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Seanad: Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Statements (28 May 2015)

Michael Mullins: Who sold that?

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2015)

Michael Mullins: I support my colleague, Senator Hildegarde Naughton, in her call for a debate with the Minister for Health on the capital investment required to be put in place to address the crisis we are seeing in accident and emergency departments at hospitals across the country. It is clear that the unit at University Hospital Galway, for example, is not fit for purpose, having never been designed to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategic Plan: Bord na Móna (9 Jun 2015)

Michael Mullins: I welcome the delegates and compliment them on the fine plan they have presented to the committee. They indicated that Bord na Móna currently has 2,200 employees. What percentage of those are seasonal staff? The witnesses have said that employment levels will be maintained when the company transitions to the new situation. Will that involve retaining the same 2,000 staff, taking on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategic Plan: Bord na Móna (9 Jun 2015)

Michael Mullins: They are the issues that are currently with the LRC.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jun 2015)

Michael Mullins: The issue of obesity has been raised on many occasions in this House. A recent report on food provision in post-primary schools prepared by the Irish Heart Foundation contained some worrying findings, including the high availability of unhealthy foods, but it also identified ground-breaking approaches to providing nutritious food in schools. Secondary schools can play a key role in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Conference on Financing for Development Briefing: Dóchas (10 Jun 2015)

Michael Mullins: I join with colleagues in welcoming the visitors this morning and I thank them for their briefing ahead of the July UN conference on financing and development. It is encouraging to hear that the Irish aid programme is one of the best in the world. It is 100% untied, and despite our difficult economic situation in the past number of years, we have managed to maintain the level at...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2015)

Michael Mullins: I join Senator Noone in asking the Leader to organise a debate with the Minister for Finance on the issue of inheritance tax. As she said, it is a particularly punitive tax and the thresholds need to be reviewed in the light of rising property and land prices. This tax is causing hardship for families who in many cases have to come up with large amounts of cash to pay the taxman following...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (11 Jun 2015)

Michael Mullins: I call Senator Martin Conway. We are very tight on time. We must conclude by 1.45 p.m. so I ask all remaining speakers to keep their contributions short.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (11 Jun 2015)

Michael Mullins: No. I thank Senator Conway and call Senator David Norris.

Seanad: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 Jun 2015)

Michael Mullins: I welcome the Minister of State.

Seanad: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 Jun 2015)

Michael Mullins: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 Jun 2015)

Michael Mullins: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Mullins: I join colleagues in extending my deepest sympathy to the relatives of the young people who lost their lives and of those who were seriously injured in Berkeley, California this morning. I heard a short while ago that my neighbour's son was in the building. While he was uninjured, he knew two of the young people who were killed. It is an appalling situation and I applaud the fact that the...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2015)

Michael Mullins: I ask the Leader to organise a debate on the interim report by Bobby Kerr on the future of the post offices. I heard Mr. Kerr give a very positive interview on RTE radio yesterday about how the post offices can grow and develop new services. A disproportionate amount of business is being done by relatively few of the country's 1,100 post offices. Two thirds of all transactions are being...

Seanad: Tackling Obesity in Ireland: Statements (17 Jun 2015)

Michael Mullins: I welcome the Minister and thank him for spending so much time here this afternoon to discuss this very important issue. It has been described as a crisis and one of the major health issues of our time which consumes a lot of the resources available to the health services. The figures which have been referred to are startling. I recently spoke to a primary school teacher who teaches fourth...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Michael Mullins: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, to the House.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Michael Mullins: Amendments Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Michael Mullins: The acceptance of amendment No. 5 involves the deletion of section 37.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Michael Mullins: As amendments Nos. 6, 10, 11, 19 and 20 are related, they may be discussed together.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Michael Mullins: Amendments Nos. 7 and 8 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed?