Results 461-480 of 4,295 for speaker:Catherine Noone

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: I thank Senator Clune for sharing her time. I want to briefly concur with Senator Norris on what he said about heritage homes. In many cases the owners of these homes are perceived to be extremely wealthy but in many cases they are doing a huge favour to the State in that they restore and spend huge amounts of money on these properties. They maintain them by keeping them warm and in many...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: That has disarmed him.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: I raise the issue of debt forgiveness. The comments yesterday of the former Minister, Ray MacSharry, at a committee of the Houses was nothing short of shocking. He stated that in Permanent TSB there would be no debt forgiveness after the three year period of bankruptcy. This was an outrageous statement. It is hard to understand how he could not understand the legislation, being a former...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2012)

Catherine Noone: He is a former Minister. There is also Margaret Hayes.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: I join colleagues in saying that I would very much welcome a debate on sentencing and on the interesting restorative justice proposal put forward by Senator Conway. We must have regard to the fact that the judge gave such clear reasons as to the reason he came up with this particular sentence.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: Indeed we are not, but it seems all the other speakers have discussed it.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: The Director of Public Prosecutions has the power to appeal the leniency of a sentence and I hope that will occur. I join colleagues in calling for a debate on the issue. I also wish to raise the issue of HMV and all that went on over the Christmas period and to express dismay at the fact that it sold vouchers the day before it knew it would be going into administration. It also raises the...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: I support Senator Michael Comiskey in his comments on rural pubs. We need to examine the issue of rural transport to develop some scheme whereby pubs and other places which people attend for entertainment would co-operate to provide transport. As has been noted, people are isolated, an issue we could usefully discuss in this House with a view to developing ideas for an economic solution to...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: It might be worthwhile providing alternative beverages for people when they are out. It is not all about getting drunk. Senator Cáit Keane spoke about the shocking report on suicide. We are all aware of the statistics. Senator David Norris referred to the need for urgency, which is missing from the debate. We need to address the issue in a serious way in the coming year. Early...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: I am rarely over time, but I am passionate about this subject. Early intervention needs to be considered because it is a matter that needs to be addressed with urgency in the coming year. I hope the Leader will take time to arrange a debate on it.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: I raise the issue of food labelling. I do not want to get caught up in the issue of horse meat which has been raised recently; I want to make a general point. Food labelling must be addressed. We can have chicken product from Thailand, for example, which can be labelled as "Irish" if it is processed in some form in this country. It is a significant problem. We all wish to buy Irish and...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. Gay Mitchell, MEP (24 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: As a Dublin Senator from Dublin South-East I welcome Mr. Mitchell. He is always very good to us in Dublin South-East and we respect him hugely. It is great that he is here today. On an issue of less macro-importance - it may be a macro-issue for us in Ireland - I refer to an issue which the horse meat controversy has brought to light in recent weeks, namely, food labelling. I agree with...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: Like my colleagues, I extend my sympathies to the Henry and the de Buitléar families on their bereavements. I would also like to comment on the senseless death of Detective Garda Donohoe. It makes no sense to any of us how a gang, no matter how heinous, would target a situation that was actually armed. That sort of occurrence is extremely unusual and that fact must be brought to bear when...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Mairead McGuinness, MEP (29 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: I am surprised to hear Senator O'Neill express concern about that.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Mairead McGuinness, MEP (29 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: I welcome Ms McGuinness and am very interested in the issue under discussion today. While I hope to discuss it with Ms McGuinness at some other time, I wish to follow on in particular from the points made by Senator O'Neill and to elaborate further on that point. I was horrified to think that in a pack of four chicken fillets from Tesco or any similar shop, each fillet could be from a...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the suggestion by Senator Darragh O'Brien to hold a debate on policing next week. It would be useful in the context of the terrible crime that has happened this week. We have debated the issue in general recently. One idea is to restructure the Garda to some extent. There is an embargo on Garda recruitment at present. In many instances when people attend Garda stations they see...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: I am not talking about that. It is terrible to be interrupted because it puts one off one's train of thought.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: No, I take Senator Norris's point. I do not mean all of those functions that are assigned to gardaí but the general administrative functions that qualified gardaí must undertake.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: I was interrupted and I never intended to debate the matter. I welcome the fact that Wi-Fi was made freely available in many locations around Dublin today. The measure will greatly enhance the lives of the residents of the city and boost tourism. Grafton Street, Dame Street and the Phoenix Park are three of the areas which will benefit from free Wi-Fi. Tourists often post photos of these...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Catherine Noone: I am not debating it.