insult, not an aspiration. Politically, we are living in very interesting times. In England, there is a practice that when a barrister is being promoted to the bench, he or she does not receive a letter or a telephone call but actually gets what is called a tap on the...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Yes. I also compliment our colleague, Senator Ó Murchú, who was one of the speakers yesterday and who made a strident and passionate appeal, as he has shown himself to be capable of doing on so many other occasions. The appeal was to the Government and, in particular, to the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to make a decision on the future of the county...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2014)

Paschal Mooney: It asks that the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government come before the House to clarify the position in respect of the future of county development boards.