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Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (29 Mar 2018)

Mark Daly: That is fine. I will look at the blacks because this is an important issue. The timeline is also critical. It will be important to consider a system for payments to public representatives similar to that in operation for Deputies and Senators. Local councillors are treated as but not paid as civil servants. They are not treated in the same way as national public representatives. The...

Seanad: Appointment of Members of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission: Motion (29 Mar 2018)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I thank him for his outline of the appointments to the commission, which is important for the protection of Irish human rights and equality. Much remains to be done to achieve the aims and objectives of the commission. As the Minister of State pointed out, the inclusion of Patrick Connolly and others who have served in other areas, such as...

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Mark Daly: Our Constitution is unique. It was the first constitution in human history to have been adopted by a popular vote of the people in a referendum held in 1937. It is all the more extraordinary a document because it was adopted by the Irish people at a time when democracies were crumbling in Germany, Italy and Spain. Here in Ireland, politicians were not taking power from the people. Rather,...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh (21 Mar 2018)

Mark Daly: Is ócáid speisialta agus stairiúil í seo. Ba mhaith fáilte a chur roimh Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh agus a chlann. Nuair a bhí mo chlann féin ag féachaint ar chluichí Ciarraí ar an teilifís san am ina raibh Mícheál fós ag tráchtaireacht - when Mícheál was commentating on matches involving Kerry...

Seanad: Ratification of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Statements (21 Mar 2018)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister of State for outlining the issues and challenges involved in the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. While we are one of the last countries to ratify it there were many steps legally required for it to be successful. There are many challenges ahead to fulfil all our aspirations for people with disabilities and for our society to...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2018)

Mark Daly: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach. He opened his remarks by saying that today is International Women's Day, a day that is rightly celebrated around the world. I am leading off today because our leader, Senator Ardagh, is not able to attend because she is at the funeral of an extraordinary woman who was 106 years of age. Not only did she have grandchildren and great-grandchildren, but she had...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Mark Daly: Today marks an extraordinary occasion. It is the 170th anniversary of when the Tricolour was first flown by Thomas Francis Meagher. He is probably the most extraordinary Irishman that most Irish people have never heard about.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Mark Daly: Thomas Francis Meagher not only ran for parliament, unsuccessfully, for Westminster in 1848, he was a leader in the rebellion in Ireland of 1848 for which he was put on trial for high treason. He was the last man in Ireland to be sentenced to be hung, drawn and quartered. Prior to sentencing the judge asked him if he had anything to say, to which he replied: "Well your honour, I give you my...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2018)

Mark Daly: Ar dtús, déarfaidh mé cúpla focal do Trevor Ó'Clochartaigh ar an ócáid seo. Bhí brón orm nuair a chuala mé an nuacht that Trevor was resigning from the Seanad - on his own terms. Not every person gets to leave office on their own terms. I pay tribute to Trevor for his work on the issue of the diaspora. I have attended many events with him....

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2018)

Mark Daly: Actually, she is my godchild. The thing about being my godchild is that she is the one who picks the nursing home so, obviously, she is up here on work experience. She is up here on work experience and is having a grand time. We were at the cinema last night. She will be picking my nursing home so everyone should make sure to treat her right.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2018)

Mark Daly: The Senator would visit, I thank him. I appreciate that.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2018)

Mark Daly: I will return the compliment.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2018)

Mark Daly: Senator Leyden drew the foul.

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (21 Feb 2018)

Mark Daly: We do not accept the claims made in the Government's motion and its record on provision for those with disabilities, but we are happy to support the measures the Government proposes to take, which are outlined in the latter half of the motion, along with Senator Dolan's amendments. As we all know, people who have disabilities face discrimination in terms of housing, transport and many other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2018)

Mark Daly: I will be brief as I have to go to another meeting. The 150 paramilitary deaths since the Good Friday Agreement are obviously of concern. Have these deaths occurred because a lot of the infrastructure remains in place and is being allowed to remain in place for the sake of, one cannot say "peace", but perhaps stability? How much funding is required? One can set up all the infrastructure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2018)

Mark Daly: If she has asked those questions, that is fine. I apologise for being away from the committee.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2018)

Mark Daly: Will the Leader ask the Minister for Health to come to the House to deal with the allegations of some interference with the capital plan by the HSE in what it was putting together? While there is considerable input, the restructuring of the capital plan to benefit some and not benefit all is an issue of concern. There is lack of clarity about this. I do not want to go further on it; I just...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2018)

Mark Daly: It is in Cork.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2018)

Mark Daly: It is Cork University Hospital. It happens time and again. The paramedics are sitting around with acute-care patients sitting in the ambulances waiting to be handed over. It is a pure systems failure. Meanwhile people are in dire need waiting for an ambulance to come to them. That is a systems failure that needs to be rectified. It does not require money; it just requires improved...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2018)

Mark Daly: The media.