Results 1-20 of 104 for going forward speaker:Michael Moynihan

Other Questions: Broadband Service Provision (23 Oct 2014)

Michael Moynihan: The frustration evident in Deputy Stanton's question brings me back to the points I made earlier. It is time we had a full debate in Dáil Éireann on the broadband strategy and how we go forward. All we have are targets, initiatives and plans, but there is no real impetus down to the schools and communities in rural areas. I call for an urgent debate here with all Members of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (28 Mar 2023)

Michael Moynihan: I look forward to the report. Many people will be trying to put forward views on the report when it is published. The Minister stated it will be published in May. Will there be a period thereafter when Members will have an opportunity, either at committee level or in the House, to discuss the report and put our views forward? Many Members will have views about how we should go forward and...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): National Reform Programme (14 Nov 2018)

Michael Moynihan: ..., particularly over the last 20 years. However, there is a sense that we are not putting the resources or emphasis into further research and development to allow policy makers and others to bring forward the best possible ideas. In resect of the Higher Education Authority, major issues have developed in how they are going forward. Does the Taoiseach accept that there is a major issue...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services Provision (15 Oct 2020)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Tánaiste for that offer and I will certainly do that. It is of great importance as we go forward to realise that there are various strategies within all Government Departments on inclusion. This has to be developed to its full extent. It is also very important that those who have been struggling to get beyond the red tape, for want of a better word, and those who are...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2020)

Michael Moynihan: ...to the budget debate and I welcome the measures of the budget. There is a number of issues I would like to raise. On the agricultural side, the long-promised food ombudsman was a commitment going back many years but we particularly zoned in on this over recent years to try and resolve issues in relation to food, especially what the food processor and producer get for their product and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Oct 2018)

Michael Moynihan: ...from social problems, drug addiction and everything else. They are living all over the country; they are dispersed and are not only located in the large urban centres. The major challenge as we go forward as a society will be developing a coherent social policy that will empower these people. People 50 years ago used the education services to improve their lot. These people are not...

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects Status (22 Mar 2018)

Michael Moynihan: ...-running issue and has met huge obstacles and difficulties. It is an amalgamation of two fantastic schools - the boys' school and the girls' school in Kanturk. It was first mooted a long time ago when issues such as the procurement of the site, access to the site and planning permissions were considered. There have been many obstacles. I want an outline from the Minister and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Nothing About Us Without Us - Achieving Equal Rights and Equity for Women with Disabilities: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Michael Moynihan: ...reply to the questions but time is against us. If there are questions that are outstanding, they might liaise directly with the committee or with individual members because it will inform us as we go forward.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Regulation of Gas Industry: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

Michael Moynihan: ...is great frustration. The plumbers I have met are very frustrated by what is happening. Although there has been engagement over the past two to three years on it, it does not seem to be moving forward. Is it due to a lack of further empowerment to the industry from the Oireachtas or the statutory bodies? What needs to be done? There is considerable evidence. One could nearly say...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: An Post: Discussion Chairman Designate (1 May 2013)

Michael Moynihan: ...Mr. Mueller made in regard to Europe and services. This debate on the future of the post office network and the provision of as many post offices as possible throughout the country has been going on for 20 years. We have lost a large number of post offices and the sense of community and identity in urban and rural communities has dwindled as a result. The retail network of An Post is...

Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jan 2018)

Michael Moynihan: It is crucial. In 2014, which is four years ago, the then Minister, former Deputy Pat Rabbitte, gave a commitment that a State aid exemption was being applied for and that a contract would be put in place. It is crucial for people. Other Members have raised this morning the issue of balanced redevelopment. Every single person living in areas which do not have proper broadband services is...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (23 May 2023)

Michael Moynihan: Balanced regional development is very important. In light of everything that is happening with the cities, the shortage of housing and everything else, it is the way forward. In that context, there is particular need to prioritise the M20 connection road between Limerick and Cork and beyond. The recent tragedies on the streets of Charleville are a major concern for all those representing...

Rural Crime: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Michael Moynihan: In light of the number of Fianna Fáil Deputies who want to contribute to this debate, it could go on for a full day. Members are trying to get their points across in a minute or a minute and a half. That shows the level of frustration and fear that exists across the country, not just in rural areas but also in urban ones. In bringing forward this motion, we want to highlight the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Moynihan: The advice I got, as recently as last Friday, was that the local authority would have to liaise with the Department. I outlined the reasons and went back to the appeals body within the local authority. We had been given every encouragement, as an awful lot of people with disabilities are, to go on the housing list, because that is a mechanism for the service provider to access capital...

National Autism Empowerment Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (29 Apr 2021)

Michael Moynihan: ...to speak on this timely debate on autism. It is refreshing that the Minister of State has agreed to accept tonight's motion, accepting that we are in a very difficult position from the get-go. The mooted withdrawal of the speech and language and occupational therapy from special schools has been paused. I welcome that initiative by the Minister of State and the HSE. While it is now...

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Michael Moynihan: ...'s budget, there are farmers waiting for money. Other farmers have won appeals and reviews over the past eight to ten weeks but no money has been released yet. I appeal to the Minister to go through his budget line by line and if money can be released to farmers in any way, shape or form, that should happen. Farmers are short of money now as well. I spoke to an elderly man last...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Michael Moynihan: ...just on Munster final day but throughout the year. The point being made is that it is important that county boundaries are not divided up and pieces of different constituencies put in. I remember going back a number of years ago where part of west Limerick was put into north Kerry. There may have been a precedent way back 50 or 60 years ago for that particular change but to not divide...

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

Michael Moynihan: ...who consume it, whether in the home or the restaurant, is top quality. We have to be very strongly supportive in that regard and make no apologies for the product being made. We then have to go back to the primary producer, who has in recent decades conformed to all the regulations, going back to those that were nearly impossible to envisage. Farmers comply with them daily. As the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (18 Nov 2020)

Michael Moynihan: ...with us. We will revert to him on a number of occasions looking for clarification on points and so forth. I congratulate Professor Quinn and wish him every success in his new role. We look forward to working with him. I thank everyone for their engagement today. Let us keep it going. Our committee stands adjourned until our next meeting on Wednesday, 25 November. We will have a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Postcode System: (Resumed) Discussion (19 Nov 2014)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome the delegates. A number of issues arise. I raise the issue of the emphatic way in which the trade sector has expressed its concerns in how to go forward with the Eircode system. The delegates have touched on this issue, but it is a major one, if the sector is emphatically against its introduction. Mr. Duggan has said his organisation has been discussing the HSE's emergency...