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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Service: Discussion with Employment Appeals Tribunal (6 Nov 2012)
Michael Mullins: I echo the sentiments expressed by Senator White. I worked in industry in the past and I was obliged to make a number of appearances before the tribunal, the rights commissioner and various other industrial relations organs of the State. I compliment our guests on a job well done and on the fairness that has always been displayed in respect of those on all sides in disputes. I am happy...
- Seanad: Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Statements (25 Oct 2012)
Michael Mullins: On Wednesday, 7 November 2012 at 2.30 p.m.
- Seanad: Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Statements (25 Oct 2012)
Michael Mullins: I join in the welcome extended by the House to the Minister for State and thank her for a comprehensive update on the Presidency's priorities for the forthcoming six-month term. I very much welcome the fact that the overarching focus of all Government activity will be on jobs and growth because those are the biggest issues and challenges facing our country and Government. I also very much...
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2012)
Michael Mullins: I strongly endorse the sentiments expressed by Senator Leyden in calling for all-party support and activity this weekend and in the coming weeks to ensure the passage of the children's referendum. We are all obliged to ensure that we enshrine in our Constitution the protection and safety of our children. Some 1,500 children are confirmed every year as having been abused and in need of...
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Vetting (24 Oct 2012)
Michael Mullins: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Perry, to the House.
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Vetting (24 Oct 2012)
Michael Mullins: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Perry, to the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2012)
Michael Mullins: I welcome the report published yesterday by the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton, on private pension scheme charges, and we should discuss the issue in this House. It is very obvious that there is a wide variation in charges and individual pension schemes are particularly expensive. The report indicates that a final pension fund of ¤400,000 could lose up to 30%, or ¤120,000,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)
Michael Mullins: I join Senator Healy Eames in giving our thoughts and sympathies to the Gilmore family in Tuam, especially John and Michelle on the tragic death of their daughters Kate and Grace. They died in a freak accident, as Members will have read in the papers, which has devastated a community and family. The father of the children was out for a leisurely Sunday afternoon stroll when the family's...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)
Michael Mullins: -----who appears to have become unwell at the wheel. It was a particularly sad week for many families because of a loss of life on the road over the weekend. As we head to winter time and darker evenings, not to mention the bank holiday weekend, the message must go out from this House that everyone should be more vigilant on the roads. We must check our tyres and lights and support the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)
Michael Mullins: This is a time for national unity, with everyone pulling together in the interest of Ireland. I look forward to us making very significant progress in the months ahead in resolving our mountain of debt.
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (Resumed) (18 Oct 2012)
Michael Mullins: On Tuesday next at 2.30 p.m.
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (Resumed) (18 Oct 2012)
Michael Mullins: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Perry to the House and I pay tribute to the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton, for the work she is doing in her Department. Most Senators would agree that she is a reforming Minister and that she is trying very hard to streamline the dysfunctional system she inherited. That system certainly contributed to Fianna Fáil retaining power for...
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (Resumed) (18 Oct 2012)
Michael Mullins: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Perry to the House and I pay tribute to the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton, for the work she is doing in her Department. Most Senators would agree that she is a reforming Minister and that she is trying very hard to streamline the dysfunctional system she inherited. That system certainly contributed to Fianna Fáil retaining power for...
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (Resumed) (18 Oct 2012)
Michael Mullins: On Tuesday next at 2.30 p.m.
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Sugar Beet Industry (18 Oct 2012)
Michael Mullins: It is rather difficult to listen to Senator Daly. This Government inherited an appalling situation but it is making progress on a daily basis in addressing all the critical issues facing the country.
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Sugar Beet Industry (18 Oct 2012)
Michael Mullins: I have. There have been many discussions in this House and in the other House on the tens of thousands of Irish people who settled in the United States in past decades who are in employment but remain undocumented, illegal migrants. Many politicians from all parties have travelled to meet politicians in the US and successive US Presidents on this issue but we stand in danger of being...
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)
Michael Mullins: It is rather difficult to listen to Senator Daly. This Government inherited an appalling situation but it is making progress on a daily basis in addressing all the critical issues facing the country.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)
Michael Mullins: I have. There have been many discussions in this House and in the other House on the tens of thousands of Irish people who settled in the United States in past decades who are in employment but remain undocumented, illegal migrants. Many politicians from all parties have travelled to meet politicians in the US and successive US Presidents on this issue but we stand in danger of being...
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (Resumed) (18 Oct 2012)
Michael Mullins: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Perry to the House and I pay tribute to the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton, for the work she is doing in her Department. Most Senators would agree that she is a reforming Minister and that she is trying very hard to streamline the dysfunctional system she inherited. That system certainly contributed to Fianna Fáil retaining power for...
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (Resumed) (18 Oct 2012)
Michael Mullins: On Tuesday next at 2.30 p.m.