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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (8 Nov 2016)

Michelle Mulherin: In the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority's water quality testing in the designated areas, for example, designated shellfish areas pursuant to the shellfish directive, because of storm water and because for the most part these treatment systems are under the control of the local authority, has Mr. O'Mahony encountered water quality diminution?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (8 Nov 2016)

Michelle Mulherin: Can the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority identify areas, towns or regions where this problem has occurred along the coast?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (8 Nov 2016)

Michelle Mulherin: If a member of the public wanted to know about sampling in which the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority is engaged, can he or she go the authority's website?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (8 Nov 2016)

Michelle Mulherin: Would it identify an area?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (8 Nov 2016)

Michelle Mulherin: I am trying to get at something here. There can be different pollutants and different causes but I am referring specifically to waste water treatment plants or sewage treatment plants which are along the coast or which possibly are non-existent because there is only primary treatment of effluent. In general, has Mr. O'Mahony encountered this as a recurring problem, a problem that he has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (8 Nov 2016)

Michelle Mulherin: Are those results being caused by towns and sewage treatment plants or lack thereof as opposed to some other reasons?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (8 Nov 2016)

Michelle Mulherin: I get that, but I also understand from the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority's activity that it is also identifying the cause of the pollution at the time that has caused this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (8 Nov 2016)

Michelle Mulherin: I am merely trying to know are there towns and villages along the coast where the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority is having this problem because there are not proper facilities. I am aware of two such towns and I am merely wondering how widespread the issue is. Wearing another hat, this is an issue that we require the likes of Irish Water to tackle. I am merely wondering how prevalent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (8 Nov 2016)

Michelle Mulherin: That is basically answering the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (8 Nov 2016)

Michelle Mulherin: Obviously, one has to have some conurbation to have these treatment plants.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2016)

Michelle Mulherin: With regard to the US presidential election result, I pay tribute to Hillary Clinton. She is both capable and competent and, from a young age in college, she demonstrated her will and zeal for civil rights and equality. Her commitment in this regard is well documented. The US made history in electing a black President but on this occasion, the people did not want to continue in this vein...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Michelle Mulherin: This is an important debate. Biodiversity is one of these topics that is becoming more in vogue. That is a good development because there is much going on in nature around us the significance of which, unless it is described or pointed out to us, or explained, is hard to understand. It is clear in biodiversity that it is not merely an odd sentimentality. We all live in the shadow of one...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Michelle Mulherin: It does not relate to the amendment before us but I would like the Minister to give it some consideration. I will not get into it in depth. It is a concern regarding the power of authorised persons, including officers in the national parks and wildlife section.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Michelle Mulherin: The concern is there is a watering down of existing powers. I will speak to that again.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Michelle Mulherin: I will reiterate a question, to which I ask the Minister to respond. What is the official advice of the National Parks and Wildlife Service on the proposal of hedgerow cutting in August and the proposals regarding the burning of vegetation, specifically the scientific basis for these? We can go backwards and forwards here, but could we have that kind of input?

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2016)

Michelle Mulherin: I pay tribute to everyone involved in the 2016 Remembrance Day ceremonies in Northern Ireland and the Republic to commemorate those soldiers who fought in the First World War. Some 9 million soldiers and 7 million civilians lost their lives in the four-year war.This is a stark reminder of the personal price paid and ultimate sacrifice made by individuals and families. As 49,500 of those...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Suspended Sentences of Imprisonment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Nov 2016)

Michelle Mulherin: I, took, welcome the Minister. I also welcome the Bill which responds to the High Court decision of Mr. Justice Moriarty in which he found part of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 to be unconstitutional. The Bill aims to ensure an individual who receives a suspended sentence will find that it will not be triggered, except in accordance with due legal process, as provided for in the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Suspended Sentences of Imprisonment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Nov 2016)

Michelle Mulherin: People should be very clear about when they cross a line. It is not acceptable in any shape or form that-----

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Suspended Sentences of Imprisonment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Nov 2016)

Michelle Mulherin: The Senator showed a very lax attitude as far as I am concerned.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Suspended Sentences of Imprisonment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Nov 2016)

Michelle Mulherin: It does not surprise me that Sinn Féin has a warped view on justice given that it engaged in and supported organisations that carry out their own justice.