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Seanad: Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Mar 2023)

Michael McDowell: ...Ryan, was a member of that committee. It struck me at the time that he was not sufficiently vocal on that matter and did not support the positions I was taking. He seemed to be very happy that Apple would come and all the rest of it. He seemed to be relaxed about these developments. He now knows we are in a different situation. The Minister, Deputy Ryan, consistently argues that...

Seanad: Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Mar 2023)

Michael McDowell: ...for An Bord Pleanála to take into account the likely effect of ongoing construction of data centres and to develop a policy on the matter. That argument was used by An Bord Pleanála to allow for the Apple data centre in Athenry. I will not comment any further because I was involved in that case and I never comment on cases, but that was an argument that was put forward at the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2021)

Michael McDowell: ...will be built to a satisfactory degree. However - and this is the most crucial thing - side by side with all the rhetoric about sustainable energy, we are building data centres. The Apple centre in Athenry, which has recently been revived, will, if fully built out, account for an increased demand for electricity of 8%. Five data centres would increase our electricity usage by 40%....

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Matters of Public Policy: Discussion with Taoiseach (10 May 2018)

Michael McDowell: ...Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Denis Naughten. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton is Chairman. I am also inhibited from commenting on Deputy Carey's remarks about the Apple case because I am involved in that litigation. However, I will raise one general point quite separate from that particular case. A data centre the size of Apple would increase demand for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid Development Strategy 2017 and Proposed Celtic Interconnector: EirGrid (9 May 2017)

Michael McDowell: .... Is it IDA Ireland that is driving this? Is a Minister asking how Ireland will comply with its sustainable targets for 20 years' time if IDA Ireland continues to sell the idea of data centres to Apple and such companies? Is anybody asking whether this is sustainable of not? Ms Steen said that a number of them wanted to buy renewable energy but wind power is not great for continuity....

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: If one excused all violence used on all trespassers in every circumstance, one would be saying that in the case of a child who came into a back garden to steal apples at whom a major stone could be thrown as a result of which he or she could have a broken neck or arm no liability would apply.

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (23 Jun 2005)

Michael McDowell: ...but also a security force. If the Member wishes to know, that is where it came from. Since, by definition, in the language of most Deputies in this House, everything done up there is absolutely apple-pie perfect——

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (10 Dec 2004)

Michael McDowell: ...DPP, unfortunately in some cases, must use gardaí to compile cases against other gardaí for matters like dangerous driving or other offences. It is a sad fact that there have been a few rotten apples, who have been investigated thoroughly by their colleagues. I do not believe gardaí have been pulling their punches in those cases. The vast majority of gardaí believe it would be their...

Seanad: Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jun 2004)

Michael McDowell: ...exact terms to be used to achieve that effect. I intend to incorporate the Senator's amendments in a Report Stage amendment or else to accept her amendments. I just want to make sure that it is in apple pie order.