Results 21-40 of 234 for speaker:Michael Mulcahy

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Michael Mulcahy: That is why she is trying to shout me down but her words are to be found on the record of this House——

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Michael Mulcahy: ——that the pension reserve fund was more or less a bad scheme. It is probably the most successful scheme in the history of the State which will secure the pensions of the people well into the future. By and large, I approve and support the Bill.

Public Order Offences: Statements. (28 Feb 2006)

Michael Mulcahy: Rubbish.

Public Order Offences: Statements. (28 Feb 2006)

Michael Mulcahy: I also agree with those speakers who stated Saturday was a sad day for Ireland and for Dublin. The experience of watching that was not new to me because in June 2001, when I was elected Lord Mayor, on the way to the Mansion House I was assaulted by a similar crowd protesting against water charges. On that day, despite the fact that it had been widely circulated that there would be a protest...

Public Order Offences: Statements. (28 Feb 2006)

Michael Mulcahy: The tenor of his speech was such that it could easily have been misinterpreted by people who wanted to misinterpret it.

Public Order Offences: Statements. (28 Feb 2006)

Michael Mulcahy: Saturday's events were most serious and it would be regrettable if they were to happen again. However, they require further examination. I am not sure whether Fine Gael's proposal is a good one. I do not approve of its proposed list of members of such a group, although I would not oppose referral of this matter to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (23 Mar 2006)

Michael Mulcahy: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to provide pensions to Irish missionaries living abroad in developing countries who do not intend to return home to Ireland. [11429/06]

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (6 Apr 2006)

Michael Mulcahy: I welcome the Minister of State and support the Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006. It is very important legislation which governs one of the most critical parts of our infrastructure, namely, the energy sector. Energy is the core of any economy. To take it away would mean taking away one's ability to read, have light, cook or run factories and transport. Energy is at the core of the...

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (6 Apr 2006)

Michael Mulcahy: It is high time we introduced legislation to ensure that all regulators appear regularly before committees of the Dáil and are fully accountable to the House for the way in which they regulate their industries. That would be a non-partisan approach to the issue. In general I welcome the fact that the Minister will be able to give policy direction to the energy regulator. I also welcome...

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (6 Apr 2006)

Michael Mulcahy: The House will be aware that in the Finance Act 2004, a relief from mineral tax was introduced by the Minister for Finance for pilot projects for the production of biofuel and for testing the technical viability of biofuel as a motor fuel. This relief was confined to pilot projects. In the Finance Bill of this year, the Minister significantly expanded this scheme to make it a five-year scheme...

Electoral Registration Commissioner Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2006)

Michael Mulcahy: I thank Deputy Gilmore and the Labour Party for presenting this Bill and opening a debate on the accuracy of the electoral register. It is welcome that the Labour Party has used its Private Members' time to that end. An argument can be made in favour of this Bill because it is possible that this process, like many other processes, needs to be centralised. It should not be forgotten that it is...

Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2006)

Michael Mulcahy: I wish to share time with Deputy O'Connor.

Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2006)

Michael Mulcahy: This is a very important issue and I joined others in the House in expressing concern when it transpired some time ago that these payments had been taken from elderly people in residential care under illegal circumstances. There is no need to revisit the debate as to who knew what or when. This matter has been not only discussed in this House but was also dealt with extensively in the media....

Report of the Joint Committee on European Affairs on Migration: Statements. (10 May 2006)

Michael Mulcahy: I read the Minister's speech and I welcome it. The issue is about the large number of people who have come to Ireland from the new accession countries, which I support fully, as I support the accession of Bulgaria and Romania. However, like those countries that have their own national interests, we also have our own national interest in respect of the numbers of workers coming here and...

Third Annual Report of the European Union (Scrutiny) Act 2002: Statements. (10 May 2006)

Michael Mulcahy: This has been an interesting session and I have a number of questions for the Minister of State and, perhaps, Deputy Allen. I pay tribute to Deputy Allen and his predecessor, Deputy Gay Mitchell, who did trojan work on the scrutiny sub-committee. I have been a member of the sub-committee since it started and I pay tribute to Deputy Quinn, who was instrumental in terms of dealing with EU...

Third Annual Report of the European Union (Scrutiny) Act 2002: Statements. (10 May 2006)

Michael Mulcahy: My first question is for the Minister of State and the Ceann Comhairle, as the head of the Oireachtas Commission. On the whole question of resources, I join in the praise for the herculean efforts of the staff of the scrutiny sub-committee and ask the Minister of State whether he accepts it is under-resourced in terms of the amount of work it has to do in terms of the detail it must follow...

Third Annual Report of the European Union (Scrutiny) Act 2002: Statements. (10 May 2006)

Michael Mulcahy: ——by the public. Will he agree that there might be some logic if the Minister of State, after Council and GAERC meetings, could come back either to the Joint Committee on European Affairs or, indeed, the scrutiny sub-committee to report what happened at those meetings so that the decisions taken can feed back into the system? I am sorry to be long-winded, but this is important. What...

Third Annual Report of the European Union (Scrutiny) Act 2002: Statements. (10 May 2006)

Michael Mulcahy: I believe the Minister of State has got the drift. I thank the Ceann Comhairle.

Middle East Peace Process. (10 May 2006)

Michael Mulcahy: Will the Deputy allow me to say a few words?

Middle East Peace Process. (10 May 2006)

Michael Mulcahy: I thank Deputy Allen for raising this matter. This is a day for EU scrutiny and debate, and I feel that such an important decision was probably discussed as a matter on the agenda before the Council. However, I am sure the Minister would not object to appearing before the Committee on European Affairs once again to discuss it. It is entirely appropriate that we monitor this. I wish to be...