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Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Mark Daly: The Senator will not do that. Things are not that bad yet.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Mark Daly: I support Senator Cullinane in his call to examine the system of government and how we seem to be heading towards a democratic deficit. The local government efficiency implementation body met on 9 September and will meet again on 17 October. It sends reports to the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government without scrutiny by this House or the Dáil. It is changing the...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Mark Daly: I ask her to ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to come to the House and explain why we have a democratic deficit in this country which the Government proposes, not to bridge, but to widen.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2011)

Mark Daly: Well done.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2011)

Mark Daly: They feel betrayed and let down by the Government now-----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2011)

Mark Daly: ----- because Fine Gael and the Labour Party made all the promises.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2011)

Mark Daly: Every time Senator Bacik stands up in this Chamber as Deputy Leader, she fails to mention all the promises on which the Government has reneged thus far.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2011)

Mark Daly: What of the Government's false promises?

Seanad: Arts Plan: Statements (21 Sep 2011)

Mark Daly: It is great to see the Minister in this House. I am aware of his passion and work for the arts over many years as a Deputy in north Kerry. Not only does he assist projects, but he spearheads them. I heard his comments about the match and we can obviously console ourselves.

Seanad: Arts Plan: Statements (21 Sep 2011)

Mark Daly: I am delighted to be on the committee on the 2016 celebrations which is chaired by the Minister. What can we do in the arts area in the run up to the 2016 celebrations? I am aware of proposals such as the freedom trail. The Minister is spearheading a task force that will go around the country. Can he outline to the House what will be done? Also, we have some cultural ambassadors, the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Mark Daly: I second the proposal by Senator Cullinane to amend the Order of Business to ask the Minister for Health to come to the House. As was pointed out last week, he most certainly is hiding. The only legislation with which he came to the House was something which was agreed on by all parties. We will have a very useful question and answer session with the Minister for Arts, Heritage and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Mark Daly: The motion will be put before the United Nations next Friday and I hope the same motion will be tabled and supported by all parties in the House. I hope we will vote on it and recognise the Palestinian state. While I agree with the deputy Leader that we should try to bring around the EU to our point of view, we all know it is not likely because the EU cannot get its house in order on any...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Mark Daly: I ask for all-party agreement when the motion on recognition of Palestinian statehood is tabled on the Order Paper next Tuesday.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Mark Daly: When did you put that motion down?

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Mark Daly: We will see how he votes on it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Mark Daly: We are asking for the same thing you are asking for yourself. Do not give out to us; we are following you.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Sep 2011)

Mark Daly: I agree 100% with my colleague. It would be great if the citizens of Donegal and other Border counties had a vote in the North of Ireland because, if so, we would have a united Ireland in the morning. I do not think that Ian Paisley, senior or junior, or any other members of the Democratic Unionist Party would be in favour of that, however. I agree that citizens in the North should have a...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Sep 2011)

Mark Daly: Yesterday was a historic day when our Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade presented the first certificate of Irish heritage in New York to the family of Joe Hunter who was in squad 288 of the New York Fire Department. Joe's mother had to receive it on his behalf because, along with many members of his squad, he was killed ten years ago, on 11 September 2001, at the age of...

Seanad: Future of Local and Rural Transport: Statements (15 Sep 2011)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House. It is his first time to be in the House since the recess and it is nice to have him back in the hot seat. I am sure it was only a typographical error, but I fail to see any acknowledgement of the role of the last Government in setting up the system. Even though the then Minister, former Deputy Noel Dempsey, came under much pressure last...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Sep 2011)

Mark Daly: The Senator said that she was going to help us with our delusions. The political points scoring that is ongoing is regrettable in the light of the fact-----