Results 181-200 of 204 for speaker:Tony Mulcahy

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2015)

Tony Mulcahy: Senator Cullinane called for a debate on the costs associated with disability, in view of the paper we received yesterday from the Disability Federation of Ireland. We have failed the disability movement and disabled persons in recent years. The Government was to bring in a "money follows the client" approach, whereby we as parents would not get the funding but would get a call on where we...

Seanad: Minerals Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Sep 2015)

Tony Mulcahy: I thank the Minister of State and his staff and all those who contributed to the Bill. Should things not work out politically, the Acting Chairman might consider the local mart given his performance today and the numbers that he went through. I am obviously joking.

Seanad: Minerals Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Sep 2015)

Tony Mulcahy: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Broadcasting and Media in Ireland: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Tony Mulcahy: I welcome the Minister and I welcome today's debate on public service broadcasting, its cost to the taxpayer, and its fairness and balance to those who provide broadcasting services to our citizens throughout Ireland. What value for money are we, the citizens, getting from the licence fee imposed on us? On average €220 million is collected. In the main, €180 million goes to...

Seanad: Broadcasting and Media in Ireland: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Tony Mulcahy: It was a unanimous decision.

Seanad: Broadcasting and Media in Ireland: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Tony Mulcahy: I proposed that it would be decreased initially for a period. That is on the record.

Seanad: Broadcasting and Media in Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (7 Oct 2015)

Tony Mulcahy: For clarification, I would not support a subsidy for local radio stations because we already collect one for a certain organisation and then subdivide it among another 32. This is, in effect, a subsidy as well. I am absolutely in favour of the abolition of the 2% levy but I do not believe in subsidising commercial enterprises. I do not see the sense of collecting the licence fee and then...

Seanad: Broadcasting and Media in Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (7 Oct 2015)

Tony Mulcahy: That is €3.7 million.

Seanad: Broadcasting and Media in Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (7 Oct 2015)

Tony Mulcahy: There is some service for that but I am not in favour of a block transfer. We must be careful that we do not end up using the licence fee to subsidise 35 organisations.

Seanad: Broadcasting and Media in Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (7 Oct 2015)

Tony Mulcahy: I am absolutely in favour of the abolition of the 2% levy but I do not believe in subsidising the others organisations.

Seanad: Minerals Development Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (14 Oct 2015)

Tony Mulcahy: Next Tuesday at 2.30 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

Tony Mulcahy: I have a question. Are we comfortable that the method of recording the initial crime is what we need in respect of the effect on families? Support groups have come in and received mixed information on this point. The problem starts with the first responders, who do not fill out a standard template. They do not even have a template and have not received training in this area. The PULSE...

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2015: Order for Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)

Tony Mulcahy: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Alert Programme: Muintir na Tíre (4 Nov 2015)

Tony Mulcahy: With regard to electronic tagging, I assume that is coupled with the seizing of assets in general. As we have noted in the past few days, there will be a Bill related to tagging fairly shortly. Many of these crimes are committed by a small number of people up and down the country. There is clearly not room in jails for all these people but at least there could be a tagging system, with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: White Paper on Defence: Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association (4 Nov 2015)

Tony Mulcahy: I welcome the deputation. I declare an interest to the extent that my son was a member of the Reserve Defence Forces and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I also know a number of members of the Reserve Defence Forces. The witnesses referred to the restoration of pay to its previous level. I am an advocate of restoring much of it. Unfortunately, the economic climate in previous years...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: White Paper on Defence: Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association (4 Nov 2015)

Tony Mulcahy: The RDFRA appears to be comfortable that the process is continuing. In my view, that was not happening and could have been highlighted.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2015)

Tony Mulcahy: On Thursday, 19 November 2015.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2015)

Tony Mulcahy: At 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday, 18 November 2015.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rural Crime: Irish Farmers Association (18 Nov 2015)

Tony Mulcahy: As regards rustling, obviously the cattle are not remaining in this jurisdiction. They are going to other jurisdictions, which is a problem. Does the same problem apply to stolen farm equipment being moved to another jurisdiction in the main or off the island altogether? I am glad to hear such equipment is being tagged with serial numbers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Management and Administration of the Courts: Courts Service of Ireland (25 Nov 2015)

Tony Mulcahy: The Courts Service effectively manages the courts and all the cases that come through the courts. I know it is not involved directly in the cases. If the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, says someone must go to court and the Courts Service structures the court day for that hearing, is there a central database recording that process, from when the case is initiated to its result? How...