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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Water Quality Monitoring Report: Discussion (19 Jul 2023)
Michael Ring: Who does the inspections? Is it the local authorities?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Water Quality Monitoring Report: Discussion (19 Jul 2023)
Michael Ring: It is very difficult for them to bring prosecutions when they are the biggest offenders themselves. With regard to Newport, to be fair to the EPA, it cited the issue of wastewater given what is happening at the new treatment plant there. In Westport and Belmullet, where new treatment plants were put in during recent years, the quality of water has improved, particularly on beaches and at...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Water Quality Monitoring Report: Discussion (19 Jul 2023)
Michael Ring: That is fine.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2023)
Michael Ring: We move now to the Independent Group.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2023)
Michael Ring: We are moving now to the final questions. I call Deputy Ó Murchú.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2023)
Michael Ring: I am sorry, Deputy.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2023)
Michael Ring: I am sorry, Deputy. The Minister did not interrupt you.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2023)
Michael Ring: Deputy Murnane O'Connor has one minute because the time is up.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2023)
Michael Ring: Before the Minister answers I will let Deputy Higgins in for one minute. The Minister might answer the remaining questions and that is it.
- Commissions of Investigation (Amendment) Bill 2023: First Stage (20 Sep 2023)
Michael Ring: Is the Bill opposed?
- Commissions of Investigation (Amendment) Bill 2023: First Stage (20 Sep 2023)
Michael Ring: Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.
- Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2023)
Michael Ring: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. I welcome the Bill on the directly elected mayor for Limerick, but I have to say that with a big caution. Really in this country we have the Civil Service and the county managers running the country. I am sick and tired of it. The time has come. I will give just one example of it. In Mayo today, two thirds of the business property in the county was revalued....
- Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2023)
Michael Ring: I had the courage to go to the courts. I lost it but I did not get a lot of support in this House. The day we got rid of the town councils and the day we got the elected representatives such as Deputies taken off county councils was a sad day because we handed over their powers to the county managers. They get two or three from Fianna Fáil, two or three from the Independents, and two...
- Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2023)
Michael Ring: You listen to me-----
- Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2023)
Michael Ring: You listen to me. I am the only one-----
- Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2023)
Michael Ring: I was the only one that sat over there when nobody in this House voted against it - nobody. The Deputy can go back and check the record. I was the only one that was prepared to vote against it. No party opposed it.
- Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2023)
Michael Ring: Be quiet you-----
- Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2023)
Michael Ring: -----because I am always listening to you. You listen to me now for a while.
- Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2023)
Michael Ring: What we need now is to get rid of the county councils and bring back the local-----
- Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2023)
Michael Ring: The people will get rid you the next time; you had better watch out now. You just watch it. All you are is a mouth, an aul mouth that is always mouthing in here and who has never done anything about any place. On the local authorities, the Minister of State needs to bring back the town councils and extend them. We should five or six districts in every county but we should not have six...