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Seanad: Order of Business (3 May 2012)

Mark Daly: Senator Coghlan directed his comments towards me and I would not like to insult him by not replying.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 May 2012)

Mark Daly: It is not.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 May 2012)

Mark Daly: I thank Senator Coghlan.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 May 2012)

Mark Daly: Yes. Will the Leader allow Government time in relation to this issue? I have previously put that request to the Leader. I have also asked that the Attorney General be brought before the House to explain the reason NAMA is not selling these assets in accordance with the law laid down by this House?

Seanad: Order of Business (3 May 2012)

Mark Daly: We know what happened to the Employment Equality (Amendment) Bill 2011 last night and what happens to all Bills introduced in this House, including by the Labour Party Members.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 May 2012)

Mark Daly: There is no problem with NAMA selling assets at any price so long as it is done in an open and transparent manner. It is quite obvious that is not happening.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2012)

Mark Daly: That well known phrase "Evil prospers when good men stay silent" was epitomised in that television programme last night. No doubt, Cardinal Brady is a good man but he stayed silent when he needed to speak up. The reason he is a cardinal today is because he stayed silent. There is no doubt that if he spoke out in the Ireland of the 1970s----

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2012)

Mark Daly: I call on the Leader to allow an urgent debate on this issue. I know there is proposed legislation on this matter. We see that Fr. Brian D'Arcy and others are being silenced, as part of current church policy.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2012)

Mark Daly: This abuse is not just in the Catholic Church, but as Senator Norris pointed out, it is across society. Most abuse takes place in the home and is perpetrated by a family member. It is the silence and inaction of the church that allows the abuse to continue which is the grave crime. Anybody who hears about it is totally appalled. Will the Leader allow time for a discussion on the NAMA and...

Seanad: Mental Capacity Legislation (1 May 2012)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister of State for her reply.

Seanad: Mental Capacity Legislation (1 May 2012)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House and thank her for coming. I ask her to provide an update on the mental capacity Bill 2008. The Minister is, I am sure, well aware of the parameters of this Bill. My understanding is that it was to be published in April 2012. Could the Minister provide an update to the House about whether this is on target?

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Mark Daly: Fine Gael has made a few misquotes.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mark Daly: I ask the Leader to ask the Minister for Social Protection to come to the House to discuss the issue of social welfare payments to assist people with mortgage interest payments.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mark Daly: I have asked through the normal channels if there is any proof that payments given to people to pay mortgage interest are being passed on to the banks. If people are given a choice between feeding their families, keeping the lights on or keeping the house warm and paying the bank, no one will blame them if they fail to pay the bank. We must find different mechanisms to assist people who...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2012)

Mark Daly: I ask the Leader to organise a debate with the Minister for Social Protection present, on the report from NUI Galway which stated that 21% of children in this country are going to school, or to bed, hungry. That would account for 344,000 children who are not getting enough to eat. That statistic is all the more shocking because the media gave very little coverage to it. In addition, the...

Seanad: Human Trafficking and Prostitution: Motion (18 Apr 2012)

Mark Daly: With the agreement of the House I wish to share my time with my colleague, Senator Cullinane.

Seanad: Human Trafficking and Prostitution: Motion (18 Apr 2012)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister to the House and I welcome this motion by the Taoiseach's nominees. This is a very important issue. It is disturbing that tonight and every night, people who have been trafficked will be exploited. The measures in the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 have not been sufficient. The purchase of sex is not a criminal offence and this leads to trafficking....

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2012)

Mark Daly: I ask the Leader to ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to come to the House, not in regard to the household charge, although I am sure he will be before us at some stage in regard to that ongoing debacle, but to discuss the issue of planning permission and how third parties can object to planning applications that are far away from their homes or areas. In...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2012)

Mark Daly: I, too, seek an extension to the deadline for payment of the household charge, as there is huge confusion. As Members mentioned yesterday, persons paying commercial rates are receiving mixed signals from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and their local council, depending on to whom they are talking. The Government is penalising the old and those who do not...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2012)

Mark Daly: That is what they did.