Results 241-260 of 1,842 for speaker:Marie Moloney

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Public Procurement Contracts (6 May 2015)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Public Procurement Contracts (6 May 2015)

Marie Moloney: It is not as if we are overcrowded today.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (28 Apr 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the proposal in the Bill for the back-to-work family dividend. This is a very helpful measure to get people back to work. With regard to the one-parent family payments, the transitional payment will ensure that lone parents do not have to be available for work when school is not open and they can be at home to look after their children if they can find a job. As I mentioned on...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (28 Apr 2015)

Marie Moloney: I will. I thank the Senator.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (28 Apr 2015)

Marie Moloney: Look at what we have done.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Medical Treatment Complaints (22 Apr 2015)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach. I also thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to take this debate. My Commencement Matter does not come under his remit. I assume he is attending in the absence of the Minister for Health and I thank him for doing so. I tabled this matter today at the request of the parents of a family who are very concerned for their son who requires spinal...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Medical Treatment Complaints (22 Apr 2015)

Marie Moloney: I am delighted with the extra funding and resources being put into Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, for which I commend the Minister for Health and the HSE. However, I raise this case in the House because I cannot get an answer from anyone as to why surgery has continuously been cancelled. The problem is that nobody is answerable in the HSE generally in that regard. I had assumed...

Seanad: National Council for Special Education Inclusion Support Services: Statements (22 Apr 2015)

Marie Moloney: I compliment the Minister on setting up this inclusion support service to assist schools supporting children with special educational needs. I learned sign language to communicate with deaf clients and I know how important it is that the visiting teacher would have Irish sign language. I welcome the fact that the Minister will give extra teaching resource hours without getting a diagnosis...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Medical Card Reviews (16 Apr 2015)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. I expected the Minister for Health, Deputy Varadkar. I mean the Minister of State no disrespect, but this matter is under the remit of the Minister for Health. I regret that I have to bring this matter to the floor of the Seanad. I have tried every other avenue open to me. The lady concerned was the holder of a discretionary medical...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Medical Card Reviews (16 Apr 2015)

Marie Moloney: If it was not a discretionary medical card, why did the person's husband not have a medical card? Why did she get a medical card when her financial circumstances are the same now as they were back then? Nothing has changed and the thresholds have not increased. There seems to be some sort of a communication breakdown in this case. This woman had a discretionary medical card - the HSE may...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Medical Card Reviews (16 Apr 2015)

Marie Moloney: Can it determine what kind of card it was then?

Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Apr 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. This is a Seanad Bill which has been amended by the Dáil. In accordance with Standing Order 118, it is deemed to have passed its First, Second and Third Stages in the Seanad and is placed on the Order Paper for Report Stage. On the question "That the Bill be received for final consideration", the Minister of State may explain the purpose...

Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Apr 2015)

Marie Moloney: As no Member is offering to speak, I ask the Minister of State to speak on group 2, the subject matter of which is amendments Nos. 2 and 4.

Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Apr 2015)

Marie Moloney: There is a Fifth Stage. We will take general contributions at the end. I ask the Minister of State to speak on group 3, which comprises amendments arising out of other legislation. This is the subject matter of amendments Nos. 3 and 5.

Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Apr 2015)

Marie Moloney: May I remind Members that we are on Fifth Stage and we cannot go back into the Bill’s details. I allowed Senator Byrne a little latitude and I will allow the same to Senator Sheahan but we cannot go into the details of the legislation.

Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Apr 2015)

Marie Moloney: No, we cannot.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (15 Apr 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I always feel that when he attends here he takes on board what we say. He has the good trait of listening attentively to what all Senators have to say. The Bill contains some positive proposals which I welcome. On the other hand, there are a number of proposals that I wish to discuss in further detail with the Minister of State. One of the...

Seanad: One-Parent Family Supports: Motion (15 Apr 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister and thank the Taoiseach's nominees for bringing forward this motion on an important issue that needs to be fully discussed. We are all well aware that the one-parent family payment scheme has played an important role in providing income support to parents who are parenting alone. However, even with this support lone parents still tend to experience high rates of...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Disability Services Funding (1 Apr 2015)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Minister of State for coming into the House to take this matter which concerns a scheme to support national organisations. The scheme provided multi-annual funding for such national organisations toward core costs associated with the provision of services. Priority is given under the scheme to supporting national organisations which provide services that target disadvantaged...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Disability Services Funding (1 Apr 2015)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Minister of State for her response, but to be honest, it tells me absolutely nothing I did not already know. She repeated what I had told her. I want an answer to the question as to whether funding will be continued for these organisations. She referred to an appeals process. The organisations submitted appeals almost 12 months ago, but no decision has been arrived at. Surely...