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Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2014)

Marc MacSharry: Long after the horse has bolted, the Central Bank is attempting to close a door it need not even leave ajar. The reality is that people are struggling and will struggle to get on the housing ladder. Appropriate regulations on lending are required. There is no need to discriminate against young families starting off, which is precisely what a measure such as this will do. It will not...

Seanad: Water Sector Reforms: Statements (25 Nov 2014)

Marc MacSharry: No doubt we will go after landlords in that way. It is a disgrace. The PRTB should be abolished or resourced to the extent that it provides equal protection to tenants and landlords. Now the Government wants to go off and use them as bill collectors. As I said at the beginning, I do not doubt the Minister's commitment to making a very bad situation a little better, but the only way out of...

Seanad: Water Sector Reforms: Statements (25 Nov 2014)

Marc MacSharry: We could go for a private bond issue. We could go to the European Investment Bank. We could go to the Strategic Investment Fund. We could look at other general taxation measures to bring our infrastructure throughout the country up to such a standard that it may be worth contributing something. Why set up the super-quango? There were Kathleen McTiernans in every local authority in this...

Seanad: Water Sector Reforms: Statements (25 Nov 2014)

Marc MacSharry: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. He is a former colleague here and I wish him well in his portfolio. I do not doubt his personal commitment to this and other issues under his Department's aegis. Irish Water has been an unmitigated disaster, however. I disagree fundamentally with the introduction of charges, as well as with the establishment of Irish Water. This is an idea...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2014)

Marc MacSharry: I ask the Leader to arrange for the Minister for Justice and Equality to come to the House so that we might debate the costs of and services offered by coroners throughout the country. The House may be aware that the costs with regard to the salaries and other charges relating to the coroners are footed by the local authority in each area, which is a substantial amount of money, particularly...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2014)

Marc MacSharry: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2014)

Marc MacSharry: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2014)

Marc MacSharry: I agree very much with everything Senator Barrett stated. I would like an urgent debate on Irish Water, which is still not acceptable. People have a big problem with this huge umbrella organisation. Yesterday, I gave the analogy that it is like establishing McAlpine to build a tree house. This day two years ago local authorities provided water, albeit in a flawed state in certain areas,...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2014)

Marc MacSharry: We have read them all in the newspapers as usual.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2014)

Marc MacSharry: Put it to the people. Call an election.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2014)

Marc MacSharry: I look forward to hearing the latest chapter in the water debacle later today. I understand that yesterday in the House, there was some querying as to my involvement in protests in this regard. Consequently, given that I was absent yesterday, it is only appropriate that I point out to Members that I was present at some of the protests in recent weeks. However, I condemn absolutely all the...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2014)

Marc MacSharry: -----and no level of bribery with the people's own money this afternoon will mitigate against that. Consequently, I appeal that either this afternoon's proposals are put to the country by way of a general election-----

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2014)

Marc MacSharry: -----or the Government should move swiftly to abolish Irish Water, admit that errors have been made and begin to invest in the infrastructure because that is what is required.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Local Authority Funding (18 Nov 2014)

Marc MacSharry: I appreciate the Minister of State was only reading out a reply provided to him. It claims the debts have not been caused by the financial model used to fund local authorities. Who wrote this ridiculous statement? It takes no cognisance at all of the points I made regarding the legacy position which has caused much of the local authority's debt. In some way, this reply treats Sligo County...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Local Authority Funding (18 Nov 2014)

Marc MacSharry: While the Minister of State is welcome, I am disappointed the Minister, Deputy Kelly, is not present to deal with this very important issue on the need for the Minister to provide immediate financial assistance to Sligo County Council to ensure that in agreeing a budget for 2015, it does not unfairly penalise the citizens of Sligo and-or its businesses and industrial community because of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2014)

Marc MacSharry: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2014)

Marc MacSharry: May we have a debate on the resourcing of the health service, in particular, diabetes services throughout the country? Tomorrow is World Diabetes Day. I ask for the support of the House in seeking resources for the north west region where, for the first time, insulin pump therapy for people with diabetes is being made available at Sligo Regional Hospital. It does, however, require...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Nov 2014)

Marc MacSharry: I thank the Minister of State for coming before this House and for the manner in which the debate was handled. I ask that she reflect on the points made by Senator Crown and others regarding amendments that I understand she could not accept. We all want optimum regulation to ensure quality of care but the Minister of State should consider prioritising counselling, psychiatry, psychology and...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Nov 2014)

Marc MacSharry: I am not disagreeing with Senator Crown. I hate to disagree with him, the man is a medical genius. However, I have some concerns about this amendment and I cannot support it. However, I think the Minister of State should certainly take on board the point made. We may be talking about the question of training opticians in a different way. We may have to introduce a different code of...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Nov 2014)

Marc MacSharry: I move amendment No. 2: In page 21, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following:“(2) Section 79 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting a new subsection (6) as follows:“(6) The title ‘physical therapist’ shall be deemed to be one and the same title as ‘physiotherapist’ and the use of either or both titles is restricted to those professionals...