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Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Mark Daly: One month from today.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Mark Daly: My recall motion was related to the issue of organ donation and it made a difference.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Mark Daly: I am glad that I changed Government policy.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Mark Daly: I do not know if we would have a place to sit.

Seanad: Srebrenica Massacre: Motion (11 Jul 2017)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister to the House and I congratulate him on his appointment. Creating an unbearable situation of total insecurity and no hope for the future was the aim of the self-declared President of the Bosnian Serb community in March 1995, a few months prior to the massacre. When the Bosnian Serbs took over Srebrenica on 11 July it was declared by the military leader that they would...

Seanad: Report of Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

Mark Daly: I thank the Chairman for his great work on this issue. He has put in many hours of work in compiling the report and putting together the contributions of all the witnesses, which has been very beneficial to the House. This report has highlighted issues that other committees have not been able to highlight and I want to touch on a few of those issues. One that came to our attention concerns...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2017)

Mark Daly: We want to support the motion in regard to the Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016. We had a very positive engagement with the Minister and the Department yesterday over five hours. I thank Senators for their support on this issue. In regard to the summer economic statement, while I know we are having discussions on it, I want to touch on the issue of...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2017)

Mark Daly: They are broadening the grudge.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2017)

Mark Daly: Imitation is the greatest form of flattery.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2017)

Mark Daly: With the numbers, we might discuss the quota.

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Motion (13 Jul 2017)

Mark Daly: I move:That the Order of the Seanad of 21st June, 2017, fixing the Report Stage of the Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016 for Friday, 21st July, 2017, be discharged and that the Report Stage be taken on Tuesday, 18th July, 2017.

Seanad: Naval Service Deployment: Statements (13 Jul 2017)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House to outline the matters relating to the Government's decision. I was visiting the Italian Senate when the foreign affairs representative for the European Union outlined that it was closing down Operation Mare Nostrum, a naval rescue mission carried out predominantly by the Italian naval service, covering a vast area of hundreds of thousands of...

Seanad: Naval Service Deployment: Statements (13 Jul 2017)

Mark Daly: He also cannot use the word "lies".

Seanad: Naval Service Deployment: Statements (13 Jul 2017)

Mark Daly: Senator Boyhan cannot relay untruths.

Seanad: Naval Service Deployment: Statements (13 Jul 2017)

Mark Daly: The Minister of State will have to consult the dictionary.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2017)

Mark Daly: I thank the Leader for his support regarding the Irish Sign Language Bill. With the agreement of all sides and the Minister and officials-----

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2017)

Mark Daly: I thank all Senators, including the Sinn Féin Senators and Deputy Ó Caoláin, who is Chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality which subjected this issue to pre-legislative scrutiny. Following this pre-legislative scrutiny, the committee's report highlighted the fact that the members of the deaf community suffer from extreme marginalisation because of their...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2017)

Mark Daly: We are not rare at all. There are quite a number of us around the place.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2017)

Mark Daly: I thank the Cathaoirleach, Martin Groves, Bridget Doody and all the staff for their assistance here in what will be our old Chamber. Hopefully, we will all get back in, including Senator Leyden. Hopefully, he will not need the wills Bill any time soon.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2017)

Mark Daly: Please God, it will be passed at some stage. In respect of the horrific attack over the weekend, we must look at the issue of electronic tagging because there is provision for people who are out on bail to be electronically tagged. Believe it or not, that legislation is over ten years old, yet it has never been enacted. The provision for it to happen has never been enacted. We must also...