Results 21-40 of 5,046 for speaker:Paschal Mooney

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jan 2016)

Paschal Mooney: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electronic Communications Markets: Commission for Communications Regulation (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Mooney: Similar to Deputy Colreavy's questions, I note it is Red C that carried out ComReg's analysis. How many people did Red C poll, what was the methodology used and what was the question asked about mobile phone satisfaction? I am sure Mr. Godfrey has that information because he would have commissioned this poll. It is always about the question asked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electronic Communications Markets: Commission for Communications Regulation (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Mooney: That was not the question asked.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Mooney: I second the amendment proposed to the Order of Business that the National Anthem Bill 2016 be taken today. I support Senator Mark Daly's initiative. I also suggest the decision of the Government on the expiration of copyright in 2014 led to an inquiry by a Department to the Irish Music Rights Organisation, which controls copyright in this country, and a request for further clarification....

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Mooney: For the record, Senator Craughwell referred to the Fianna Fáil group in this House to which he attached his name.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Mooney: Yes.

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Mooney: I am honoured to have been asked by the Fianna Fáil group to pay tribute to the legendary figure of Brian Friel. I think that, with my friend and colleague, Senator David Norris, we are the only Members who served with him. I was first elected in 1987 when he was nominated as a Senator by the then Taoiseach Mr. Charles Haughey. It was a part of Mr. Haughey's make-up; he was a great...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Mooney: During the period 1987 to 1989, believe it or not, the Seanad met outside this room.

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Mooney: That is only a small point on the historical record, but it made no difference to the status of Brian Friel or any of the rest of us. It was just physical. When it comes to paying tribute to somebody of the stature of Brian Friel, I stand back in awe. I could not help but reflect on the fact that there were little things along the way when I touched on his life. As a young emigrant in...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Mooney: The very first sitting of the Seanad in 1987 was in the Dáil Chamber. I do not know what the reason for that was. I made my first and last speech in the Dáil Chamber on that Single European Act. Brian Friel also voted on the video recordings Bill, in which he presumably had a particular interest. He voted for the last time on Fifth Stage of the Single European Act. While his...

Seanad: Public Transport Bill 2015: Second Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Mooney: I welcome the Minister back to the House and concur with all of the remarks made by Senator O'Neill in his respect. Fianna Fáil supports the passage of this Bill, particularly the introduction of harsher sentences for hit and run offences. We introduced our road traffic Bill 2013 prior to the Minister taking over his brief but I am sure he is familiar with our legislation. We believe...

Seanad: Public Transport Bill 2015: Second Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Mooney: What is another year?

Seanad: Public Transport Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Mooney: Two days ago The Irish Timesreported that an application by Dublin Bus for funding to provide hybrid buses in Dublin had been rejected. Coincidentally, yesterday I met some representatives, including Mr. Coyne, of Dublin Bus at a briefing that had been organised by my colleague, Deputy Dooley, our party's transport spokesperson. They pointed out to me that the way the industry was...

Seanad: Public Transport Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Mooney: I think they cost €200,000 more.

Seanad: Public Transport Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Mooney: I am grateful for the Minister's response. It is clear we are singing from the same hymn sheet, which is sensible. I am thinking about the State's transport fleet of private cars. The people promoting gas made a very convincing argument for the use of gas-fired cars. Current petrol or diesel cars could be adapted to use that system. I presume that is relevant to the comments between the...

Seanad: Public Transport Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Mooney: The Minister responded to comments from Senator Ó Clochartaigh about the integration of the European rail network with Ireland. If I interpreted those remarks correctly, he referred to the Dublin-Belfast line as being perhaps the only example that would be part of that integrated policy. Before Christmas, as one of its members, I had the honour of representing the transport committee,...

Seanad: Public Transport Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Mooney: I am grateful for the Minister's response. While I was aware he would be familiar with the European project, in the context of the rail network to which I referred and going back to our earlier dialogue, there is growing awareness of the adverse impact on the environment of CO2 emissions. There is growing awareness that railways can make a valuable contribution and there may now be a...

Seanad: Public Transport Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Mooney: I have already made my contribution on section 7. It is mean-spirited and unfair to consumers at airports to introduce this new law, which I believe will impose an unnecessary burden. I believe the current system is working very well, despite the fact that this issue has come up. As I have seen it, even with the current flexibility in the system that allows people to leave their cars for a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electronic Communications Markets: Commission for Communications Regulation (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Mooney: I agree with everything that has been said. I suffer increasingly from dropped calls in areas where there was never a problem on both national and secondary roads. There are black spots that have been there since the introduction of mobile phones and they have not been addressed. I travel up and down the N4 and I can tell the officials where they are. They have been there since I first...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electronic Communications Markets: Commission for Communications Regulation (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Mooney: Everybody around this table has coverage issues.