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Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2013)

Marc MacSharry: I am asking the Leader to reflect on the points I am making and, even at this late hour, to try to impress upon the Minister the fact that such cuts-----

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2013)

Marc MacSharry: -----would be uncalled for and mean-spirited in the extreme. At the same time, we are managing to protect the most well-heeled and best placed to shoulder additional burdens while focusing on the elderly, the weak and those who have been bereaved.

Seanad: Irish Sign Language: Motion (9 Oct 2013)

Marc MacSharry: I too welcome the Minister of State back to the House. It is great to see her looking as fit as a fiddle. Best wishes to her on her return. I am glad to have the opportunity to speak on this issue. I welcome the representatives from DeafHear and the Irish Deaf Society to the House this evening. There is nothing to disagree with in the motion as it is non-contentious. It is a little...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2013)

Marc MacSharry: We will not oppose the Order of Business. I wish to raise a number of issues with the Leader. It has been reported on the front pages of today's newspapers and in the broadcast media that the current scenario of the IBRC's liquidation has been described as a sophisticated, intentional and fraudulent overcharging of customers. That is worrying because it was the testimony of Bankcheck to...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)

Marc MacSharry: Given the historic day that is in it I ask the Leader to extend the Order of Business by a few minutes to allow everyone to speak. I am sure whatever Minister is standing by will not mind under the circumstances. As a matter of utmost urgency I call on the relevant Minister to come to the House to discuss the junior doctors. It is incredible that these people are expected to work such hours...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)

Marc MacSharry: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)

Marc MacSharry: An empty dressing-room.

Seanad: Upward Only Rent (Clauses and Reviews) Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Marc MacSharry: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ring, to the House. With every respect to him, however, it is highly disruptive to have ministerial changeovers, as it were, when Senators are contributing to a debate, as was the case during Senator Zappone's contribution. One Minister should be present in the Chamber for the full debate.

Seanad: Upward Only Rent (Clauses and Reviews) Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Marc MacSharry: I am not being personal. It should be possible to have one Minister present in the Chamber for the duration of a debate. I am pleased the Minister of State is present because he will, no doubt, relate very well to the issue under discussion. In the interests of those who prepared the legislation and those who seek to improve or comment on it, they deserve, at a minimum, to have only one...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)

Marc MacSharry: Scandalous.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)

Marc MacSharry: The situation regarding the NGOs addressing Members of the House is a serious one and it should be addressed. To whatever extent this House can influence the Committee on Procedure and Privileges of the other House, that needs to be done. One wonders, with the abolition of the Seanad on Friday what is next - the abolition of protests on Kildare Street? I agree with Senator Hayden that...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Marc MacSharry: I wish to second the amendment to the Order of Business proposed by my colleague, Senator Barrett. If Government Ministers are making claims of such a serious nature - that bribes were being offered in return for political support or political favours - it is important for us to have the details. This is a serious issue and not something to be thrown about in a regional or local newspaper...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2013)

Marc MacSharry: That is his job.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2013)

Marc MacSharry: I join Senator Wilson in asking for a debate on the performance of the Governor of the Central Bank yesterday. It augurs very badly for democracy in the State that the Governor is essentially admitting to the capitulation of the Central Bank to mainstream banks. I am sure that if any politician had made a similar statement, people would be calling for his resignation today. As Senator...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2013)

Marc MacSharry: I am sure the Leader saw in the media that the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Coveney, flippantly announced at the National Ploughing Championships that there will be no replacement for the rural environmental protection scheme, REPS. Some 13,000 farmers will exit the scheme at the beginning of next year. Some 40% of them are from the north west and west of the...

Seanad: EU Directive on Patients Rights in Cross-Border Health Care: Statements (24 Sep 2013)

Marc MacSharry: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this matter. Will legislation be required to transpose the directive and, if so, what will be the implications thereof? I apologise in advance if I will not be present for the Minister's reply but I will check the Official Report. Given the co-operation that exists on so many other levels, it stands to reason that we should co-operate on health care. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Sep 2013)

Marc MacSharry: He would leave Houdini in the ha'penny place.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Sep 2013)

Marc MacSharry: Will the Leader invite the Minister for Health to come to the House to deal with the issue of discretionary medical cards? All Members of this and the other House, local authority members and GPs throughout the State are aware of the extent to which the provision of such cards has been cut in recent years. We often hear the Minister boast that more medical cards are being given out than...

Seanad: Report of Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Statements (18 Sep 2013)

Marc MacSharry: I welcome the Minister of State and am glad of the opportunity to make a few points. The Seanad Public Consultation Committee is one of the good news stories of the Oireachtas during this Administration. It did not exist hitherto and I wish to pay tribute to Senator Cummins, the Leader of the House, who has done his best to introduce a variety of different initiatives to this House. As he...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)

Marc MacSharry: But true.