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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2014: Discussion (30 Sep 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: No, I simply am interested in this debate and welcome the witnesses. Senator Mac Conghail, in conjunction with many of the other questions posed, raises interesting questions about the whole idea of accountability. I refer to the idea that artistic integrity and that side of things be preserved, but yet the realisation that once one is talking about taxpayers' money, one is not actually...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (30 Sep 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 125. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the improvement in the symptoms of multiple sclerosis sufferers in the Irish health care setting who have been taking the drug Fampyra, if he will consider making the drug available at no cost to all those who need it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36439/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (30 Sep 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 194. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce tax incentives for persons interested in building their own homes in the forthcoming budget 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36714/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (30 Sep 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 365. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding free general practitioner care for under sixes; when the scheme will be operational nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36668/14]

Sport Ireland Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: The purpose of the Bill is to provide for the establishment of Sport Ireland, or Spórt Éireann, and for the dissolution of the Irish Sports Council and the National Sports Campus Development Authority and to amalgamate and rationalise the activities of each of these organisations. It gives us a great opportunity to look at the significance of sport in our country. I commend the...

Housing Provision: Motion [Private Members] (23 Sep 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: I begin by acknowledging the seriousness with which the Minister and the Government are dealing with this issue and the multifaceted approach that is being taken. The Minister has set out the range of measures to be taken, some of which have already been implemented. However, problems remain. In the time available to me, I will focus on a particular aspect of housing, namely, the role...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Commercial and Domestic Property Supply and Demand: Property Industry Ireland (23 Sep 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: My point concerns the development contributions. From what Mr. O'Hogan has described, if one was to make it more nuanced around the place looking at market conditions, one would still have disparity. That seemed to be an issue, yet what he described would create it. My next point concerns zoning, as was referred to by Senator Landy. Where we are interested in zoning agricultural land,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Commercial and Domestic Property Supply and Demand: Property Industry Ireland (23 Sep 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: If I understand Mr. Phillips correctly, he is talking about local area plans being more nuanced with regard to development contributions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Commercial and Domestic Property Supply and Demand: Property Industry Ireland (23 Sep 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: Mr. Phillips's final point related to development levies and the disparities with regard to having 31 planning authorities throughout the country. To what extent does he agree that where there is provision of services, infrastructure, etc., this is levied? Is he stating that, on the basis of the existence of Irish Water - which has responsibility in respect of providing water supplies and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (23 Sep 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 269. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their single farm payment for 2013; the reason for the delay. [35879/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Redundancy Payments (23 Sep 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the continuing delay in providing a P45 and making a redundancy payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if it will be expedited due to the protracted delay since January 2014 and ongoing financial difficulties. [35617/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Motor Fuels Issues (18 Sep 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: The Minister will agree that I have described a crisis situation. Confidence must be restored. People are unsure where to buy fuel even though there are reputable dealers. It is not good for business in general. Petrol stations send returns to Revenue every month stating where they source their petrol supplies. What is the Customs and Excise doing about the situation which has been...

Topical Issue Debate: Motor Fuels Issues (18 Sep 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: I welcome the Minister of State in his new capacity agus go n-éirí leis. This is a massive problem and it urgently needs attention. There is a crisis of consumer confidence and a crisis of public confidence, particularly in east Mayo where there are numerous cases of petrol stretching. I attended the meeting last Monday, along with 400 people. More than half of them stood up and...

Water Services (Exempt Charges) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Sep 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: The Deputy should read NewERA.

Water Services (Exempt Charges) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Sep 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: I welcome the senior Minister and the two Ministers of State. I was listening to the contributions of Fianna Fáil Members in opening the debate on this Private Members' Bill. I was taken by the praise for it and the idea that there was a great principle behind it, that it was very succinct, that it was clear what it was about and that it could be encapsulated in a few words. One must...

Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: Is there a possibility that we can advance the cause of tackling the crime of petrol stretching under the Finance Bill in order to improve tracing of the movement and the testing of fuel-----

Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: -----on account of the high incidence of this practice, including an explosion of its incidence in my own county, with several hundred cases in the last few months?

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (17 Sep 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 17. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to provide long awaited new group water schemes in rural areas which under current rules are disenfranchised and without a proper water supply for homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34336/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (17 Sep 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 126. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34123/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Controls (17 Sep 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 181. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of boats-ships searched for drugs at harbours on the Mayo coastline in the years January 2012, 2013 and January to June 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32903/14]