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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Forthcoming Telecommunications and Energy Council of Ministers Meeting: Discussion with the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (27 Nov 2013)

Paschal Mooney: Does the Minister anticipate that there will be a move towards a comprehensive shale gas protection policy within the European Union following next week's meeting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Forthcoming Telecommunications and Energy Council of Ministers Meeting: Discussion with the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (27 Nov 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I welcome the Minister to discuss what will be a busy meeting for him. I appreciate that he mentioned earlier that a number of items will not be debated and discussed, but in the context of the pursuing of a goal of a single European digital market, one question that would arise is whether the successful achievement of this will result in lower prices for the Irish consumer. What is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Business of Joint Committee (27 Nov 2013)

Paschal Mooney: There are apologies also from Deputy Michael Moynihan and Deputy Timmy Dooley.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Paschal Mooney: Go raibh míle maith agat. I welcome the Minister to the House. She has made great play of emphasising that the situation does not apply to the State pension but the legislation hides a number of inadequacies in the Bill. We believe that the legislation is too little, too late. Over the past three years the Government has repeatedly failed to address the inequality that stems from the...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2013)

Paschal Mooney: It is disgraceful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2011: Discussion with Marine Institute (19 Nov 2013)

Paschal Mooney: Has Dr. Heffernan heard any criticism of the decision?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2011: Discussion with Marine Institute (19 Nov 2013)

Paschal Mooney: It has been said that the height of the waves is much too high for the type of technology that is currently under way. That is the message we got.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2011: Discussion with Marine Institute (19 Nov 2013)

Paschal Mooney: The report has gone to both the Government the British Government. That is the normal process. I hope something positive will emerge from it. One of the key areas is co-operation between the two jurisdictions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2011: Discussion with Marine Institute (19 Nov 2013)

Paschal Mooney: The technology is at an early stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2011: Discussion with Marine Institute (19 Nov 2013)

Paschal Mooney: It is important to have co-operation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2011: Discussion with Marine Institute (19 Nov 2013)

Paschal Mooney: On the question of wave energy, is the Marine Institute involved in research off the west coast of Belmullet in County Mayo?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2011: Discussion with Marine Institute (19 Nov 2013)

Paschal Mooney: The reason I asked that question is that I am a member of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly and we have just completed a report on wave and wind energy. During the course of evidence gathering, we visited Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands where there are a number of research sites. A number of international companies are operating a variety of different technologies. I understand that...

Seanad: Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (13 Nov 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I fully endorse everything the Leader said in regard to the apportioning of allowances to Senators. The Minister indicated that he was encouraged by those Senators who set out their stall on this issue on Second Stage. I am pleased to put my view on the public record without equivocation and ambiguity, or concern for what the reaction might be in certain sections of the media. As the...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (13 Nov 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I am honoured to have the opportunity to pay a small tribute to the late former Senator Eamon de Buitléar, primarily because I had the pleasure to serve with him in the House between 1987 and 1989. Rather interestingly, when he first came to the Seanad, he did not sit in this august Chamber because its ceiling had all but collapsed at that time. Instead, he and the other Senators were...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I want to put on the record my sympathy and I am sure that of Members on all sides of the House to the family of the late Eddie McGrady, the SDLP MP who passed away in the past 48 hours. I had the great pleasure of meeting Mr. McGrady on a number of occasions and he was an extraordinarily compassionate and committed public representative. I extend my deepest sympathy to his family. To...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (7 Nov 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I thank the Minister for what has been a marathon session and I confirm that this House has achieved even more relevance than it normally would have considering the huge controversy over the amount of time given to this Bill in the other House. There was no such difficulty in this House and I compliment the Leader of the House on allowing it. While we disagreed on a number of vital issues...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Report Stage (7 Nov 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I move amendment No. 13: In page 12, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “11. The Minister shall, as soon as practicable, lay before each House of the Oireachtas a report detailing the implications of mortgage interest supplement being retained at least until the Central Bank can produce satisfactory evidence that lenders have sustainable strategies to maintain people in...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Report Stage (7 Nov 2013)

Paschal Mooney: The figures are from the National Youth Council. We all received them.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Report Stage (7 Nov 2013)

Paschal Mooney: You did not, actually.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Report Stage (7 Nov 2013)

Paschal Mooney: The Senator did not do so today. He said he received them from a source.