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Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2015)

Paschal Mooney: ...a fan club on this side of the House when it comes to this legislation. I have the highest of regard for civil servants but, in a way, it is a bit sad that the onward rush of the media forced this and the previous Governments’ hand to take more authority away from central government in appointments because they were seen somehow to be questionable. It has gone to the extreme of...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I was very impressed with Senator Leyden's sympathetic contribution about the murders of people in Israel. I wish to comment on the previous murders of a baby, a mother and others by Palestinians. I am not sure what their motives were but Senator Leyden made reference to the case as well and to the demolition of the flat in which a gentleman lived. I agree with the Senator that such...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I thank Senator Gilroy for that kind thought. She certainly has more money than I have but she deserves every penny of it. She is a very talented and committed broadcaster. Her appointment will enhance considerably the status of RTE. I call on Moya and the newly appointed members, when they take their seats on the newly appointed RTE board, to reverse the decision by RTE management to...

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (24 Sep 2014)

Paschal Mooney: I second the amendment. We had an exhaustive debate on this with the Minister of State and I know that Senator Walsh has said that the Minister of State met with him subsequent to the debate and discussed this. Subsequent to the previous debate, I was reminded of just how emotive this issue is for parents and grandparents. I was reminded that my first cousin had a late miscarriage some...

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

Paschal Mooney: .... When one gives respect to those who have arrived at a decision to support the Bill, it is difficult to accept the inference that there is a political motivation behind the decision taken by other Members and that the church has somehow ring-fenced our views. I thought long and hard about my position on this legislation. Ultimately, for all of us, it comes down to a question of...

Seanad: Rare Diseases: Motion (7 Mar 2012)

Paschal Mooney: ...or labhair mé i nGaeilge, cé gur seo seachtain na Gaeilge. Gabh mo leithscéal mar gheall ar sin. Like many of my colleagues, I have only school Irish however Seachtain na Gaeilge is important and something I fully support. I wish to focus on one issue in this debate but first I wish to declare an interest, something I have in common with my colleague on the other side of the House,...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Paschal Mooney: ...but active exclusively in the area of disability as the parent of a child with special needs, which I am, I would have great difficulty supporting this Bill in its current form. However, I understand the difficulty in which the Government has found itself in recent years. I record my appreciation, and that of others in a position similar to my own who may not belong to any lobby groups but...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Jul 2004)

Paschal Mooney: ...by Government policy on the manner in which child care is funded. Increasingly, the view is that the development of the child is being neglected at the expense of providing what are effectively baby-minding services and nothing more. In other words, we are fuelling an economy to encourage women to leave the home and enter the workforce. This encouragement is fuelled partly by the need for...