Results 641-660 of 3,519 for speaker:Michelle Mulherin
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: The principal, Lorraine Bullard, has written to me and has set out the case very clearly. It is a case which would be repeated in many schools I know of. The school is on a narrow country road which has got busier because it leads to Ireland West Airport Knock. It is a two-teacher school. The only option for the staff is to park on the road. The only option for parents dropping off kids...
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Well I think the Minister should be invited in here to discuss this as an education issue because-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: -----it is a policy. There should be co-operation between the local authorities and the Department of Education and Skills. Hard-pressed parents do not have money to buy land and to construct parking areas. It is a very serious issue. We do not want to see any accidents happening and there is a danger that they will.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Commissioner Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I am delighted to join in the warm welcome for the Commissioner in Seanad Éireann. Time is limited, so I will confine my contribution to taking the opportunity to ask questions. At the most recent visit to the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach by the Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro, he took the opportunity to set out...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Supported Residential Accommodation Provision (25 Apr 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber. I am seeking clarity and reassurance from the Minister of State for residents of Áras Attracta, Swinford, County Mayo, and their families on the future of their residence at the Áras Attracta site. After the terrible revelations in the RTÉ report in 2014, the McCoy report was commissioned. One of a number of recommendations in...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Supported Residential Accommodation Provision (25 Apr 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I am very concerned about the proposals relating to the community setting. The Minister said that addressing issues at Áras Attracta was a priority for the HSE but, just a couple of months ago, HIQA was threatening to close down the facility, despite all the investment there has been. HIQA withdrew its plan but the facility was clearly not achieving the desired outcome. What faith can...
- Seanad: Forestry Sector: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I welcome the Minister of State. This discussion is important because forestry is an important asset. Truth be told, more people would talk about the Amazon rainforest than they do about our forest in this country. Put simply, forests are lungs for human existence. They take in carbon, which is good, and give out oxygen. Policies that the Government pursues to increase forestry and...
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I invite the Minister to address the House on this very important subject.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: The Senator is over time now.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Senator, you are way over time. There will be more debates on this issue.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I know you do. Thank you.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Minister, please.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Next is Senator McFadden, who has eight minutes.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I welcome the Minister. As everybody has described, this is a serious issue that has to be addressed. Unfortunately, much of the commentary and debate, in particular in political circles and in these Houses, has been below the belt. I join with Senator Buttimer in condemning the comments of Deputy Darragh O'Brien. I refer to his personal attack on the Minister. I will pick up on the word...
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: That is why it is called Rebuilding Ireland. It is because something has collapsed. It is like after a war.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: The Senator's party had its go. She does not want to hear it.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: She does not want to hear it.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I ask the Senator not to interrupt.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: What about the 3,000 ghost estates in 2011 when Fianna Fáil left Government?
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Where are her colleagues?