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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Authority Housing Provision (21 Oct 2015)

Mary Moran: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy English, for coming to the House today to take this matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Kelly. I have raised this Commencement matter on foot of a serious and urgent representation I received over the summer, which I have attempted to resolve both at local level and with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. Before...

Seanad: Adoption (Identity and Information) Bill 2014: Second Stage (19 Nov 2014)

Mary Moran: I welcome the Minister to the House for the debate. I commend Senators Power, van Turnhout and Healy Eames on bringing this Bill forward. I am delighted the Minister will be supporting the motion and that we all will be supporting it. It is very important. I look forward to it going before the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children. It is a very important Bill. Movement on the...

Seanad: An Appreciation of the Life and Work of Seamus Heaney: Statements (3 Oct 2013)

Mary Moran: I, too, am grateful to have an opportunity to pay tribute to Seamus Heaney, a renowned poet and Nobel laureate. I express sympathy to Seamus Heaney's wife, Marie, children, Mick, Christopher and Catherine Ann, and grandchildren. Seamus Heaney will be remembered as a man of peace. His startling depictions in his poetry of the Troubles in Northern Ireland acted as a catalyst for...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2013)

Mary Moran: ...is that it concerns early delivery. Some 22 years ago I had a child at 28 weeks who lived against the odds. Therefore, it does happen. This Bill is 21 years late. The current position is unclear and uncertain and the Bill will bring clarity for mothers who are pregnant and the country. I have thought long and hard about the Bill. I have wrestled with my conscience and looked at the...

Seanad: Parental Leave Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Mary Moran: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch. I welcome the Bill tabled by Senator White and commend her for it. I broadly support the principles of the Bill, which I will speak about, and I will further delve into it as I would also like to discuss the area of adoption. As a mother of five children and a former school teacher I have real-world experience in the area of maternity leave....

Seanad: Life-Limiting Health Conditions in Children: Motion (26 Sep 2012)

Mary Moran: I echo Senator Mac Conghail's sentiments. While he was speaking I glanced around the House and it was clear that Senators from all parties were in agreement. All Senators only have the best interests of children at heart, whether they be terminally ill or have a life-threatening condition, or are in the whole of their health. We all agree on that. I echo the sentiments expressed by...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Mary Moran: I also welcome the Minister and thank her for coming into the Seanad today. Before I start, I would like to pick up on the point raised by Senator Mooney, where he talked about the mother in Newry, where the cost of living is lower. As a mother who lives in Dundalk, relative costs are not so different and many mothers from Newry often travel to enjoy the facilities, including socialising...