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Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (23 May 2018)

Mark Daly: Senator Buttimer is antagonistic today.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (23 May 2018)

Mark Daly: One does not even have to say it here.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (23 May 2018)

Mark Daly: It sounds like Senator Buttimer is.

Seanad: Situation in Palestine: Statements (23 May 2018)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House and outlining the issues and the Government's proposals and actions in response to what has happened in Palestine and Gaza recently. It is all too familiar given the previous attacks on Gaza by the Israelis, the escalating casualty count in Gaza and the ongoing humanitarian crisis that has been there since 2007 and well before that. As...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Impact of Brexit on the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Mark Daly: I join with the Chairman on this, the 44th anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, in extending my sympathies to the families and the loved ones of the bereaved in what was one of the biggest mass murders in the history of the State. Professor Phinnemore raised several issues. The House of Commons Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has produced a report in the last six weeks...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2018)

Mark Daly: We are sitting for two days next week. I understand it is to do with the referendum, but there is a lot of legislation that needs to be done. I refer to Vicky Phelan and her desire for accountability, as she says, and not revenge. She made some important statements at the Committee of Public Accounts yesterday. She said that she did not want to die in vain. She wanted protocols to be put...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2018)

Mark Daly: My God. There will be no votes in Cork for Senator Boyhan.

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (16 May 2018)

Mark Daly: Some amendments were not accepted and we are trying to get to a compromise.

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (16 May 2018)

Mark Daly: I second that proposal.

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (16 May 2018)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister of State for clarifying the Government's amendments. As this is mental health month, it is important for the Bill to pass at this time. It is an important matter and it should remain before us every month. I also thank the mental health groups who have lobbied effectively to ensure this is the best Bill possible to represent those who need services and the assistance...

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (16 May 2018)

Mark Daly: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (16 May 2018)

Mark Daly: I support my colleague in her assertion that this will be the only mental health Bill that will go through the Houses in the lifetime of this Government. On average, only 45 to 50 Bills pass through these Houses each year. There is an opportunity to make sure the judgment of the court is reflected in law such that we will not have others going to the courts in individual cases. The reason...

Seanad: European Court Decision: Motion (16 May 2018)

Mark Daly: I wish to share time with Senator Gallagher. Fianna Fáil supports the motion on the case of the hooded men which relates to events that took place during a dark period of the Troubles. The legal ramifications echo to this very day. The case should be appealed to the courts. It is disappointing that the Government had to be taken to the High Court by legal representatives of the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Organ Donation Data (10 May 2018)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. This matter on the Commencement is something I hope we can all work towards. I ask the Minister to sign a statutory instrument that would allow the sharing of information with the Health Service Executive, HSE, of people's intention to be organ donors. As the Minister is aware, code 115 on the driver licence indicates the person owning the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Organ Donation Data (10 May 2018)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister for his reply and I welcome his positive response. Data protection is clearly a concern for everybody but I am not sure of the small print when one applies for a licence. There is an element of data sharing being signed off as the M50 toll company can now access data, as well as the Courts Service. It is clearly within the gift of the Minister to ensure others have...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)

Mark Daly: I want to raise a couple of issues in respect of the ongoing systems failure. The CervicalCheck scandal, the HSE and the hepatitis C scandal are all systems failures. We have a systems failure as to the reason Apple has abandoned the €850 million data centre in Athenry. That was abandoned because of a failure in our system in Ireland, which allowed so much delay to be imposed on...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)

Mark Daly: He should have ironed the T-shirt.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)

Mark Daly: Napoleon was not wrong.

Seanad: Europe Day 2018: Statements (10 May 2018)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House and reflecting on the future of the European Union. Fianna Fáil has long been an advocate of the European Union since its leadership in the accession process of 1973. Membership of the European Union has led to a social and economic transformation of this country that would have been unimaginable 100 years ago. It would not be...

Seanad: Local Government Accountability Bill 2018: Second Stage (9 May 2018)

Mark Daly: I support the Bill and its aims. It is about transparency in Government. It is about accountability, an issue that is very prevalent this week. Accountability has to start at the very base of democracy, and the front line of democracy is at local authority level. We are not asking for anything huge in terms of issues such as response times, but as there has to be a response, why not set a...