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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I am saying it should be-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: The Minister said I said it was a free ride. I would just like to be clear I am not saying it is a free ride.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: He did.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: My question was not answered.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: It was not answered.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: The Minister basically said that carbon tax is not a tax on production but on the end consumer. The farmer is a primary producer, as are the OPEC oil-producing countries, and we are not applying the same principle in our conversation about the farmers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: There is one from the climate change advisory council as well.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I join in the hearty congratulations to my colleague, Senator Feighan, and his new bride, Elaine. I wish them long life and happiness together.I wish to voice my concern over the disappointing news I have received from An Bord Pleanála that it intends once again to put back the decision on the planning application for a new bridge at Cloongullane, Swinford on the N26, which is a...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I echo Senator Horkan's concerns. The case being made by leasing companies is that they will be put at a competitive disadvantage compared to the hire purchase and other sectors. It was a temporary measure but the industry has become used to it and the change will have an impact on its members. I support the call to examine it to see what further can be done. If someone in the same...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: A lot of issues have been covered by previous speakers, particularly by my colleague, Deputy Corcoran Kennedy. One of the presentations referred to the deal struck by Spanish unions in October 2018 as being a just transition deal with the Government in respect of the coal miners, and that there would be a fund of €250 million invested in those communities. Perhaps we could hear where...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I would like Mr. Noone to answer the question. Was it voluntary or not?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: They said it was voluntary. If it was voluntary, it was for workers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: In all fairness, that is pretty inflammatory language.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I am not codding anybody.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I asked Mr. Noone a straight question and he failed to answer it until I pressed him. I asked Mr. Noone whether this is voluntary at this time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I would say that I am as much, if not more, for workers and people in rural areas as is Mr. Noone. I am from a rural area. I have cited the implications. I just asked a question. It is not imposed on workers at the moment. We know things can change. We know that the deadline is 2027. That is the question Mr. Noone was asked. Maybe he should refrain from his inflammatory-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: We should talk about solutions here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Okay. That is all I asked.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I am not diminishing anything else that Mr. Noone has said-----