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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McCarthy: ...the commission should be established. It mirrors what he is saying - get it up and running, give it a realistic timeframe, terms of reference, resources and so on and then over time develop how it feels its way around the actual issues. On that electoral register, what does Deputy Coonan think is the biggest challenge about changing, first, the way the register is done? If that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council: Chairman Designate (25 Feb 2014)

Michael McCarthy: ...in the area. It was a privilege to listen to her on that occasion and also on this one. I wish Ms Pratschke and the Arts Council well over the tenure of her chairmanship. The committee feels very strongly about the 2016 commemorations. What role does Ms Pratschke see the Arts Council, in conjunction with the Minister, playing in celebrating the centenary? It is very important and it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2013)

Michael McCarthy: The next speaker is Deputy Stanley. Mr. Nix can feel free to continue to reference other parts of my constituency apart from Drimoleague.

Autism Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Mar 2013)

Michael McCarthy: ...carried out by its National Autistic Society as part of its "I Exist" campaign in 2008. The research found that thousands of adults with autism faced a "miserable daily reality" that left them feeling isolated and ignored, unable to access the required support, and often completely dependent on their "overburdened" families. It found that 54% of the adults questioned stated that they did...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Property Insurance: Discussion with Irish Rural Dwellers Association (26 Feb 2013)

Michael McCarthy: ...person outside the Houses, or any official by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable. Today's meeting is another instalment of the process in which the committee is engaged to get a feeling for what it is like for people to get insurance following the devastating effects of flooding in recent times, particularly the summer flooding. I am from west County Cork, which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Effects of Flooding: Discussion with Irish Farmers Association (12 Feb 2013)

Michael McCarthy: ...the House or an official either by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable. Given the volume of rainfall and difficult and different seasons we have had in recent times, the committee feels it is apt to discuss the issue of flooding and, in particular, how the fallout from it is impacting on various sectors of society. A number of witnesses will appear before the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: If I may interrupt, if anybody wishes to say who they are connected to or if they want to indicate who their relative was they should feel free to do so.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: I will conclude on that. I wish to say that despite the feeling on this side of the room, I am absolutely ashamed that any member would treat public officials in the manner that one Deputy treated Dr. McLoughlin. I am embarrassed by that. I can only speak for myself. I found that humiliating and a bad reflection on the Committee of Public Accounts. I want to be completely disassociated...

Magdalene Laundries: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2012)

Michael McCarthy: ...that capitalists who hid behind the name of religion profited from this free labour. The survivors are no longer physically incarcerated in these institutions but many of them have continued to feel forgotten and abandoned in the past and in the present. The lack of political conviction displayed by successive Administrations has compounded that sense of stigma and exploitation. As we...

Private Members Business. Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion (Resumed) (9 May 2012)

Michael McCarthy: ...the matter firmly in hand and is taking decisive action. However, we cannot ignore the fact that many parents of children with autism, children who require extra care, supervision and attention, feel they are being confronted with an increasing amount of obstacles in their efforts to receive or to retain domiciliary care allowance. It is never pleasant to have to reject any appeal but we...

Inter-Country Adoption: Statements (Resumed) (21 Feb 2012)

Michael McCarthy: ...additional aspects to a shared racial heritage, even down to having a sibling who shares one's physical characteristics. All of this goes towards helping a child to have a strong identity and to feel comfortable in his or her skin.

Regulatory Bodies (17 Nov 2011)

Michael McCarthy: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I am giving this matter the attention I feel it deserves. We are talking about an organ of the State. There is a moral requirement on NAMA to act in the interests of the taxpayer. The revelation that NAMA is paying huge sums of money to developers makes it difficult for ordinary people who think reasonably to accept or have any faith in the...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Jun 2010)

Michael McCarthy: ...or small town throughout the country there is a bitter aftertaste and despite people's best intentions, that could linger on. That is not helpful. On the question of the raising of sea vessels, I feel obliged to raise the issue of Asgard II. That is one of those decisions we will live to regret as an island nation. Asgard II sank some years ago in the Bay of Biscay. We have raised that...

Seanad: Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2010)

Michael McCarthy: I move amendment No. 14: In page 10, line 30, to delete "the internet" and substitute "the Minister's website". Again, this has to do with interpretation. We feel the phrase "publication on the Internet" is too vague. The Internet is a very big place. Someone could put up a notice on an obscure page. Granted it would be published on the worldwide web but it would be in an obscure place so...

Seanad: Monageer Report: Motion (27 May 2009)

Michael McCarthy: ...and home services. I do not think anyone in this House does not know somebody who, unfortunately, has been affected by depression. We all know it leads, in some cases, to a situation where people feel they cannot go on and, unfortunately, revert to suicide. The difference between that general affliction for the population and this case is that, unfortunately, the warning signs were all...

Seanad: Economic and Recovery Authority: Motion (1 Apr 2009)

Michael McCarthy: ...difficult situation more difficult for those concerned. Bandon has one of the longest waiting times to process a social welfare claim. That is simply unacceptable. The people in those queues are feeling the brunt of the mismanagement of this economy over the past ten years. It is bad enough that they must face unemployment without having to experience unnecessary delays. Much has been...

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (12 Mar 2009)

Michael McCarthy: I thank all Senators for their contributions. This is a very important amendment and the depth of feeling on the issue has been demonstrated in eloquent terms by Members on all sides. I respect the Minister of State's response. I understand there is a senior Minister and a Minister of State and know there are certain instructions. While I do not expect miracles, I must persist with the...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Michael McCarthy: ...It sends out a message that one of its own is now at the helm of that bank. Have we learned anything since last September? Have the banks any idea of how offended people are and how betrayed they feel? What will take place in this House tonight and tomorrow is nothing short of treason — it is treason by any name. It is a pay cut and a levy. However, we still see the same banking...

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)

Michael McCarthy: ...Bantry. Amendments Nos. 8, 9 and 13 to 17, inclusive, are in my name and those of my party colleagues. I will vote against this Bill and ask Government Members on the other side of the House who feel as strongly as I do and share my concerns on dismantling local government to do the same. I return to the point because it refers a piece in the Section which will abolish Bantry Bay Harbour...

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)

Michael McCarthy: ...that. As recently as last Friday, through the Oireachtas education unit, the Senator and I visited a second level school in Bantry and we discussed this issue in a CPSE class. There is a strong feeling about this important issue in the locality. I have a fundamental difficulty with the expressed intention in the Bill to do away with that and I do not buy the line that the ports will...