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Seanad: Mobile Phones: Motion (13 Jul 2011)

Mark Daly: The Senator speaks for himself.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

Mark Daly: I support the Minister, Deputy Deenihan, for his initiative concerning the Bank of Ireland building on College Green. If his officials bring him through the entire file he would see a letter from me to the previous Minister suggesting the same idea. We were making progress on the issue until the untimely general election. We do not care which Kerryman opens the building, even if it is my...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

Mark Daly: One may opt out but most do not. It is a system that does not work, although it has been tried everywhere. In the last consultation by the Department, of the 28 bodies involved in organ donation, 27 did not want the policy.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

Mark Daly: Will the Leader organise a debate on organ donation and presumed consent opt-out? The State is basically taking people's organs without permission, which is not a positive step in any society. It has been proven that where the system was in place in other countries, it did not work. A system of organ donor co-ordination works better.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2011)

Mark Daly: I ask the Leader to invite the Minister for Justice and Equality to the House. Prior to the dissolution of the previous Dáil, legislation was proposed to reform the National Asset Management Agency. I understand a delegation of NAMA met members of the Fine Gael Party yesterday to discuss how the agency does its business. Perhaps the Leader will indicate whether the delegation proposed...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2011)

Mark Daly: I thank Senator Coghlan for his contribution. While the agency may be operating within the law, the problem is that it is not open and transparent. People need to have confidence in NAMA because taxpayers' money is involved. I ask the Leader to arrange to have the Minister for Justice and Equality come before the House to discuss the issue of data protection. The religious orders and...

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Jul 2011)

Mark Daly: I commend Senator Terry Leyden for introducing this Private Members' Bill. There has been some debate as to whether the Government will support it. Senator Leyden would not argue the Bill, as drafted, is the finished article and accepts amendments need to be made to iron out the various issues raised by Senator Bacik and others, such as the voluntary nature of registration. Senator Leyden...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2011)

Mark Daly: Will the Leader follow up on my request to bring the Attorney General to the House under Standing Order 56? When I made it several weeks ago, the Taoiseach later also raised concerns about the way NAMA was selling property. Given the enormous sums of money involved in the NAMA portfolio and the concerns that I have raised about how it is selling properties back to developers, it is...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2011)

Mark Daly: On a point of order, I am not misrepresenting the Taoiseach. I am simply repeating what he said himself.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2011)

Mark Daly: The Taoiseach raised concerns about NAMA and Senator Paul Coghlan should bring it up at the next Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2011)

Mark Daly: If Senator Paul Coghlan is going to state-----

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2011)

Mark Daly: When representatives from NAMA came before a meeting of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party-----

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2011)

Mark Daly: Senator Paul Coghlan then asked-----

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2011)

Mark Daly: Senator Paul Coghlan did not sit down.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2011)

Mark Daly: When the Senator sits down, I will also sit down.

Seanad: NAMA Transparency Bill 2011: First Stage (30 Jun 2011)

Mark Daly: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) Act 2009 and to provide that, in the interests of transparency, all relevant details of properties offered for sale by or with the approval of NAMA be available to the public by means of publication on a website.

Seanad: NAMA Transparency Bill 2011: First Stage (30 Jun 2011)

Mark Daly: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2011)

Mark Daly: I move an amendment to the Order of Business: "That No. 12 be taken before No. 1. on the Order of Business." It is a procedural issue on the publication of the NAMA Transparency Bill 2011. Will the Deputy Leader bring the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to the House to deal with the fact that the church is still not aiding the child sex abuse audit. It is an...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2011)

Mark Daly: I congratulate Senator Cullinane on his good news. Will the Leader make time available tomorrow for a discussion in the House on the NAMA transparency Bill, which we intend to introduce? I do not doubt that my colleague from County Kerry, Senator Paul Coghlan, will be delighted to support legislation that aims to bring transparency to the way NAMA does its business. The Bill, which is very...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2011)

Mark Daly: Will the Leader provide time for a discussion on the motion I have mentioned? As a resolution of the House, it would not impose any costs on the taxpayer. The person in question would not be paid a wage. At this time, it can only be for the good of everyone that a community of 80 million people be harnessed for the benefit of Ireland. I ask the Leader to support the motion.