Results 281-300 of 7,843 for speaker:Mark Daly
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Mark Daly: If those opposite had not interrupted me, my time would not be exhausted.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Mark Daly: And those questions have still not been answered.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Mark Daly: My final point relates to the attack on the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Mark Daly: Members of the media are making excuses in respect of such attacks and this is contributing to the problem.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Mark Daly: The Senator has no policy on registration fees. She does not know her own policy-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Mark Daly: The Senator should ask Deputy Quinn who would be delighted to hear her policies.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Mark Daly: The Senator does not know what her own party's policy on registration fees is.
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Nov 2010)
Mark Daly: Like me, Senator Ormonde was at the LAMA conference in Listowel. I shared the top table with Senator Cummins. Like my colleagues on the other side of the House I agree with the sentiments, but the Government has a view that the Bill should be part of a widespread and comprehensive reform of local government which I am sure will involve the inclusion of LAMA as a nominating body. One of the...
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Nov 2010)
Mark Daly: I am just making the point-----
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Nov 2010)
Mark Daly: The people to whom I referred are members of the board and none of them is a public representative. That is my concern. None of them was elected to public office and they have been appointed to do a job which should be part of local government reform, which we were promised as part of the programme for Government and which may not happen for a number of months now that the Local Government...
- Seanad: Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy (17 Nov 2010)
Mark Daly: I had to share an office with Kieran, or he had to put up with me, for a while. I am sure he gave his family some reports on that, on how a Kerry fellow had piles of paper on his desk and did not seem to be getting much achieved, but he did give me some great advice. We had a common interest in the GAA because we both served on GAA committees together. He used tell me, and I agreed, that...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)
Mark Daly: I join colleagues in calling for a debate on the issue of drug abuse. Last week we saw the reports of the inquest into the high profile death of a member of the media. That was a missed opportunity by RTE to highlight the fact that the use of illegal drugs such as cocaine by any person is unacceptable. Senator MacSharry pointed out that the use of drugs such as cocaine leads to deaths, and...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)
Mark Daly: One must ask the question whether the person who was the subject of the inquest last week was also responsible. I put it to the House that he was. I ask the Leader to arrange a debate on cocaine abuse in Ireland at the earliest opportunity.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)
Mark Daly: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)
Mark Daly: Tomorrow is the anniversary of the First Dáil and the beginning of the War of Independence. The First Dáil met in the Round Room of the Mansion House with 27 Members present and 35 Members in jail. Those were challenging times. These are also challenging times. We would do well to recall the founding principles of the first Dáil to give every child the opportunity to achieve his or her...
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)
Mark Daly: When he addressed the Dáil in 1963, he quoted the following from George Bernard Shaw: Some people see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not? We should remember the principles of the first Dáil today as we try to find a way to give all of the children of the nation the opportunity to pursue the happiness to which they are entitled. It is a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)
Mark Daly: The events of the past few days show that those in opposition which, according to all predictions, will soon be in government want to have their cake and eat it. They could have had an election if they wanted it. They could have pulled the plug and not agreed to withdraw their motions.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)
Mark Daly: They could have had their cake and eaten it. They could have had an election. They could have turned around and said yesterday they would not support the proposals and the election would have taken place.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)
Mark Daly: Will the Leader ask the Minister when he comes into the House to deal with the issues discussed yesterday how those in opposition who voted against the budge could have had the budget thrown out? They could have caused an election yesterday. They could have had all those issues which they said were an abomination and with which they disagreed dealt with. That could have happened yesterday,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)
Mark Daly: Politicians are supposed to have courage.