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Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)

Mark Daly: The Senator is interrupting his leader.

Seanad: JobPath: Motion (15 Nov 2017)

Mark Daly: I second the amendment.

Seanad: The Diaspora: Statements (14 Nov 2017)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank him for outlining some of the Government's policies in respect of the Irish overseas. Given that the first policy paper in this area by any political party was published as recently as 2012, we can see where the issue was positioned in terms of political priorities. The fundamental reason for this lack of prioritisation is that the...

Seanad: The Diaspora: Statements (14 Nov 2017)

Mark Daly: What of the Irish parliamentary forum?

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Mark Daly: Senator Colm Burke is allaying Senator McDowell's concerns.

Seanad: Situation in Catalonia: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to discuss events in Catalonia. There is significant cause for concern in the violence that was perpetrated in the region during the attempt to hold a referendum on independence. I have no doubt that some 100 years ago, there were people in Parliaments around Europe pointing to the need for the rule of law to be upheld in Ireland as it...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)

Mark Daly: Which amendments were they?

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)

Mark Daly: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I thank colleagues for their support on this Bill. I thank the Minister of State and his staff. In respect of the amendments and the Minister of State's explanation of the reason for the changes, which we have gone through in detail with his officials, and the preamble to the Bill, which is dealt with in amendment No. 1, we support the Minister of State and thank...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)

Mark Daly: Amendment No. 2 deletes the Short Title of the Bill by agreement but there is no agreement on its replacement. Amendment No. 42 is the Government's replacement. We are looking for a different format for the Short Title in respect of when the Bill comes into operation. Our amendment proposes that it "come into operation on such day or days not later than 3 years after the passing of this...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)

Mark Daly: The point is that there is a three-year deadline for the provisions of the Act to come into place. In the Government's proposal there is no end date.

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)

Mark Daly: The amendments as grouped mean that amendment No. 2 will delete the section and we accept amendment No. 43, which proposes a three-year timeline.

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)

Mark Daly: Amendment No. 7 is a technical amendment. Amendment No. 16 proposes "A court or a public body, in compliance with its obligations under this Act, shall not engage the services of a person providing Irish Sign Language interpretation unless the person's competence has been verified by having been accredited in accordance with an accreditation scheme funded by the Minister for Employment...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)

Mark Daly: May I speak to it?

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)

Mark Daly: We have had long discussions about this and the Bill is entitled the Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016. The symbolic recognition provided for in the current drafting is not only important, but central to the issue. We support amendments Nos. 10 and 11 but perhaps the Minister would facilitate a motion, either in this House or in the Dáil, on the...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)

Mark Daly: I thank Senator Clifford-Lee who is knowledgeable about this. It is very important to make an amendment relating to legal proceedings. It arises out of real world consequences for members of the deaf community. In a particular case, a deaf person's co-accused was instructed by the court to interpret for, and therefore give evidence on behalf of, that deaf co-accused person. It would not...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)

Mark Daly: This is an important element of the Bill. I thank Mr. Geary and the Irish Deaf Society, including Dr. John Bosco Conama, Mr. Eddie Redmond and others, for their assistance on this. It is difficult to capture and right all of the wrongs that members of the deaf community and their families experience while trying to get into the education system. Mr. Geary has twins, one of whom is hearing...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister of State. This amendment would delete the section detailing a very specific number of hours for sign language interpreting services in education. This matter is addressed in the section on the education system that we have just discussed. The issue of access to the service for cultural and social purposes, in which regard there would be a voucher system, will be...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)

Mark Daly: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 15:To delete subsection (4) and substitute the following: “(4) Provision of or availing of a remote, web-based service shall, if the Irish Sign Language user consents, be sufficient to meet the obligations of a public body under this section.”. Moving an amendment to an amendment sounds a little like poetry or pedantry but I can only...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)

Mark Daly: The amendment underpins the Broadcasting Act and the activities of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. A substantial mechanism is available to members of the deaf community for engaging on broadcasting. The process is technical and requires reporting of issues relating to interpreters and subtitling and there is always an argument as to whether targets in these areas are being met....