Results 1,901-1,920 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Seanad: Economic Growth and Job Creation: Statements (4 Mar 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I welcome the Minister to the House. It is good to have him here as always. I was eight years old when he first became a Minister, and even though we all wish we were in government and so on, his experience and calm, assured approach has been a lucky benefit to this country at this particular time. Regardless of what might politically divide us, the ambition is the same for both sides of...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, notwithstanding his attendance here yesterday, come to the House again today to discuss the position of mortgage holders with what was the Irish Nationwide Building Society and is now the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation. While the other House accepted the principle of the Fianna Fáil...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I was here and spoke very respectfully while making my political points. While I appreciate having the Minister here, five minutes is worth nothing. As finance spokesman on the other side of the House, I recall speakers being allowed 20 minutes each in certain debates on finance and the economy. Yesterday, I had hardly started my contribution when it was time to finish.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I am proposing that the Minister come to the House to indicate specifically what the Government's plans are to follow up on the issue of mortgage arrears, particularly in respect of mortgages taken out with the Irish Nationwide Building Society.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Tánaiste Gilroy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I thank the witnesses for attending. I wish to pay tribute to Senator Gilroy, our colleague, for his work so far. I know he has a very special interest and has done considerable work in this area. The Fianna Fáil members of the committee, Deputies Troy and Kelleher, and I, will give our own policy, entitled Actions Speak Louder than Words, to Senator Gilroy as our submission to the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)
Marc MacSharry: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil group and as somebody who served with the former Senator and late Deputy McFadden, I express our sympathy to Nicky's family, particularly her two adult children, the community in Athlone and the Fine Gael Party. She was a great friend to everybody in the House. As a town councillor, county councillor, Senator and Deputy she exemplified how business could...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)
Marc MacSharry: -----on the basis of the incredible stories of the last number of days. It is simply not credible. We will press this amendment to the Order of Business, so as to ensure that the Taoiseach or a senior Minister will make themselves available in this House tonight to tell us the truth, rather than the incredible fantasy which has been created to make a number of people look very bad in the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)
Marc MacSharry: The amendment states: "That, at the conclusion of the Order of Business today, the Taoiseach or, in the event that he is not available, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar, come to the House, make a statement on these extraordinary matters and answer questions on them."
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)
Marc MacSharry: The north west does not have full-time cardiology services.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)
Marc MacSharry: It is a fact, not a maybe.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I agree with Senator Conway that there should be an urgent debate with Ministers about the ambulance service. After watching the programme the other night and hearing from representatives of the ambulance organisation throughout the country, one wonders why the Taoiseach did not dispatch the Secretary General of the Department of Health to the head of that organisation, considering the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Apr 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Similar to last week and yesterday, I propose an amendment to the Order of Business: "That in accordance with Standing Order 56, the Attorney General be invited to attend the Seanad today to discuss the taping of telephone conversations in Garda stations." The Attorney General should attend to give an account of the incredible affairs of recent weeks in order that this House can participate...
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Apr 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I look forward to being surprised. I assume that when she comes to the House we will get a detailed account.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Apr 2014)
Marc MacSharry: That is what is required and that is what the public are entitled to rather than this show. Can Senator Brennan confirm that she will come to the House?
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Apr 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I very much welcome the fact that she will come in. We will get to vote on the amendment shortly. The White Paper on universal health care, which is three years in preparation, will be launched later and I would like the House to debate it because according to the king of announcements, the Minister for Health, we now have free GP care for under-sixes but that is not happening and there was...
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Apr 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Bring him in too.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Apr 2014)
Marc MacSharry: We cannot have the 2011 election again. How many times does the Government want to have that election? We lost 53 seats. Fine Gael and the Labour Party are in government now.