Results 81-100 of 9,840 for speaker:Pat Moylan

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Feb 2004)

Pat Moylan: Given the importance of road safety, will the Leader ask the Minister for Transport to come into the House for a debate on the reasons it is not necessary for car owners to do an NCT before they tax or insure their cars?

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Feb 2004)

Pat Moylan: People are concerned about this issue. I hope the Minister will come into the House for a debate on this important matter.

Seanad: Equality Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (18 Feb 2004)

Pat Moylan: The acceptance of the amendments would mean that on reaching the age of retirement, the decision would be for the individual to make on whether he or she is willing and able to continue in employment. It would be very difficult for employers if the decision was enshrined in legislation as one for the person in employment to deem himself or herself willing and able to continue. Can the...

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Feb 2004)

Pat Moylan: The system of using alphabetical order is tried and trusted and I agree with it. The Minister of State referred to surnames on ballot papers and the fact that a surname can change if a female marries and takes her spouse's surname. If we do not work on the basis of the alphabetic system, people will say that there is something wrong with the computer that places names in whatever order they...

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Feb 2004)

Pat Moylan: ——or that someone is operating the system unfairly. The tried and trusted method is the use of alphabetical order and the Minister of State indicated that the name on the birth certificate should be used.

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Feb 2004)

Pat Moylan: He is an independent man.

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Feb 2004)

Pat Moylan: I was here with the Minister when this matter was last discussed. Dozens of questions were put to the Minister who replied to them in great detail, which is why I am not sure from where the idea of the 41 questions to which Senator Bannon refers comes. In a newspaper today, a former leader of Fine Gael was very much upbeat and in favour of electronic voting. That is a turnaround.

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Feb 2004)

Pat Moylan: I have no problem with a list of Dublin East, Dublin North East and Dublin South. This is about getting people out to vote. There could be changes in the future to a single seat per constituency. What will they be called? Will there be another battle about that? There have always been revisions in the past and people accept them. People will vote for candidates to represent their area and I...

Seanad: Dormant Accounts: Motion. (25 Feb 2004)

Pat Moylan: All Government amendments are tabled in the name of the Leader.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

Pat Moylan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I thank him, his Department officials and the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government for the work and improvements on our non-national roads. I came through the county council system and served for many years on a county council. Having listened to some of today's contributions, I wondered if I was in the same county or...

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 Mar 2004)

Pat Moylan: I have received representations regarding the number people using the motor tax renewal form to declare their cars have been off the road. The Minister of State's officials should also examine the insurance implications of such declarations. If a motorist's car is off the road for three or six months, he will cancel his insurance. Gardaí should double check whether such motorists have...

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (4 Mar 2004)

Pat Moylan: Next Tuesday at 2.30 p.m.

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

Pat Moylan: That is a matter for the council to decide.

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

Pat Moylan: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food, Deputy Treacy. Having listened to the excellent debate this evening and heard the views of people from all parties in my own county, it is clear there is a general welcome for the decision to allow more proper development to occur in rural areas. At present, approximately one third of the population lives in the...

Seanad: Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004: Second Stage. (11 Mar 2004)

Pat Moylan: At 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday,23 March 2004.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2004 [[i]Certified Money Bill[/i]]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (24 Mar 2004)

Pat Moylan: Many companies are concerned about individuals with C2s and payment cards. Can the Minister check that some people have received C2s and payments cards with post-dated cheques and cheques on account? It is not right that many sub-contractors, who were fly-by-night operators, could produce C2s to be paid, while not paying their own dues.

Seanad: Smoking Ban: Motion (31 Mar 2004)

Pat Moylan: I second the motion.

Seanad: Smoking Ban: Motion (31 Mar 2004)

Pat Moylan: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Tim O'Malley to the House and I compliment the Minister of State at the same Department, Deputy Brian Lenihan on his statement. I also compliment the Minister for Health and Children on accepting this challenge and taking action on the problem of smoking. There is a responsibility on the companies which...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Apr 2004)

Pat Moylan: I support the statement by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, and the points made by Senators Brian Hayes and Dardis on the proposed gun amnesty. It is important that something is done quickly. I hope the Minister will review the issue of firearms. All legally held guns are supposed to be held in safes, but that is not happening. As Senator Leyden pointed out...

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements (Resumed). (6 Apr 2004)

Pat Moylan: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for his contribution to this debate. I mentioned on 10 March that most rural dwellers are not farmers and do not depend directly on farming. The backbone of many rural communities is the people who live in the area but commute to work elsewhere. Such people make a major contribution to the areas in which they live. We have to enable people to...