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Seanad: Period Poverty: Motion (27 Mar 2019)

Catherine Noone: ...situation. No woman should have to choose between basic needs and sanitary products and yet that is the situation in which some women find themselves each month. Recent studies show that 50% of Irish girls aged between 12 and 19 have experienced issues with the affordability of sanitary products. That is a significant number and, as Senator Clifford-Lee said, our neighbours in Scotland...

Seanad: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014: Second Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Catherine Noone: ...has been addressed, has been the idea that if a service is free, people are inclined to use it when it is unnecessary. It would seem to me that even if we were to introduce a nominal fee of say €5 or €10, it might prevent this from happening. In saying this, I do buy into the argument that once a charge is introduced, it could be subject to being increased so I would be...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Catherine Noone: ...not normally raise, but it is one that has great potential for the economy overall. During the week the Irish Dairy Board reported an 87% increase in pre-tax profits for last year, up €10.6 million to €22.8 million. The company's turnover was also up 5% in 2013, rising to €2.12 billion. This is just the beginning because when the milk quotas, which have been in...

Seanad: Statistics (Heritage Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (16 Oct 2013)

Catherine Noone: ...advance of the legal restrictions being resolved. The CSO and the National Archives have agreed to facilitate this preparatory work. For reference, the 1901 and 1911 census project cost approximately €5 million. There are, therefore, serious cost implications. An enabling strategy for an approach that would keep costs down has been accepted by the Cabinet. The current staffing...

Seanad: Garda Resources: Motion (6 Feb 2013)

Catherine Noone: ..., so they should. Let us take a look at some of the Fianna Fáil numbers and compare them to our own. In 2012 the Minister, Deputy Shatter, secured ¤2.243 billion, which was an additional ¤118 million over and above the intended Fianna Fáil allocation of ¤2.125 billion. For this year, the Minister secured funding of ¤2.2 billion, which was ¤191 million over and above the Fianna...