Results 801-820 of 8,391 for speaker:Mark Daly

Seanad: Afforestation Programme (7 Mar 2012)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister for that reply. I am glad to hear the working group will be established and I am hopeful it will re-evaluate the position on the afforestation option on unenclosed land. My fear is that, as often happens, instead of matters getting better they can get worse for the people looking to have the directive and the policy introduced in 2010 changed. We all understand the...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Mark Daly: At least Senator Landy showed up in fairness to him.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Mark Daly: I second the amendment to the Order of Business. I also want to condemn the Government for its self congratulation for downsizing banks and bank staff. The Government would be better advised to tax the bonuses and pensions of bankers who walked out the door with big pay-offs, which was done in the United States. As my colleagues did yesterday, I welcome the fact that Ministers are...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

Mark Daly: I ask the Leader to inquire what steps is the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade taking with regard to an Irish passport holder who is facing a death sentence if an extradition from Dubai to Egypt is carried out. In a report by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade when this person was granted asylum, it was stated that if she was returned to Egypt, she would be arrested and...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

Mark Daly: It is a matter of extreme importance and I ask the Leader to arrange for the Minister to come to the House to discuss it. The woman who was arrested on 28 February has not received any consular visit and her legal team which is requesting exorbitant sums of money from the family is stating she will be deported to Egypt and that there is little anyone can do about this. The Department of...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

Mark Daly: I ask him to arrange for the Minister to come to the House to discuss the fact that an Irish passport holder is facing a death sentence if extradited to Egypt.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2012)

Mark Daly: On previous occasions I have referred to the democratic deficit, not only in Europe but also in Leinster House. I ask the Leader to arrange a debate on statutory instruments. I raised this matter at the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Leader is aware of previous comments I made in respect of the former Joint Committee on European Scrutiny's finding to the effect that...

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

Mark Daly: Perhaps the Senator might receive a prize. I have serious concerns about some of the information given to us by the Department of Finance in regard to proposed elements of this treaty. There was a phrase in the Northern peace process that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. There is talk of a growth path and a debt writedown but no concrete proposals. We have no guarantee on our...

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

Mark Daly: Without interruption.

Seanad: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (14 Mar 2012)

Mark Daly: I will not take four minutes. The Minister may be in a position to outline an update in respect of Government policy and the compensation scheme in respect of hepatitis C.

Seanad: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (14 Mar 2012)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister for his reply.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2012)

Mark Daly: That is what they did.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2012)

Mark Daly: I, too, seek an extension to the deadline for payment of the household charge, as there is huge confusion. As Members mentioned yesterday, persons paying commercial rates are receiving mixed signals from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and their local council, depending on to whom they are talking. The Government is penalising the old and those who do not...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2012)

Mark Daly: I ask the Leader to ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to come to the House, not in regard to the household charge, although I am sure he will be before us at some stage in regard to that ongoing debacle, but to discuss the issue of planning permission and how third parties can object to planning applications that are far away from their homes or areas. In...

Seanad: Human Trafficking and Prostitution: Motion (18 Apr 2012)

Mark Daly: With the agreement of the House I wish to share my time with my colleague, Senator Cullinane.

Seanad: Human Trafficking and Prostitution: Motion (18 Apr 2012)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister to the House and I welcome this motion by the Taoiseach's nominees. This is a very important issue. It is disturbing that tonight and every night, people who have been trafficked will be exploited. The measures in the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 have not been sufficient. The purchase of sex is not a criminal offence and this leads to trafficking....

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2012)

Mark Daly: I ask the Leader to organise a debate with the Minister for Social Protection present, on the report from NUI Galway which stated that 21% of children in this country are going to school, or to bed, hungry. That would account for 344,000 children who are not getting enough to eat. That statistic is all the more shocking because the media gave very little coverage to it. In addition, the...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mark Daly: I ask the Leader to ask the Minister for Social Protection to come to the House to discuss the issue of social welfare payments to assist people with mortgage interest payments.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mark Daly: I have asked through the normal channels if there is any proof that payments given to people to pay mortgage interest are being passed on to the banks. If people are given a choice between feeding their families, keeping the lights on or keeping the house warm and paying the bank, no one will blame them if they fail to pay the bank. We must find different mechanisms to assist people who...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Mark Daly: Fine Gael has made a few misquotes.