Results 12,361-12,380 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Will the Leader investigate and report to us next week on the situation in respect of the exit from the bailout? There seem to be mixed messages coming from the IMF on the one hand and the troika on the other in terms of a perceived delay. We could do with having some clarity on that issue. I propose an amendment to the Order of Business in order that the Minister for Health would come to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: It is.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I agree with Senator Kelly on the new regulations that took effect last Monday. The implications of the regulations go far beyond the transportation of fodder around the country. It also includes the live export trade in our part of the country, where 40% of the weanlings are produced. The higher transporters for cattle exports are now going to be affected. I would like to propose an...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Will the Leader arrange for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to come to the House for a debate on funding for professional sports in this country? Senator Harte kindly mentioned Sligo Rovers' win in the cup. Anybody who attended the match or watched it on television would agree that the players from Drogheda and Sligo gave a fantastic spectacle which would give pride to any...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Will the Leader invite the Minister to the House to discuss these matters because our priorities are wrong? I wish John Delaney and the new management team well and we all want to see success, but it is fundamentally wrong that the people who provide entertainment week in, week out in clubs are unemployed today with a mere €50,000 to share between them after winning a cup final. It...
- Seanad: EU Scrutiny and Transparency in Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. Obviously, we are disappointed, but we appreciate the positive nature of the debate and hope something can happen in that regard. Naturally Governments will never be inclined to put measures in place that might delay what it thinks is right to do. It will take tremendous courage for this or any Government to put in place the measures we are...
- Seanad: EU Scrutiny and Transparency in Government Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (24 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."
- Seanad: EU Scrutiny and Transparency in Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I welcome the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. I do not know why I thought he would be in Mexico with the President this week. A Minister of State is in Mexico in place of the Tánaiste. I propose this Bill on behalf of the Fianna Fáil Party and, particularly, Senator Mark Daly, who is the author of the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (24 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Are there abuses in the funeral industry? Is there a need for some form of regulation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (24 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I thank the panel for their presentations and their ongoing work. I have two brief questions only because the presentations were very good in terms of recommendations for us to consider. It was said that the potential expenditure each year could be €1.3 billion. Could the witnesses elaborate a little more in that regard? They said it is not in the interests of patients, the health...
- Seanad: Seanad Reform: Statements (23 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I welcome the Taoiseach to the House. It is good to have the opportunity to make a few brief points. Over the years, it has been the Taoiseach of the day who has prevented this House from performing to its potential. There is no question but that most of the blame in this regard lies with Fianna Fáil, having been in government for most of that time. It is a unique occasion for the...
- Seanad: The One Percent Difference National Giving Campaign: Statements (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I welcome the Minister to the House and I am glad to have the opportunity to make a few points about this campaign. We all agree with the ambition of The One Percent Difference campaign, although sadly, the first I heard of it was when this debate was scheduled. I am regularly on-line and read newspapers, although I am clearly not sufficiently well-read. If I am admitting the first I heard...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: The Acting Leader should show respect to the people outside the gate who are asking whether the cutbacks in health will amount to €666 million, €1 billion or €2 billion, and how the figure of €113 million was devised.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: The Acting Leader was fantastic at following those rules in her own day.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Imagine being able to manage the Department's finances. Is that not ridiculous?
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Imagine being able to stick to a budget.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: A litany of broken promises. There have now been deficits in two successive budgets in the area of health. The Minister is a great man. He is brilliant.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: The Minister should be given an award.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Marc MacSharry: When I was over there I would not listen to rubbish of this nature and I am not prepared to do so now.