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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Organ Donation (3 Apr 2019)

Mark Daly: I do not want the Minister of State to take this personally, if that is not the worst answer I have heard to a question put in the Seanad, it is fairly close. Some 1 million people in this country have registered that they would like to be to be organ donors. That information is available in the Government system. This will increase organ donor rates from 52% to 92% if the family are...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Organ Donation (3 Apr 2019)

Mark Daly: This is not the worst reply but it is pretty close.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Organ Donation (3 Apr 2019)

Mark Daly: Let me be clear, I am not playing politics. This is not party politics or political-----

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Organ Donation (3 Apr 2019)

Mark Daly: -----but is about people who are waiting for organs. The Minister of State is just reading a reply-----

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Organ Donation (3 Apr 2019)

Mark Daly: -----that is prepared by the Department and I am just saying it is a terrible reply. Is that going to help somebody waiting on the transplant list?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Organ Donation (3 Apr 2019)

Mark Daly: I am not abusing this House. That reply is one of the worst I have ever heard.

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Second Stage (3 Apr 2019)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister for appearing in the House to present the legislation. We will reluctantly support the Bill to aid the development of the airport, although we share the concerns of many of the residents around the airport and in wider Fingal in respect of the manner in which the Government has approached the establishment of what it claims is an independent regulator. Ireland will...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Organ Donation Data (28 Mar 2019)

Mark Daly: I thank my county colleague for coming before the House to take this matter on behalf of the Minister. I raised it over six months ago and I raise it again today. Two weeks ago, I tabled the matter for a Commencement debate and then received a reply by email from the Minister. He was only able to come in on that occasion. In the reply to which I refer, he explained why it is not possible...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Organ Donation Data (28 Mar 2019)

Mark Daly: I am glad the Minister of State did not read out the full reply, which, I know, was not written by him. It is ridiculous to say that under current EU rules on data protection we need the permission of the applicant to share the data because the Minister has already shared the data with eFlow, the courts and the Garda. The Minister can do it, and has done it. I refer to the Minister giving...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Organ Donation Data (28 Mar 2019)

Mark Daly: I am not shooting the messenger.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2019)

Mark Daly: I am sure colleagues will join me in wishing one of our most esteemed members of staff, Mr. Donal Hickey, well in his retirement tomorrow. He has been courteous to all of us in our time here. We wish him a long and happy retirement. He is retiring to Kerry, which is always a great idea. When he gets there, I will be sure to show him the bakery run by the three Moriarty brothers which shut...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Mar 2019)

Mark Daly: The Leader might call for Deputy Martin to come in and apologise.

Seanad: Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland: Statements (27 Mar 2019)

Mark Daly: I thank the Tánaiste for coming to the House and taking this important debate. I know the case of Patsy Kelly has been raised already. That is only one of the many legacy issues. They are referred to as legacy issues but they are still murders. They are simply uninvestigated murders in many cases. A historical inquiries team was set up to investigate many of these but they really...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Mar 2019)

Mark Daly: I look forward to the Leader organising the debate on the Commonwealth. It is an interesting discussion, which has nothing to do with who is or is not a member. The issue is the value of the Commonwealth. Those who have spoken to me about it query its relevance in this century. Its importance in the previous century is probably overstated as well. It is important to some on this island...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Mar 2019)

Mark Daly: Will the Leader let them know? Otherwise, we will amend the Order of Business.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Mar 2019)

Mark Daly: They said they would.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Mar 2019)

Mark Daly: I support my colleagues on the taking of the fisheries Bill. It needs to be done correctly. While the delay is unbelievable, it does not mean we should rush without proper consideration. On the news out of Derry this morning and the decision by the British establishment to make a scapegoat of one soldier, the order for what happened in Derry in 1972 went way up the chain of command. We...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Mar 2019)

Mark Daly: The Leader does not have the answer.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Feb 2019)

Mark Daly: Based on the release today of the Irish importation figures for grain and maize, I was startled to see that wheat imports in 2018 were up 40% to 428,000 tonnes, maize imports were up 43% to 1.6 million tonnes and barley imports were up 105% to 372,000 tonnes. The Deputy Leader will be aware the Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine last year produced a report on the crisis within the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Taxis and Rural Transport Programme: Discussion (27 Feb 2019)

Mark Daly: I will be one second. I am sorry for being late. I was watching on the monitors but had to attend a meeting. I share Deputy O'Keeffe's concerns.