Results 901-920 of 8,392 for speaker:Mark Daly

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

Mark Daly: I thank all my colleagues for their input and the Minister for his reply. I am not happy that the Government has come up with a number of reasons that, in themselves, are at variance with some of the facts. As I and colleagues have outlined, NAMA proposed a website six months after I proposed it but it is limiting its one only to properties of which it has taken title control. That...

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

Mark Daly: I not only have correspondence, I have had meetings with it. It said it had nothing to do with it. British Land states that NAMA had given agreement for the sale to go ahead. McAleer and Rushe which owes the Irish taxpayer money will make a profit from this land even though it still owes us €28 million. I ask Senator Coghlan to outline how that is in the best interests of taxpayers....

Seanad: Redundancy Payments (6 Jun 2012)

Mark Daly: I have a very short question. I ask the Minister to outline the details of an evaluation carried out by the Government prior to the introduction of the new redundancy arrangements, as they place a major onus on small businesses dealing with redundancies. It certainly does not help job creation. It acts as a deterrent to anybody considering employing a person. Will the Minister outline the...

Seanad: Redundancy Payments (6 Jun 2012)

Mark Daly: As the Minister of State will be aware, it was stated in the reply that people were made redundant "often from very profitable companies", but at times they are seeking their redundancy payments from companies that are not profitable. This is militating against the creation of jobs. The Minister of State is responding on behalf of the Minister for Social Protection and has been given the...

Seanad: Redundancy Payments (6 Jun 2012)

Mark Daly: When I asked for an evaluation, I did not simply mean an evaluation in terms of pounds, shillings and pence and pence but an evaluation of the measures to create jobs. If an employer is thinking of employing an additional person and then looks at the changes to the redundancy scheme, it is aware it will cost it a fortune to let the person go. This is another barrier to creating jobs.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments (6 Jun 2012)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister for his response and I appreciate that he came into the House.

Seanad: Decade of Commemorations: Statements (Resumed) (7 Jun 2012)

Mark Daly: It is a great honour to serve with the Minister and his officials, John Kennedy and others on the Decade of Commemorations Committee, which is important in terms of acknowledgement of all the historic events which helped shaped this nation. While we must broaden our sympathies we do not have to lessen our loyalties. For a republican like me, the centrepiece of this decade of commemorations...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2012)

Mark Daly: Senator Feargal Quinn is a great advocate of organ donation. I ask the Leader to organise a debate on the impending transposition into Irish law of organ donation legislation, without debate, by the health committee. The matter is not to be discussed in the Dáil or Seanad. Organ donation transforms lives. It is absolutely astonishing that legislation amounting to 38 pages will not be...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2012)

Mark Daly: My colleagues, who are all historians, are all well aware that Mr. Churchill did make that statement. We now have the benefit of hindsight and I support entirely the pardon given by the Minister.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2012)

Mark Daly: Would the Senator have supported Germany?

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2012)

Mark Daly: On a point of order, I have no difficulty with the pardon being given. My only issue with it is that the Minister was-----

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2012)

Mark Daly: It is on the record-----

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2012)

Mark Daly: -----of many of those that some of them left simply for-----

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2012)

Mark Daly: I have no difficulty with those who left for the most honourable of reasons-----

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2012)

Mark Daly: -----but for those who left for other reasons, it was very unfortunate. Senator Gilroy does not acknowledge that.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Mark Daly: Members rightly bring up issues of human rights and human rights abuses across the world. This morning Members referred to human rights abuses in Syria and the annihilation of its citizens by their Government. Members also raise human rights abuses in Palestine and in Colombia here and at the foreign affairs committee. Accordingly, will the Leader organise a debate on human rights abuses...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Mark Daly: The issue of pardons and human rights issues in the North of Ireland are relevant to this debate. While we broaden our sympathies, we need not lessen our loyalties. We had an interesting case where the Minister for Defence yesterday referred to Derry as Londonderry. Recently, he seems to be getting many words wrong.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Mark Daly: He also described the position of the then Government, the people and the Army on neutrality during the Second World War as morally bankrupt.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Mark Daly: I just want the record from yesterday to be clarified regarding a statement by another Senator. I want to quote------

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Mark Daly: I just want to quote one of those who deserted. He said it was due to poor conditions, boredom and the better pay in the British Army.