Results 341-360 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Seanad: Broadcasting Standards: Statements (4 Nov 2008)
Marc MacSharry: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Broadcasting Standards: Statements (4 Nov 2008)
Marc MacSharry: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)
Marc MacSharry: Will the Leader indicate whether it would be possible to have a debate on the national spatial strategy? I am interested in particular in the gateway innovation fund, which was announced some years ago. I know that in this time of scarcity it is not possible to proceed at the pace initially planned or foreseen. However, in the context of the nine gateways and the planning that went into...
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I ask the Leader to examine, with the leaders of other parties in the House and particularly with Ministers and leaders of the Opposition in the other House, the possibilities that exist for the establishment of a commission or forum for a fairer Ireland, participants of which might include all the groups of the pillars of society and the social partners. Given the economic situation in...
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2008)
Marc MacSharry: In terms of the crisis facing us nationally and internationally, every Member of the Oireachtas is obliged to assist in any way he or she can. If that happens to be a former Taoiseach, all the better. I know that all the Members on this side of the House, and all those whom I know and am friendly with on the opposite side of the House, are doing and will do everything they can to ensure we...
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2008)
Marc MacSharry: And perhaps the south east.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2008)
Marc MacSharry: Numerous amounts of correspondence, numerous debates and constant toing and froing over a period of years have led to no definitive announcement or indication as to when that will take place. It is unacceptable for any political entity, agency, politician or otherwise to perpetrate the level of discrimination on the people of the north west â and other parts â as is happening while at...
- Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I join others in welcoming the Minister for Finance to the House. As is traditional with Senator Twomey and me, I will start with a little rebuttal. This carry-on with the Lisbon treaty must stop. We all have a responsibility in this regard. Senator Donohoe, who chaired the sub-committee on Ireland's future in the EU, which did some fine work, would hardly agree with Senator Twomey's...
- Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I do not interrupt other speakers in this House.
- Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)
Marc MacSharry: The foundations of the successes of this State since 1987 have been based on social partnership and pay agreements such as the recently concluded one. As the Taoiseach said the other day, Deputy Bruton in the Lower House criticised him and the Government for not concluding the social partnership talks quickly enough. He welcomed it when they were concluded and now he wants them reversed....
- Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)
Marc MacSharry: ââ-they will be done through social partnership, with the important partners. I am sure Fine Gael's coalition partners, the Labour Party, would not be happy to hear the views on the unions as articulated by Senator Twomey. As the Minister stated, we are living in unprecedented difficult economic times, probably the most difficult in the history of the modern world. The decline in tax...
- Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)
Marc MacSharry: However, changes need to be made. We must always seek to improve efficiencies where possible and ensure the public service acts as a coherent unit. It is important we get numbers where they are most needed as quickly as possible. We need to introduce a level of agility in the public service that is more consistent with the private sector. That will be achieved through partnership. In...
- Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)
Marc MacSharry: Despite the difficulties, we must look forward with confidence, enthusiasm and determination to meeting the challenges before us. Ireland has dealt with unprecedented economic uncertainty in the past and, with unity, determination and innovation, we have always come out on top. I have every confidence that the Minister for Finance, the Taoiseach and the Government, with the support of the...
- Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)
Marc MacSharry: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I am sure the House will be delighted that Senators Quinn and Hanafin and I were present for all three hours of this morning's meeting of the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service, at which there was an informative debate with representatives of the banking sector. It was interesting to hear the views of those involved in small and medium sized enterprises and banks. It was...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I have never heard of anything so ridiculous. I ask the Leader to take some of these issues on board.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2008)
Marc MacSharry: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Bill 2009: Second Stage (20 Jan 2009)
Marc MacSharry: I join others in welcoming the Minster for Finance, Deputy Lenihan, to the House and I thank the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Mansergh, for the comprehensive outline of the legislation. As always, I listened to Senator Twomey with interest. When considering these issues, I am amazed at the amount of hindsight claimed within the media, certain elements in the...
- Seanad: Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Bill 2009: Second Stage (20 Jan 2009)
Marc MacSharry: This is the up-to-date situation. There is no questionââ
- Seanad: Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Bill 2009: Second Stage (20 Jan 2009)
Marc MacSharry: It is not rubbish, it is a matter of public record. These are the facts. There is a need to remain as agile as we have been and to ensure that as the situation evolves we are prepared, able and willing to take the necessary action. These characteristics have been displayed by the Minister, Deputy Lenihan, and his colleagues in extremely difficult times and under very difficult economic...