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Seanad: An Bille um Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Cúigiú Céim - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (23 Jul 2013)

Mark Daly: We are not at lunch.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Tuarascáil (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Jul 2013)

Mark Daly: I will return to it in one second. I am discussing the Constitution, which is about to be amended by this Bill. Articles 2 and 3 relate to the special relationship between people on this island and in this House and people of Irish heritage overseas. Rather than deciding that the House should be transformed to accommodate those citizens’ right to vote in this Parliament, we are...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Tuarascáil (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Jul 2013)

Mark Daly: It is called a referendum.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Tuarascáil (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Jul 2013)

Mark Daly: This is really about dismantling the Constitution and a grab for power. The Dáil should have been reformed first, and the promises of such reform were to reduce the numbers of Deputies by 20 and the number of junior Ministers by eight. I am not referring to the Minister of State before us, I hasten to add. If that had happened, the issue of the cost of this House would not arise....

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Tuarascáil (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Jul 2013)

Mark Daly: I hear that we should not name people.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jul 2013)

Mark Daly: The Senator is not broadcasting on behalf of Fine Gael, rather he is broadcasting against it.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jul 2013)

Mark Daly: I ask the Leader to organise a debate on the Irish overseas and the diaspora. I spoke on this issue previously and Fianna Fáil has produced a policy paper on it. We seek the appointment of a Minister with responsibility for the Irish overseas and the diaspora. We have the largest diaspora in the world, ahead of India, Poland and Israel, yet we do not have anyone in government...

Seanad: Proposed Directive on the Fight Against Fraud: Motion (18 Jul 2013)

Mark Daly: The Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality said that the proposal warranted further scrutiny. I asked the clerk of the committee if that further scrutiny had occurred. It did not happen. The Seanad is being asked to pass a motion in respect of which further time for scrutiny has been requested. We have said time and again that we should scrutinise EU regulations and directives...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Tuarascáil - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Report Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Mark Daly: He said the professor licks himself every night-----

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Tuarascáil - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Report Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Mark Daly: -----before he goes to bed.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Tuarascáil - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Report Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Mark Daly: Just because people are not elected does not mean they are not politicians.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Tuarascáil - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Report Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Mark Daly: That is effective Government.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2013)

Mark Daly: The issue at hand is two-fold - the medical profession and women need certainty on the issues around a crisis pregnancy or a pregnancy where there is a medical crisis. On those grounds we welcome many of the provisions in the Bill. Obviously, like many of my colleagues, section 9, which deals with the risk of loss of life from suicide, is the big issue. In a country which has one of the...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Mark Daly: On the issue of disenfranchised citizens, I am sure the Minister of State would agree, given that he is a great fan of Daniel O'Connell, that other great Kerryman, that 184 years after the great emancipator secured votes for Catholics, 95 years after women secured the vote and 45 years after people marched in Derry for one man, one vote, that he finds it an affront to democracy that we...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Mark Daly: Will the Minister of State indicate what the Government proposes to do now that it is trying to get rid of the Seanad and there will be no mechanism to properly scrutinise EU legislation or statutory instruments? Political scientists have said time and again that we have a dysfunctional system that does not work. We are taking it apart and removing 75 sections of the Constitution but we do...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Mark Daly: If you will allow me latitude, a Chathaoirligh, my point relates to why we are taking apart our legislative system. We are not introducing any mechanism to replace it. That is a big worry. We are literally dismantling an arm of the legislature. I am highlighting a seriously dysfunctional aspect of the legislative system as currently constituted and I wish to know why we are not discussing...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. The proposal is to delete so many provisions in the Constitution, yet there are no prescriptive measures to make alternative arrangements that have not been agreed beforehand. We know from other jurisdictions where they have one chamber that they have powerful committee structures in place and greater oversight. The Minister of State has been...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Mark Daly: I am talking about the fact that there are no prescriptive replacements for the Seanad. The Government does not seem to have an idea how it will scrutinise EU directives and have a proper legislative structure for doing so. While we might have a legislative deficit, we have a shocking legislative system whereby EU directives are not scrutinised. There is a proposal to take apart the...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Mark Daly: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Mark Daly: They should not have introduced the ambulance service before the postal codes.