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Seanad: Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (30 Apr 2008)

Michael McCarthy: He later became a member of the Cabinet following the positive result in the second referendum on the Nice treaty. I am sure such good political fortune once again lies around the corner if the Minister of State can pull this one off at the first attempt. In light of the various points made recently, it is worth recalling the history of the European Union. The original aim behind it was to...

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2008)

Michael McCarthy: Amendment No. 42 is ruled out of order as it involves a potential charge on the Revenue.

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2008)

Michael McCarthy: As amendments Nos. 53 and 56 are cognate, and amendment No. 69 is related to amendment No. 53, amendments Nos. 53, 56 and 69 may be discussed together, by agreement.

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2008)

Michael McCarthy: Amendment No. 63 may be discussed with amendments Nos. 67 and 68 by agreement.

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2008)

Michael McCarthy: Amendments Nos. 71 and 72 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2008)

Michael McCarthy: Amendments Nos. 85 and 86 are related and will be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2008)

Michael McCarthy: Yes.

Seanad: National Monuments. (13 May 2008)

Michael McCarthy: I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews, on his appointment with responsibility for children. I wish him well in this important and difficult position which requires his attendance at Cabinet. Much good work has been done to Ballinacarriga Castle and improving the general look and services of the surrounding area by the local residents' association. The medieval castle,...

Seanad: National Monuments. (13 May 2008)

Michael McCarthy: May I remind the Minister of State that the McCarthys, the last high kings of Munster, occupied the castle before the Hurleys. Ballinacarriga Castle is a large attraction in the locality. Much praise must be given to the castle's caretaker who has maintained the site and allows access to visitors. It is important a balanced consideration is given to floodlighting this structure. Is there...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2008)

Michael McCarthy: D'fhoglaim mé a lán Gaeilge i Scoil Phádraig Naofa i nDún Mánmhaí, ach nuair a d'fhág mé an scoil rinne mé dearmad ar mór-chuid de. The problem with the teaching of the Irish language in this country is that one's association with the language ends when one leaves secondary school. I congratulate Des Bishop for reawakening the debate on Irish. He has highlighted the usefulness of...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2008)

Michael McCarthy: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2008)

Michael McCarthy: It is clear that public sector reform now means giving the Health Service Executive €30 million to sack 1,000 people who work under its auspices at present. This morning in the Dáil, the Tánaiste replied to questions from the Opposition by stating the Government was considering an application by the HSE for €30 million for the aforementioned 1,000 redundancies. According to Government...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2008)

Michael McCarthy: Members are being asked to believe it is a stand-alone authority. I revert to a point I have made in the House previously, namely, that body was created to shield the Minister for Health and Children of the day from criticism and this is not good enough. Moreover, it is not good enough to announce such plans on the airwaves without any consultation with the trade union movement. This is a...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2008)

Michael McCarthy: Was Senator Leyden asleep before or after Senator O'Reilly started?

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2008)

Michael McCarthy: I wish to share two minutes of Senator Doherty's time.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2008)

Michael McCarthy: I thank Senator Doherty for allowing me this time and I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Power, to the House. I welcome the Bill broadly and look forward to the various Stages during which this side of the House will be able to table amendments where the Bill requires improvement. I wish to discuss the Oireachtas channel in particular. Every Member has made the point that, for a...

Seanad: Company Closures (28 May 2008)

Michael McCarthy: I thank Senator Boyle for the opportunity to speak on his matter on the Adjournment this evening. The Senator has raised a majority of the points, but I will revisit a few of them. These are 47 high-skilled people, with nearly half having Masters degrees and 10% have PhDs. Many of these employees were working with pioneering IT firms abroad and returned to join this company in Cork. It was...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Michael McCarthy: July and August.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Michael McCarthy: I move amendment No. 34: In page 44, subsection (2)(f)(ii), line 41, after "children" to insert the following: "and the impact of such programming on members of the audience for such material".

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Michael McCarthy: I move amendment No. 37: In page 48, subsection (1), line 29, to delete "on" and substitute "including". This reminds me, in view of our recent discussion, of the Carlsberg advertisement which states "Worth waiting for". I proposed these amendments in the name of the Labour Party Senators and I will outline the thinking behind them. Amendment 37 proposes that broadcasters give due...