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Seanad: Report of Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: I might mention others before Senator Craughwell. Senator Mark Daly would get a gold star for being the most consistent attendee. It was a very helpful exercise and has produced a considerable body of work and taken on board the views of the many affected sectors. There is the potential for major economic disruption to Ireland and the UK, not to mention the rest of Europe, from Brexit....

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: I call for a change in the operation of the carers' benefit scheme and the manifest unfairness to which it gives rise. A particular case has brought it to my attention. It is the case of a couple caring for a child who has severe special needs. Each of them would qualify for carers' benefit which, as we know, requires stamps or a social insurance contribution to be paid. Each of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: I welcome today's publication of the national climate change mitigation plan. I would welcome a debate on the matter. It is one of the issues of our time. The Government is often criticised for being lax or not wanting to pursue targets, but that is not true. At a high level, everyone agrees that something must be done. There is no dispute. Every day of the week, we are told that there...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: We were there last Saturday when we beat Clare.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: Top of the agenda for the next term should be an invitation to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, to come into the House. Many important and critical topical issues pertaining to his Department need to be debated including, in particular, delays in proceeding towards the second runway at Dublin Airport. I was listening to Mr. Michael O'Leary yesterday on "Today with...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: ------issues around our airports and his plans to grow them in the regions, and Ireland West Airport Knock in particular.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: Clearly, the past couple of weeks have not been the happiest for Mayo football. While I congratulate the Dublin team, I pay tribute to the valiant efforts of the men and women from our senior football teams in Mayo. Their efforts have been a massive source of county pride and have given us unity of purpose. We look forward to next year. What might be less known is that we took a national...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: No need.

Seanad: National Disability Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021: Statements (26 Sep 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: Before I call on the Minister of State to respond, I would like to say I had hoped I would be down in the Chamber myself and in a position to address him. I am limited in what I can say here. I will raise issues, particularly in the area of persons with intellectual disabilities, with him again. The Minister of State came to the Chamber to reply to a Commencement Matter in my name where...

Seanad: National Disability Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021: Statements (26 Sep 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: It is a compliment.

Seanad: National Disability Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021: Statements (26 Sep 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: When is it proposed to sit again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: I apologise for not being present earlier. I was speaking in the Seanad Chamber and, unfortunately, I will have to go again because I have to take the chair shortly. If some of this has already been addressed, please say so. On production and increasing demand, we see the increase in the number of start-ups in whiskey distilleries and the craft beer sector. The witnesses alluded to it....

Seanad: Mid-Term Review of Capital Plan: Statements (27 Sep 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: I am standing in for my colleague, Senator Paddy Burke, who will be here later. I also recognise Senator Michael Mullins in the Chamber. The Minister of State has outlined the capital review and the next steps. We are down to kernel of the matter, namely, what our priorities will be for the €4.1 billion additional investment in capital spending which will be available between 2018...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (28 Sep 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: It was not a rant.

Seanad: Housing: Statements (28 Sep 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber. As Senator Coffey said, this is a very important debate and there is no doubt we will have to revisit it. Some of the points I wish to make are supplementary to points raised by Senator Coffey. During the summer an expert panel report that identified the existence of pyrite and mica in houses in counties Mayo and Donegal was published. That is not...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (28 Sep 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: Senator Kieran O'Donnell has about four minutes.

Seanad: Housing: Statements (28 Sep 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: The Minister has five minutes.

Seanad: Housing: Statements (28 Sep 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: That concludes the business of the day. I thank the Minister. The fact that the debate has gone over time is a reflection of the gravity of this issue. Could the Acting Leader indicate when it is proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (4 Oct 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: My Commencement matter arises out of the difficulty that oncology patients in counties Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo and Donegal have in accessing the designated centre of excellence at University Hospital Galway. I acknowledge the great work and dedication of the health care professionals in this centre of excellence, as well as those who work in the various other hospitals under the oncology...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (4 Oct 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: I thank the Minister of State. I understand full well the range of services and treatments which are supported in the other hospitals which work in conjunction with the centre of excellence. I am speaking about people who need to get into University Hospital Galway. I have given the Minister of State an example of such a case - a man who was waiting two weeks and who was told that he...