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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Nov 2021)

Michael McDowell: I can tell the Senator that he will be waiting too.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Nov 2021)

Michael McDowell: I will be worse than retired.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Nov 2021)

Michael McDowell: I agree with was said by Senator Buttimer with regard to Taiwan. I support him in that regard. There is a motion on the Order Paper, in my name and that of other Senators, in regard to Richard O'Halloran who is entering another year of captivity in China. I want to emphasise that. Today, I want to raise an issue of volunteerism and, in particular, to ask the Deputy Leader to seek the...

Seanad: Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Michael McDowell: I welcome the Minister to the House. I wish to underline the independent nature of the members of the Independent group to say that there is no unanimity among them, as is obvious already. I fully accept that we are in an emergency and that emergency measures have to be taken. I am one of these people who rejects completely the suggestion of a two-tier society. In my view, the responsible...

Seanad: Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Michael McDowell: -----or every ten days or whatever it is and say this is what has happened over the last week? The Garda checkpoints are either justified or unjustified. The 5 km rule is either paying off or it is not. Vaccinations are having this effect or that effect. Schools are or are not a vector for infection. It is or is not safe to reopen this, that or the other in terms of universities or the...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Michael McDowell: My unshakeable loyalty to Senator Boyhan has the effect that I will second his amendment, which should command general support in the House. Were it not for the amendment he has proposed, I might have been opposing the whole motion. I say that for this reason----

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Michael McDowell: As has been mentioned here, there is nothing in this to oppose because there is nothing in this which will actually make very much difference.There is nothing in this to oppose because there is nothing in this that will actually make very much difference.

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Michael McDowell: The Senator has had his opportunity and he should let me finish.

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Michael McDowell: There is a fundamental flaw at the bottom of this, which comes especially from the Green Party. It is the distinction between public and private transport. I am sure the Minister of State knows the route around Galway city well. That is not private; it is public infrastructure which is badly needed. There is no point in pretending, as Green Party members in Galway do, that it will be...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Michael McDowell: Ask the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien.

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Michael McDowell: I move amendment No. 2: To insert the following paragraphs after “calls on the Government to:” “- conduct a cost benefit analysis on public monies spent to date on the MetroLink project, publish all budget overruns, outline the overall final budget for the project and confirm a completion date for MetroLink; - conduct a review of the BusConnects project in Dublin...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Funding (14 Oct 2021)

Michael McDowell: I welcome the Minister for Defence, Deputy Coveney, to the House.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Oct 2021)

Michael McDowell: Yesterday evening this House passed a resolution in regard to the British Government's proposal to introduce an amnesty in respect of certain offences committed in Northern Ireland. In the short time available to me last night I made some points which I wish to put in context today. I understand it is intended to convey the resolution of this House to Members of the British Parliament,...

Seanad: British Government Legacy Proposals: Motion (13 Oct 2021)

Michael McDowell: I am grateful to Senator Mullen for sharing time with me. I had intended to indicate some disagreement with the motion, but when I read the terms of the motion I decided not to do so and not to call a division on it. I wish to put some matters on the record. There is a danger that in adopting a unanimous approach, we forget the points that Senator McGreehan has made and we forget some...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2021)

Michael McDowell: This is our first occasion to meet for some time. I want to put on the record that, earlier in the year, Second Stage of the Seanad Bill was adjourned until the end of the year. The Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, and I had a conversation after that. He indicated it was his intention to have a small group among the parties of the coalition in government consider whether they had...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2021)

Michael McDowell: I second the proposal that the time limit for debate on the climate change Bill be extended to 8.30 p.m. In that context, the Bill is just a Bill. I spoke about this briefly last week, but I will say one more thing about it. Over the weekend we had evidence that the ESB is now installing emergency generating capacity in the Dublin docks because of problems and to avoid blackouts. If this...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2021)

Michael McDowell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2021)

Michael McDowell: Nothing is being done about it.

Seanad: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2021)

Michael McDowell: That concludes our discussion of the amendments.

Seanad: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2021)

Michael McDowell: When is it proposed to take Final Stage?