Results 861-880 of 8,391 for speaker:Mark Daly

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2012)

Mark Daly: I ask the Deputy Leader to ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to come to the House to discuss the US-Ireland Alliance. The Mitchell scholars programme is a great programme in honour of an extraordinary man but, unfortunately, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade has been unable to get a definitive answer from the president of the US-Ireland Alliance on...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2012)

Mark Daly: It is and it has come up twice, which is why I am asking for the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to appear in the House seeing as the president of the US-Ireland Alliance will not indicate whether she will appear. The Irish taxpayer will give over €20 million to the programme-----

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2012)

Mark Daly: The president has not indicated that she will appear before the committee. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade is a member of the board of the US-Ireland Alliance and when he comes in he could explain why the president of the organisation will not indicate whether she will appear before the committee.

Seanad: British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly: Statements (17 May 2012)

Mark Daly: The work of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly plays an extremely important role in fostering the relationship between the two islands. As my colleague from Kerry has pointed out, the issue of trade has now become more focused at these meetings. Once upon a time Britain was our largest trading partner and it is as important to all of our manufacturers and suppliers in Ireland as we...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 May 2012)

Mark Daly: I hope my colleague will support my call for an amendment to the Order of Business that the House takes the NAMA and Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill today.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 May 2012)

Mark Daly: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 May 2012)

Mark Daly: I have raised this issue on a number of occasions and I have called on the Attorney General to come to the House, as I believe that NAMA is not selling its properties in accordance with the legislation passed by the Oireachtas. To date, the Attorney General has failed to reply to the questions I raised. NAMA is the largest property company in the world. Both Houses passed legislation that...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 May 2012)

Mark Daly: That is clearly not happening. Deputy Buttimer raised the issue of the sale of land in Cork. Other sales in London and further afield are taking place with the consent of NAMA but nobody knows the properties are for sale.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 May 2012)

Mark Daly: I am sure colleagues have read the newspaper reports, particular in the Irish Examiner, about a property on which a loan of €100 million had been secured which was sold for €7 million. Nobody, including adjoining landowners and farmers, knew the land was for sale. If that is selling State assets in an open and transparent manner, then my colleagues opposite are clearly delusional when...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 May 2012)

Mark Daly: As a former auctioneer, I am sure Senator Coghlan knows how to sell something in an open and transparent manner. I have moved an amendment to the Order of Business and I also ask the Deputy Leader to invoke Standing Order 56 to invite the Attorney General to come to the House to explain to us why NAMA is not following the laws it passed.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 May 2012)

Mark Daly: Yes.

Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (23 May 2012)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister to the House. Fianna Fáil Senators will, of course, be supporting our independent Seanad colleagues on this issue. The Minister has already outlined the history of the national lottery, the funding that comes from it, where that funding goes and the causes it is aimed at. I smiled wryly when I heard that the money from the sale will go to projects such as the...

Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (23 May 2012)

Mark Daly: It was luck and a very good application process, possibly.

Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (23 May 2012)

Mark Daly: The Irish Kidney Association, for example, benefits from the national lottery to fund its organ donation drive and donor cards. Such initiatives are rarely alluded to. People tend to mention other projects that are highlighted in the media. Worthy projects, such as the kidney donor card, have extraordinary outcomes and a huge effect on people's lives. I am sure the Minister will take this...

Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (23 May 2012)

Mark Daly: I filled out the application form myself. I must say I did an excellent job on it. The Minister may come to Kerry some time and we will allow him to open the sports hall and synthetic grass pitch which we achieved purely because I was chairman of the club. Will the legislation include a provision whereby money from the sale of this State asset will be ring-fenced for the new national...

Seanad: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (23 May 2012)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I have a simple question with regard to a stocking issue for those who had horses previously and want to get back into the industry under the disadvantaged areas scheme. I will listen to the Minister of State's reply.

Seanad: EU Directives: Referral to Joint Committee (6 Jun 2012)

Mark Daly: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Seanad: NAMA and Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Transparency Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Jun 2012)

Mark Daly: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I welcome the Minister, Deputy Michael Noonan, to the House. This is important legislation and I ask the Minister to consider it thoroughly. The people of Ireland must have confidence in institutions of the State. On 20 February 2012, the Financial Times described NAMA as one of the largest property companies in the world. On 26 January...

Seanad: NAMA and Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Transparency Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Jun 2012)

Mark Daly: This property was not placed on the open market. How was that in the best interests of the Irish taxpayer? Could my colleague, Senator Coghlan, outline how on 16 April, a trust was set up in Jersey? A legal agreement signed in Westminster City Council shows that McAleer and Rushe had a beneficial interest in this trust. Was this to deceive the Irish taxpayer? On 21 September 2011, in a...

Seanad: NAMA and Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Transparency Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Jun 2012)

Mark Daly: For the information of Senator Coghlan, I received a letter which told me they could tell me nothing. If a situation like Baker Street arose in the future, this Bill would ensure that everybody would know the property was for sale, that anyone could bid for it and there would be confidence in NAMA and the IBRC as a result. At present there are back room deals going on which are not anything...