Results 1,941-1,960 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion (9 Apr 2014)
Marc MacSharry: The Minister of State said she did not want to answer. It is either a "Yes" or a "No".
- Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion (9 Apr 2014)
Marc MacSharry: The reality is the Minister of State said she would meet these people. When did she last meet, for example, Nursing Homes Ireland or Third Age, whose representatives are present?
- Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion (9 Apr 2014)
Marc MacSharry: When was it? Was it last week, last month, last year or has she met them since the formation of the Government? It is a simple question. I will take her silence to mean that she has not met them yet.
- Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion (9 Apr 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I did not interrupt anybody.
- Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion (9 Apr 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I took a quick convenience break. I hope the Senator did not time it. I apologise to Senator Noone for the 30 seconds for which I was absent but I am sure she will forgive me for that.
- Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion (9 Apr 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I was commended by Members one after another for bringing up this issue.
- Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion (9 Apr 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I am making a suggestion, which is my right in closing the debate, that the Minister of State has not met the organisations or engaged in the level of dialogue required. She is so out of touch that the HSE is saying one thing regarding a crisis in long-term stay beds while she is saying something completely different. BDO, the experts in the field, are shouting from the rooftops that there...
- Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion (9 Apr 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Apr 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Transfer altogether.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Apr 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I ask the Leader for a debate on the north west and the Border region in particular. Considering the impact of the recession, the contribution of various Governments to the regions has not been what it should be. Some recent research which has come to my attention is worth putting on the record. The Border and north west region has the lowest rate of employment, at 52%. It has the highest...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Apr 2014)
Marc MacSharry: On behalf of Fianna Fáil, I welcome the Lord Mayor of Dublin. In my 12 years I think it is the first time our nearest neighbour and resident has come to visit us. It would be appropriate for me to say that, having been at school with him, I know him very well. It is good to see him here. His contribution and that of his family to enterprise and public service is second to none and...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Apr 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I will conclude with an example concerning a person who has since deceased. A vomiting bug prevented a lady from visiting her husband, who unfortunately was terminally ill and was going to die. When she was allowed to return to the hospital after a three-day absence, she found him in the same pyjamas, which were stained and to be frank, she found him sitting in his own urine, which was and...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I ask the Deputy Leader for a debate on the proposal for free GP care for those aged under six. Despite everybody's best intentions for reform in the health service, it is worrying that we are going ahead with a political gimmick in making free GP care available for those aged under six. It is not supported by the GPs and they have not been consulted on it. They are advising against it for...
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: As we were not sitting last week, I have a number of issues I would like to raise on behalf of our group. The record should show that the Government Chief Whip in the other House is determining the business of this House. That is why we did not sit last week. The Government wants to make sure we are the Taoiseach's subservient little lap-dog. It is unfortunate that the opportunity to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: It is strong language. I would like to point out that far from abusing privilege, however, I did choose to use privilege in saying that the Minister did lie. That is what he did in November 2013.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: No, it is not.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: If you will indulge me, a Chathaoirligh. If one goes back to the debate of November last-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: It will not be withdrawn.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: If I could continue-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: You are the Leader but not the Cathaoirleach quite yet. Maybe you will be in the next round.