Results 261-280 of 7,843 for speaker:Mark Daly
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2010)
Mark Daly: My colleague from Kerry might raise at Fine Gael's parliamentary party meeting on Wednesday the reason Fine Gael is putting Fine Gael before everything else.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2010)
Mark Daly: I ask the Leader also to invite the Minister for Finance to the House for a debate on the issue of corporation tax.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2010)
Mark Daly: The boys were interrupting me.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2010)
Mark Daly: On corporation tax, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, has stated clearly for the benefit of investors that we will retain corporation tax.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2010)
Mark Daly: He did that before he went to America-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2010)
Mark Daly: -----but Senator Alex White seems to think that we should discuss all issues.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2010)
Mark Daly: I shall sit down.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)
Mark Daly: I am also seeking a debate on the cuts proposed. It will be interesting to see how Deputy Gilmore who has chosen not to impose tax cuts, pay cuts or any other cuts-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)
Mark Daly: He does not want to increase tax rates. He has chosen the third option, which is magic. If he can present a means by which the circle can be squared to the other House and this one, through his colleagues, he will be the Houdini of economics. We have been accused of drip-feeding information. I think everyone would say the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, is giving the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)
Mark Daly: I do not think we would give figures until we were happy with them ourselves. The House is aware that many of the figures given are estimates. We have to be happy that they are accurate before anyone leaks them to the newspapers.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)
Mark Daly: I also seek a debate on health, with specific reference to the children's hospital. We should recall a huge debate that took place in Manchester a number of years ago where people could not agree to amalgamate three hospitals into one. The three hospitals are still operating and the people of Manchester are worse off for it. I do not know whether it would make a huge difference if the new...
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Mark Daly: Will the Deputy Leader invite the Minister to the House to discuss the tendering process which seems to militate against small businesses and manufacturers? I refer also to education. Senator Donohoe stated a change of Government would not bring a change of policy. I listened to an interview with Deputy Quinn of the Labour Party yesterday. He was asked five times to state his party's...
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Mark Daly: Apparently the Labour Party will but it will only-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Mark Daly: What beggars belief is that the Labour Party is asking people to trust it. We will have a debate on the Labour Party's education policy if the Leader allows it because the party does not seem to have one other than saying: "Trust us; give us enough seats and we will see what happens." There needs to be a debate on third level education.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Mark Daly: If Senator Bacik would like to give us the Labour Party's policy on education-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Mark Daly: I am just asking whether the Labour Party would raise the registration fee.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Mark Daly: Senator Bacik is interrupting me.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Mark Daly: Would the Labour Party increase education registration fees?
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Mark Daly: Is that a "Yes" or a "No"?
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Mark Daly: The Senators opposite are putting questions to me and I am entitled to-----