Results 181-200 of 1,842 for speaker:Marie Moloney

Seanad: Suicide Prevention: Statements (12 Jan 2012)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the group from Clondalkin, although they have probably left the room. I know many people are listening in on the Internet and I am delighted they have taken the time to do so. I extend my sincere sympathy to any family in this country that has been affected by suicide. I know exactly the traumatic and devastating effect it has on families and I can guarantee I know exactly how...

Seanad: Report of Advisory Group on Small Business: Statements (Resumed) (19 Jan 2012)

Marie Moloney: The Senator has gone way over time.

Seanad: Report of Advisory Group on Small Business: Statements (Resumed) (19 Jan 2012)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Minister of State. I acknowledge the presence of the French ambassador, Her Excellency Emmanuelle d'Achon. The House extends a welcome to her. One of the Senators believes that some questions were left unanswered from the last day of debate. Has the Minister of State replied to all points raised?

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)

Marie Moloney: Thank you. I promise I will keep my contribution to one issue, which concerns the mná tí in Gaeltacht areas. During the week, these mná tí received a letter from Roinn na Gaeltachta capping the number of students they can keep in their accommodation at 14. The summer colleges provide a major livelihood and bring big revenue into Gaeltacht areas every year. The students spend in the...

Seanad: Water Services: Statements (25 Jan 2012)

Marie Moloney: I extend my sincere apologies to the Minister of State. He should have addressed the House at the beginning of the debate.

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (25 Jan 2012)

Marie Moloney: I welcome all those in the Visitors' Gallery and I also welcome the Minister of State. Yesterday I drove four hours from Killarney to attend a briefing by Inclusion Ireland. It was one of the most informative briefings I have attended to date. The issues that were raised at the briefing are some of the most important I have heard regarding people with disabilities and, for once, it was not...

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (25 Jan 2012)

Marie Moloney: No, he is not.

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (25 Jan 2012)

Marie Moloney: No, that is not true.

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (25 Jan 2012)

Marie Moloney: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)

Marie Moloney: I raise the closure for staffing reasons of the sexually transmitted diseases clinic in Kerry General Hospital. The clinic provides an important service in County Kerry, receiving approximately 600 referrals per annum. Staffing problems will worsen in the health service from March onwards. I ask the Leader to invite the Minister for Health to the House to explain how he intends to relocate...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Marie Moloney: I wish to refer to an article on the front page of a national newspaper today that gives the impression that living on social welfare is a life of luxury.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Marie Moloney: The article gives the impression of a lifestyle that is like an "Hawaiian massage", but this could not be further from the truth. For the many people living on social welfare alone, it is not a life of luxury. The individual in question obviously does not have many overheads, for example, children attending school or college or a car on which she needs to pay insurance or tax. It is not a...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Feb 2012)

Marie Moloney: The Senator's time is up and many Members have indicated they want to speak.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Feb 2012)

Marie Moloney: The next speaker is Senator van Turnhout and I understand she is sharing time.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Feb 2012)

Marie Moloney: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Feb 2012)

Marie Moloney: The Senator has six minutes.

Seanad: Croke Park Agreement: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Marie Moloney: The Minister of State took the wind out of my sails today because he gave a very extensive report on the working of the Croke Park agreement. I had researched it but I will not repeat what he said. Many people have said they want to break the agreement. Have they really thought that out in terms of what it would do to the country? The public sector has the potential to bring this country...

Seanad: Croke Park Agreement: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Marie Moloney: My question is similar. This morning the news broke in Kerry that 15 care workers and nurses are to leave St. John of God's in Tralee and St. Mary of the Angels in Beaufort. Just as the Minister for Education and Skills is to leave teachers in examination classes, will staff be employed in the interim to keep that facility and similar ones open? We must get approximately 15 staff for it as...

Seanad: Croke Park Agreement: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Marie Moloney: The Senator was not party to the Croke Park agreement.

Seanad: Immigrant Investor Programme and Start-Up Entrepreneur Scheme: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Senator for his brevity. We will have one more speaker before the Minister replies.