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Seanad: Budget 2016: Statements (13 Oct 2015)

Marc MacSharry: If the Acting Chairman was as quick to reel in his colleague I might listen to him.

Seanad: Budget 2016: Statements (13 Oct 2015)

Marc MacSharry: Come on, Senator. We are listening.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Cancer Screening Programme (14 Oct 2015)

Marc MacSharry: My matter concerns the need for the Minister for Health to confirm that patients with breast pain referred by general practitioners in the north west to the national cancer control programme's symptomatic breast clinic in Galway are having their referrals returned to general practitioners without assessment and with instructions for the patient to self monitor with the aid of a booklet and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Cancer Screening Programme (14 Oct 2015)

Marc MacSharry: With respect, the Minister has not answered my questions. What about the 7% of women who will have a problem? What about the three-month delay in their being seen? What is the situation in this regard? The Minister also did not answer my question on Deputy Perry's announcement that the people of the north west will have post-surgery mammography services.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Cancer Screening Programme (14 Oct 2015)

Marc MacSharry: Surely the Minister can answer as a physician.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Cancer Screening Programme (14 Oct 2015)

Marc MacSharry: I have no training at all yet I can see that 7% of the people are at risk.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2015)

Marc MacSharry: We will not oppose the Order of Business. Can a debate be organised on the situation developing in Northern Ireland? I acknowledge there was a debate in recent times but the revelations yesterday north of the Border in a number of reports and further revelations on this side of the Border are concerning. Everybody is committed to the peace process with 98% of the people voting for it....

Seanad: United Nations Principles for Older Persons: Motion (21 Oct 2015)

Marc MacSharry: I compliment Senators O’Donnell and van Turnhout for their initiative in tabling the motion. We are all great at talking in these debates and not so great at coming up with innovative solutions. I agree with much of what Senator Burke said. I am sure we will all agree with each other in the debate as there will be no contention. As my favourite Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments (4 Nov 2015)

Marc MacSharry: I thank the Minister for taking the time to deal with this motion. I did not believe that it would be him who would be present. This motion is in connection with the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, ISIF. As the Minister undoubtedly knows, part of the Government's two-pronged approach in the budget to the housing crisis was NAMA's programme to build a certain number of houses between now...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments (4 Nov 2015)

Marc MacSharry: I thank the Minister for that clarification. The base rate and actual rate are two different things. Sometimes the old bankers are very good at telling us the APR and so on. I ask the Minister to query it with his officials because I do have concerns that it is higher than 10%. Second, where possible, we should encourage more imagination in terms of taking equity in projects and maybe...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2015)

Marc MacSharry: I second the amendment to the Order of Business. While I do not doubt anybody's commitment and wish to see the situation in accident and emergency departments throughout the country improved, how regular is this story? What is the problem? We seem to be investing a lot of resources but we are always running under budget. One wonders about the need to look to the future at all times. We...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2015)

Marc MacSharry: It is getting worse.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2015)

Marc MacSharry: Later today there will be a demonstration outside Leinster House and a briefing in the audiovisual room on hydraulic fracturing, so-called fracking. My colleague, Senator Mooney, has championed the movement against fracking for many years in the House and it pertains specifically to the north west where there are plans by various companies to engage in fracking for their own gain. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2015)

Marc MacSharry: The Cathaoirleach will have been aware of job losses in recent days at Aurivo, a co-operative in the north west. Against its own ethos, Aurivo now plans to produce butter in Cork instead of Connacht. It was originally the North Connacht Farmers' Co-operative Society. In addition, 37 jobs will be lost at Avantcard. If we add up all the retail businesses, restaurants and bars in the small...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2015)

Marc MacSharry: A north-west issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2015)

Marc MacSharry: I mentioned the south east as well.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Marc MacSharry: Will the Leader make contact with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine today in the interests of finally arriving at a solution regarding the delay in payments to the many farm families throughout Ireland? I am sure all Senators have received representations at their clinics and advice centres in respect of these delays. The delays in question have occurred at the same time in...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Marc MacSharry: There was full employment.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Marc MacSharry: We should not forget the prefabs.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Cancer Screening Programmes (18 Nov 2015)

Marc MacSharry: Notwithstanding the fact that the Minister of State has taken the time to come to the House, I am disappointed that the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, is not here for the debate on this very important issue. Some weeks ago, I raised with the Minister the issue of ladies being referred to the symptomatic breast clinic at University Hospital Galway and who, effectively, were being sent home to...