Results 1-20 of 27 for "ireland in" speaker:Michael Moynihan

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Wind Energy Generation (29 Jan 2015)

Michael Moynihan: The question I tabled was on wind turbines in Ireland and I thought County Tyrone was in Ireland. However, I will make sure I will put down the Republic of Ireland in any future questions. I was looking for information on Tyrone and I would ask the Minister to get as much information on the record on this. There are concerns in communities throughout the country. I have sought information...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Angling Sector Issues (22 Oct 2013)

Michael Moynihan: 335. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will explain the difference in value accorded to salmon and game angling in Ireland in the 2014 Tourism Development Ireland report of €310 million which is being used as justification for investment in the sector, versus the value of €38 million at the sale of 19,899 licences generated using the same...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Angling Sector Issues (22 Oct 2013)

Michael Moynihan: 336. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will explain the significant increase in value placed on salmon and game angling in Ireland in the 2013 Tourism Development Ireland report of €310 million on the value of €38 million for the sales figure of 19,899 licences generated using the same methodology and the value of €4.6 million for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (14 Nov 2012)

Michael Moynihan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific discussions, he has had with Members of the Northern Ireland Executive or with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in relation to the potential to deepen and broaden North/South cooperation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50194/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Northern Ireland (28 Mar 2018)

Michael Moynihan: The easiest thing to do would be to name a new chair. The two Governments trust each other and are involved in the negotiations, and the Brexit negotiations are taking place at another table. Decisions regarding the North of Ireland, the Border and all of that are crucial for the island of Ireland. In light of the discussions the Tánaiste is having with all the parties in the North,...

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (5 Mar 2014)

Michael Moynihan: Two things came to mind as I watched the debate during the past two days. One was a sketch in a local play of a politician making a speech before an election. When he says he will open a creamery at the cross, there is tremendous applause and he follows it by saying he will open two creameries at the cross. The other was a "Hall's Pictorial Weekly" sketch about the installation of...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Nov 2020)

Michael Moynihan: I commend the Bill to the House and welcome the opportunity to speak on it. The legislation that is before us is made up of many Parts and straddles many Departments. It is a complex omnibus Bill that tries to deal, insofar as possible, with many of the issues that are facing us with Brexit six or seven weeks away. I wish everybody who is involved in the negotiations well - those on the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (10 Nov 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 317. To ask the Minister for Defence the correspondence or communications received in his Department in 2011 or 2012 from the Office of the Taoiseach, or from the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, in relation to dispatching members of the army to protect ATMs or banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39394/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Production (13 Feb 2024)

Michael Moynihan: 164. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department will consider plans to allow microgeneration on commercial buildings and farms, given that wind power accounted for 35% of the electricity used in Ireland in 2023, and that most of this wind power was privately produced. [6185/24]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (28 Nov 2012)

Michael Moynihan: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the meetings he has held with the British Ambassador and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in relation to the decade of commemorations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53019/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (24 Mar 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 299. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the staff of Waterways Ireland in Portumna in County Galway have been asked to pay an increased pension levy; the cause of the most recent increase; the company that the pension scheme is being paid into; if it is Irish managed or a United Kingdom managed company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11076/15]

National Broadband Plan: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on broadband. The issue is that broadband is the great enabler for rural Ireland. In many of the debates we had a number of years ago, we looked at broadband to try to have connectivity within rural Ireland. In the intervening two years, Covid-19 has shown us what rural Ireland can do. Despite the protests of the policymakers that we...

Rural and Community Development: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Michael Moynihan: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate. We could have a wide-ranging discussion about rural Ireland and communities outside the large urban centres. We have to look at the possibilities and the achievements that are found within those communities. We must ensure that our agriculture industry thrives and continues to be one of the major driving forces in rural Ireland....

Topical Issue Debate: Broadband Services Charges (26 Mar 2014)

Michael Moynihan: Yes, the issue pertains the actual coverage of broadband right across the country. As the Leas-Cheann Comhairle will be aware, I have travelled extensively in Ireland in recent weeks but this is the issue in every community, including one only 15 miles from Dublin's O'Connell Street, as well as communities in Wexford, west Cork and north Cork. One school in north Cork lacks broadband...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Michael Moynihan: The Minister or the Department might respond to us on any questions we ask. In the discussion about climate change and agriculture, we have, collectively, to be very strong in respect of our support for the agriculture industry. From the consumer's point of view, we produce the finest product in the world. We produce an expert product that, for those who consume it, whether in the home or...

Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (14 Sep 2011)

Michael Moynihan: I move: That Dáil Éireann: - notes that recent proposals being discussed on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform will have a detrimental impact on Ireland's agricultural sector and that the suggested introduction of a Single Farm Payment will cost thousands of jobs and decimate agricultural production by up to 30%; and - calls on the Government to immediately publish its proposals...

Social Welfare Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2007)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Social Welfare Bill 2007. I wish to raise a number of issues. The increases in State old age pensions have been of great benefit. These increases have been incremental over the past number of years. Many people in receipt of social welfare pensions have great regard for this payment and in the case of couples it provides a great income. The...

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Michael Moynihan: I move: That Dáil Éireann: — condemns the Government for introducing a series of budgetary measures that discriminate against those who can least afford it and particularly those in rural Ireland; — objects to the overall policy direction introduced by the Government of progressively reducing and closing rural services; — rejects the move by the Government to reduce and ultimately...

Electricity Infrastructure: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2013)

Michael Moynihan: I move:That Dáil Éireann: agrees that Ireland’s electricity infrastructure and transmission capability be modernised, as well as expanded, to allow for a clean, sustainable and affordable supply to the public and to support all future economic and societal development; accepts that Fáilte Ireland has raised concerns about erecting overhead pylons in certain areas, and...

Friendly Societies and Industrial and Provident Societies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Jun 2014)

Michael Moynihan: Fianna Fáil welcomes the easing of the regulatory burden on co­operative societies through the elimination of some of the discrepancies under which the current regulatory system favours the company model. We also support making examinership, currently available only to companies, accessible to co­operative societies. The Irish word "meitheal" sums up the principles of the...