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Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: -----went international but our Taoiseach has refused to get involved.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: I wish to make a point-----

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: We are highlighting the issue because-----

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: -----the Government is failing to do anything on this case.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: He has been on hunger strike for 35 days.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: There is a need for urgent action.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: That is not what the Australians did and it worked for them.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: Forty minutes is not a huge amount of time but we are glad he is able to spare some time for us.

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times: Statements (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister for coming to the House and making time for this issue. Mark Twain spoke about statistics being pliable and the facts being stubborn. The facts are that the position regarding accident and emergency departments is disastrous. I know the Minister said we are resorting to personal attacks but we are doing our job as members of the Opposition. We are pointing out where...

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times: Statements (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: The victims are the patients on trolleys.

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times: Statements (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: Given the accident and emergency department crisis, they are not moving them fast enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (25 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: I thank the Chairman and I will bring the matter up with the Minister as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (25 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: Yes, this pertains to Melbourne and Brisbane specifically but I note Ireland has a large number of honorary consulates in Canada, as the ambassador obviously cannot cover the entire territory and the system works very well. However, in Australia, in a place like Melbourne that has a huge Irish population, both those newly arrived and those who have been there for generations, in some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (25 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: The second.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (25 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (25 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: Yes, absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (25 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: I am sure members often have been contacted by families who are bereaved and are trying to repatriate remains or about other issues that happen abroad and to be given the switchboard for the embassies in Australia or Spain while trying to get through to some of the Irish foreign affairs staff in some of these countries is, to put it mildly, quite difficult. That is the best way I could put...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (25 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: The duty officer-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (25 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: Yes, to put it mildly. In one case, it was the response, when I did get to the person in charge in the particular embassy-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (25 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: Eventually, in the country. Eventually, when I got through to the country and there was-----