Results 281-300 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I welcome the Minister to the House and I also welcome those in the Visitors Gallery and thank them for taking the time to come to listen to the debate. I will be opposing the motion. To clarify that, since September last I have probably been the most consistent speaker on this issue. I have had two motions on the Adjournment on the issue which have been specific to Sligo and that region....
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I am happy to mention Professor Keane, because he is an intricate part of this ââ
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: That is fine. I accept the ruling of the Chair but of all places to be heckled from, I did not expect to be heckled from the Chair.
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: No, I am not emotional. I am purely detailing the facts. The Chair should not confuse conviction, determination and enthusiasm with emotion because they are different. The outcomes which have been achieved in the regional hospital in Sligo over the period since the introduction of medical oncology, triple assessment and multidisciplinary teams â including pathologists, radio-oncologists,...
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I am quoting somebody.
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: Fine. When the person, who must not be mentioned, attended a meeting and briefedââ
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: ââme in the past, he acknowledged that the information was out of date. I would like to see fairness and an engagement with the people on the ground in Sligo, who inform me that, to date, that has not happened. There are justifiable grounds, not for an unravelling of the cancer control strategy, but for an adjustment to it, to take cognisance of the brilliance that has been achieved by...
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: ââwith the people on the ground. Many other contributors have mentioned those names.
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: Many other people have mentioned them and it is unfair in the extreme for the Chair to single out me.
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: In any event ââ
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I will finish now and I thank the Chair for his indulgence. To date, no one in the HSE has produced evidence to show that the outcomes for patients from the north west region attending Sligo General Hospital will be improved by moving their care from a hospital that has outcomes that are better than, or at least comparable to, the best in the United States, which is the benchmark country for...
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I tabled two motions, six months ago.
- Seanad: Chemicals Bill 2008: Second Stage (3 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I welcome the Minister of State. This is the first time under this Administration that I have had the opportunity to do so. I congratulate him on his appointment and wish him every success with his endeavours on behalf of us all. I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill, which will hardly be considered for the Nobel Prize for Literature. Nevertheless that does not dilute the level...
- Seanad: Economic Policy: Statements (9 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I join other Senators in welcoming the Minister and I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak on the important issue of our changed economic circumstances. Senator Twomey will appreciate that, as is customary, I have to rebut his arguments. It is a shame that he did not start with tangible suggestions but he always seems to run out of time before completing his moaning. He suggested...
- Seanad: Economic Policy: Statements (9 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: As the Minister stated, the review group will make recommendations on the matter. We will revisit the programme in due course. The Government also announced prudent proposals in regard to HSE staff. In so many debates in the House on this issue there have been calls to put in place a package for staff who are non-essential or surplus to requirements. I welcome the review. Overall, it is...
- Seanad: Economic Policy: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: We will not be interrupting the Senator, so he need not worry.
- Seanad: Economic Policy: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: What about the Fine Gael report, Recovery through Reform, or whatever it is called?
- Seanad: Economic Policy: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: The Senator should leave time for his suggestions and not just the moaning.
- Seanad: Economic Policy: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: Fine Gael shafted poor Alan Dukes.
- Seanad: Economic Policy: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I read it.