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Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (4 Jun 2014)

Paschal Mooney: More than €2 billion was taken out of the economy. The Senator should not be re-inventing the past.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (4 Jun 2014)

Paschal Mooney: The only reason I raised the matter-----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (4 Jun 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I am not discussing it. The reason I raise it is for my question to the Leader. The Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton, who is a contender for the leadership, has stated that taking €2 billion out of the economy in the October budget is both unnecessary and unhelpful. This question was put to the Taoiseach yesterday and he demurred somewhat and said he would have to await...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (4 Jun 2014)

Paschal Mooney: -----regarding the €2 billion that might be taken out of the economy, yet an EU Commission official has said, a little like Mr. John Bruton, that we could continue to have austerity for forever and a day. I believe there is a need to have statements on the economy so we can get a clearer picture, even at this early stage of the budgetary negotiations which the Minister, Deputy Noonan,...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (4 Jun 2014)

Paschal Mooney: The question of where the money will come from remains. A debate on the state of the economy would be of assistance in that regard.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (4 Jun 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I second the amendment of my colleague, Senator MacSharry. I wish to reassure Senator Keane in respect of Tallaght and its developments. Now that Charlie O'Connor has been restored to his former glory as a councillor in Tallaght Central he will ensure that Tallaght is put back on the top of the agenda. I have no doubt whatsoever about it.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (4 Jun 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I imagine Senator Keane would agree with me-----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (4 Jun 2014)

Paschal Mooney: -----that Charlie's unique talent will enhance the Tallaght area.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (4 Jun 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I wish to draw attention to the comments made by Senator Quinn about fracking. Not for the first time Senator Quinn has espoused the concept of fracking. He is fully entitled to his opinion, which I totally respect. However, I am unsure whether the research in America to which he referred relates to what is going on or what might happen in my part of the country, the Lough Allen basin,...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Despite the fact that people spoke about the compellability issue through a referendum, the Government subsequently introduced legislation to enhance the powers of committees such as the Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, although it has refused to use it. It is like a dog which does not bark. Those questions should have been asked and answered yesterday. It is not for the...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Did the Senator listen to what I said at all?

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2014)

Paschal Mooney: With all due respect, Senator Bacik has been somewhat disingenuous about the sequence of events she has attempted to outline. The core of the issue is that the Government decided in setting up the Fennelly commission that it was, as Senator Bacik correctly points out, to focus on the alleged recordings at GSOC but it tagged on the forced retirement or dismissal of the former Garda...

Seanad: Youth Guarantee and Rent Supplement: Statements (28 May 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I welcome the Minister and wish her well. The Department of Social Protection has admitted that it will be unable to provide training or employment for more than half of those under 25 on the live register. This has been the focus of some criticism from the OECD and the European Commission which claim Ireland now risks the emergence of a lost generation. While I welcome the figures...

Seanad: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (27 May 2014)

Paschal Mooney: How stands amendment No. 5, Senator Barrett?

Seanad: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (27 May 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Amendment No. 2 is a Government amendment. Amendments Nos. 2 and 10 to 14, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (27 May 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Amendment No. 3 is in the name of Senator Barrett. Amendments Nos. 3 and 4 are cognate. Amendments Nos. 3 to 6, inclusive, and amendment No. 22 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (27 May 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I welcome the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Leo Varadkar, to the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I thank the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I second the amendment proposed by Senator Marc MacSharry. I have risen in this House in recent months to rail against Government plans, either intentional or aspirational, for rural Ireland. I am sad to have to report to the House again firm evidence that one of the most successful rural schemes, the rural social scheme, is under threat. Despite pleas to the contrary, I have come to the...

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (14 May 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I compliment Senator Barrett on introducing the Bill and I welcome the Minister of State. Fianna Fáil published its own Seanad reform Bill and remains committed to it. However, we will be supporting the Senator's Bill because we are anxious to ensure that the issue of Seanad reform remains on the agenda. We are happy to work with other Members in this regard and to find common ground...