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- Seanad: Statistics (Heritage Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (16 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I commend Senator Ó Murchú on bringing forward this Bill. There is no reason-----
- Seanad: Statistics (Heritage Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (16 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Yes, I second the Bill. There is no reason we cannot accept this Bill and I hope the Minister of State will be in a position to accept it, at least on Second Stage. The Government can make amendments on Committee Stage if it feels some technical improvements need to be made. Senator Ó Murchú has outlined the background to this Bill. The inability to access this information from...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Will the Leader arrange for the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, to come to the House as a matter of urgency? In recent days we had a commitment by the Minister to savings and cuts of €666 million in the budget for health services provision next year. At the same time, however, he is not in a position to tell us the deficit for this year. That does not inspire confidence....
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I second Senator Leyden's amendment. I also propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that the Minister for Health come to the House today to give an explanation as to the current budget deficit in his Department and the budget for the year ahead. The level of uncertainty is unacceptable. Last Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday I mentioned in the House that it was difficult to see...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Would they have confidence in the leadership and management of a company with 100,000 employees and €14 billion of the people's money?
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I have called for the debate.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I am way over time because I have been accused of being remedial by a Government Member.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I am putting forward a legitimate point, which is that the current person managing the health service does not inspire confidence. He has control of €13 billion of the people's money.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: By his own admission last week, he knows nothing of the foundation of the figures he proposes to cut from the health service budget yet the reality is he is proceeding to do that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: In the meantime, he is giving out the old pack of cards in Government propaganda. How many thousand people does the Government need outside the gates?
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: The reality is, remedial class or not, I am not housed in the gin and tonic belts of the world that the Government chooses to protect or has to defend in their jobs.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I want to know about the people outside the gates who the Government is saying it will take another €1 billion from next year. Senator O'Donnell is calling it a remedial example.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: The next time Senator O'Donnell is on the Pat Kenny show she can give me a mention.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Not this one.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Imagine being able to manage the Department's finances. Is that not ridiculous?
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Imagine being able to stick to a budget.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: A litany of broken promises. There have now been deficits in two successive budgets in the area of health. The Minister is a great man. He is brilliant.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: The Minister should be given an award.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: When I was over there I would not listen to rubbish of this nature and I am not prepared to do so now.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I was-----