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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Grangegorman Development Agency: Chairperson Designate (21 Oct 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: ...the project under the witness's domain. Within the college and outside it - I include myself in that sphere - there is concern about the identity of our institute being eroded. There is a strong feeling in that regard. That is understandable and it is the nature of human beings that any sort of change tends to lead to instinctive concern - I do not want to say "fright" - and we can see...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: .... The Romans did not come here and we have a strong Luddite tradition. While some people take voting very seriously, others who go up to the polling booth and find they are not registered do not feel it is the end of the world. They go home and watch "Eastenders". We have to get to a place where people take the franchise very seriously, and education is part of that. Nobody has...

Self-Employed and the SME Sector: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 Apr 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: ...employed one or two people. They found themselves in entirely new territory. We all know that given the environment and the confidence at the time - I am referring to 2006 and 2007 - there was a feeling in many sectors and certainly among many self-employed people that the boom would never end. The nature of the economy tends to be cyclical and this means we can go from one extreme to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: ...Wind Blows" was broadcast seven nights a week or even all weekend because it would raise the spirit of the nation. I ask the delegation not to be sensitive about my next comment. I genuinely feel that for a long time an insensitive approach has been taken to the unemployed in news coverage. The delegation can contradict me if they like but I believe there is a complete disconnect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)

Eamonn Maloney: ...of us here will agree that there is a national sentiment around the brand name of Aer Lingus. If one asks people about Aer Lingus, which used to be a State-owned company, most will say that they feel that Aer Lingus belongs to all of us. The reality, of course, is that it does not and we must deal with life as it is. The sentiment is there but sentiment will not provide one's breakfast....

Disability Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Maloney: ...her nationality with all this stuff coming out. It is frightening and embarrassing for a generation of people, but it is good that the whole thing is opened up and out there, irrespective of how we might feel about it. I know the church takes a bit of stick, and rightly so. I have not been behind the door in giving it some stick over its control and monopoly of Irish society for too...

Topical Issue Debate: NAMA Operations (5 Dec 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: ...that I look forward to NAMA completing its work. I also look forward to the end of dole queues and forced emigration from this country. I also look forward to an end in sight for people who are feeling stressed about their mortgages, etc. I hope we can move to a post-recession period, and part of getting there is the work of NAMA.

Cannabis Regulation: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Nov 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: ...be but we must be honest about this. There are many people who cannot handle alcohol and if Members have any doubts about that, they should look at the reports on rape. As an Irish man, it makes me feel ashamed. Without going into the details, child abuse in this country is primarily, if not exclusively, related to the national drug, but we cannot deal with it. It is disappointing...

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Oct 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: ...two types of people who do not want to have their DNA taken, namely, the person who has done something wrong and the person who intends to do something that is wrong, which sums how most lay people feel about DNA. Many of us would share the common sense view that a DNA database should be available to police in all jurisdictions to assist them in the apprehension of people involved in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health Nurses: Discussion (27 Jun 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: ...to the report in her contribution. As politicians can say, it was high on aspirations and recommendations but, without putting Ms O'Dowd's future nursing career in jeopardy, there is a very strong feeling among public health nurses that nothing substantial came out of it. It should have. The report was well intentioned, but it did not enhance the role of public health nurses in terms of...

An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (29 Jan 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: ...believe that is due to the way in which the area has embraced community policing. We must do the same as politicians. We cannot keep telling people we must have a Garda station on every corner so that everyone will feel safe. We must get away from that. What is forcing us to change is technology. People have a sentimental attachment to Garda stations, which is understandable, but that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: ...the last three days. It has been alluded to by one or two speakers this morning that we may not be happy to acknowledge the reality that in a thankfully small number of cases, a pregnant woman may feel her mental health is threatened. As legislators, we must take that into consideration, whether it is three cases or 300. It is sometimes argued that if legislators acknowledge the risk of...

Sale of State Assets: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Eamonn Maloney: ...who were talking about bogs. Did they pick up the Irish Examiner, page 7? With thousands of people in a car park in Cork, if we went down and canvassed them and asked, "By the way, how do you feel about selling off a limited amount of the national assets", do they think these people would say "No"? They would, my arse. They would welcome any initiative by the Government. This is the...