Results 11,901-11,920 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Seanad: Defence Forces Overseas Missions: Statements (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)
Marc MacSharry: You have, Acting Chairman. I know Senator Leyden does not mind.
- Seanad: Defence Forces Overseas Missions: Statements (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Lieutenant Colonel Concannon wrote to the GP of the individual in question and assured him that when the review came up that it would not impose any further stress on the said soldier. What a joke. This line beggars belief. The man in question continues to fight cancer-----
- Seanad: Defence Forces Overseas Missions: Statements (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)
Marc MacSharry: -----and despite the personal assurances of the Minister of State to the individual’s wife on behalf of the Government. He also gave me the same commitment. Now they have been cast aside.
- Seanad: Defence Forces Overseas Missions: Statements (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Is this what the soldiers of the 44th Infantry Group who returned from the Golan Heights today have to look forward from the Government?
- Seanad: Defence Forces Overseas Missions: Statements (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Will they be cast aside just because they are ill after 37 years’ service? Is the Government proud of this?
- Seanad: Defence Forces Overseas Missions: Statements (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)
Marc MacSharry: And rightly so because the Minister of State abused 37 years of service, as did the Senator's Government.
- Seanad: Defence Forces Overseas Missions: Statements (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)
Marc MacSharry: The family in question has an entitlement. No doubt their names will come out in due course. The Taoiseach and the Minister of State know the people in question. Does the Minister of State know this lady? Does he know her commitment to the military?
- Seanad: Defence Forces Overseas Missions: Statements (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Her first husband was killed in the Lebanon? Do you know that?
- Seanad: Defence Forces Overseas Missions: Statements (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)
Marc MacSharry: This is the treatment we stand over. After 37 years of service and despite the Minister of State’s commitment, this man is thrown to the wolves. He is told the best of luck with his illness but we do not want him.
- Seanad: Defence Forces Overseas Missions: Statements (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Is this some sort of cynical cost-saving measure? Did the Minister actually try to make the matter worse?
- Seanad: Defence Forces Overseas Missions: Statements (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)
Marc MacSharry: It deserves to be suspended for such an abuse by the Government of people who give their lives for the State. The Minister can throw his eyes up to heaven all he likes.
- Seanad: Defence Forces Overseas Missions: Statements (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)
Marc MacSharry: The Minister can throw his eyes up to heaven all he likes because that is all he is good for.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Oct 2014)
Marc MacSharry: These are just three Private Members' Bills that I presented to the House and which could have dealt with those issues. I am not interested in pontificating. The Leader should not go about organising a group to come to the House and then we do nothing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Oct 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I ask the Leader to organise a debate as soon as possible with the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly, and the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan. A series of suggestions to assist the housing market have been made during the past week. I declare my interest in that I am an auctioneer. There is talk of a tax on unused sites. I agree with that...
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Oct 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Outside Dublin there is a serious supply issue, there is no money and no lending unless one has a double income and has at least 30% of the price in cash. The Government should stop making announcements either in the Central Bank or in Government Buildings, about a nonsense policy that cannot be implemented.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Oct 2014)
Marc MacSharry: While I do not doubt the previous speaker's commitment, of the last three speakers on the Government side we have heard about illegal moneylending, suicide prevention and banking issues, including mortgage arrears and businesses. Why do we need to bring people in to tell us things we already know? The Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Fund Bill 2014, was non-political and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (2 Oct 2014)
Marc MacSharry: What is specifically meant by rehabilitation services after concussion? What are the next steps for ABII on the educational awareness side? Who funds the organisation? How much of Ms O'Connell and Ms Boyle's time is dedicated to fund-raising? This is not specifically related to the issue at hand but I am curious to know how much time is wasted, so to speak, keeping the lights on rather...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (2 Oct 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I would say Senator Burke's side has the numbers to allow him to stay here.
- Seanad: Fluoridation of Water: Motion (1 Oct 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I thank Senator Mary Ann O'Brien and Senator Feargal Quinn for giving Members an opportunity to speak on this issue. For me, the jury is out on this question and I have read a considerable amount on the subject in recent weeks. I do not like the thought of being forcibly medicated, any more than anyone else would, and I do not like the thought of anything being applied forcibly. While I...
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Oct 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Yes.