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Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2013)

Michael Mullins: I join Senator Ned O'Sullivan in extending good wishes to all those who will take part in talks on Croke Park II over the weekend. I hope for the sake of the country and economy that a satisfactory conclusion will be reached. I ask staff at Bus Éireann to consider the implications of a strike. The company is making heavy losses and must make cost savings. I doubt if there is any...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2013)

Michael Mullins: Now that he has time on his hands, perhaps he will get involved in the campaign to save the Seanad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Second Global Irish Economic Forum: Discussion with Department of Foreign Affairs (8 May 2013)

Michael Mullins: I apologise for not being here for the presentation. Looking through the material, I see there are some significant figures and I very much welcome that there will be a third economic global forum on 4 and 5 October. I would like to comment on the remarks of Senator Daly on resourcing. Some 320,000 extra tourists are expected to visit Ireland this year. Are there early indications this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement: Discussion with Minister of State (8 May 2013)

Michael Mullins: I welcome the Minister of State and compliment her on how she is carrying her workload during the Presidency. Every member will welcome the EU's enlargement on 1 July, but is the Minister of State satisfied that due diligence has been carried out on Croatia? Does it meet all of the criteria? Another Greece-type situation cannot arise among the joining countries. Many members have...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (8 May 2013)

Michael Mullins: I welcome a fellow Galwegian and compliment here on her tremendous work. Much has been said about getting young people more interested in science. That will be a real challenge. Is the Commissioner liaising closely with the Department of Education and Skills and the Minister on introducing science at primary level, instilling an interest in the subject at an early age?

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2013)

Michael Mullins: I strongly support Senator Conway's call for us to do everything possible to give equal access to sport for people with disabilities. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of spending some time in the company of a woman who spends a good deal of her spare time working with people with disabilities and involving them in sporting activities in my home town of Ballinasloe. I wish to remind the House of...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Marian Harkin, MEP (2 May 2013)

Michael Mullins: I welcome Ms Harkin and concur with the many tributes paid to her for her tremendous work on behalf of the people of the constituency she represents. She is full of energy and through the extensive portfolio she outlined for us we can see that she is involved in an amazing amount of work. She is pushing at an open door here and will certainly receive a lot of support from us in seeking...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2013)

Michael Mullins: I welcome the significant job creation announcements this week for Kilkenny, Waterford and Dublin. They are an indication that confidence is returning to the economy and that overseas investors and multinational companies see Ireland as a place to do business. They see Ireland as a country and an economy which is getting its finances in order. We are seeing significant local innovation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Michael Mullins: I express the committee’s appreciation and thanks to Deputies Maureen O’Sullivan, Eric Byrne and Bernard J. Durkan, as well as Senator Jim Walsh, for the enormous amount of work, time and effort they put into the motion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Michael Mullins: I move amendment No. 2: In paragraph 4 after the words "charges of" and before the word "death" to insert the word "causing".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Michael Mullins: In 1(3), one word needs to be inserted to strengthen the sentence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Michael Mullins: I welcome Mr. Cotter and Mr. Small and I thank them for a positive presentation. Having worked for an American multinational at one stage and coming from the county of Galway, which has a good deal of American investment, I appreciate many of the issues raised in the presentation. The delegation made a notable reference to competitiveness. What are the main elements on which we need to...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2013)

Michael Mullins: I strongly support the call by Senator Feargal Quinn that we ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to take up the issue of the totally unacceptable, barbaric and appalling situation in Iran where significant numbers of people are being executed. I thought that there was a more humane environment in most parts of the world but there is a most appalling situation in Iran which must be...

Seanad: Adjournment Debate: Ports Development (30 Apr 2013)

Michael Mullins: The Minister of State is always upbeat and positive.

Seanad: Adjournment Debate: Ports Development (30 Apr 2013)

Michael Mullins: I welcome the Minister of State with responsibility for tourism and sport to the House. I call on Senator Cullinane to speak. The Senator has four minutes.

Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2013)

Michael Mullins: That could be a good cause.

Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2013)

Michael Mullins: The Senator could be back there yet.

Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2013)

Michael Mullins: That could be a good cause.

Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2013)

Michael Mullins: The Senator could be back there yet.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. Seán Kelly, MEP (30 Apr 2013)

Michael Mullins: I welcome Mr. Seán Kelly, MEP, whom I have admired for many years, particularly during his term as president of the GAA. Given the welcome and support he has received from all the Kerry representatives in the House, his re-election must be assured, whether Ireland has 11 or 12 seats the next time. I enjoyed his presentation. It was encouraging to hear that we are coming to the end of...