Results 221-240 of 9,840 for speaker:Pat Moylan

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (30 Nov 2005)

Pat Moylan: Does the House agree to grouping these amendments? Agreed.

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (30 Nov 2005)

Pat Moylan: Amendments Nos. 10 to 13, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (7 Dec 2005)

Pat Moylan: I congratulate the Minister, Deputy Cowen, the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, and the Government on the budget that was presented this evening. Tremendous credit is due to the Department's officials and the Ministers. I have been involved for many years in public life at local authority level and one regularly watched budget announcements to see what improvements they would offer. This is...

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (7 Dec 2005)

Pat Moylan: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Dec 2005)

Pat Moylan: I support Senator Glynn's call for a debate on men's health. Senator Maurice Hayes made an important point about penalty points, North and South. The gardaí say that if they stop someone and they are given the name of a friend from Northern Ireland, that is the end of the matter and no fine is imposed. The Government is losing out in that regard even though people are breaking the law by...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Dec 2005)

Pat Moylan: It was important because it concerned decentralisation, particularly to the midlands. The radio station did not get the result it wished for but it did not check to determine who supported the result.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Dec 2005)

Pat Moylan: The station should have checked.

Seanad: Road Safety: Statements. (1 Feb 2006)

Pat Moylan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Nursing Home Services. (2 Feb 2006)

Pat Moylan: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Tim O'Malley, to the House and thank him for coming in to reply to this Adjournment matter, on the need for a 20-bed extension to the age care unit of Riada House, Tullamore, County Offaly. As a former member of the health board the bed issue is important but there were kitchen improvement works and developments...

Seanad: Nursing Home Services. (2 Feb 2006)

Pat Moylan: I welcome the Minister of State's statement that Riada House, Tullamore, is a priority for development by the HSE in 2006. I thank him for that and his work in this area.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2006)

Pat Moylan: I agree with Senator Norris's comments regarding a debate on our licensing laws. On the report in the weekend's newspapers, it is disgraceful that approximately 80% of off-licences and licensed premises are not obeying the law. Urgent action must be taken and a debate in this Chamber might highlight the current problems in the licensing laws. While anomalies and difficulties may have existed...

Seanad: Social Partnership: Statements. (7 Feb 2006)

Pat Moylan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Social Partnership: Statements. (7 Feb 2006)

Pat Moylan: That is correct.

Seanad: Mental Health Services: Statements. (9 Feb 2006)

Pat Moylan: At 2.30 p.m. next Wednesday, 15 February 2006.

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Pat Moylan: I wish to share my time with Senator Scanlon.

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Pat Moylan: I welcome the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, and his officials to the House. I support the Government amendment. The Fine Gael spokesperson on agriculture in the other House has been quite active on television. The motion condemns the Minister, "for his failure to suspend the introduction of these regulations in light of revised scientific...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Moylan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy O'Keeffe, to the House and I welcome the Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill. Such a Bill on planning is welcome at any time. There will be some controversy surrounding the different sections but we must welcome the Bill because it represents forward planning. Environmental impact statements are highlighted in the Bill and if we...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Moylan: Social and affordable housing has been mentioned and highlighted. We need to address the circumstances in which a developer can give money to a local authority instead of providing the social and affordable mix in the scheme under development. When the legislation dealing with this matter was being considered in the House, I wanted to ensure developments included affordable and social housing...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Moylan: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Moylan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and compliment him and the Government on the decision to decentralise, particularly to move a number of Departments to my constituency of Laoighis-Offaly——