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Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

Mark Daly: The way the Government is going about this process is a shambles. This is the wrong plan at the wrong time.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

Mark Daly: My colleague from Kerry makes numerous interruptions on the Order of Business in regard to-----

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

Mark Daly: Senator Coghlan likes to be provoked.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

Mark Daly: Will the Leader organise a debate on the property tax and the shambles which is this valuation process that the Revenue Commissioners are engaging in on behalf of, and on the instruction of, the Government?

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

Mark Daly: I welcome the news from the Minister of State responsible for the OPW, Deputy Brian Hayes, that Derrynane House will remain open this season. The Minister of State is a great believer in and follower of Daniel O'Connell, "the Liberator", the man who was accredited by none other than William Wilburforce as being instrumental in Catholic emancipation and the abolition of slavery. I ask the...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2013)

Mark Daly: I ask the Acting Leader to organise a debate on the undocumented in the United States. President Obama outlined his proposals yesterday and in his address spoke about previous generations of emigrants to the United States, including the Irish who were fleeing the Famine. On Monday eight Senators, comprising Republicans and Democrats, including Senator McCain, who previously tried to get...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (20 Dec 2012)

Mark Daly: I want to pick up on the issue of ability to pay and speak about valuations of which I have some knowledge. That will be a huge issue. In terms of ability to pay, which is what the amendment is about, some people paid their stamp duty up-front as part of their mortgage and therefore every month they paid back that stamp duty in their mortgage payment which they gave to the Government and...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Mark Daly: With the permission of the House I want to share one minute of my time with Senator White.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. This is the wrong plan at the wrong time. The man who told us the most about that is not anyone in this House or in the Dáil but President Clinton when he said in October 2011 that Ireland needs to solve its mortgage problem. We are not solving our mortgage problem. To bring in a property tax now without having solved the mortgage crisis, and...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Mark Daly: I am not the expert on that. President Clinton said that property and mortgages are our biggest problem and as a nation we have not dealt with that. To bring in this tax at this time will make a very bad situation much worse. I am a valuer. I have read the legislation and I can guarantee the Government that there will be pandemonium next year when it comes people self-assessing the value...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Mark Daly: The Minister is well aware of the ticking time bomb that is our tracker mortgages issue and of all the properties in default and in arrears. He knows that introducing a property tax in a distressed property market by any economist's standards is the wrong thing to do at this time.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Mark Daly: No.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)

Mark Daly: Pat Finucane was murdered by the British state and his death demands a full public inquiry. That the report leads to more questions than answers and leaves the family no better off in its understanding of the truth behind his murder tells us we need such an inquiry. The British Government signed the Weston Park Agreement, under which all cases involving murder and collusion by the British...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)

Mark Daly: When a British Government signs up to an international agreement, one would hope it would abide by it. The Weston Park Agreement was signed by the Irish and British Governments and murders in which collusion was suspected were to be investigated. No Member would disagree with the implementation of an international agreement. The issue of "on the runs" is part of the agreement and, to date,...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)

Mark Daly: That is a concern to anyone who believes we need a resolution and to put the past behind us. As the British establishment continues to refuse to investigate itself, we can only draw one conclusion, which is Pat Finucane was murdered at the behest of, and with the approval of, senior people in the British Government.

Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Mark Daly: I take on board the Senator's point. I understand the argument she is making. The failing of all governments since the foundation of the State has been that we do not teach our children to be active citizens - all the voluntary organisations do. We know that the parents who bring their children to the scouts and events are already active citizens. Most of us are products of parents who...

Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Mark Daly: They are the models and examples. I wanted to ensure all those who did not have the models and examples such as those in the Visitors Gallery and who go through the education system are encouraged to become active citizens.

Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Mark Daly: We are having a debate and I just wanted-----

Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Mark Daly: I am saying the system is not-----

Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Mark Daly: The system is not ideal and-----

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