Results 12,061-12,080 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I ask that we would have an urgent debate on the Government's approach and attitude to Gaelscoileanna throughout the country, in particular in terms of nurturing education through the medium of the Irish language in a way that supports all Gaelscoileanna. Senator Comiskey raised an Adjournment matter yesterday concerning a Gaelscoil in his and my area, Gaelscoil Chnoc na Ré, which is...
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: On a point of order-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Does the Senator not know that the Labour Party is the junior partner?
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: If the Leader is agreeable, our side of the House will happily agree to an extension to allow all speakers to contribute.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I understood the time limit was 90 minutes, but we have had only 60.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Does the Leader want to speak up for maternity services?
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: The Leader wants the people to be silent.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: This is a report that tells the people that the HSE West north-west hospital----
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: The Leader is saying we are despicable for speaking up for the people on a report that the Government is trying to----
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: That is the Leader's problem. What is despicable is the conduct of the Government in not acknowledging the secret plan exposed in the report. The people require an answer to this question. I reject the Government's dismissal and its abuse of and discrimination against the people of the north-west region.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: The Leader should show some respect to the facts being put before the House. The report requires respect because it has been produced for an agency under the aegis of the Government. The people are entitled to answers.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: The Leader does not want to hear the facts.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: He will not accept an amendment to the Order of Business, as happens in the case of every other debate sought. The previous Government was adjudicated on in 2011 when the people voted against it. Fine Gael is now in government and I ask that we talk about the facts outlined in the report.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: He does not want to respond; he wants to give a lecture about what happened in the past. He should be instructed to respond.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: The maternity services are gone.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Not for long.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: We are all big boys here.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)
Marc MacSharry: There is nothing wrong with a little heckling. We are all professional politicians.