Results 101-120 of 167 for cork speaker:Mark Daly

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Status, Treatment and Use of the National Anthem (5 Dec 2017)

Mark Daly: .... I thank Mr. Raymond for his valuable contribution. He might share with us information on the national anthem project that was done in the US. It would tie in well with what the lord mayor of Cork, Mr. Tony Fitzgerald, has done. Opportunities to sing the national anthem pose the main issue. If one is in Croke Park, at a GAA match or at an international match, that is the...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)

Mark Daly: A pass rate would be 40% but the Government is nowhere near 40%. In the Leader's county, 38 houses were provided and there were 59 in Cork city for a waiting list of 6,005 households. As Senator Coghlan will be well aware, only 11 houses were provided in Kerry.

Seanad: The Diaspora: Statements (14 Nov 2017)

Mark Daly: ...Agreement, are entitled to Irish citizenship and are, therefore, eligible to vote in elections here. We have the equivalent of the populations of the cities of Dublin, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and Cork who, although citizens of this State, are not entitled to vote because they do not live within the boundaries of the State. Nothing more clearly points to the fundamental unfairness of...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)

Mark Daly: ...to the Seanad so quickly. I thank Deputy Jack Chambers, Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, our justice spokesperson, who was on that committee and ensured that the process happened quickly, and Deputy Micheál Martin, who met the members of the Cork Deaf Club, who highlighted the extreme marginalisation they face.I thank the many public servants who were involved in this legislation. There are...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2017)

Mark Daly: ...what the cost will be, not only for the State to put these customs posts in place but also for the 91,000 companies that trade with the UK. What will happen at our ports in Rosslare, Dublin and Cork as a result of this? What kind of delays will there be? What will be the practical implications of the extra space required, buildings that need to be built, storage units to be put in place...

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements (11 Oct 2017)

Mark Daly: ...continue. I hope he will listen instead to the advice of the person voted by the people as Irishman of the 20th century, T. K. Whitaker, who in November 1968, on the eve of the Troubles, gave advice to another Cork man, Mr. Jack Lynch, in a note: We were, therefore, left with only one choice, a policy of seeking unity in Ireland between Irishmen. Of its nature this is a long-term policy,...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2017)

Mark Daly: ...for the Deaf Community Bill 2016. We have come a long way since the chaotic Committee Stage meeting in the Chamber and I hope that we will get a conclusion.Representatives of the Irish Deaf Society in Cork met Deputy Micheál Martin, and representatives of the deaf community in Dublin met Deputy Jim O'Callaghan to advance this issue through a Private Members' Bill, which I am glad has...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2017)

Mark Daly: ...confront the members of the deaf community, it will address the issue of access to the Rape Crisis Centre and other organisations. Members of the deaf community should not have to travel from Limerick, Kerry, Cork or anywhere else to Dublin to access the interpreting services. In a country that seeks equality we should, with the agreement of this House, be able to pass that legislation....

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Relations between the State and Northern Ireland (1 Jun 2017)

Mark Daly: On behalf of the committee, I thank Dr. Mary Murphy for coming from the department of government in University College Cork. She holds the Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration. She has expertise in a number of areas at which the committee is looking. She was unable to come last week when we discussed the future relations between the State and Northern Ireland and we are delighted that...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Authority Members' Remuneration (12 Apr 2017)

Mark Daly: ...drastically over the years. The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government previously outlined to the House why he was discriminating against those in Dublin, Galway and Cork cities and not treating them equally in his proposals. I was hoping the Minister of State would outline to the House if the Minister has fulfilled his pledges to us and the terms and conditions...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2017)

Mark Daly: ...made against them in terms of their attempts to smear Sergeant McCabe will face the full rigour of the law. In the context of the Taoiseach's inability to communicate, there was an event recently in Cork at which a person professed to be an Irish Sign Language interpreter. That person was actually a comedian and I have received communications from members of the deaf community who were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Passport Service: Senator Robbie Gallagher (9 Feb 2017)

Mark Daly: I support Senator Gallagher and the Chairman on this concept. It is a case well made. Brexit obviously makes it more relevant. We have a passport office down in Cork and obviously in Dublin. However, there is nothing to facilitate anybody north of Galway and Dublin to get a passport appointment. If one is coming from Donegal to Dublin, it is a long way to go, whereas people from Kerry,...

Seanad: Amendments to Councillors' Conditions: Statements (8 Feb 2017)

Mark Daly: ..., which is obviously an increase in many instances, should continue under the current system, and the €1,000 under the municipal district payment, while welcome, is discriminating against Galway, Cork and Dublin, as my colleague has pointed out. The Minister has explained it, but that is the feeling that exists and we should have equity wherever we go. The Association of Irish...

Seanad: Presidential Voting Rights: Motion (30 Nov 2016)

Mark Daly: ...or Seanad election so many years later. The number of people we are trying to include in the proposal to extend voting rights to citizens outside the State is equal to the cities of Waterford, Cork, Limerick, Dublin and Galway combined. This shows how much of a democratic deficit we have in the State. The most fundamental right of any citizen in any state is the right to vote. Articles...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Mark Daly: Will the Leader consider scheduling sittings of the House next week given that we are back only four weeks? A newspaper in his native Cork pointed out yesterday that in the first three weeks we were back, we had 33 hours and 30 minutes of statements.Much of that was on Brexit, which is being dealt with by a number of committees and in the Dáil, but we have only spent eight hours and 15...

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jul 2016)

Mark Daly: ...and yet we deny them the vote. If we add up the number of people who in the North and the number living overseas who have Irish passports and who were born in Ireland, it is the equivalent population of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Waterford and Limerick cities combined. Imagine that. We do not allow that number of people to vote and yet they are citizens under our Constitution. When Daniel...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2016)

Mark Daly: ...for Social Protection and by all accounts the future leader of Fine Gael, Deputy Leo Varadkar, are that the nine emergency departments in Cavan, Naas, Portiuncula, Kilkenny, Mullingar, Clonmel, Cork's Mercy Hospital and Portlaoise would be shut down and their patients would be moved, along with any future patients, into an already overcrowded and chaotic emergency department system. It...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (8 Jun 2016)

Mark Daly: ...through. It is a great honour for me to second the proposal of Senator Denis O'Donovan as Cathaoirleach of the Twenty-fifth Seanad. As a Kerry man, it is always an honour to support people from Cork, in everything except football. I hope he will earn the position today because of his tireless work for his community, his devotion to his constituency and his service to his country. He...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Ambulance Service Provision (15 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: ...ambulance service, which is an issue in Kerry but also nationwide. It is about joined up thinking with regard to our national ambulance service and how the lack of that has affected Kerry, Cork and many other rural areas. The epitome of the position was highlighted by a response from officials within the national ambulance service when they were withdrawing ambulances from west Cork....

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Marine Rescue Station (9 Jun 2015)

Mark Daly: ...in the permanent Government advocating its closure. The issue I raise today concerns the appointment of a resident engineer to the centre. I understand the position was advertised and located in Cork. Malin and Dublin have resident engineers but even though Valentia is busier than those centres its engineer will be located 200 km away from it. The engineer will be responsible for...