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Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2013)

Mark Daly: Did the Leader not see my tongue in my cheek? He must have lost his sense of humour. I can count to three alright.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Court Sittings (15 Oct 2013)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. The Courts Service has decided to close the courthouses in Kenmare, Cahersiveen, Killorglin and Dingle and has claimed it is a cost-saving measure. I am afraid the service has not carried out a comprehensive analysis of the cost to the State of this move. It has not considered how much it will cost the State in man-hours given that gardaí...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Court Sittings (15 Oct 2013)

Mark Daly: If I ever need a lift, I will make sure to give the Minister of State a call.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Court Sittings (15 Oct 2013)

Mark Daly: I am pleased the Minister of State is offering to give lifts to people in Kerry if ever he happens to be passing through. I note the response in respect of the criteria being laid down by the Courts Service, which basically amounts to saying that if things such as holding cells, victim support facilities and consultation rooms are not in place, those courts are more likely to close....

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Court Sittings (15 Oct 2013)

Mark Daly: This is about access to justice for the elderly, sick, infirm and those living alone. According to the report, 3,000 households in Kerry do not have access to a motor vehicle. I seek a response from the Minister of State on this matter because the people who write these submissions do not realise how difficult it is – although the Minister of State and I are aware - to get from one...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Court Sittings (15 Oct 2013)

Mark Daly: I will conclude on this point. The overall cost in terms of man hours and time used by the Garda and other professionals has not been taken into account. In fact, there are no savings. It is simply a question of more man hours being tied up sitting in courts far away from the Garda barracks.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Exemptions (16 Oct 2013)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Hogan. This is a fairly specific issue in regard to councils issuing certificates of discharge and exemption so that people have certainty as to whether liability arises for non-principal private residences, in particular derelict properties. Local authorities will issue a certificate when a sale goes through. However, people might believe they are exempt but...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Exemptions (16 Oct 2013)

Mark Daly: The Minister's support would be more than welcome in the particular issue. I am sure he would be able to persuade the local authority in Kerry to issue the certificates. I understand there is no reason it cannot do so in advance of a sale. If someone looks for an exemption, the local authority should be able to issue a certificate regardless of whether the property is sold. Is that the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Exemptions (16 Oct 2013)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (16 Oct 2013)

Mark Daly: I asked a question about the Irish International Immigrant Center and whether we had received a report on the incident that occurred in the summer. We asked for a report. Another issue that I raised was the Wider Horizons programme. Did we get a final report from the Department? When the Minister was here he said that he would send us the report on what happened in that incident.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (16 Oct 2013)

Mark Daly: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (16 Oct 2013)

Mark Daly: We were promised a report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (16 Oct 2013)

Mark Daly: When the Minister was here I asked whether we could get a copy of the report on what happened in the incident and we were told that we would get a copy of the report and we still have not received one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (16 Oct 2013)

Mark Daly: Could we ask for a copy of the report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (16 Oct 2013)

Mark Daly: Yes, but I asked for the report on the issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (16 Oct 2013)

Mark Daly: Can we ask for the report? The Minister said-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (16 Oct 2013)

Mark Daly: The Minister said he would give us-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (16 Oct 2013)

Mark Daly: The parliamentary question is an entirely separate issue from the report that was made of the incident. We never got a copy of that. We asked for a copy and we were told that we would get it from the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (16 Oct 2013)

Mark Daly: I think we received a reply on the Wider Horizons programme. The gentleman involved in that programme is our honorary consul in Philadelphia. It did some great work in the North. Several Congressmen had supported its funding and it was-----

Seanad: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Second Stage (17 Oct 2013)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister to the House. The issue of the sale of Bord Gáis to repay our debts is disturbing when one considers that, depending on who performs the valuation, the asset is worth between €800 million and €1 billion. As the Minister knows, these figures account for approximately four weeks of borrowing. It does not seem to be a wise move, particularly given the...