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Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Professor Christopher McCrudden (25 May 2017)

Mark Daly: The point is interesting. We can go through key areas like policing and justice and there can certainly be an argument made for whatever EEA arrangements are there. Senator McDowell would know about extradition and how the European arrest warrant would solve the problem. A hard Brexit brings a special problem relating to the peace process in that regard. Tourism is a cross-Border and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: EU Foreign Affairs Council (25 May 2017)

Mark Daly: Apologies for leaving Minister, we have Brexit discussions in the Seanad all day today, something that the Minister has been working hard on and I congratulate him and his team on ensuring that Ireland is one of the three key issues to be resolved prior to any trade discussions between the UK and the EU. One of the key things to emerge from research that I have done for the Joint Committee...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Representatives of the Transport Sector (11 May 2017)

Mark Daly: Will the witnesses clarify that the free travel scheme will not be affected by Brexit directly? We might note in our report the requirement for primary legislation on the cross-Border taxi issue. I thank the witnesses for their presentation on the cross-Border bus service but that needs a detailed explanation as to what we can do for our report. All of the issues raised by that were...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Representatives of the Transport Sector (11 May 2017)

Mark Daly: There is the issue of rail services and the amount of money the EU has put into that area. The Good Friday committee, of which I am a member, has made a draft recommendation on Brexit that all current and future EU funding should continue to be provided for Northern Ireland in the absence of an alternative agreement by the UK. That may be of assistance to the issue of rail services. Are...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Mr. Eamon Gilmore (11 May 2017)

Mark Daly: Mr. Gilmore said we needed to engage more on European issues such as defence and he mentioned peace work, humanitarian aid and the promotion of soft power in EU policy. In the Italian Senate two and a half years ago, Ms Mogherini spoke about closing down Operation Mare Nostrum and said we needed to stop picking up refugees in the Mediterranean as it only encouraged them to come. When a...

Seanad: Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage (9 May 2017)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister of State. We welcome the Bill and any legislation to deal with the almost 7,500 cases dismissed because of the current system. The Bill aims to rectify the allowance made by the court where a person states he or she did not receive a previous notification. The online issue of a summons is to be welcomed. As it is a technical amendment, we will not go through it in...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Industry Representatives (4 May 2017)

Mark Daly: The proposal by the British-Irish Chamber of Commerce is an excellent one. I am surprised that it was not approached already. It should be one of the key recommendations of our report. On the insurance industry and the idea of grandfathering and joint corridors and so on, again it is very credible. We had the Central Bank in here in an earlier session, and one of the issues that I...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Industry Representatives (4 May 2017)

Mark Daly: Does that include the central banks?

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Industry Representatives (4 May 2017)

Mark Daly: I find it amazing that officials from the Central Bank were in here this morning and could not tell this committee whether any other European central banks were involved in promoting their countries as a location.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Enterprise Ireland (4 May 2017)

Mark Daly: Some of my questions are along the same lines. First, regarding what Senator Paul Daly said about not supporting companies who want to trade with the North, is Enterprise Ireland going to look at that issue? In terms of proposals from Enterprise Ireland on imaginative solutions which the EU is seeking, has the organisation looked at replicating or seeking to replicate the trading...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Central Bank of Ireland (4 May 2017)

Mark Daly: Has the Central Bank changed any of its regulations in its own organisation as a direct of result Brexit? Are there changes to which the witnesses can point and say that the rules have been changed in order to assist Ireland as a result of Brexit?

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Central Bank of Ireland (4 May 2017)

Mark Daly: Ms McMunn raises a question. Because of the financial crisis, the Central Bank's rules were changed so that it is not out there championing the cause of Ireland being a location for financial services investment and that has changed the bank's remit. How many other central banks in the EU have the same standard, the same rule, that they are no longer advocates and that they just process the...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Central Bank of Ireland (4 May 2017)

Mark Daly: Perhaps Mr. Cassidy could answer the question. From a competitive point of view, this is a fundamental issue for Ireland for examination by the task force. If other central banks are not only being regulatory bodies but also are actively engaging on behalf of their countries, we will not be able to attract financial services. We will be looking at this in two years' time wondering why we...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Central Bank of Ireland (4 May 2017)

Mark Daly: I am not saying that. We have changed our standards. That is the financial crisis and post-traumatic stress disorder I am talking about. We changed our standards because the Central Bank was out there looking for business. This is a hangover from the financial crisis that will now affect our performance. I suggest that the task force should have answered the question when it was...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Central Bank of Ireland (4 May 2017)

Mark Daly: I understand that.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Central Bank of Ireland (4 May 2017)

Mark Daly: Are other central banks able to champion their financial services? The Central Bank was doing so previously, so obviously EU regulations allow for it. Are other central banks doing it where we are not?

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Central Bank of Ireland (4 May 2017)

Mark Daly: I know, but there is a fundamental difference-----

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Central Bank of Ireland (4 May 2017)

Mark Daly: We are looking for solutions to problems. This comes back to the task force. What has been highlighted here is that we have changed our rules regarding the Central Bank promoting Ireland as a location for financial services. If that does not change - and obviously, other European countries have not changed - we need to find out who they are and whether we are going to change it. If we...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Central Bank of Ireland (4 May 2017)

Mark Daly: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. Ireland is in the unfortunate situation - and the Central Bank in particular - of suffering from a post-banking crisis stress disorder. Unlike other European member states, having gone through a banking crisis and regulatory issues around it, the human reaction is to over-regulate. That happened and was due to lack of oversight and regulations,...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with former Taoiseach, Mr. John Bruton (27 Apr 2017)

Mark Daly: I thank Mr. Bruton for appearing before this committee and sharing his insights, not only on domestic matters but also on matters related to the EU and further afield. I particularly welcome his insights on competitiveness, which is one of the areas over which we have some control. There is much we can do to limit the effects of Brexit, which will grow and worsen over time. Brexit is an...