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Seanad: Electronic Voting: Statements. (11 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: Will the details of the tallies be made available?

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (11 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: As the Leader has put it, do I understand that up until 3.45 p.m. the spokespersons and Members will make contributions? I presume in those contributions they may ask questions and the 15 minute period up to 4 o'clock will be used by the Minister of State to reply to those questions. Is that a correct understanding?

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (11 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: Will there be injury time after 4 o'clock?

Seanad: Electronic Voting: Statements. (11 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An Bord Bia (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: I thank the Minister and his officials for their attendance and overseeing the safe passage of the Bill through the House. The first Bill on which I spoke was introduced last year by the Minister, Deputy O'Donoghue, which dealt with Bord Fáilte. There was a huge issue of gender balance associated with the Bill. If memory serves me correctly, Senator Quinn was also involved with that Bill....

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: What is the name of the other person?

Seanad: An Bord Bia (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: I move amendment No. 1: In page 8, line 9, to delete "2001" and substitute "2003". This is a technical amendment. The year 2001 concludes the collective citation and this should be updated to 2003.

Seanad: An Bord Bia (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: I agree with Senator Quinn. There is a good reason for the format used to process legislation in the House. It is salient to raise the issue in terms of the purpose of Committee Stage. However, I accept the Minister's comments and, on the basis that he is committed to making the amendment on Committee Stage in the Dáil, I will withdraw it.

Seanad: An Bord Bia (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: It is my understanding of section 18 that it provides precisely what Senator Coonan is seeking. I understand the general point he is making, but not in the context of this section. The subsection to be inserted will read: (3A) Not less than 2 of the persons appointed to be ordinary members shall be persons having knowledge or experience of horticulture. Senator Coonan's proposal in amendment...

Seanad: An Bord Bia (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: I say this in order to be constructive.

Seanad: An Bord Bia (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: I support this amendment. What is being sought here is worthwhile. This issue was raised on the Order of Business this morning. It is worth remembering that comments were made by two senior parliamentarians last week about female members of the Oireachtas attending conferences abroad. To be frank, that kind of attitude by parliamentarians, of any political description and none, is unhelpful...

Seanad: An Bord Bia (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: I point out that the Minister is leading by example in that there is no male civil servant among the officials accompanying him in the House. That speaks volumes.

Seanad: An Bord Bia (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: I urge the Minister not to dig a hole for himself on this issue.

Seanad: An Bord Bia (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (28 Jan 2004)

Michael McCarthy: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Joe Walsh, and I join with Senator Callanan in wishing him the best as he chairs the European Council of Ministers for the next six months. The end of that term will tally with a Cabinet reshuffle and I wish him the best of luck with that. The food sector has grown greatly in recent years. Generally, people are more aware of healthy eating as part of a healthy...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Jan 2004)

Michael McCarthy: I refer to No. 2 on the Order Paper and express the thanks of the Labour Party group to the Leader for arranging this debate. Senator O'Meara, in particular, has been seeking such a debate for some time. It is timely and appropriate that we acknowledge the Leader's endeavours in this regard. I concur with the remarks of the leader of the Fine Gael group. Yesterday's developments in the matter...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jan 2004)

Michael McCarthy: I join previous speakers in welcoming the Minister and his officials. There are salient points in the Bill and some aspects of it are good. As a society, we probably have adopted the same attitude to our treatment of water as we have to the treatment of waste, namely, that it is not something that needs to be given priority. We have become careless about it. The majority of the regulations...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jan 2004)

Michael McCarthy: All to do with Waterford.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Dec 2003)

Michael McCarthy: I agree with the points made yesterday about the reaction to the Barron report on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. We should not rush to judgment but it is imperative that both the British and Irish Governments take the lead in terms of where we go next. What is the next step? We owe this not only to the victims, but to their families and the survivors who suffered such grievous loss on that...

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Dec 2003)

Michael McCarthy: The Senator should name and shame.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Dec 2003)

Michael McCarthy: It took him long enough.