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Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: I am looking over to Senator Murnane O'Connor's side and she looks very lonesome.

Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: There is not another Fianna Fáil Member over there.

Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: I will, if the Senator will let me speak. I will stand by them.

Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: Senator Murnane O'Connor would be better placed to go to her Fianna Fáil-controlled councils and ask why the local authorities are not building social housing, with hundreds of millions of euro available. That would be a more constructive use of her time.

Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: I refer to housing loans and affordable housing loans. There is an issue in Mayo where local authority tenants are paying rent. They are good rent payers. They may be in receipt of a social welfare payment. They could get a loan only the local authority will rule them out because they are in receipt of a social welfare payment. They could be investing and buying a house. They are...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: I would like to raise a serious concern about the way An Bord Pleanála does its business. We have great plans for development and growth in this country, including infrastructure and roads, and private individuals have plans, whether it is to build a house or their businesses. We all would agree that they need to operate with efficacy, to see that time is of the essence and that time...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: I rise to ask the Leader to arrange for the Minister for-----

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: Go raibh maith agat.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: I rise to ask that the Leader invite the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Josepha Madigan, to this Chamber to debate issues arising from the habitats and birds directive, particularly in the context of Project Ireland 2040 and the various infrastructural projects that have been identified such as roads, rail, ports, etc. The directive designates lands as special areas...

Seanad: Public Service Broadcasting and Social Media Regulation: Statements (19 Apr 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: Senator Higgins is eating into other Senators' time and I ask her to conclude.

Seanad: Public Service Broadcasting and Social Media Regulation: Statements (19 Apr 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: Before calling on the Minister to reply to Senators, I welcome students from Dublin Institute of Technology who have come all the way from Guatemala with the prestigious Network of International Business Schools, NIBS, trophy. I understand they participated in tackling real world international business challenges and came out on top, bringing the first ever world title to Ireland and only...

Seanad: Public Service Broadcasting and Social Media Regulation: Statements (19 Apr 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: I want to challenge the populist rhetoric of Deputy Darragh O'Brien of Fianna Fáil at the weekend in the context of the housing situation. Personal attacks on the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, or the Taoiseach do not get us anywhere. If anything, what was said at the weekend about these members of the Government displays ignorance on the...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: Local authorities are not spending the money.

Seanad: Fodder Shortage: Motion (18 Apr 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: I move amendment No. 3: To delete all words after “Seanad Eireann” and substitute the following:“notes:- the major role agriculture plays in creating employment, generating economic activity and acting as a custodian of the countryside in Ireland; - the competitive advantage Ireland has in sustainable livestock production, particularly dairy, beef and sheep farming,...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (17 Apr 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this topic for debate. I welcome the Minister to the Chamber. People have raised concerns with me about possible changes to the designation of raised and blanket bogs, or the extension of designation under the habitats directive, which previously resulted in a debacle around turf cutters and their rights. It is not an issue which ran smoothly...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (17 Apr 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: I am concerned that the Minister's public consultation seems to be taking place after she has already decided upon two new SACs and 25 natural heritage areas. We need to engage properly with people who are affected and who value their turf-cutting rights.The sooner this is laid bare so people know where they stand, the better. People in these areas have a very heavy burden placed upon them....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ongoing Fodder Crisis: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Apr 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: I am delighted that the Minister and his officials are present to facilitate this debate. I requested this meeting last week and know that all members were in agreement. I made the request because I was concerned that a lot of the commentary I was hearing constituted nothing more than using the issue as a political football. It is a very serious issue which has become critical in the past...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ongoing Fodder Crisis: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Apr 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: Yes, I will wind up. I also support the roll-out of the low-cost loan scheme as soon as possible. I wish to clarify some of the underlying figures with the Minister. The Department's figures indicate that there were 6.3 million cattle in the country in 2014. There are now 7.4 million cattle and that is before all calves are counted in May. Clearly, we are talking about a massive...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ongoing Fodder Crisis: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Apr 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: I referred to the cost of having to dispose of fallen animals, which is becoming more common.