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Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: I will forward the opinion from Doughty Street Chambers to the Leader-----

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: This man has been on hunger strike for 35 days and has been in prison for two years-----

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: -----and the Government is sitting on its hands, doing nothing about it-----

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: -----despite the fact that his legal representatives have argued that everything the Government has said about the case has proven to be incorrect.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: The Government has said that it can do nothing about the case but the Australian Prime Minister got involved in the case of one of his country's citizens who was in the same position as Mr. Halawa. There is no difference between the cases legally, but this Government chooses to do nothing.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: It is the Government's choice to do nothing.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: The Australians had no problem in going public and their Prime Minister-----

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: -----went international but our Taoiseach has refused to get involved.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: I wish to make a point-----

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: We are highlighting the issue because-----

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: -----the Government is failing to do anything on this case.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: He has been on hunger strike for 35 days.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: There is a need for urgent action.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: That is not what the Australians did and it worked for them.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: Forty minutes is not a huge amount of time but we are glad he is able to spare some time for us.

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times: Statements (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister for coming to the House and making time for this issue. Mark Twain spoke about statistics being pliable and the facts being stubborn. The facts are that the position regarding accident and emergency departments is disastrous. I know the Minister said we are resorting to personal attacks but we are doing our job as members of the Opposition. We are pointing out where...

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times: Statements (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: The victims are the patients on trolleys.

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times: Statements (26 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: Given the accident and emergency department crisis, they are not moving them fast enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (25 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: I thank the Chairman and I will bring the matter up with the Minister as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (25 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: Yes, this pertains to Melbourne and Brisbane specifically but I note Ireland has a large number of honorary consulates in Canada, as the ambassador obviously cannot cover the entire territory and the system works very well. However, in Australia, in a place like Melbourne that has a huge Irish population, both those newly arrived and those who have been there for generations, in some...