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Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: With all due respect to the Senator opposite, who suggested it is without foundation, it is in the public arena because it was leaked, as he is well aware.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: Regarding the deal Greece secured, I ask the Leader to organise a debate on why Ireland is not seeking such a deal. The Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs came to this House and said Ireland has no position when it comes to seeking a deal.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: With due respect to the Members opposite, if I had not been interrupted-----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: I ask the Leader to organise a debate on Ireland seeking a deal on the debt write down because the Government seems to have no position on it.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: I watched the programme last night and saw the dignity of a man who had lost the woman he loved. This country needs leadership on this issue which is sadly lacking from the Government at this time. The President's comments yesterday of what needs to happen is showing the leadership the country requires when one considers the omnishambles of the Government's handling of the Galway case....

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: It is not mine. Will we have a debate on this issue? The programme for Government promised to clean up State boards and all previous appointees would be asked to resign in six months. After the Global Irish Economic Forum, we had these offers to serve for free when other countries would have paid hundreds of thousands of euro to have them. However, none of them has been asked to serve....

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: Very good election gimmicks are in short supply. We will not discuss the five-point plan in that regard, the implementation of which we are still awaiting.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: If only it could be implemented. To return to the topic under discussion, a retirement age which was fixed over 100 years ago has been adopted, without question, by all the states in western Europe. Most of those states have not, however, adopted either a more gradual or a more voluntary approach to retirement, particularly in respect of the public sector. Many people who retire from the...

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: Yes, but he has been in the Oireachtas for a long time. I am of the view that we need to tackle this issue and move away from the notion that a date which was set in stone over 100 years ago should continue to inform policy in what is a modern European country.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: I commend Senator White on bringing forward this Private Members' Bill, which allows us to debate the topic. Senator White is known nationally for her work in this area. She quite rightly insisted that she should lead the charge in respect of it. The Senator has written many policy papers on this topic and I would recommend them to any Member of this or the Lower House, particularly as the...

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: In Roscommon.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: He already is.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: I support Senator John Kelly's comments on the ongoing debacle in SUSI. A new system intended to streamline the process has made it a thousand times worse. The centralisation of the process has resulted in disaster for students and families under financial pressure, with students being forced by colleges to consider withdrawing from their courses. The Acting Leader needs to arrange another...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: I join others in calling for a debate on the conflict in Gaza and the escalating death toll. It is no coincidence that this is happening at the same time as the Israeli elections. It seems to be part of the election cycle in Israel that when a general election is called, the Prime Minister decides to attack Gaza and the other side responds. There are no clean hands in these situations. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: I hope Senator Ivana Bacik will support the request for a debate on the issues of openness and transparency in the appointment of advisers who have so much power and influence, given that 98% of legislation is not debated by the Dáil and the Seanad. When the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade appoints a fourth adviser on a huge salary and is pushing for others without publicly...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: Why were the jobs not advertised in the public service, as they should have been, given that 18 months ago the Government promised to ensure openness and transparency? I second Senator Sean D. Barrett's amendment to the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: It is not a scurrilous allegation, it is a fact.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with IBEC and IEA (14 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: We have gone over the issue of the consuls. We could get guys like Mr. Joe McGlynn, who has done it for free in St. Louis for 30 years and is an excellent consul. At the same time, members of Intel and others have offered to go on State boards and said they are willing to serve. These are guys with experience the Government literally could not buy but I do not know how many have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with IBEC and IEA (14 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: I would like to return to the point I was making about direct flights, an issue on which the Dublin Airport Authority and some of the multinationals are working. However, Government authorities should be driving it. They need to assist to bring us over the line. They can buy seats on an airline just as anybody else can, although the European Unon might have issues with this. This is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with IBEC and IEA (14 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: I am sure the witnesses are aware from their own experience of many of the issues. One of the issues, particularly for businesses in San Francisco, is direct flights. I know this issue is back on the agenda. We wrote to the Minister, but the response was not entirely encouraging. Some 40% of our foreign direct investment comes from San Francisco, but there is a problem with regard to...