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Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)

Michael Mullins: I am pleased to share with Senator MacSharry the fact that Portiuncula Hospital will not only retain its obstetrician-led service but is also being considered for a midwife-led service. Two new obstetricians will be appointed there in the near future.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)

Michael Mullins: That is absolute rubbish.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)

Michael Mullins: It was stated.

Seanad: Abduction of Nigerian Children: Motion (13 May 2014)

Michael Mullins: I move: That Seanad Éireann calls on the Government to offer all available assistance and support to the Nigerian Government in its attempts to secure the immediate release of the children abducted in recent weeks by Boko Haram, and utterly condemns this despicable crime against humanity.I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Costello, to the House and thank him for taking the time to...

Seanad: Abduction of Nigerian Children: Motion (13 May 2014)

Michael Mullins: I thank the Minister of State for his response to the motion. I welcome the fact that there has been some positive developments and, as he indicated, that he is working closely with our EU partners to encourage and help the Nigerian Government intensify its efforts to bring the girls home safely to their families. We all call on the terrorist organisation that is holding the girls to...

Seanad: Abduction of Nigerian Children: Motion (13 May 2014)

Michael Mullins: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: School Accommodation (13 May 2014)

Michael Mullins: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills to the House. I call on Senator Michael Comiskey to move his motion.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Child Care Services Funding (13 May 2014)

Michael Mullins: Before calling Senator Averil Power, I welcome Deputy Charles Flanagan on his maiden visit to the Seanad. I congratulate him on his recent appointment as Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and wish him a long and successful ministerial career.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2014)

Michael Mullins: I note with interest that Senator Marc Mac Sharry is attempting to spread doubt, worry and concern to other parts of the country. I wonder what the Senator has against midwives because the development of midwife-led units alongside obstetric units is recommended in the report to which he refers. That is what we expect to see as the jewel in the crown in Ballinasloe which was rated second in...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2014)

Michael Mullins: I welcome, in particular, the investment to be made in the Loughrea regional water scheme which, for the first time in 30 years, will bring closer to the people of Kilreekil a basic civil right. I hope that in the near future they will have a water scheme for the village as a result of the development of infrastructure under the Lougrea regional water scheme. I also welcome the investment...

Seanad: Establishment of Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Motion (14 May 2014)

Michael Mullins: I welcome the Minister of State. I also welcome the establishment of the banking inquiry. In response to Senator David Cullinane, had the Sinn Féin economic model been used, the suffering the people would be enduring today would be significantly worse.

Seanad: Establishment of Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Motion (14 May 2014)

Michael Mullins: The Government has turned around the economic situation where the country was not in a position to borrow a tosser when it took office. We negotiated a deal that got the country back on its feet. We had to endure having the troika in the country for two and a half years, but we have exited the bailout successfully.

Seanad: Establishment of Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Motion (14 May 2014)

Michael Mullins: There is still a legacy debt issue to be addressed, but I have every confidence, as do most Members of the House, in the Minister for Finance and his Government colleagues who are working to reduce our indebtedness. The game is by not over by a long shot, but what we are here to discuss is the establishment of the banking inquiry which will examine how the country got into such an awful...

Seanad: Establishment of Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Motion (14 May 2014)

Michael Mullins: It is good value for €5.

Seanad: Establishment of Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Motion (14 May 2014)

Michael Mullins: We are doing the best for you.

Seanad: Establishment of Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Motion (14 May 2014)

Michael Mullins: Instead of banging Europe.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Early Child Care Education (14 May 2014)

Michael Mullins: I thank Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh for sharing his time and welcome the Minister. I visited Ballinasloe Therapeutic Learning Centre last Friday when I saw for myself the fantastic work being done in it. The organisation was established in 1983 and has been funded by the HSE but will now be funded by Tusla. It is a partnership project between Ballinasloe Social Services, a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Work in North Africa and Middle East: Amnesty International Ireland (14 May 2014)

Michael Mullins: I welcome Mr. O'Gorman and Ms Seely. I thank them for giving us one hell of a jolt and for reminding us of man's inhumanity to man. I have not had the opportunity to read the report, Torture in 2014: 30 Years of Broken Promises. The opening words from the Secretary General of electric shocks, beatings, rape, humiliation, mock executions, burning, sleep deprivation and long hours in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Work in North Africa and Middle East: Amnesty International Ireland (14 May 2014)

Michael Mullins: I suggest we also give priority to the case of the Irish citizen, Ebraheem Halawa, and seek some movement on it. I assume that he wishes to return to Ireland, if and when he is released.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2014)

Michael Mullins: I hope what Senator Paschal Mooney has outlined is a rumour. We all know the tremendous work being done by the various schemes in rural Ireland. I am confident that it is the Government's intention to continue those schemes, even if revamped. I ask the Leader to arrange for a debate on our return, on the innovative Government strategy, Construction 2020, launched yesterday. It is a...