Results 401-420 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Seanad: Banking Sector: Motion (25 Feb 2009)
Marc MacSharry: A change at the top of all the institutions would not harm confidence at this time. That is not to say everybody should be disposed of but we need to see very significant personnel changes to restore confidence.
- Seanad: Banking Sector: Motion (25 Feb 2009)
Marc MacSharry: I hope the Government will do what it can to ensure we have the right staff in charge of the banks. I would like to see young people in their 30s and 40s in the banking sector. One does not have to be in one's 50s, 60s or 70s or have a long list of associations with a particular sector to do a good job. I would like the Government to beââ
- Seanad: Banking Sector: Motion (25 Feb 2009)
Marc MacSharry: I am sure they were. I am not being ageist but saying we should employ some.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Mar 2009)
Marc MacSharry: On the Order of Business, perhaps Members should have a debate on planning and development as notwithstanding that the motion before the House is to be taken without debate, as Senator O'Toole noted, this is an important issue. I have called for such a debate previously and when considering the future, in which there obviously will be much less construction, it will be important to consider...
- Seanad: Nursing Education (10 Mar 2009)
Marc MacSharry: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Wallace, to the House. I thank the Cathaoirleach for ruling in order my motion to ask the Government to address urgently the inequitable level of reduction in undergraduate nursing places in St. Angela's College. Undergraduate nursing education throughout the country has been cut by 16.5%. This has been especially savage in the north west at St....
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2009)
Marc MacSharry: I call on the Leader for a debate on data protection. I am a member of the Committee on Finance and the Public Service and yesterday the Criminal Assets Bureau and the Irish Fraud Bureau attended a meeting of the committee. It is clear that in our effort to preserve a level of civil liberties we are impeding upon the ability of CAB and the Irish Fraud Bureau to access the level of...
- Seanad: Economic and Recovery Authority: Motion (1 Apr 2009)
Marc MacSharry: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Seanad Ãireann" and substitute the following: acknowledges the very substantial investment in infrastructure the Government has made in electricity, including renewable energy sources, and the very substantial investment in infrastructure the Government has made in upgrading water distribution and treatment works; expresses concern that such...
- Seanad: Economic and Recovery Authority: Motion (1 Apr 2009)
Marc MacSharry: I understand I can refer to documents provided I leave a copy for the Cathaoirleach afterwards. Is that the case?
- Seanad: Economic and Recovery Authority: Motion (1 Apr 2009)
Marc MacSharry: The documents, which must not be displayed or held up in the House, bear two diagrams which are remarkably similar.
- Seanad: Economic and Recovery Authority: Motion (1 Apr 2009)
Marc MacSharry: ICTU issued a statement to the effect that it considers the adoption of its proposals of 2005 to be the ultimate form of flattery. Perhaps Fine Gael will raise that issue with ICTU. Fianna Fáil acknowledges the substantial investment in electricity infrastructure made by the Government in recent years, including in renewable energies. No Administration in the history of the State has...
- Seanad: Economic and Recovery Authority: Motion (1 Apr 2009)
Marc MacSharry: I will give it to Senator Phelan.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Apr 2009)
Marc MacSharry: As somebody whose job before being elected to these Houses was to represent industry in the chambers of commerce movement for quite a number of years, I regret that the kind of leadership we would expect from our entrepreneurs has not been shown in the context of IBEC's work and commentary over recent months.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Apr 2009)
Marc MacSharry: To call for a reduction in social welfare at this time would be wrong, particularly when we see bread lines and the like. It is stark in the extreme. Happily, IBEC does not dictate social welfare policy for the Government. I express the hope the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Hanafin, and her Cabinet colleagues will take the appropriate decisions next Tuesday in looking...
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Apr 2009)
Marc MacSharry: In line with what my colleague, Senator Jim Walsh, stated, we need to look at public sector pay, particularly in the higher regions, whether it is reduced by 10%, 15% or 20%. Otherwise, I fear we will be back in September to look at the books once more. As it is world autism day, the amount of supports for carers, who save the State some â¬400,000 in terms of free medical care, must be...
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Apr 2009)
Marc MacSharry: I join others in wishing the Government well on this important day as we plot our course. No matter how fair the measures introduced today, it will raise the frustrations and anger of many of us, including Members on this side of the House. Difficult decisions mean pain must be taken by all. They must be taken; we must get on with it and look to the future with determination and...
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Apr 2009)
Marc MacSharry: In any event I would like a debate on the progress of the implementation of that programme. As Members will be aware, while there is progress in some parts of the country, there are very serious problems in the north west and there is continuing neglect and discrimination proposed by the control programme there. I congratulate the medical teams at Sligo General Hospital for standing shoulder...
- Seanad: Appointments to State Agencies and Public Bodies: Motion (8 Apr 2009)
Marc MacSharry: I wish to share time with Senator Jim Walsh.
- Seanad: Appointments to State Agencies and Public Bodies: Motion (8 Apr 2009)
Marc MacSharry: I join others in welcoming the Minister of State. I am glad to have the opportunity to make a few brief points on this motion. I thank the Green Party for framing the motion in the way it did. It is provocative and should yield interesting ideas. Perhaps we should consider framing more Private Members' motions in this way. In line with ongoing reform of the public services and appointment...
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Marc MacSharry: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank him for making himself available. I am glad to have the opportunity to make a few points in connection with the budget. I completely understand the levels of frustration, regret, anger and worry that exist. I also understand the frustration and anger with some of the measures in this budget â they are perfectly understandable â but...
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Apr 2009)
Marc MacSharry: I join other Senators in asking the Leader to arrange a debate on the economy so we can discuss a number of issues, including the most recent ESRI report which I agree is shocking. However, in the seven years I have been a Member of the House I do not recall there being as many debates on the economy or on economic issues as in recent months. It is important we are having so many debates...