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Seanad: Visit of US Delegation (6 Mar 2014)

Paschal Mooney: It is a great honour for me to welcome members of the 69th New York State Volunteers, under the command of Colonel Jim Tierney, and accompanied by Senator Daly. Very few Irish people need to be reminded of the strong historical connections between this country and the Fighting 69th, one of the most famous US Army regiments. Those of us who have had the honour of parading down Fifth Avenue...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Senator Bacik must be easily satisfied.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2014)

Paschal Mooney: She must be easily satisfied. There was nothing wrong with the quality of it; it was the quantity.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2014)

Paschal Mooney: She could not stand over it.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Senator Bacik could not stand over the quantity.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Following yesterday's comments on the tourism industry and the pricing regime that seems to be developing, I was not surprised that Senator Paul Coghlan rose to defend the honour and integrity of the industry in Killarney. He did so again this morning. However, the published survey was not kind to Killarney. That saddens me because it-----

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2014)

Paschal Mooney: -----is a premier tourism area. Of more concern are the reports that have emanated in recent weeks and been highlighted in today's newspapers that despite a reduction in the unemployment rate, 11.9% of our people are still unemployed. There are 3,000 vacancies in the hospitality sector. The Irish Hotels Federation and others have called for the Government, through the new post-FÁS...

Seanad: Child Protection: Motion (5 Mar 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I echo the sentiments expressed by Senators on all sides and I applaud Senator van Turnhout on the initiative she has taken in respect of this matter. I welcome the Minister and the comments she made. I congratulate her on the initiative she took prior to Christmas in respect of Retail Ireland. I presume this initiative is similar to the Mumsnet.com website in the UK, which goes by the...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Paschal Mooney: It was in the newspapers last week. I am only quoting what was in the newspapers.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Paschal Mooney: The facts speak otherwise, I am afraid.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Last week, I raised the issue of what I believed to be a trend in the Irish hospitality sector to increase prices across the board. I instanced a personal experience I had which in some quarters was received with tongue in cheek. I was, however, trying to make an important point which it seems has now been borne out by the most recent statistics published in today's media. They show that...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I have already asked the Leader to invite the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar, to the House. This is because cultural institutions are a main source of tourism revenue. An extraordinary number of visitors, Irish and non-Irish, visit our cultural institutions and I strongly encourage them to continue to do so. I do not want to single out the National Library of...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Senators are not allowed to do that.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

Paschal Mooney: But the Senator did not listen to the Chair.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

Paschal Mooney: The Senator is not supposed to make reference to an absent Member.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I second Senator O'Donovan's amendment. I commend tourism interests on the latest tourism figures, which highlight an 8% increase in tourist numbers between November 2013 and January 2014. That is an astonishing achievement and I congratulate Fáilte Ireland, Tourism Ireland and everybody in the hospitality sector for upping their game. Will the Leader consider inviting the Minister for...

Seanad: Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Second Stage (26 Feb 2014)

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

Seanad: Inland Waterways: Statements (26 Feb 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Hear, hear. I hope it will. It has been on the cards for a long time.

Seanad: Inland Waterways: Statements (26 Feb 2014)

Paschal Mooney: Like all of my colleagues, I welcome the Minister, particularly in advance of his signing-off on these draconian laws, a term used by Senator John Whelan. I commend the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland, of which my late father was an early and lifelong member. He proudly wore the inland waterways pin on his lapel throughout his life, mainly because he came from County Leitrim and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: Irish Postmasters Union (26 Feb 2014)

Paschal Mooney: In response to that the Department indicated that those closures came at a time of an unprecedented level of social welfare payments. The number of payments rose dramatically between 2008 and this year as a result of the economic downturn. However, during the so-called boom times closures were still taking place.