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Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)

Mark Daly: I gave plenty of warning. I am not finger-wagging.

Seanad: Death of Martin McGuinness: Expressions of Sympathy (21 Mar 2017)

Mark Daly: To Bernie, Fiachra, Emmett, Fionnuala and Grainne, we extend our sympathies. They have lost a husband, a father, a grandfather. We have seen the passing of an extraordinary Irish man.He was a man who negotiated with the British in his early 20s and who fought the British. Those who opposed him saw him as a worthy adversary as well as the enemy. He was a man who thought about the future....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implications of Brexit for Foreign Policy: Dr. Karen Devine, DCU (9 Mar 2017)

Mark Daly: I thank Dr. Devine. I agree with Irish neutrality. The EU has proven itself not to be a very democratic state when it comes to the foreign affairs agenda. I was in Rome when Ms Federica Mogherini was closing down the Mare Nostrum rescue mission in the Mediterranean, the obvious consequence of which was that people would die in the Mediterranean, but their idea was that if these people know...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implications of Brexit for Foreign Policy: Dr. Karen Devine, DCU (9 Mar 2017)

Mark Daly: We have to be brief but it was actually Dr. Devine's description of former taoisigh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implications of Brexit for Foreign Policy: Dr. Karen Devine, DCU (9 Mar 2017)

Mark Daly: Sorry, I listened to Dr. Devine's entire speech. I am sorry I had to leave but I was watching it on the monitor in my office. Dr. Devine's analogy and description of successive leaders of this country in such a manner is inappropriate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implications of Brexit for Foreign Policy: Dr. Karen Devine, DCU (9 Mar 2017)

Mark Daly: I have read Animal Farm. I know exactly what Dr. Devine is doing. I am just referring to Dr. Devine making that statement to members of the foreign affairs committee and describing successive leaders of this country in such a manner. I know the analogy but Dr. Devine actually described them in a manner that is inappropriate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implications of Brexit for Foreign Policy: Dr. Karen Devine, DCU (9 Mar 2017)

Mark Daly: That is Dr. Devine's exact wording.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implications of Brexit for Foreign Policy: Dr. Karen Devine, DCU (9 Mar 2017)

Mark Daly: I know others would have been taken aback by Dr. Devine's actual wording. I know the analogy. I read Animal Farmfor the leaving certificate but the way she described former taoisigh of this country to this committee is inappropriate. Dr. Devine's paper is excellent but to use that phraseology about successive Irish leaders in that way is inappropriate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implications of Brexit for Irish Exports: Irish Exporters Association (9 Mar 2017)

Mark Daly: I thank Ms Byrne for her presentation. The purpose of these hearings by various Oireachtas committees is to find solutions. The Irish Exporters Association has called on the Government to engage in various ways. We hope the delegates will supply us with detailed proposals that the committee can put to the Government on measures that could be taken. For example, as the Chairman asked, what...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2017)

Mark Daly: I would like to share co-leadership of this side of the House with my colleague, Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee, to mark-----

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2017)

Mark Daly: The Cathaoirleach need only give me one minute. He can give two minutes to my co-leader. It is sad that International Women's Day is being marked by the issue of Grace and the disgraceful failure of the system. I know that the Leader is organising another debate on the issue tomorrow, but we want the terms of reference to be expanded to include the 46 others who were in the foster home....

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Mar 2017)

Mark Daly: I, too, add my voice to what was said about the reports on Tuam, the babies that were sold to America and beyond, those who were neglected by the order and those who were left to die for the want of medicines. That is shocking and people want to get to the bottom of it, but what is also shocking is the current foster care system whereby 5,000 children are awaiting assessment. At the same...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Mar 2017)

Mark Daly: Yes. I ask the Leader's assistance to amend the Order of Business and adopt the protocols in relation to the Irish flag, as outlined in No. 33, motion No. 19.

Seanad: National Flag: Motion (7 Mar 2017)

Mark Daly: I move:“That Seanad Éireann: noting: - that the 7th of March, 1848, was the day when Thomas F. Meagher raised a Tricolour Flag for the first time, from 33 The Mall in Waterford City; - that Meagher said of its colours ‘the white in the centre signifies a lasting truce between Orange and Green and I trust that beneath its folds the hands of Irish Protestants and Irish...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2017)

Mark Daly: Could the Leader get an update for the House on the purchase of Orkambi for people suffering from cystic fibrosis? We all know the Government has done a cost-benefit analysis on it and the determination by those who wrote the report was that the benefits did not justify the costs to the Exchequer. While it does not benefit everybody who takes it, Orkambi benefits some. For those who have...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Mark Daly: As do I.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2017)

Mark Daly: Obviously, the issue of what the Taoiseach knew and when he knew it is dominating the headlines today. There seems to be a lack of reality with regard to his statements. Every time he talks about the McCabe issue, he seems to contradict not only himself but also his own Ministers. Hopefully, we will get clarity on who knew what and when but as we all know, that is a distraction. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result (Resumed): Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (9 Feb 2017)

Mark Daly: As my colleague, Deputy Smith, pointed out, the difficulty about the Dutch Parliament's understanding of our position is that it is not unique. I understand from meetings Fianna Fáil members had with some of the Sicilian and Italian parliamentarians that they thought Ireland is leaving the EU because Northern Ireland is leaving. This is the challenge we face. Malta had some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Passport Service: Senator Robbie Gallagher (9 Feb 2017)

Mark Daly: I support Senator Gallagher and the Chairman on this concept. It is a case well made. Brexit obviously makes it more relevant. We have a passport office down in Cork and obviously in Dublin. However, there is nothing to facilitate anybody north of Galway and Dublin to get a passport appointment. If one is coming from Donegal to Dublin, it is a long way to go, whereas people from Kerry,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Passport Service: Senator Robbie Gallagher (9 Feb 2017)

Mark Daly: I would like to make a suggestion in the context of the forthcoming Estimates process. We could ask the Department, as it is bringing in the Estimates, to estimate the cost of setting up another passport office. If we are going to move this forward, someone will have to come up with a price for it. If officials from the Department were able to bring such details with them when they attend...