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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Migration to Europe: Discussion (22 Apr 2015)
Mark Daly: The root cause of this problem and tragedy dates from 31 October 2014 when the EU withdrew funding for Operation Mare Nostrum. In November 2014, I attended the Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy in Rome. At this meeting, I pointed out to the EU High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Apr 2015)
Mark Daly: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that No. 68, motion 15 be taken today. Will the Leader organise a debate with the Minister on this issue, which would be in parallel with Government policy about getting social protection for the self-employed? Obviously, in terms of those paying the pension levy, these people will not receive a pension but it might be something the Government...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Apr 2015)
Mark Daly: It is 15 on the Order Paper.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Apr 2015)
Mark Daly: It is non-Government motion 15.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Apr 2015)
Mark Daly: That it be taken today, yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Apr 2015)
Mark Daly: One can support it.
- Seanad: Representational Allowance of Councillors: Motion (21 Apr 2015)
Mark Daly: I move: That County and City Councillors who are currently paying the PRSI and pension levy be entitled to receive a pension and a social protection payment similar to those proposed for the self-employed and others who are making contributions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Global Irish - Ireland’s Diaspora Policy: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (1 Apr 2015)
Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister of State and his appointment as the first Minister of State with responsibility for the diaspora. We in Fianna Fáil are delighted to be the first party to publish a policy paper on the diaspora and to call for such an appointment. I am delighted to see that it is the Minister of State, Deputy Deenihan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Global Irish - Ireland’s Diaspora Policy: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (1 Apr 2015)
Mark Daly: We take some credit, but the Taoiseach might have had slightly more to do with it. We published our paper in July 2013. When asked in October 2013 whether there should be a Minister of State for the diaspora, the then Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade stated that there should be. In 2014, Sinn Féin came out with its policy. Lo and behold, everyone agreed and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad: Motion (1 Apr 2015)
Mark Daly: I move:That the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade requests the Taoiseach to contact the President of Egypt in relation to Ibrahim Halawa's case. I welcome the Minister's letter. It is comprehensive. He raised many issues in it which appear to contradict what other governments have successfully done to achieve the release of their citizens abroad. I note previous correspondence...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad: Motion (1 Apr 2015)
Mark Daly: No, I am only quoting the Department.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad: Motion (1 Apr 2015)
Mark Daly: That is not in the correspondence from the Department.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad: Motion (1 Apr 2015)
Mark Daly: Chairman, I will forward the correspondence where the Department states that its primary concern is his treatment in prison.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad: Motion (1 Apr 2015)
Mark Daly: On a point of information-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad: Motion (1 Apr 2015)
Mark Daly: The Deputy is misleading the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad: Motion (1 Apr 2015)
Mark Daly: The President of Egypt can intervene if he so wishes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad: Motion (1 Apr 2015)
Mark Daly: In the case of the Canadian and Australian nationals, it was the Prime Ministers' telephone calls and meetings with President el-Sisi that secured their release, nothing else. There was nothing from their departments of foreign affairs or their Ministers for foreign affairs. It was the direct intervention that worked. We welcome all the work the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the officials...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad: Motion (1 Apr 2015)
Mark Daly: They were convicted in court.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad: Motion (1 Apr 2015)
Mark Daly: On adopting a low-key, measured approach, I note that while it should be measured, the Australians and Canadians did not adopt low-key methods. We must follow the example that worked, not the one that is not working.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad: Motion (1 Apr 2015)
Mark Daly: Amnesty International, according to our report here.