Results 161-180 of 234 for speaker:Michael Mulcahy

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Michael Mulcahy: Since it came into office it has faced, in chronological order, a downturn in world economic activity, the Lisbon referendum and its aftermath, the pork food scare, a stock market crash and a banking crisis. In determining whether we should have confidence in the Government it is only fair to examine how it has reacted and fared in respect of several of these key policy issues. Most...

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2009)

Michael Mulcahy: This is a first.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2009)

Michael Mulcahy: The Deputy is quoting him with approval.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2009)

Michael Mulcahy: Pathetic.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2009)

Michael Mulcahy: Deputy Rabbitte's comments are pathetic.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2009)

Michael Mulcahy: Because the Deputy is claiming-----

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2009)

Michael Mulcahy: Hear, hear.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2009)

Michael Mulcahy: I would like to share time with Deputy Cuffe.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2009)

Michael Mulcahy: Everyone accepts that the severe recession which has affected the world since September 2008 was initially sparked by the financial crisis in the US. Similarly, any sensible person will accept that the first myth propagated by some of our opponents - that this country's recession is an entirely Irish creation - is a load of rubbish, given that Ireland exports over 90% of its produce and...

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2009)

Michael Mulcahy: If we had listened to the rubbish she talked over a number of years, the larder would have been empty when the current financial crisis came to pass. There would have been no money in the kitty to come to the rescue of the Irish banks.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2009)

Michael Mulcahy: That is an example of the Labour Party's imprudent management style. It is not Fianna Fáil's management style, however. We will always be careful with the national finances. We will always do what is right for the country, no matter what silly Opposition spokespeople say. That is the truth.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2009)

Michael Mulcahy: NAMA is a sensible and logical solution to the problems of insolvent banks-----

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2009)

Michael Mulcahy: The lady doth protest too much.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2009)

Michael Mulcahy: NAMA is a sensible and logical solution to the problems of insolvent banks at a time when the property market is temporarily depressed. I say "temporarily" because, unlike some Opposition Members, I have great faith in Ireland and believe Ireland has a great future.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2009)

Michael Mulcahy: I remind those who have written off Ireland in the past that Ireland is well capable of bouncing back and making further progress. Our education system is the envy of the world. We have a set of highly talented people, many of whom are unemployed at the moment, unfortunately. We have the English and Irish languages. We have a stable society with a well respected legal system. We have a...

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2009)

Michael Mulcahy: They do not seem to be prepared to cut anything and when we ask what they plan to do, they say they will see us on the next television programme.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2009)

Michael Mulcahy: The reality is that we are in difficult times and the Government is determined to see this project through. Every morning and evening on the radio and television we hear from Opposition Deputies that the NAMA proposal represents a bailout for builders. Why are they not honest enough to acknowledge that builders will retain full liability for every euro of their loans? This plan will not...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (6 Oct 2009)

Michael Mulcahy: Question 626: To ask the Minister for Transport the percentage of buses in the Dublin Bus fleet that can accommodate wheelchair passengers; the number of these that can accommodate more than one wheelchair passenger at a time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34534/09]

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed). (4 Nov 2009)

Michael Mulcahy: Many points similar to those which have arisen in respect of these amendments were made on Committee Stage. I wish to reiterate my personal support for the idea of an Oireachtas committee to monitor the activities of NAMA. Given the huge amount of money involved, €54 billion - it could be more - the public will not be happy with any less a form of scrutiny. For this reason, I suggested...

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed). (4 Nov 2009)

Michael Mulcahy: The functions of the proposed oversight committee are not delineated and its membership is not defined. For those reasons, I believe amendment No. 4 does not pass mustard, with all due respect to Deputy Burton. Amendment No. 2 is in the name of Deputy Bruton. As I stated last week on Committee Stage there is much in this amendment I can support and believe is valuable. The provisions I do...