Results 4,881-4,900 of 8,525 for speaker:Mark Daly
- Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)
Mark Daly: We want it stated in legislation that this report will be done. I am not asking the Minister of State to duplicate the ongoing report. I am just saying that it is the report we want and that we want its production within three months of the Bill's passage stated in legislation. As the Minister of State pointed out, some surveys were done in 2015 and their reports came three years later....
- Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)
Mark Daly: No.
- Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Local Government Reform (28 May 2019)
Mark Daly: I thank the Minister of State for taking the time to come to the House. I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing this matter which has been raised in this House many times, namely, the terms and conditions for local public representatives. I thank all my Seanad colleagues in Fianna Fáil for supporting this important matter. Following the local elections, I congratulate all those who...
- Seanad: Visit of Russian Delegation (28 May 2019)
Mark Daly: As this is the 100th anniversary of the First Dáil, I thank Russia for being the first country to formally recognise the Irish Republic all those years ago.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Local Government Reform (28 May 2019)
Mark Daly: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Along with our spokesperson on housing and planning, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, our local government spokesperson, Deputy Shane Cassells, and my Seanad colleagues, I will ask to meet the Minister and the author of the report to put forward our case. As outlined, it is about terms and conditions, but the reform element is important because if we...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Local Government Reform (28 May 2019)
Mark Daly: The system of local democracy in Ireland is the worst in Europe.
- Seanad: Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities 2015-2024: Statements (16 May 2019)
Mark Daly: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to outline the position on the implementation of the comprehensive employment strategy for people with disabilities. I thank him for his work on behalf of the deaf community and on passing the Irish Sign Language Act for the deaf community and ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. We support the strategy...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Mark Daly: Like my colleague, Senator Lawless, I welcome the Speaker of the House of Representatives. There was a powerful communication from her to the UK Government in London that there would be no UK-US trade agreement unless the Good Friday Agreement was protected in full. I propose to the Leader, and would be interested in the response, that in light of the number of divisions we are having and...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Mark Daly: I want Senator Buttimer's response. If there are 60 vacant seats, it is disrespectful to our guest.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Mark Daly: The Government and Taoiseach have invited one of the most powerful people who is an ally of Ireland-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Mark Daly: -----in this Brexit negotiation-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Mark Daly: Congressman Richard Neal, Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means, is here.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Mark Daly: He has met Liam Fox, Secretary of State for International Trade for the British Government, and has told him in no uncertain terms that unless the Good Friday Agreement is protected and the Border remains open and transparent, there will be no trade agreement between the United States and the UK. Only the Leader of the House can propose a suspension. The divisions will take place and...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Mark Daly: It is entirely up to the Leader.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Mark Daly: We are proposing that the divisions be taken afterwards. The Government invited the Speaker of the House of Representatives to address us today, and knew the hour and time that it is happening. The Government is now showing disrespect to the guest that we have invited by not allowing us to attend her address to the Dáil.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Mark Daly: This is not a ceremonial event just to mark the 100th anniversary of the Dáil-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Mark Daly: -----but an event that will assist us in achieving what we want to achieve now. This is relevant with regard to-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Mark Daly: If the Leader does not suspend the House for that time, he will have to apologise to the guest and explain to the Taoiseach why-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Mark Daly: -----the seats were vacant.
- Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)
Mark Daly: I will comment on the point on which the Minister concluded. It is the issue in terms of the grouped amendments that includes amendment No. 21. It is very unusual to insert a specific figure in primary legislation, as the Minister has outlined, and that is why we are not supporting the particular proposal, along with the issue of the balanced approach report, the EU legislation and laws...