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Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage (16 Apr 2014)

Mark Daly: I support this Bill and the change to the electoral laws that disallowed a bankrupt to be a Member of Parliament. As the Minister pointed out, that disqualification was removed for local authority elections some time ago and is an anomaly in the EU in this regard. Whereas bankruptcy could end in the debtors’ prison, society has moved on in its views on bankruptcy. We have 100,000...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)

Mark Daly: I second Senator Darragh O'Brien's amendment to the Order of Business to bring the Attorney General before the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)

Mark Daly: I support my colleague on the issue because the Attorney General has many more questions to answer than the former Garda Commissioner. She has been sitting at the Cabinet table since 11 November. She has been sitting next to the Minister for Justice and Equality and the Taoiseach who was disturbed by what he had learned last Sunday night week and decided to ask for the Commissioner's head-----

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)

Mark Daly: -----yet she appears to have no questions to answer and the former Garda Commissioner has paid for it with his job.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)

Mark Daly: If the Government and the Taoiseach are to be consistent on this issue, the Attorney General should also be gone and asked to consider her position. Why is there no disquiet at the Cabinet about the Attorney General who knew as much as the Commissioner? One of them has paid for it with his job. I previously asked the Leader about the human tissue Bill, on which we had a debate last August...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)

Mark Daly: I wish to be associated with the comments regarding the late Deputy and former Senator, Nicky McFadden. Her death is a sad loss to these Houses and to public life, but above all to her family. I second the amendment to the Order of Business that the Attorney General come before the House today, as is allowed for under Standing Order 56, to clarify what is going on within the Department of...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2014)

Mark Daly: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2014)

Mark Daly: I will send the information to the Leader. They are from the ESRI.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2014)

Mark Daly: Senator Coghlan is not taking into account those who have emigrated.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2014)

Mark Daly: Is that a question?

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2014)

Mark Daly: The amendment proposes that Nos. 7 and 8 be taken after the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2014)

Mark Daly: I propose that No. 7 be taken after the Order of Business. One of my colleagues will propose the second amendment. This issue is linked to the human tissue Bill, which I raised previously with the Leader. The Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Alex White, gave a commitment that the Bill would come before the House before the end of 2013. It does not feature on the Order...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2014)

Mark Daly: We are all concerned about the ongoing conflict and human rights abuses in Ukraine. The EU has a less than laudable record when it comes to dealing with conflict on and near its borders. We hope that democracy and diplomacy will prevail on this occasion. I welcome the debate today on job creation, but I would like it to be linked to the issue of emigration. We know that of the 89,000...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Building Regulations Amendments (20 Feb 2014)

Mark Daly: I raised a matter previously on the Building Control Act regulations and related statutory instruments of 2013. Was a regulatory impact assessment carried out on the impact of the changes to the regulations which will result in job losses for many architects, structural engineers and architectural technicians who no longer will be able to certify works from 1 March 2014?

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Building Regulations Amendments (20 Feb 2014)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister of State for taking my question. I know he is not the Minister in charge of this. The question I asked was whether a regulatory impact assessment was carried out on the Building Control Act regulations of 2013. The Minister of State knows that this question was not answered in the reply. In fact, my questions could have been answered by a simple "yes" or "no" answer....

Seanad: ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Feb 2014)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Rabbitte to the House. We will support the passage of the Bill as it will increase competition in the broadband and electronic communications market and will reduce costs to the consumer. Our concern relates to the investment required to provide broadband in rural Ireland. I am sure the Minister is great at...

Seanad: Political Reform: Motion (12 Feb 2014)

Mark Daly: Jesus. I do not remember being here 13 years ago.

Seanad: Political Reform: Motion (12 Feb 2014)

Mark Daly: That is the issue Senator Hayden was complaining about - filibustering.

Seanad: Political Reform: Motion (12 Feb 2014)

Mark Daly: He or she is unlikely to have a degree from Trinity, unless it is a degree in electronic engineering.

Seanad: Political Reform: Motion (12 Feb 2014)

Mark Daly: The constitutional convention considered extending the franchise in presidential elections. We are proposing to give a vote to those who hold degrees from third level institutions, thereby including members of the diaspora by accident. Of the 196 countries in the world, 120 allow citizens living abroad to vote. The constitutional convention recommended that citizens living outside the...