Results 1-19 of 19 for destroyed speaker:Michael Mullins

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)

Michael Mullins: ...probably will take office in less than two months' time, to commit additional resources to tackling organised crime in all its guises and to place particular emphasis on the drugs trade that is destroying the lives of so many young people nationwide. That is my message and appeal to whosoever forms the next Government.

Seanad: Harmful and Malicious Electronic Communications Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)

Michael Mullins: ...take their own lives as a result of being abused online. When the good is weighed up with the bad we must wonder whether we have progressed that much. If we have people whose lives have been destroyed as a result of improvements in technology is it worth it? Are we paying too high a price for progress? Senator Healy Eames referred to the fact that the first thing young people and...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2015)

Michael Mullins: ...to strengthen legislation to tackle this issue, Members should do so, because this cannot be allowed to continue. The livelihood of that young family, the Dillon family from Kilbeggan, has been destroyed absolutely overnight. This also is happening on a smaller scale in other parts of the country, including the west of Ireland. These people, because of the new and enhanced road network,...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Apr 2015)

Michael Mullins: ...;in, who was recently given responsibility for this area, to see how we can start our war on drugs. I will not be advocating executing anybody but we need to review our sentences for serious drug trafficking crimes, which destroy the lives of so many young people throughout the country and decimate communities. We need to examine the resources available to the gardaí for the...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2015)

Michael Mullins: ...Ó Ríordáin, to head up the national drugs strategy. We have a drugs abuse crisis in this country and it is of major proportions. Young lives and families in every town and village are being destroyed. Major costs are being inflicted on our health service as a result of drug abuse and drug problems. The cause of much criminality in our communities is linked to the drug...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2015)

Michael Mullins: ...Minister of State with responsibility for tackling the drugs culture in this country. We need a major debate on this issue in the House because it is devastating the lives of many young people and destroying families and the social fabric of society throughout the country. I appeal to the Leader to organise an urgent debate on this very serious matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Palestine and Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (10 Dec 2014)

Michael Mullins: ...progress has made over the past 60 years, as has been referred to? My question, which was partially answered earlier, related to humanitarian aid and the rebuilding of all the buildings that were destroyed. Is there any significant move that can be made by the EU to ensure that the pledged aid that the various member states have indicated that they are prepared to provide can start to...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Deaths of Irish Citizens Abroad (23 Oct 2014)

Michael Mullins: ...information related to Matthew no longer exists. These CT scans provided specific information relating to injuries sustained by Matthew and it is deeply disturbing that the German authorities have destroyed this vital information. It is my understanding and that of the family that these records should be kept for a minimum of ten years. We believe this to be a European standard to which...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Michael Mullins: ...in one way or another to the drugs industry and drug trafficking. If we can tackle this issue successfully, there will be significant social benefits. We all know many young lives are being destroyed by drugs, and that many suicides are linked to the use of drugs and the pressure being put on young people by those selling drugs. I refer also to drug-related deaths. There is a huge cost...

Seanad: Establishment of Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Motion (14 May 2014)

Michael Mullins: ...country got into such an awful mess. Its aim is to find out how the political, regulatory and banking systems broke down to such an extent that the country was left on its knees. Lives have been destroyed; homes have been repossessed; businesses have been lost, and the people are entitled to know how the system imploded to such an extent. Senator John Crown hit the nail on the head...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Michael Mullins: ...for the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Alex White, to come to the House for a frank discussion on the urgency of addressing these issues. The number of lives that are being destroyed and the increasing cost to the health service are a matter of national urgency. The sooner the legislation is brought forward and the recommendations of the various groups that fed...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2013)

Michael Mullins: ...are very vulnerable people and we need some emergency measures and task forces to address this growing problem. As a humane Christian society we cannot allow the phenomenon of people's lives being destroyed through addiction to continue. We must take some drastic steps. This House would be an ideal place to debate and discuss what we as a nation, a community and a people can do for those...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2013)

Michael Mullins: ...'s amendment, I certainly hope there will be no charge for the card. However, it might be useful to have some deterrent in place to prevent people from losing it on a regular basis or wilfully destroying it. If there is a possibility of incurring a charge, people will be less likely to engage in the type of carelessness that would necessitate the provision of replacement cards on a large...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Nov 2012)

Michael Mullins: ...to bring forward Senator Quinn's Construction Contracts Bill. We all know of many small sub-contractors who have been put out of business by unscrupulous developers and whose livelihoods have been destroyed. There is total support for the Bill and agreement on it. It is incumbent on the Government to ensure that it is put through the legislative system as quickly as possible. I welcome...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2012)

Michael Mullins: ...vulnerable young people. We need a debate on organised crime. It is obvious that, in the main, organised crime in this country is linked to the drugs trade. We all know of the many lives being destroyed and the significant health issues and costs to our health service. There are murders almost every week and we are all aware of suicides because of pressures put on people to pay drug...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)

Michael Mullins: ...State. We need a debate on how alcohol is regulated and controlled and how the State is losing so much money through the manipulation of the system, to their advantage, by the multiples. They are destroying the lives of so many young people. I support the call on the Leader to do something about this at the earliest possible occasion.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2012)

Michael Mullins: ...are working with those whose lives have been damaged by drugs. It is incumbent on us to do something constructive to tackle the curse of drugs and to do something for those whose lives are being destroyed daily. Will the Leader consider arranging for a public consultation session on this issue at some point?

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2011)

Michael Mullins: ...exception to that article. It is outrageous. I have no personal axe to grind with RTE. I called in this House for an inquiry to get to the truth of how a good and decent man had his reputation destroyed by RTE. I ask the Deputy Leader to confirm with the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Rabbitte, that the independent inquiry he has set up will not alone...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2011)

Michael Mullins: ...venue for a major debate on how this scourge will be tackled, how communities will be helped to come to terms with the associated difficulties and how young people, whose lives are being destroyed by the use of drugs, are to be helped. This is a major issue and I sincerely ask the Leader to organise such a debate. I acknowledge that Members will have a debate this afternoon on the issue...