Results 12,261-12,280 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Seanad: Health Identifiers Bill 2013: Second Stage (29 Jan 2014)
Marc MacSharry: When you are as experienced as me in this House, if I want to talk about the health of a ping pong ball on Second Stage I am entitled to speak about it. Is that okay?
- Seanad: Health Identifiers Bill 2013: Second Stage (29 Jan 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Given the Minister's concerns as expressed in writing to the Minister about the health implications of pylons and so on, I am interested to hear-----
- Seanad: Health Identifiers Bill 2013: Second Stage (29 Jan 2014)
Marc MacSharry: -----his specific view on the exclusion of a health professional or expert from the so-called expert group to consider the implications of this measure. I am sorry for going off the point but none of the Minister's colleagues in Meath, Louth, Monaghan, Laois, Offaly, Mayo or Cork would disagree with me taking the opportunity to mention it. I would appreciate it if the Minister replied to...
- Seanad: Health Identifiers Bill 2013: Second Stage (29 Jan 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I thank the Minister for yet again making himself available to the House. My party will be supporting this legislation and I have only a few brief points. When it comes to data protection, sometimes I feel that the practical application of the aspirations of the Acts are at times counterproductive to the needs of the individual in terms of the information that is available. So many...
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jan 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jan 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jan 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Rabbitte, come to the House to discuss the expert group that has been established. While we afford a cautious welcome to the individuals that are involved and the move to appropriately and independently examine the case I refer Members to motions on the issue in both...
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jan 2014)
Marc MacSharry: It is that the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Rabbitte, would come to the House today to explain the make-up of the expert group that is to consider high voltage lines and why he has excluded 40% of the people of Ireland in that action.
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jan 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jan 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I wish to raise two items with the Leader. I ask that he seek clarification from the Taoiseach on the comments made by the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, in expressing his personal view of wishing to ditch religious education to the benefit of other subjects. From my perspective, these comments were uninformed, unwarranted and unhelpful. At a time when...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I agree wholeheartedly with what Senator Barrett said about the banking inquiry. It seems foolish in the extreme that we cannot have the appropriate people on these committees. I would say that legal advice is coming from one of those big firms - we all know their names - between the two canals here in Dublin. They were responsible for all the legal advice that got us into the crisis and...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2014)
Marc MacSharry: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Standards in Public Office Commission Membership: Motions (22 Jan 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. It is good to have an opportunity to debate these motions, as such matters are all too often disposed of without debate. I fully support the proposed appointments, in particular, the appointment of Mr. Jim O'Keeffe who is a former colleague with extensive experience. I concur with the view that the experience of a former parliamentarian is...
- Seanad: Standards in Public Office Commission Membership: Motions (22 Jan 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I am raising this matter because Members are all to often afraid to discuss it. The cost of doing business needs to be debated openly and transparently in the interests of ensuring that Members do their work effectively. Under the scenario I envisage, the Exchequer would not incur any additional expense. As the Minister will be aware, expenses are about to be audited to ensure Members have...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jan 2014)
Marc MacSharry: While the Fianna Fáil Party will not oppose the Order of Business, we propose to raise a number of issues. The Deputy Leader and those Senators who have served on local authorities will be aware of the minor works scheme, under which funding is provided annually to address flood and storm damage, such as that experienced this year. It is worth noting that while a number of high profile...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jan 2014)
Marc MacSharry: That is a legitimate question. Towards the end of last night's briefing of the Committee of Public Accounts, we learned about a €5 million sum for county and city managers. For what purpose has this money been provided? Is it for additional consultancy for these managers who may have knowledge of local authorities?
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jan 2014)
Marc MacSharry: I also have a legitimate question which I ask the Deputy Leader to raise with the Minister. How many former local authority staff who have been in receipt of lump sums on retirement are working for Irish Water and in receipt of a State salary from the company? This very important question must be answered. The backdrop to this issue is medical card applications being refused, cutbacks to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I was going to propose an amendment to the Order of Business but two have already been proposed in respect of very important issues and I do want to compromise the possibility of their being accepted. In such circumstances, will the Deputy Leader indicate whether time could be made available tomorrow, if not later today, for a debate on a particular matter? It seems that the HSE's national...
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Dec 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I move amendment No. 10: In page 11, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following: “(3) Nothing within the provisions set out in subsections (1) or (2) above shall require the payment of more than one specified rate per insured person in any 12 month period.”.On this amendment to the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 to ensure that only one levy is payable per person per...
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Dec 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I move amendment No. 3: In page 4, line 16, to delete "12 per cent" and substitute "10 per cent".In light of the fact that we are dealing with a lot of legislation today, I thank the Minister for taking the time to debate this. My simple rationale is that 10% is enough.