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Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Michelle Mulherin: That is correct. I will be very strict.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Michelle Mulherin: The Minister is accepting both amendments. Is that correct?

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Michelle Mulherin: We must dispose of the amendments formally first.

Seanad: Messages from Dáil (28 May 2019)

Michelle Mulherin: Dáil Éireann passed the National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018 on 28 May 2019, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired. Dáil Éireann passed the Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2018 on 28 May 2019, without amendment.

Seanad: Message from Joint Committee (28 May 2019)

Michelle Mulherin: The Joint Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation has completed its consideration of the following order in draft:Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2019.

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (28 May 2019)

Michelle Mulherin: This is a Seanad Bill which has been amended by the Dáil. In accordance with Standing Order 148, it is deemed to have passed its First, Second and Third Stages in the Seanad and is placed on the Order Paper for Report Stage. On the question "That the Bill be received for final consideration", the Minister may explain the purpose of the amendments made by the Dáil. This is looked...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (28 May 2019)

Michelle Mulherin: I invite the Minister to speak on the subject matter of the amendments in group 1.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Michelle Mulherin: I have two questions. I welcome the €100 million rescue package for beef farmers. It is very important to have this money available to make an intervention to support the beef sector. We have been discussing the value of it in the committee. There are many suggestions as to how it might be spent. How might it be best targeted? What are Dr. O'Mara's ideas in that regard for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Michelle Mulherin: I remember my other question. The Minister and Bord Bia have had success in finding new markets for our meat and increasing live exports. Notwithstanding this, I noted in coverage in respect of the Chinese market that there was concern that the meat processors would not have enough meat to send to it. However, this demand does not appear to help the farmer, the primary producer. This was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Michelle Mulherin: Has the CCPC received complaints directly of price fixing by meat processors? Has it received complaints from any of the farm organisations or individual farmers? Has it investigated any such claim? At what point will the CCPC take the initiative and investigate? Every farmer believes price fixing is occurring in the case of most meat processors. When farmers roll up at their respective...

Seanad: Farm Safety Agency Bill 2018: Second Stage (29 May 2019)

Michelle Mulherin: I commend Senator Paul Daly for the body of work he has done to bring this item before the House today and thank him for putting this issue centre stage. It is so important that we try to do what we can to reduce fatalities and serious life-changing injuries arising out of farm accidents. It is a real weak spot for farm families. Senator Paddy Burke spoke about the change in farming over...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2019)

Michelle Mulherin: I ask for a debate to be facilitated on the home loans being provided by local authorities under the Rebuilding Ireland purchase scheme. The scheme needs some changes, in particular to facilitate people who had a home but lost it in our difficult economic times, when many people lost their jobs. They are back on their feet now but cannot get a loan because their credit rating is shot. They...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Michelle Mulherin: The Minister of State, Deputy Halligan, is very welcome to the Seanad Chamber. I thank him for responding to this very important item. Newtownwhite national school is a rural school situated between Killala and Ballina and was in decline until September 2012 when under the patronage divestment process the patronage transferred from the Church of Ireland to Educate Together. It is safe to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Michelle Mulherin: I thank the Minister of State for his response, from which I take some hope and positivity. Nevertheless, I am sure he will agree the issue of the lease, which has been ongoing since 2014, has taken an inordinate length of time to be resolved. It must be resolved, however, because as I have described, a further delay will hold the school back in respect of the provision of additional...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Michelle Mulherin: I warmly welcome the revised fair deal rules which came before Cabinet today. They have been long awaited and are much needed and they will alleviate the situation in which farmers and small businesses find themselves. The new rules will see a three-year cap on a 7.5% contribution from farmers and small business owners. This has been advocated by the farming organisations in particular....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2019)

Michelle Mulherin: With reference to the sustained and continuous debate on climate change, it is a fact that the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, has experienced a considerable surge in uptake of the various grants it offers across its programmes. This is putting considerable pressure on its budgets. The issue was first flagged for me in April when it seemed that new applications were being...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Social Welfare Code (18 Jun 2019)

Michelle Mulherin: Well said. Does the Minister wish to respond?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Health Services Staff Remuneration (18 Jun 2019)

Michelle Mulherin: Senators are not permitted to share time if they do not co-sign a Commencement matter.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Hospitals Building Programme (18 Jun 2019)

Michelle Mulherin: The next Commencement matter concerns the need for the Minister for Health to provide an update on the medical rehabilitation unit at Roscommon University Hospital.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2019)

Michelle Mulherin: I support the call made for an invitation to be issued to the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Bruton, to discuss the climate action plan. It is by far the most significant environmental and climate action document the country has ever seen. Much of it arises from our growing awareness of the impact of human behaviour on the environment and climate change,...