Results 2,021-2,040 of 2,118 for speaker:Michael Mullins
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Nov 2015)
Michael Mullins: Does Senator Brennan wish to contribute?
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Nov 2015)
Michael Mullins: The Senator has made his contribution.
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Nov 2015)
Michael Mullins: The Senator is completely out of order. The Minister is responding to the debate.
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Nov 2015)
Michael Mullins: I know. I have appealed to Senator Craughwell. The Minister, without interruption.
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Nov 2015)
Michael Mullins: The debate has concluded.
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Nov 2015)
Michael Mullins: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (24 Nov 2015)
Michael Mullins: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Paudie Coffey, to the House. I remind Members that a Senator may speak only once on an amendment on Report Stage, except the proposer of an amendment who may reply to the discussion on the amendment. On Report Stage, each amendment must be seconded.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (24 Nov 2015)
Michael Mullins: I will direct the Clerk accordingly. Amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (24 Nov 2015)
Michael Mullins: Amendments Nos. 4 to 7, inclusive, and 9 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (24 Nov 2015)
Michael Mullins: Amendments Nos. 8, 13, 14, 18 and 19 are technical drafting amendments and may be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)
Michael Mullins: I echo the call I made yesterday for the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation and the HSE to actively engage with the Workplace Relations Commission to avert the proposed strike for 15 December. No one would win in that situation. Elderly people will be traumatised, they will be stressed and worried about the inadequate care they may receive as a result of that strike. There are problems...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)
Michael Mullins: I apologise for having had to step out for a number of votes that were called in the Seanad, and in doing so I have probably missed some of the answers to questions. I compliment the Minister on the hard work and the efforts that were made in kick-starting the Stormont House Agreement recently and, I hope, building very significantly on the peace process into the future. The legacy issues...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)
Michael Mullins: I join my colleagues in wishing happiness and good health to Bernard Hand on his retirement tomorrow. I hope he will have a long and happy retirement. Bernard is a true gentleman, courteous and always good-humoured and he always had great banter with visitors to the House. I hope that in his retirement he will spend some time in east Galway where he visited often during his early years. I...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)
Michael Mullins: I hope both Houses will unite in the efforts being made to bring about his release and return to his family and education. Yesterday the Road Safety Authority, RSA, the Garda Síochána and the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport launched the Christmas-new year road safety campaign. It calls on all drivers to be very drink aware over Christmas. It is frightening that a survey...
- Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times: Statements (26 Nov 2015)
Michael Mullins: I welcome the Minister for Health, Deputy Leo Varadkar, who will address the House first and will be followed by group spokespersons.
- Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times: Statements (26 Nov 2015)
Michael Mullins: The only other spokesperson present is Senator Moloney. She has five minutes. The order of the House is that group spokespersons are given five minutes.
- Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times: Statements (26 Nov 2015)
Michael Mullins: I now call on the Minister to respond.
- Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times: Statements (26 Nov 2015)
Michael Mullins: My hands are tied by the Order of Business. What was decided this morning was that group spokespersons would contribute to the debate, with contributions not to exceed five minutes.
- Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times: Statements (26 Nov 2015)
Michael Mullins: I can only go by the order of the House. My hands are tied.
- Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times: Statements (26 Nov 2015)
Michael Mullins: With respect, the appropriate time to object to this was this morning.