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Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (8 May 2013)

Mark Daly: I ask the Leader to arrange a debate on the five-point plan and on those promises which it would never have been possible to honour-----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (8 May 2013)

Mark Daly: Those now in government promised people that they would get free GP care. This was despite the fact that it would never have been possible to deliver it.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (8 May 2013)

Mark Daly: I am seeking a debate on the Defence Forces. Yesterday, a Bill relating to those who deserted the Defence Forces and went absent without leave, AWOL, during the Second World War was passed by the Dáil. Earlier today, at a ceremony in Arbour Hill attended by the President and the Taoiseach, the Army was virtually excluded from its own church. The church at Arbour Hill is the church of...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (8 May 2013)

Mark Daly: -----relating to the 1916 Rising and the leaders thereof who were executed. Why does the Minister for Defence, Deputy Shatter, dislike our Defence Forces so much?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (8 May 2013)

Mark Daly: This is the man who described Irish neutrality during the Second World War as being morally bankrupt

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (8 May 2013)

Mark Daly: The Defence Forces are charged with defending our country.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (8 May 2013)

Mark Daly: The policy of neutrality during the Second World War was supported by the Minister's party at the time. Not only is he taking on members of the Garda, he is also taking on the Defence Forces and excluding them from their own church at Arbour Hill.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (8 May 2013)

Mark Daly: I support Senator Byrne in calling for a debate on the broken promise on free GP care for all citizens of the State. There has been a litany of broken promises on this matter. When these promises were made two years ago, those who put them forward were well aware of and well briefed on the financial situation. The promises in question were ones with those responsible for making them could...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Organ Donation: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Apr 2013)

Mark Daly: I have been observing this debate for six years and have come to the conclusion it is a fundamental failure of the political process. No amount of money will make any difference to our organ donation system until we have the correct procedures and structures in place. I was in the Seanad when Senator Feargal Quinn introduced his presumed consent legislation, which was hotly debated. When...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Issues: Discussion with Centre for Global Development and GOAL (24 Apr 2013)

Mark Daly: I thank Mr. Barry and Mr. Glasgow for meeting us. What game changer do they see happening to put an end to the hurting stalemate that currently exists? It appears the conflict will trundle on in the absence of decisive intervention and all we will see is an increased body count. The staff are operating in a war zone, which is a dangerous place to be. It will be a challenge to get them out...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

Mark Daly: I also extend my sympathy to the families of Martin Richard, aged eight years, and Ms Krystle Campbell, aged 29, both of whom died in the Boston bombings, and to all those who were injured and maimed in that terrorist attack. I also ask the Leader to organise a debate on the undocumented Irish, an issue about which we spoke previously. Yesterday the US Senate published an 884 page...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: I ask the Leader to organise an immediate debate and bring the Minister for Finance into the House on the liquidation of IBRC and the actions by KPMG, the liquidator appointed. It seems that many of the contracts for sale that were to be processed by IBRC prior to its liquidation will now be held up for four months, and possibly longer, as a result of the appointment of this liquidator....

Seanad: Philantrophy and Fund-raising: Motion (27 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: I do not see the bottom line.

Seanad: Philantrophy and Fund-raising: Motion (27 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: I was sitting in the Chamber for all of the Minister's contribution.

Seanad: Philantrophy and Fund-raising: Motion (27 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: The Finance Act is where this is at. In other jurisdictions such as the United States, people who have the resources during the later years, because this is a time of lower financial outgoings, tend to be the most generous. That is the reason we need more action in the Finance Act to create the fiscal infrastructure to facilitate giving. The Minister's report raises the issue of the fiscal...

Seanad: Philantrophy and Fund-raising: Motion (27 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: I commend my colleague, Senator Mac Conghail, for his work in the arts and for tabling the motion. I also commend all of the Senators who are involved in the not-for-profit sector. The House is blessed to have such a range of people. I welcome the people who are seated in the Visitors Gallery who are involved in the arts. As we all know, Ireland has a great international reputation for...

Seanad: Philantrophy and Fund-raising: Motion (27 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: A report is not action.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: Jimmy would often stop one in the corridor and provide a nice word of encouragement. For that, I thank him. He has often given us advice. The advice that I give him is that the secret to a happy retirement is learning how to spend time without spending money. If he can crack that particular nut, he should let us know. Will the Leader organise a debate on the undocumented Irish in the US?...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: It is what happened in Spain. That is why they imposed a moratorium.

Seanad: EU Scrutiny and Transparency in Government Bill 2013: First Stage (14 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to ensure scrutiny of EU Directives prior to the signature by the relevant Ministers and to ensure Statutory Instruments which are of public interest are debated by the Seanad prior to enactment.