This Week In The Seanad – This week in the Seanad we had debates on the Health (GP Service) Bill 2015, as well as the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay […]
Update From Senator Catherine Noone
Obesity Speech
I have long been a strong and vocal advocate for the urgent need to tackle the growing obesity epidemic – especially childhood obesity. A recent report compiled by the World […]
This Week In The Seanad
SEANAD ÉIREANN Schedule of Business Tuesday 16th Wednesday 17th and Thursday 18th June, 2015 Tuesday 14:30 – Commencement Debates 15:30 – Order of Business 16:45 – 19:00 Health (General Practitioner […]
Time For Ireland To Consider Following U.S. On Trans Fats – Noone
Senator Catherine Noone has today said it is time for Ireland to “consider following the lead” of the United States when it comes to its treatment of trans fats. The […]
Suspended Cent-ence? One and two cents to be shelved in national trial
The Government will consider tomorrow a trial abolition of one and two cent coins, which will see prices rounded to the nearest five-cent unit. This development came following Senator Catherine […]
Weekly Update
Time For Tougher Mandatory Sentencing For Offences Against Gardai – This week alone, we have seen two dreadful incidents which hammer home both the daily difficulty of life as a […]
Obesity and Childhood Discussion
Good evening, and thank you all for coming. I was delighted to be asked to speak here this evening by Cllr. McLoughlin-Healy, as the prevention of obesity is, I believe, […]
Senate Update
Time To See Sense And Remove Cents – This week I called on Minister Noonan to consider the results of a Wexford trial which removed one and two cent coins […]