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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Michelle Mulherin: ...number of horses that have been euthanised. Thankfully, it is in decline, but it gives an idea of the extent of the problem. There are problems with all sorts of domesticated animals, but unlike dogs or cats, horses are big and one cannot hide them. That said, I am aware that horses have been kept in houses in the middle of towns. It is not an invisible problem and yet the problem is...

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Second Stage (17 Oct 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: .... The town benefits significantly and great work is put into maintaining the course so well. There is so much local activity when the race meetings happen. Greyhound racing provides a platform for people who love dogs and want to race them. The Minister of State comprehensively set out the governance framework. We now know much more about corporate governance and what happens with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: ...employs contractors to enter the land who drive over fencing and so on and leave it, in the absence of fencing, first, insecure, and, second, to pose a danger to animals, including sheep and dogs, as well as to walkers. Often, these contractors enter the farmer’s land without any notice and there is no restoration or making good of any damage to the land when this is done. Another...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund 2017: Motion (29 Nov 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: ...well as to the national economy. We can look back over many generations, where people lived hand to mouth and many could not afford to own a horse for racing, but Irish people had a passion for horses, dogs and other animals. It is a long tradition which is not just for kings and queens but also for the ordinary person. Today we have a fully fledged industry which is very labour...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (2 May 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: ...am aware that many people who breed greyhounds care for their animals and treat them very well. I have no involvement in the industry but I know a few people who own greyhounds who consider their dogs very precious. It is important that point is made. It is very important that issues are highlighted and the role of advocacy, which the animal welfare groups engage in, serves to make it...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Motion (14 Dec 2016)

Michelle Mulherin: ...industry report update from 2013 gives the figures the Minister of State outlined of €1.6 billion in economic output and 24,000 jobs underpinned. We know those jobs are in the horse breeding and dog breeding sectors. In addition there are jobs in hospitality with 1 million people attending horseracing events with significant numbers also visiting our greyhound tracks. People are...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2016)

Michelle Mulherin: ...by accident. I am very concerned about the number of customs staff. They are the front line in stopping drugs coming into the country. In Ireland West Airport Knock there used to be a drugs sniffer dog, but there is no sniffer dog now. Earlier in the year, I raised this at a joint policing committee in County Mayo and nothing has been done. The customs staff at the airport, who are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (11 Nov 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of incidents of illegal dog fighting that have been detected in each of the past five years in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42895/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Resources (25 Mar 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 263. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of drug sniffer dogs that are allocated by the Revenue Commissioners to patrol the Border, midlands and west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14042/14]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Feb 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: ...going to suggest that there is no need for evidence and there is no need for anything substantial? There are some who are sure that GSOC was bugged or suggest there is something amiss and argue doggedly that this must be so, and we hear all the theories that there is a cover-up etc. To my mind, some of these proponents require us to suspend reality to accept these theories, a little...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Issues (2 Jul 2013)

Michelle Mulherin: 595. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when legislation on the compulsory neutering-spaying of cats and dogs will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31614/13]

Job Creation and Economic Growth: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Mar 2013)

Michelle Mulherin: ..., this economic catastrophe caused damage everywhere. We must focus bit by bit on recovery. Apart from foreign direct investment and reorganising of the public finances, there has been a dogged campaign by the Government to improve our relations with our trading countries. We have looked outward and rebuilt trading relations with the United Kingdom, other European countries and the...

Job Creation and Economic Growth: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Mar 2013)

Michelle Mulherin: ..., this economic catastrophe caused damage everywhere. We must focus bit by bit on recovery. Apart from foreign direct investment and reorganising of the public finances, there has been a dogged campaign by the Government to improve our relations with our trading countries. We have looked outward and rebuilt trading relations with the United Kingdom, other European countries and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland-US Economic Relations: Discussion with American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (16 Oct 2012)

Michelle Mulherin: ...business requires reciprocal benefits on each side. In all manner and means, we are very geared towards that here and I know it is something the Minister, Deputy Bruton, in particular, pursues doggedly. At a certain level we have agreements and arrangements but in the context of Irish citizens in the United States who do not have permits and are not there legally, would it be worth...

Private Members' Business. Medical Treatment (Termination of Pregnancy in Case of Risk to Life of Pregnant Woman) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Apr 2012)

Michelle Mulherin: ...the introduction of this Bill not only as premature but, unfortunately, as serving not to enhance any debate but just to rehash traditional entrenchment of positions. Given the country has been dogged by this issue for decades, waiting until the expert group reports back would have been more helpful and would allow dialogue across the board, not just among politicians in this Chamber. It...