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Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Paschal Mooney: We have been waiting to hear what the Minister has to say.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I have no time for browbeating.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I might not agree with her but I will defend her right to say it.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Paschal Mooney: Senator O'Donnell should let the Senator express her opinion. We have listened to Senator O'Donnell's opinion.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I wish to put a simple question on the Title of the Bill, which is a sleight of hand being perpetrated on the Irish people. The Title was dreamed up in the immediate aftermath of the tragic circumstances surrounding the death of Savita Halappanavar, and it was put out in order to gain traction among the broad mass of the Irish people, who would automatically and sympathetically go along with...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I am attempting to explain why the Title is incorrect.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Paschal Mooney: Excuse me. Could I rely on the Leas-Chathaoirleach's advice on how else I could do that?

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Paschal Mooney: This section deals with the Title of the Bill and in order to back up the argument I make I must refer to another section of the Bill. It relates directly to the argument I am putting forward that the Bill is not about the protection of life but rather the ending of life. The Title has managed to massage significant swathes of the Irish people that are not opposed to this. If I just saw...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Roads Authority: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Paschal Mooney: Therefore, it will be another-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Roads Authority: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I welcome Mr. Barry and Mr. O'Neill. Notwithstanding his response to Deputy Dessie Ellis, Mr. Barry will not be surprised that I intend to focus on the north west. He mentioned a particular black spot on the N4 in Sligo. Has money been ring-fenced for the improvement of that stretch of road or is the NRA awaiting the outcome of the An Bord Pleanála process? Another road about which I...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Noxious Weeds (16 Jul 2013)

Paschal Mooney: It is appropriate that the Minister is taking this matter as I bring it before the House following a letter that appeared in The Irish Times recently from a constituent of his, a Ms Jane Jackson. Based on the information she provided, I felt it a matter appropriate to the Adjournment. Japanese knotweed grows vigorously and it out-competes all other plants beneath it. It is spread in...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Noxious Weeds (16 Jul 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I am grateful for the comprehensive reply and I am particularly encouraged that the regulation referred to is currently being evaluated. I hope it will not be too long before it is put in place. As the Department is keeping abreast of initiatives under way in Britain, is it within the Minister's remit to encourage local authorities, through his Department, to address the issue and become...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Noxious Weeds (16 Jul 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I thank the Minister.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2013)

Paschal Mooney: I am somewhat disappointed by the inference made by Senator Jimmy Harte in his contribution. I have shown respect for the views that have been expressed on all sides of this argument. It is clear, during the debate in both Houses, that many people have been conscience-stricken in this regard. When one gives respect to those who have arrived at a decision to support the Bill, it is...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2013)

Paschal Mooney: In recent days, a budgetary provision Members discussed and debated some months ago in this Chamber with the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton, has come into effect. It will have an impact on single-parent families and according to reports from the Department, approximately 25,000 single parents will now move from direct payments to the jobseeker's category, which will mean a...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Paschal Mooney: That was part of the theme of my own contribution yesterday - that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Paschal Mooney: That is certainly the trend that seems to be being adopted, given the manner in which this legislation will be put before the people. We have at least established that the wording that will be presented to the people may or shall - we are assuming that it will, because I cannot see what else - include the abolition. It will not, however, include the fact that the Government will be...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Paschal Mooney: What will the Referendum Commission's role be? Will it be putting forward both sides of the argument?

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Paschal Mooney: Will that be a requirement, to put forward the pro and anti sides?

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Paschal Mooney: That was the first question I asked the Minister of State but he did not respond. That was the whole basis of the debate.