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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Irish Sign Language (30 Nov 2021)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Rabbitte, to the House and thank her for taking this important Commencement matter.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Irish Sign Language (30 Nov 2021)

Mark Daly: Before I invite the Minister of State to respond, will she clarify whether the Department is in compliance with the Act at the moment? If she cannot provide the answer now, perhaps she could on another day.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Irish Sign Language (30 Nov 2021)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2021)

Mark Daly: Members will be aware that Professor George Eogan, who was a Member of this House from 1987 to 1989, passed away on Thursday, 18 November. Professor Eogan was widely regarded as one of the leading archaeologists of his generation. He is perhaps best known for his work in Knowth. He was born Nobber, County Meath, and was always proud of his Meath origins, and a proud GAA fan. Meath was...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2021)

Mark Daly: We will then stand for a minute's silence, if the motion is agreed.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2021)

Mark Daly: I join with the Senator in congratulating the Republic of Barbados on its newfound path and the country's new President, Sandra Mason, on her new role. In her address, President Mason spoke about the country weathering all storms and reaching new horizons. As one of the older republics, we wish Barbados all the best as the newest republic on the planet.

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Motion (30 Nov 2021)

Mark Daly: I ask Members to be upstanding for one minute's silence in respect of the late former Senator George Eogan.

Seanad: Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021: Second Stage (30 Nov 2021)

Mark Daly: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021: Second Stage (30 Nov 2021)

Mark Daly: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2021)

Mark Daly: If people are shopping local, they might also shop Irish, while they are at it. I call on Senator Craughwell.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2021)

Mark Daly: Before I call on Senator McGreehan, I agree with some of Senator Ó Donnghaile's sentiments regarding this issue. I was in Italy when the foreign affairs committees came together to reduce Operation Mare Nostrum from an area of many hundreds of thousands of square miles to just a couple of thousand square miles, which would clearly have the effect of people dying quietly in the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2021)

Mark Daly: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2021)

Mark Daly: That is a policy decision that was taken a number of years ago to reduce the search and rescue operation, knowing what the consequences would be for refugees. Bear in mind that most of those refugees are created by situations that were largely exacerbated by European countries many decades or centuries ago.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2021)

Mark Daly: I thank the Senator for sharing that with us this morning.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2021)

Mark Daly: I again support the calls to buy from businesses based in Ireland.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2021)

Mark Daly: Before I call the acting Leader to outline the Order of Business, I want to point out that I agree with Members the issue of pay for secretarial staff. The acting Leader will outline this in his response because he is also a member of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission. This item has been dealt with by the commission, month in and month out. The reason Members might not be aware of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2021)

Mark Daly: Technically, on the Order of Business when you are bringing up a point of order, it should be on the rules of the House rather than on a point of information.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2021)

Mark Daly: That is clearly not my job. My job is not to tell people what to say on the Order of Business.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2021)

Mark Daly: If people are raising issues, you can ask - and I am going to circulate it again - to intervene with a Senator who is making the statement at the time-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2021)

Mark Daly: No, I did not say to you to stay quiet.