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Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Second Stage (27 May 2015)

Paschal Mooney: ...Pay Commission include the chief executive officer of the Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association, a director from HR & Business Solutions, and the chief executive of the Maxol Group, who is also the president of IBEC. I do not see somebody who might be able to bring a particular expertise on the specific area of low pay. I hope the Minister of State will indicate that...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2015)

Paschal Mooney: Yesterday, I raised the issue of the assault on the integrity and sovereignty of this country by a major tobacco company. The company has now been joined, believe it or not, by IBEC and the US Chamber of Commerce in threatening the Government of this country on legislation that passed through this House which mandates plain packaging for cigarettes. I am merely putting down another marker...

Seanad: Small Business: Motion (28 Mar 2012)

Paschal Mooney: ...the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, the economic affairs sub-committee met both ISME's Mr. Mark Fielding and the representative of the Small Firms Association which, I believe, is attached to IBEC. As I said to Senator White following the meeting, we came away more confused than informed. Mr. Fielding, for whom I have the highest regard, was able to cite specific examples of firms...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Mar 2012)

Paschal Mooney: ...by our mutual friend and colleague, Deputy Jack Wall. Last week, an Oireachtas committee meeting heard evidence from Mr. Mark Fielding of ISME and from the Small Firms Association attached to IBEC. We concluded we were more confused afterwards with regard to the state of bank lending in the country. While ISME provided much evidence and quoted several instances from throughout the...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2010)

Paschal Mooney: ...much in line with those of Senator Donohoe, in that a very positive message is being sent out, particularly to the bondholders, that it is hands off Ireland. It was also significant that at the IBEC conference at which John Bruton and the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, spoke the message which came across from all of the participants, not from the political class but from those...