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- Seanad: Youth Guarantee: Statements (5 Feb 2014)
Paschal Mooney: I indicated that the figures could be-----
- Seanad: Youth Guarantee: Statements (5 Feb 2014)
Paschal Mooney: I welcome the Minister. It would be churlish not to echo her enthusiastic response to the Central Statistics Office figures released this morning. Any reduction in the overall unemployment rate is to be welcomed and it is good to see that we are coming closer to the European average. Looking at our near neighbours in the United Kingdom, however, where the unemployment rate is a little over...
- Seanad: Youth Guarantee: Statements (5 Feb 2014)
Paschal Mooney: The scheme has already been proven to some degree. Likewise, there has been some success with JobBridge.
- Seanad: Youth Guarantee: Statements (5 Feb 2014)
Paschal Mooney: I thank the Minister. It is also true, however, that the anecdotal evidence suggests that employers are taking advantage of the JobBridge initiative, with people being let go at the end of the placement period.
- Seanad: Youth Guarantee: Statements (5 Feb 2014)
Paschal Mooney: I appreciate that. However, what is happening with JobBridge is a cause for concern. I have seen cases where small businesses take on a large number of JobBridge people, but there is no guarantee that any of them will be kept on when their placement is finished. Returning to the question of funding for the youth guarantee scheme, the National Youth Council of Ireland points out that there...
- Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paschal Mooney: Local authorities allowed the construction of houses on flood plains when they should not have done so.
- Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paschal Mooney: I am simply saying that it astonished me when Senator Kelly raised the question-----
- Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paschal Mooney: Senator Kelly raised the question of the waiting lists.
- Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paschal Mooney: That attracted me to the waiting list for social housing in County Leitrim. The number is 1,622 with a population of 31,000 people, whereas in Galway city the corresponding number is 1,265. There is no comparison population wise. It raises some questions and the figures seem to raise some alarming concerns as well. Perhaps the Minister of State will comment on the county breakdown of...
- Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paschal Mooney: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy O'Sullivan, back to the House. It is interesting that in the wording of the amendment to the motion put forward by the Government side there is an acknowledgement of serious underlying problems in the area of homelessness and in respect of the housing situation in general across the country. For example, it recognises that the number of people...
- Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paschal Mooney: The Senator's time is well up.
- Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paschal Mooney: The Senator has gone well over time.
- Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paschal Mooney: I am sorry, but the Senator has exceeded her six minutes.
- Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paschal Mooney: No, six minutes.
- Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paschal Mooney: I call Senator Byrne.
- Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paschal Mooney: I have to go to the other side of the House. I do not have a record of Senator Keane indicating she was going to speak.
- Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paschal Mooney: As Senator Keane has served in the Chair, she will understand that I must go to the other side of the House.
- Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paschal Mooney: I must go to the other side of the House. Senator Keane will be the next speaker.
- Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paschal Mooney: I do not have a list of Fine Gael speakers. I have a list of Labour speakers.
- Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paschal Mooney: Does Senator Reilly wish to second the amendment? If she does, is it her intention to make her contribution now or later?