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

Mark Daly: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: Is it the Leader's policy to look for a change of government?

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: We must deal with the negative issues too.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: May I start by wishing the 266th successor of St. Peter, the new Bishop of Rome, every success? He is in Members' prayers in a difficult task. Pope Francis is a humble man who avoids the luxuries other cardinals would embrace. He takes the bus to work, visits the slums, prays with the poor and has chastised those in his flock who refused to baptise the children of unmarried mothers, which...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: It is nice to have one's learned colleague interrupting. A day cannot go by unless Senator Coghlan interrupts me. I feel that my life will not be complete unless he interrupts me. What we saw yesterday is that the Central Bank is, in effect, giving the banks a charter to evict people. It is amazing how language is used by governments. In war, governments talk about collateral damage....

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: I will do it in a moment. What happened in Spain is that the suicide rate increased because of evictions and the Government intervened. What we are doing is the reverse. We will pass legislation through these Houses which will make it easier for banks to evict people. That will result in an increase in the rate of suicide in this country. Knowing what happened in Spain, why would we...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: At this stage we need action. We have seen activity but no action has been taken. The Government failed to engage with the Republican leadership in Congress and we ask the Tánaiste to do that.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that No. 11 would be taken before No. 1.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: There is no urgency evident.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: The Government has been in office for two years.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: Nice one.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: Only 2% of the laws made every year are debated in the Chambers of these Houses. How is it that by abolishing any House the democratic deficit would improve? It would only get bigger. The power will remain concentrated in the hands of the establishment. By that I mean the political elite, that being those Ministers who were appointed and their officials That is all that is going to...

Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: There is only one Chamber that can offer a real chance that to extend the franchise to those people we have disenfranchised up to now and that is this Chamber but aside from that the entire system needs reform. The Dáil and the Seanad need reform but the political process also needs reform. We have an economic deficit and a national democratic deficit, and the entire system needs reform.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: We need reform of the Dáil and the Seanad. This country suffers from a national democratic deficit unparalleled in the Western world. Consider this, only 2% of the laws passed in Ireland every year are debated and scrutinised by the Dáil and Seanad. The other 98% are made by way of EU regulations, directives and statutory instruments brought into effect by Ministers and Ministers of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (6 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: I thank the Chairman and I will stick to the point. I have heard the facts of this case and it is amazing that a government would decide to put a man on trial despite his having met his death in the most appalling circumstances. In essence one could well and truly say that he was murdered by the Russian State. That view is based on the evidence I have heard but I would welcome the input by...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: Amendment No. 17 deals with the negative equity with which many people are dealing. As my colleague, Senator Reilly, pointed out, this is a tax on debt. People who are in debt will not get any relief. When rates were abolished in 1977, it was a retrograde step for local financing but it is neither fair nor equitable to introduce a property tax in the absence of relief for the many people...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: I will conclude. One can also use the income method. We all know that rents have fallen in many areas and would not come near covering the mortgage or giving a return to any owner, given all the taxes and charges they have on board. The ultimate issue is that it is the worst possible time to be bringing in a property tax. Bill Clinton told us that we must solve our mortgage issue and we...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister of State. We have serious concerns about the format in which the property tax legislation is being introduced. It is not a tax on income nor does it take account of ability to pay. Bringing in a property tax that does not correlate with people's income will put more people with mortgage difficulties into deeper and deeper trouble. That has been our essential point...

Seanad: National Flag: Motion (6 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: I move: That Seanad Éireann endorses the protocol governing the national Flag on this the 165th anniversary of the displaying of the Irish Flag for the first time by Thomas Francis Meagher at 33 the Mall in Waterford City on March 7th 1848.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

Mark Daly: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that No. 25, motion No. 10, be taken before No. 1. The motion reads: "That Seanad Éireann endorses the protocol governing the national Flag on this the 165th anniversary of the displaying of the Irish Flag for the first time by Thomas Francis Meagher at 33 the Mall in Waterford City on March 7th 1848". We are lucky enough to have the...