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Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (28 Sep 2023)

Michael McDowell: I have a copy of the all-party report, which the Taoiseach ignored-----

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (28 Sep 2023)

Michael McDowell: There was in the previous one. The Taoiseach said he would honour it but he did not.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (28 Sep 2023)

Michael McDowell: That is not proposed. That is a direct untruth.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (28 Sep 2023)

Michael McDowell: Respect for the truth comes before respect for the man. The Taoiseach is telling us untruths here.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (28 Sep 2023)

Michael McDowell: I was in this room when he told me his real-----

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (28 Sep 2023)

Michael McDowell: I am not. I am asking for some basic truth.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Sep 2023)

Michael McDowell: Like Senator Malcolm Byrne, I want to identify myself completely with the remarks made by Senator Mullen about higher education. I was present for the speech to which he referred. It is an alarming situation. Today, I raise a topic that will be of interest to the Leader, namely that of the Defence Forces. I congratulate the Ranger wing of the Army and Air Corps for their operation off the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Sep 2023)

Michael McDowell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Crime and Policing: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Michael McDowell: I entirely support everything that is in the motion tabled by the Fianna Fáil Senators here today. I want to say at the outset, however, that I have full confidence in the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána. This House should respect him and support him because he is bringing about effective change in a force which I, as a former Minister for Justice, know needs reform and...

Seanad: Crime and Policing: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Michael McDowell: Sometimes the dog eats it, though.

Seanad: Crime and Policing: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Michael McDowell: The Senator’s partners in government are holding Fianna Fáil back.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2023)

Michael McDowell: I identify with the remarks of Senator Gallagher about the Leas-Cathaoirleach, Cathaoirleach, Clerk and Clerk Assistant, and all members of staff. I wish them a happy holiday and thank them for all the work they have done. In the autumn, we fully expect to see the Taoiseach here to deal with the question of Seanad reform. I note the Supreme Court has yet to adjudicate on the application...

Seanad: Situation in Israel and occupied Palestinian territory: Statements (12 Jul 2023)

Michael McDowell: I believe in the right of the state of Israel to exist. I believe that Resolution 242 of the United Nations represents the correct position in international law as regards the boundaries of the state of Israel. I regard the creeping annexation of the West Bank territories as illegal and manifestly illegal. I regard the establishment of settlements on Palestinian land as wholly contrary to...

Seanad: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (11 Jul 2023)

Michael McDowell: I will be brief.I agree with what Senator Gavan said. The effect of this is to kill this legislation. We often come through the gates of Leinster House and see people carrying placards that say "Kill the Bill" in regard to different topics, but every person who goes through the Government lobby tonight should carry that placard because it is trying to kill this Bill. The last thing I want...

Seanad: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (11 Jul 2023)

Michael McDowell: In those circumstances they did not vote against the Whip, they just did not appoint tellers. That is the way we should deal with it.

Seanad: Broadcasting (Restriction of Salaries) Bill 2023: Second Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Michael McDowell: I commend Senator Mullen and his colleague on bringing this Bill before the House to enable us to have a real conversation among ourselves, not merely about the issues that have been grabbing the headlines, but the longer term issues. We need to consider carefully what public service broadcasting is about. Is it wall-to-wall politics and chat from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.? Is that public...

Seanad: Broadcasting (Restriction of Salaries) Bill 2023: Second Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Michael McDowell: -----which I find difficult to absorb. Everybody has feet of clay, to some extent, and no class of the community is above reproach. One thing that RTÉ might now consider is that when politicians go on RTÉ to be interviewed, they are treated as second-class citizens. If someone comes in from an NGO like the Rape Crisis Centre, he or she is thanked for coming along, and he or she...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (4 Jul 2023)

Michael McDowell: No.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (4 Jul 2023)

Michael McDowell: I wish to move the amendment.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (4 Jul 2023)

Michael McDowell: No, so I had better call a quorum.