Results 141-160 of 190 for speaker:Mark Dearey

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2010)

Mark Dearey: The question with the Croke Park deal is whether we can find agreement across the House on its review date. The review date of March next is probably too late. While I appreciate that is what has been agreed, an earlier review would be extremely helpful in the circumstances in which we find ourselves. It would allow us to reconfigure what has been achieved so far. I acknowledge what has...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2010)

Mark Dearey: I would welcome that debate.

Seanad: European Council: Statements (9 Nov 2010)

Mark Dearey: The Minister of State is welcome. I wish to address two items that were dealt with at the European Council meeting last week, namely, preparations for the climate summit in Cancun and the establishment of a robust and credible permanent crisis mechanism. I shall take the latter item first. It is clear the day such a mechanism will be required has been in the offing for a long time. The...

Seanad: EU Directive on Temporary Agency Work: Statements (10 Nov 2010)

Mark Dearey: I welcome the Minister of State. I welcome the opportunity to speak on this topic ahead of the consultation process. Speaking as an employer, I highlight the precious nature of a job and the importance of the relationship between the employer and employee. In my case, my relationship with staff is binary, as was the case with Senator Quinn. I thank Senator Quinn for his story, which he...

Seanad: National Housing Development Survey: Motion (10 Nov 2010)

Mark Dearey: I second the amendment to the motion tabled by Senator Glynn. I do not want to do down many of the relevant points made by Senator McFadden and all previous contributors, but we must recognise the fact that the Government has stepped up its efforts to deal with this issue. The expert group has been meeting - I understand it met today - and its proposals will be presented to local...

Seanad: National Housing Development Survey: Motion (10 Nov 2010)

Mark Dearey: These issues are being addressed.

Seanad: Protection of Intellectual Property Rights: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Mark Dearey: I regularly look back through my record collection. The labels include Two Tone, Terri Hooley's Good Vibrations in Belfast, Stiff Records and Mulligan Records. I revelled in buying albums that did not come from EMI, Warner Music or any of the big labels. There was a real antipathy at the time towards the industry and the punk movement was probably a way of showing two fingers to the music...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2010)

Mark Dearey: One of the core principles of the Green Party's philosophy revolves around the concept of living within limits and in a sustainable manner. This means that, in the context of business, transport and production, we must recognise that there are environmental limits which apply. The Green Party also believes that economics also involves respecting limits. While it may have been the intention...

Seanad: Chemicals (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (16 Nov 2010)

Mark Dearey: I welcome the Minister of State. I noted and agreed with Senator Phelan's comment that it was important in these difficult times that competitiveness remained a priority. While the explanatory memorandum to the Bill acknowledges there is no cost to the Exchequer, it is important that the burden on business is kept to a minimum. It is important to recognise that, when talking about...

Seanad: Prohibition of Depleted Uranium Weapons Bill 2009: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2010)

Mark Dearey: I hope the passage of this Bill will encourage other countries to introduce legislation on depleted uranium weapons. A raft of other legislation will probably be required in the future because depleted uranium weapons leave behind a legacy that affect civilians, rather than military personnel. Their legacy is not covered by the Ottawa and Oslo treaties which set out specific requirements...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Nov 2010)

Mark Dearey: I also welcome the clarity of thought and expression from the Governor of the Central Bank this morning. It was a model of communication which will help all of us to move forward. I call for a debate on the future of semi-State companies. I do this in the context of the conditions that might attach to any loan or bailout. Not only is the corporation tax rate issue central to our...

Seanad: Value-Added Tax Consolidation Bill 2010: Fifth Stage. (18 Nov 2010)

Mark Dearey: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for bringing this Bill to the House. I understand the amount of work that must be involved in the consolidation of any range of Acts. This legislation is based on the model that was used in the cases of the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 and the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003. This road has been travelled before. I can...

Seanad: Special Educational Needs (18 Nov 2010)

Mark Dearey: The other night I attended a meeting organised by the Down's Syndrome Centre which highlighted an issue of which I had been aware, although I had not fully appreciated the hurt it was causing. An educational assessment for a child suffering from Down's syndrome is provided at around the age of six years and assessments fall into four categories, "mild", "moderate", "severe" and "profound"....

Seanad: Special Educational Needs (18 Nov 2010)

Mark Dearey: My question focused on section 7 of the 1998 Act to which the Minister of State's response did not refer. Consequently, I consider that my question remains outstanding although a number of issues were touched upon by the Minister of State, for which I thank him. I recognise that the Government has provided for an expansion in special education support needs. A particular emphasis has been...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2010)

Mark Dearey: I would like to expand on some of the remarks ventilated in the past few minutes in regard, in particular, to the role of politics. The rush to appoint a business leader to sort us out reflects a yearning for two things - decisiveness and expertise - but should there ever be such a move, we would be throwing the baby out with the bath water because not only do we need decisiveness and...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2010)

Mark Dearey: On an important point of information, the €85 billion is a single figure that covers both borrowing for current expenditure and the banks. Some €40 billion of it will go towards covering the current spending deficit, as I understand it.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2010)

Mark Dearey: I am sure.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2010)

Mark Dearey: If Senator Healy Eames checks with the Members around her, they can confirm it. I raised the matter yesterday, to which I would appreciate a response while understanding why it was not possible to get one in the context of yesterday's debate, about the need to inject greater expertise into the dealings of the Oireachtas and the public service, generally. I proposed that a partial list...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Mark Dearey: The Minister did not introduce the term. The Opposition raised it.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Mark Dearey: Some time ago I asked the Leader if the Minister for Justice and Law Reform could provide us with an assessment of the so-called dissident threat on this island. Last night's interception of a viable mortar on the northbound carriageway of the M1 outside Dundalk brings to attention again the activity of these people as they essentially attempt to challenge and undermine the basic precepts of...