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Seanad: Direct Provision: Motion (27 Jan 2016)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister to the House. I would like to commend the Taoiseach's nominees on bringing forward this important motion. It is a fair and balanced motion and seeks clarification and an update. As we are all well aware, the Government published a report on the protection process on the direct provision system last June and we are very honoured to welcome the chairman of the report...

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Labour Activation Measures (26 Jan 2016)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Minister of State for coming into the Chamber to take this matter. I apologise that my voice is suffering; it was not by any means from cheering on Kerry at the weekend. Before I speak about unregistered unemployed persons, I commend and acknowledge the work the Minister of State, the Minister and the Department have done to lower the number on the live register. I appreciate...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: However, cutting benefits by €18 a week is pretty hard to take. Does the Minister of State believe invalidity pensions should be included in section 3? It is payable over the age of 66 if the recipient does not have a full old age pension. Perhaps this could be brought forward on Committee Stage. I welcome the restoration of 75% of the Christmas bonus. However, I am concerned that...

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (18 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Minister and his officials for the work they have done. I welcome the passage of the Bill. Like Senator van Turnhout, on Second Stage I outlined provisions that I would have liked to see included, but it is great that this process will be put on a statutory footing. I am always nervous about the resources available to the agency. I hope the funding will always be available to...

Seanad: Services for People with Asthma: Motion (18 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: I do not need six minutes as I am not an expert in this field. I had no intention of speaking on the motion and have come to the House to relieve our party spokesperson on health. I was listening to the debate in my office and the only reason I am going to speak is because I am now asthmatic. I was diagnosed when I was pregnant many moons ago. I would not even consider myself an asthmatic...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome my new neighbour, Senator Máiría Cahill, to the seat vacated by my dear friend, the former Senator Jimmy Harte. I wish Jimmy well and I wish Senator Cahill well in her future in this Chamber. I send my sympathies to all the families of those who were killed in the massacre in France. I would also like to sympathise with the family of a young cyclist who was killed on...

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Reilly, to the House. He seems to be a regular visitor here these days but we will never complain about that. Like Senator van Turnhout, I will concentrate on the aftercare but, first, I will refer to the revised preschool regulations which are being finalised. I very much welcome this. It seems incredible that the inspectors would have to rely on the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Rural Crime (22 Oct 2015)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Minister of State for taking this matter. It is great to have somebody from my area to respond to it because he knows exactly what I am talking about. The reason I raise this Commencement matter is the level of fear among people in rural Ireland about crime.At the outset, I acknowledge the work done by the Minister, her Department and the Garda in an effort to combat rural...

Seanad: Children First Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Oct 2015)

Marie Moloney: I wish to add my voice to the welcome for this amendment. I also wish to welcome the Minister and thank him, in particular, for accepting the amendment. He gave Members great heart on Committee Stage when he stated that if he had his way, the amendment would be accepted. I spoke at length on this amendment on Committee Stage but I reiterate my thanks and appreciation to Senator van...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Activation Services and Supports for the Unemployed: Discussion (14 Oct 2015)

Marie Moloney: I thank Ms O'Brien and Mr. Stewart for coming in. I also thank the departmental officials who are really good for coming in whenever we request them to answer our questions. This is an issue I have been raising constantly since I was elected to the Seanad. These guys here will say, "She is off again like a broken record", as I have been fighting the cause of some of these people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Activation Services and Supports for the Unemployed: Discussion (14 Oct 2015)

Marie Moloney: ...omission at the time, as we must always look for the ability and not the disability. Just because someone is in a wheelchair does not mean that he or she cannot come in here and do a decent day's work. Unless people's disabilities are severe, they are well able to work and want to work. There are officers in the employment offices to help people with disabilities. I have always...

Seanad: Children First Bill 2015: Committee Stage (23 Sep 2015)

Marie Moloney: There is not a lot left for me to say after that because Senator van Turnhout has covered everything in minute detail. When I first saw this amendment, I had my doubts and reservations. However, I sat down and thought about it at length. As with Senator van Turnhout's mother, I guess the wooden spoon was very prominent in my house as well. Thankfully, I never had to use it because all I...

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: I will not make a Second Stage speech, as we have done so on numerous occasions. We have spoken on the Bill at length. I add my voice to the welcome for Dr. Foy, among others, in the Visitors' Gallery. I have made new friends over the past year while working on the Bill. In particular, I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Kevin Humphreys, who worked closely with me on a number of items,...

Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to take this motion. The tabling of this motion has given us an opportunity to debate the issue of the reform of the lone parents payment, a debate which needs to take place. Many of us have called for this debate over the past few weeks so it is time that the matter is discussed in detail. My opinion on this matter has been well...

Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: In 2004, the personal rate for the lone parents' payment was €134.80. When we came into Government, it was €188 - a difference of €46.80 per week. Senator Byrne said this cannot be done to vulnerable people but the Fianna Fáil Government obviously seemed to think that it could be done. I wish to refer to the loss of €108 for a lone payment on the minimum...

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister to the House. Many of the issues I wished to mention have already been dealt with by several Senators and I will not go over them again. I welcome that the tourism sector is growing steadily. In Kerry, particularly in Killarney, last year was the best tourist season in a decade; that has been said quite openly. That was down to a number of factors, particularly the...

Seanad: Harmful and Malicious Electronic Communications Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Nash, to the House and I compliment Senator Higgins on doing something about this problem. It is very easy for us to sit back, let things happen and do nothing about them, but Senator Higgins has experienced this problem. She knows what it is like to suffer at the hands of bullies, and she decided to do something about it. I compliment her for...

Seanad: Health Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Statements (27 May 2015)

Marie Moloney: Like others, I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank her for attending so often to address the issues that we raise. Good work is being done and I commend the Minister of State on what she has done. She has a passion for this issue and is working hard. I welcome the Government's commitment to providing services for people with disabilities. In particular, I welcome the...

Seanad: Children (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (14 May 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister to the House. I very much support the Children (Amendment) Bill 2015. It is a serious flaw in society and a breach of human rights for young offenders to be detained with adults in an adult prison. That is why it was recognised that at St. Patrick's Institution, young offenders were in undesirable conditions. Reports have cited the use of force on the boys housed...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 May 2015)

Marie Moloney: I would like to condemn in the strongest possible terms the abuse to which a young man, Jack Grealish, has been subjected over the last couple of hours simply because he has not agreed to sign up with the Irish team. It just goes to show how dangerous social media can be. It really needs to be regulated. The use of false names and pictures on Twitter, in particular, by people who do what...