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Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2011)

Mark Daly: Will the Leader bring in the Minister for Finance at the earliest opportunity to debate this most serious issue? Of the €2 billion in banks assets sold so far, the taxpayer has only got back €200 million.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2011)

Mark Daly: The rest of that amount has gone to banks not under NAMA.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Mark Daly: The events of the past few days show that those in opposition which, according to all predictions, will soon be in government want to have their cake and eat it. They could have had an election if they wanted it. They could have pulled the plug and not agreed to withdraw their motions.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Mark Daly: They could have had their cake and eaten it. They could have had an election. They could have turned around and said yesterday they would not support the proposals and the election would have taken place.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Mark Daly: Will the Leader ask the Minister when he comes into the House to deal with the issues discussed yesterday how those in opposition who voted against the budge could have had the budget thrown out? They could have caused an election yesterday. They could have had all those issues which they said were an abomination and with which they disagreed dealt with. That could have happened yesterday,...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Mark Daly: Politicians are supposed to have courage.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Mark Daly: They could have introduced their own budget.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Mark Daly: They could have caused an election yesterday.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Mark Daly: They could have caused the budget to fall——

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Mark Daly: ——but they choose not to do that either.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Mark Daly: They are the Government-in-waiting.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Mark Daly: If I was not being interrupted——

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Mark Daly: We all have an interest in ensuring the civil partnership provisions are put in place. However, the Opposition parties demanded that the legislation be guillotined. If we had asked for it to be guillotined, they would have lambasted us. However, they now insist that it be guillotined.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Mark Daly: They are also ensuring——

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Mark Daly: ——that the bankers' bonuses issue will not be addressed.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Mark Daly: How could they do this?

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Mark Daly: Tomorrow is the anniversary of the First Dáil and the beginning of the War of Independence. The First Dáil met in the Round Room of the Mansion House with 27 Members present and 35 Members in jail. Those were challenging times. These are also challenging times. We would do well to recall the founding principles of the first Dáil to give every child the opportunity to achieve his or her...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Mark Daly: When he addressed the Dáil in 1963, he quoted the following from George Bernard Shaw: Some people see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not? We should remember the principles of the first Dáil today as we try to find a way to give all of the children of the nation the opportunity to pursue the happiness to which they are entitled. It is a...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)

Mark Daly: I join colleagues in calling for a debate on the issue of drug abuse. Last week we saw the reports of the inquest into the high profile death of a member of the media. That was a missed opportunity by RTE to highlight the fact that the use of illegal drugs such as cocaine by any person is unacceptable. Senator MacSharry pointed out that the use of drugs such as cocaine leads to deaths, and...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)

Mark Daly: One must ask the question whether the person who was the subject of the inquest last week was also responsible. I put it to the House that he was. I ask the Leader to arrange a debate on cocaine abuse in Ireland at the earliest opportunity.