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Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: Senator Cullinane without interruption, please.

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: Please allow Senator Cullinane to speak.

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: Senator Cullinane without interruption please. The Senator has 55 seconds remaining.

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: The Senator is cutting into other speakers' time, doing exactly what he asked others not to do.

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: Senator Hayden without interruption.

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: I will take a brief intervention from Senator Colm Burke.

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: There is no proposal to change the Order of Business.

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: That is not a point of order.

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: I am sure the Leader will endeavour-----

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: Another debate is due to begin at 7.30 p.m. It is not possible to extend the time allowed for the debate this evening.

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: I call on the Minister of State to respond.

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: The Minister of State to continue, without interruption.

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: I did not wish to interrupt the Minister of State, but that is a fair point.

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: Will he now conclude?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: Like other speakers I wish to mention the PRSI changes. I understand the concerns of Senators on the other side of the House with regard to cuts to PRSI. However, the extra ¤5 charge will serve to bolster their entitlements in certain circumstances. As the Minister said this morning, it is the best value for ¤5 that a person could obtain. There has been no reduction in social welfare...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: The alcohol strategy planned by the Government has been put off until the new year. This matter is not being handled urgently enough. Recent figures show that the estimated cost of alcohol to the economy is ¤3.7 billion. I understand that matters related to the Budget are very important and need to be sorted out but I must emphasise how urgently this matter needs to dealt with. There are...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: I join my colleagues in urging a balanced debate on the issue of foreign aid. I concur with the comments of Senators Mullins, Quinn and Healy Eames on that. We are all acutely aware that it is an extremely tough time to be a citizen in this country but we are dealing with people who are concerned about mortality. Much of the investment and the money we pay goes towards the fight against...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: This morning Bank of Ireland announced it would raise the interest rate applying to its credit cards. We must remember that the rates applying to credit cards are above 10%. The lower rate is approximately 11% and the higher rate is 16% and both these rates are being raised by 3% to 4% each. At this time people will spend a bit more than usual as it is Christmas and will see the impact of...