Results 1-14 of 14 for other and baby speaker:Marie Moloney

Seanad: Education (Welfare) (Amendment) Bill: Second Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister, Deputy O'Sullivan, to the House and note that the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Reilly, will also be participating in this debate later. It is great that two high profile Ministers have taken an interest in this Bill and that it is to be accepted. The purpose of this Bill is to ensure children remain in formal education as long as possible. For...

Seanad: One-Parent Family Supports: Motion (15 Apr 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister and thank the Taoiseach's nominees for bringing forward this motion on an important issue that needs to be fully discussed. We are all well aware that the one-parent family payment scheme has played an important role in providing income support to parents who are parenting alone. However, even with this support lone parents still tend to experience high rates of...

Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Mar 2015)

Marie Moloney: I commend the Minister on bringing forward this long-awaited, groundbreaking and progressive reform of family law legislation. I believe this Bill will ensure the safety and security of children and it is a huge step forward. I thank the Minister's officials for meeting us in advance of this Bill. The legislation is very detailed and comprehensive and I note how many other pieces of...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Motion (27 Jan 2015)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister to the House. I strongly support the motion before the House to investigate the treatment of mothers and children in institutions across the State in the past. The appalling scandal of what went on in mother and baby homes between the 1920s and 1970s was known to the State, State agencies, the church and Irish establishments. These homes were registered, regulated...

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

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister to the House. I thank Senators Power, van Turnhout and Healy Eames for drafting this legislation, as well as the distinguished guests in the Visitors Gallery who also were involved in this regard. I support this Bill and I am absolutely delighted that Senator Power has been involved because Members are listening to someone who knows what she is talking about. She has...

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2014)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Tánaiste to the House. She was here last week with the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill but it seemed to end so quickly. She disappeared and we did not have a chance to congratulate her on her new position. I am pleased the Tánaiste has chosen to stay on in the Department of Social Protection because she is a very good Minister for Social Protection. Now she has a...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Second Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Marie Moloney: ...most topical issues dealt with in the Bill is the provision allowing for the designation of post offices as the provider of cash services for the Department of Social Protection. I fully understand why the Minister has to bring forward these particular amendments, which are technical in nature. We cannot ignore EU law on procurement. There are genuine concerns that we might be accused...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (11 Jun 2014)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister and congratulate him on his elevation to the Cabinet. From his speech and how he delivered it, I know he has a lot of compassion and will deal with this compassionately. Many of us here are privileged to be parents, either by birth or adoption. I have no doubt we have all showered our children with love, affection, good education and the material things in life. Let...

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

Marie Moloney: I rise to add my voice in support of this legislation and to welcome this debate. Is Ireland a piece of land or is it its people? If our answer is the people, then, whether we like it or not, abortion is a part of life in Ireland. Whether one is pro-life or pro-choice, there is no getting away from that. Although abortion might not be legally permissible in this country, it is a reality...

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

Marie Moloney: I did not intend speaking on the Bill but sitting here and listening to the debate, I found it very interesting. I commend Senator White for bringing this Bill forward. It is amazing that in all the years in which Government and the Oireachtas has been dominated by men, it takes a woman to look for paternity leave. Well done to Senator White for that. We cannot overestimate the importance...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)

Marie Moloney: ...House. I find it bizarre that we are debating the abolition of the Seanad. Which one of us will say that we should not be here? None of us will do so because, if we believe it, the door is there and we should walk out. Every Member believes he or she is doing a good job and should be here. When I was a member of Kerry County Council, we could not debate a motion where we had a conflict...

Seanad: Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012: Second Stage (9 May 2012)

Marie Moloney: I, too, welcome the Minister of State to the House. Today, three Ministers from the Department of Health came here to debate the Bill and it shows the importance they place on it. They did not send anyone else. Everyone present agrees we have a duty of care to our citizens and that duty is all the greater to citizens who do not have a voice, our children. Choosing to smoke and destroying...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Marie Moloney: ...facilities for which I would be fighting much harder because that is when the parents have an obligation to work. Perhaps I should wait until section 4. These matters are spilling over into each other. There is an elephant in the room that no one has mentioned, which is the fact that it takes two make a baby and there is a second parent. We should be going after those to help support...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Perry. He is becoming a regular visitor and we are always glad to see him. I am disappointed the Minister for Social Protection needed to leave, but she will return for Committee Stage. It would be great for social welfare purposes if no one ever got old or sick, was ever made redundant or was left to raise a family on his or her own. Unfortunately,...