Results 12,341-12,360 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Following on from the points I made yesterday, I must mention that the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and the Minister for Health have apologised to Marie Fleming and her family for the lack of respect and dignity shown in reviewing her medical card eligibility, but the question that must be asked is who is going to apologise to the countless people in all of our constituencies whose cases are...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: This is far too blunt an instrument. There is not a member in this or the other House who has not had personal experience of a lower profile case that is equally needy.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Yes. I move an amendment that the Minister come to the House today. I do not care how busy he is with the media launch for the service plan for the HSE. We must have progress in this area where people's human needs are taken into account rather than this blunt instrument to save money.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: As Members will know, the HSE's service plan is supposed to be announced today and I wonder what is in store for us. Let us recall the €119 million overrun last September. What is it now? What about the proposed cut of €666 million? What about the notional achievement of €113 million in cuts to medical cards? In parallel, there are 29 CEOs in hospitals throughout the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Mr. Curran rightly pointed out to the nation that the medical card review was a waste of resources, money and time.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Is it not possible to log the fact that somebody suffers from multiple sclerosis-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: -----and that his or her situation will not change. I ask the Cathaoirleach to indulge me, please.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: It was Senator Terry Leyden's Bill.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I second Senator Mark Daly's amendment. On the coverage of the Seanad generally, several years ago I suggested the Leader invite the editors of the main media outlets and whoever was responsible for editorial content in RTE for a chat to find out if they might choose to cover the House with a degree of frequency and consistency for a certain period every night. Coverage is sporadic and the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I want to join with my colleague, Senator Darragh O’Brien, in mentioning the revelations over the past 24 hours on health insurance. In anybody’s mind - following on from what Senator Colm Burke has said in recent weeks about the discourse on health being quite personalised against the Minister - it is simply impossible to ignore the calamity that appears to be our health...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: There must be a way to discuss what is actually going on.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: The question could not be clearer, frankly.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Who is running our health service? How much is it going to cost? Where is the money coming from? Why is middle Ireland constantly being screwed to the wall?
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: There is a new Comical Ali now.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Tuam Town Council.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Will the Leader arrange a debate with the Minister for Justice and Equality on the outcome of yesterday’s Supreme Court decision which was one of quite a number of high profile legal cases recently involving the State? Lissadell House, a great national amenity and an important iconic attribute in the tourism infrastructure, has been closed in recent years because of the dispute between...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (7 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Leave.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Yes.