Results 41-60 of 482 for speaker:Eamonn Maloney

Written Answers — Department of Health: International Agreements (1 Jul 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: 183. To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland will ratify the World Health Organisation illicit trade protocol; the status of the negotiations on this issue; the Government Departments involved in the negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26449/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (30 Jun 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: 569. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a child (details supplied) in County Dublin, who is severely visually impaired and registered blind, is being refused entitlement to a full-time special needs assistant for the school day, as guaranteed in section 11 of Circular 0030/2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26352/15]

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Jun 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: In common with most others, I compliment and commend the Minister of State and his Department on the introduction of this Bill and, in particular, the fact the Minister of State did so within the timeframe he outlined to the House which, given the nature of politics, is not always possible. This legislation is historic in that those men and women who participated in the Dublin Lock-out in...

Topical Issue Debate: Clerys Closure (17 Jun 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: I too thank the Tánaiste for her comprehensive response. I agree with her comments on the role of the two trade unions involved in dealing with this debacle. I was outside Clerys yesterday evening for some time and know that the workers genuinely appreciate the role played by the trade unions in this matter. It is lucky for them, despite the shortcomings, that they are members of...

Topical Issue Debate: Clerys Closure (17 Jun 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: In common with my colleagues in the House and with the wider public in Dublin and throughout the country, I am appalled at the treatment of the Clerys workers. For many people it is reminiscent of what happened in this city just over 100 years ago. It is nothing short of disgraceful, for want of a better word, and it highlights the shortcomings of our legislation. The people involved were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: I thank the speakers for their contributions. The question raised by Deputy Stanley reminded me that in the locality where I was born, there was a very strong political tradition which as a child I took very seriously, and that was that one voted early and voted very often. I am not suggesting for one second, given this is recorded, I ever did that, because I got out of there as quickly as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: That is right. Even Deputies have shortcomings. I saw people putting back the ballot paper in regard to the Seanad. While everyone here may not agree with me on this, I could see people folding the paper and putting it back without voting because the wording was so bad. I thought, given the subject matter, somebody would have mentioned that. As I have said before, the Referendum...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: It is his entire fault.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: Is Dr. Reidy referring to compulsory voting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: Does Dr. Reidy agree with compulsory registration?

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: I thank the Minister and his Department for the drafting and introduction of this Bill. It is very important and historic legislation. The two elements of it covering the registered employment agreements and collective bargaining are fundamentals in terms of our labour law and industrial relations system. I particularly noted the Minister's colleague, the Minister of Sate, Deputy Nash,...

Topical Issues: Credit Availability (28 May 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: I am encouraged by the Minister's closing remarks to the effect that his Department will evaluate the report. Perhaps we might have a solution to this very serious problem as an outcome of it. I acknowledge that the Minister has previously praised the credit union movement in Ireland, which he was quite right to do. This has been widely acknowledged by the credit union movement. There are...

Topical Issues: Credit Availability (28 May 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: I thank the Minister for his presence for this Topical Issue. I presume he is familiar with the report carried by the UCD Geary Institute, published a week or so ago, under the title Creating Credit, Not Debt. Essentially, it is about the idea of moving towards a personal microloan scheme in Ireland. It is a very impressive blueprint and a very valuable piece of work that focuses very much...

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: As a member of the transport committee, I will endeavour not to repeat some of the issues that have been debated both at the transport committee and in the intervening period since IAG's original offer. I will focus on a small number of issues. To confine myself to the two-day debate on IAG's second offer, I have noticed a tendency for many Deputies on the opposition benches to give, for...

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: They ran with this issue as if they were dealing with a State entity, which it is not.

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: That is for another day.

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: Whatever about what the State will get in terms of a potential sale, I wish to move onto the perspective of workers and trade unions. I joined a trade union at the age of 16. I have been a member of unions all my adult life and a shop steward for most of it. The principal concerns for people on this side of the House are redundancies and outsourcing. These were foremost on the minds of...

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: -----but it certainly never happened during my time with unions, and I have been involved in strikes, lockouts and everything else. As Jim Larkin said one year after the Lockout, one gets as much as one can and one keeps it. That is what SIPTU and IMPACT are doing. As Deputy Michael McNamara said, the Labour Party as a minor party in this Government has used its influence as best it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Recognition of Deafblindness as Distinct Disability: Discussion (28 May 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: I apologise for being slightly late. I was attending to business in the Dáil. It is extraordinary that we are discussing the recognition of deaf-blindness as a distinct disability given that lobbying has been taking place on the issue for many years. Earlier this week, while checking something about previous Ministers for Health, I was fascinated to note the lack of progress on this...

Topical Issue Debate: Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls (14 May 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: I would appreciate it if I could defer the issue I have raised on private rented accommodation until next week.