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Seanad: Wind Energy Guidelines: Statements (15 May 2013)

Tony Mulcahy: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I acknowledge the efforts of the wind industry in helping to reduce our expenditure on fossil fuels over recent years but I have a serious problem with the Government policy which states: We will ensure that future wind farms are built in locations where wind regime is best and that they are built in large numbers or in clusters to reduce the...

Seanad: Wind Energy Guidelines: Statements (15 May 2013)

Tony Mulcahy: The people who will maintain the turbines will be brought in from Denmark and Germany. They are not Irish. There will be no jobs. Will we get cheaper electricity for our industry or households? What is the actual economic benefit to the Exchequer? What money will the State, Ireland Inc., get by selling all this electricity to the UK, if the UK takes it, as Senator Clune said? I am not...

Seanad: Promoting a Sustainable Future for the Post Office Network: Statements (4 Jul 2013)

Tony Mulcahy: I welcome the Minister to the House. I take this opportunity to thank the members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications and its former Chairman, Deputy Tom Hayes, for their efforts in producing this report. I wish Deputy Hayes well in his new role as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. According to the committee's report, An...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)

Tony Mulcahy: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. When he ran for election for the Seanad, I gave him a number one vote. It was important as the tremendous work he has done over the past two years may not have happened if he had not run for the Seanad. The idea that a significant amount of money will be saved with the abolition of the Seanad is not true. A figure of €21 million has been...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)

Tony Mulcahy: Many views have been expressed on this issue in recent days and weeks, for example, by younger Deputies in my party who have not served in the House before. Some of them had not even served on a council before their election to the Dáil. People need to be measured in their criticisms. They should judge others on their merits. There are many damn good people in both Houses who work...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Tony Mulcahy: Today a Government Minister misled the people of Ireland, in making a statement that up to €20 million a year, and up to €100 million over five years, would be saved by the abolition of the Seanad. Before 7 p.m. on Wednesday I want a report on how €20 million a year will be saved to be laid before the House. To state that the money saved could be spent on people with...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Tony Mulcahy: On a point of order and clarification. With regard to the Minister's statement today, what he said on the "News at One" was that the savings as such could be spent in areas such as disability.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Tony Mulcahy: The point of order is that I asked that of the Leader. I asked that before 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening, the savings outlined by a Cabinet Minister today be put on the record -----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Tony Mulcahy: It is. We seek a clear clarification and tabular breakdown of where those savings will be made. This matter is going before the people of Ireland.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Tony Mulcahy: The Leader needs to clarify that.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Tony Mulcahy: Will the Leader ask the Minister to clarify this before 7 p.m. on Wednesday? Will he do that?

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Tuarascáil - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Report Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Tony Mulcahy: On a point of order-----

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Tuarascáil - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Report Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Tony Mulcahy: Any Member of this House is entitled to give his or her opinion, but reading the opinion of a journalist outside this House into the record is unfair and-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013: Discussion (16 Oct 2013)

Tony Mulcahy: I welcome the witnesses. I have lived in the town of Shannon for the past 34 years. I wish everyone the best of luck with the new project which has my full support. I have no doubt the end will justify the means. I thank everybody for their effort so far.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013: Discussion (16 Oct 2013)

Tony Mulcahy: I agree and have promoted the idea that the interests of employees should always be protected 100%. There was never a doubt about that. Let me give a little history of the estate and put on record the fact that 25,000 people used to work there but 3,500 jobs have been lost over the past ten years due to bad management. Examining airport numbers is going in the wrong direction. Without...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013: Discussion (16 Oct 2013)

Tony Mulcahy: I echo the point made by Deputy Dooley. It is critical, from the planning and development perspective, that Clare County Council has a strong role to play into the future. I worked closely with the manager for a number of years, and he can ease the passage of any developments that take place. It is critical that is locked in for the future because Clare County Council plays a huge role in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013: Discussion (16 Oct 2013)

Tony Mulcahy: Senator MacSharry raised this issue in the Seanad with me and I made the clear point to him that Knock is not Shannon. There is an industrial base in Shannon, and I repeat that. We all talk about passenger numbers. I would like to see the industrial base redeveloped because we could get major growth in that area. That is not to take away from Knock but we must be very clear on that....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013: Discussion (16 Oct 2013)

Tony Mulcahy: With respect, they are two different models.

Seanad: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Second Stage (17 Oct 2013)

Tony Mulcahy: I welcome the Minister. This important legislation provides for the creation of subsidiaries of Bord Gáis, the continued State ownership of the transmission and distribution business of Bord Gáis and the sale of parts of the energy business of BGE. As part of the terms of the November 2010 bailout package agreed between the last Fianna Fáil-led Government,-----

Seanad: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Second Stage (17 Oct 2013)

Tony Mulcahy: -----the IMF, the EU and the European Central Bank, there was a commitment to setting appropriate targets for the possible privatisation of State-owned assets, as Senator Daly well knows.