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Seanad: Minerals Development Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (14 Oct 2015)

Mark Daly: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Oct 2015)

Mark Daly: Agreed.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Oct 2015)

Mark Daly: I welcome the delegation from Taiwan and hope the members enjoy their stay in our country. I ask the Leader to organise a debate on Longboat Quay and the plight of residents in that development. They face being evicted because fire safety certificates are not available. The Government needs to help them, and the people who signed off on those certificates, who deemed the workmanship to be...

Seanad: Minerals Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Sep 2015)

Mark Daly: I support my colleague in respect of the licences. I am aware the section allows the Minister to make regulations. The primary legislation gives powers in that regard. In respect of the renewal or grant of licences infinitumis there a requirement to renew every five years or ten years? I suppose "use it or lose it" is the terminology we would use. If people are getting a licence it would...

Seanad: Minerals Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Sep 2015)

Mark Daly: I concur with the point made by Senator Ó Clochartaigh on special areas of conservation. Will the regulations include a provision that licences will not be granted in special areas of conservation? The farming community finds it difficult to do any works on lands located within a special area of conservation. Is it appropriate and does it waste the time of companies to allow licence...

Seanad: Minerals Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Sep 2015)

Mark Daly: We are concerned about this section. I suggest that the Minister and his officials would examine the wording if he is not willing to accept the Committee Stage amendment. A definition of "small" would be helpful for the Minister and future Ministers because we could do without a tribunal where somebody's definition of small was €500,000 and then somebody else's definition was...

Seanad: Minerals Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Sep 2015)

Mark Daly: It would be helpful if there were an outline of previous applications and information on small deposits that may have been sold in the past. I am perplexed as to the benefit. When dealing with minerals and mining licences, guessing how much is down there is an art and a science at the same time. My concern, and everybody's, is that the maximum return be made to the Exchequer. I would...

Seanad: Minerals Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Sep 2015)

Mark Daly: We spoke the last day about bringing the definition of "dolomitic limestone" in line with that used in the North. I refer to the famous reference to "85 percent" in the definition as it stands. I do not know what the view of the Minister of State and his officials is in this regard. This is one of the materials listed in the Schedule. Obviously, we are not pressing it to a vote. It is...

Seanad: Minerals Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Sep 2015)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister of State for his reply.

Seanad: Longer Healthy Living Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Sep 2015)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister to the House. I am sure he recalls the previous occasion he was here before the summer where we were debating the issue of organ donation and the requirement for a new pancreatic and kidney transplant surgeon on the retirement of Dr. David Hickey. Senator Crown's Bill highlights this as much as anything. That is another instance in which there was no succession...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza: Discussion (30 Sep 2015)

Mark Daly: I thank Mr. Sourani for his presentation. The issue of the torture of prisoners is of concern to Ireland. What Ireland can do is win the case of the hooded men in the European courts. That case has been used for the justification of enhanced interrogation techniques such as food and sleep deprivation, white noise, and stress postilions. Ireland lost that case against the British...

Seanad: Ireland 2016 Schools Programme: Statements (29 Sep 2015)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank her for outlining the wide ranging programme. I served on the Decade of Centenaries committee for the last four years. It has been a long journey and there were lots of concerns, but from this side of the house we are delighted with the Government programme. I think it is very comprehensive. The schools programme outlined by the Minister is...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Sep 2015)

Mark Daly: Vigorously.

Seanad: Minerals Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Sep 2015)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House and thank him for giving a very comprehensive outline of the legislation that is before us. While we will be supporting this Bill, we intend to propose some amendments to be of assistance. The minerals sector is an important employer that contributes €810 million to the economy, generates €56 million in taxes and employs over...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Outstanding Legacy Issues affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2015)

Mark Daly: I thank the witnesses for appearing before the committee and telling us their stories and the stories of the people with whom they are dealing. I am on the all-party consultation group on the decade of commemorations which is dealing with an event that happened 100 years ago. A statement made by the grandson of Éamon De Valera said there is not a hierarchy of victims. People might...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Outstanding Legacy Issues affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2015)

Mark Daly: I apologise for having to leave, but I had to deal with legislation in the Seanad. I heard the initial contributions on Ballymurphy and Bloody Sunday. I was in Belfast during the summer and met Kevin Winters and his legal team. I was inside his office and saw his filing cabinets, which contain the history of the Northern Troubles ranging from Bloody Sunday to collusion, from murders by the...

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister of State for attending. The North is close to his constituency. The lack of engagement by the two Governments is the reason there is an impasse. There were attempts, in dealing with the past and flags, to come up with a solution. The US Government became involved in dealing with certain issues and there were failed talks, but there was no substantive engagement....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Refugee and Migrant Crisis: Discussion (23 Sep 2015)

Mark Daly: I apologise for being late for the presentation. I happened to be in Italy last year when High Commissioner Mogherini announced that Operation Mare Nostrum would be abandoned. My first response was that she should resign because she had condemned to death all of those people who were going to make that journey and that is exactly what happened. The European Union's response so far has been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Mark Daly: I move:That this committee send a delegation to Egypt to be present at the upcoming trial of Ibrahim Halawa on October 4th. I have read the Chairman’s very comprehensive report. We discussed this issue before the summer during which it was highlighted by the Chairman’s visit and his meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Egypt. There are outstanding issues such as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Mark Daly: I thank colleagues for their support for this motion. I thank the Chairman. While it would be helpful for him to lead the delegation, he has already gone out to Egypt and has been of great assistance. I would not wish to impose on him a requirement to go again. The presence of other members would be of equal importance. It is important that a delegation go. It would be beneficial for...