Results 12,461-12,480 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (22 Jul 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I am the health spokesperson for this side of the House and at times some level of latitude would be given. I have chosen to speak only once on this Bill, on Second Stage, and anybody would agree that I gave a very balanced view in defence of my issue. In the context of how issues were handled last week, balance would be reasonable.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (22 Jul 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Sometimes we must deal with variations.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (22 Jul 2013)
Marc MacSharry: The section.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (22 Jul 2013)
Marc MacSharry: On a point of order-----
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (22 Jul 2013)
Marc MacSharry: After mine, perhaps.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (22 Jul 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Regardless of anyone's opinion on these issues, Parliament does not have a watershed.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (22 Jul 2013)
Marc MacSharry: People are entitled to their points of view.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (22 Jul 2013)
Marc MacSharry: At times, language can be disturbing. Senators should understand this.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jul 2013)
Marc MacSharry: The Leader of the Opposition was feeding the beast by speaking to his buddy in Castlebar.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jul 2013)
Marc MacSharry: The Government should bring in the Garda Commissioner and have a criminal investigation.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jul 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Bring in the Garda Commissioner-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jul 2013)
Marc MacSharry: -----and talk to him about the mobile phones.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jul 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jul 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I join with others in welcoming Senator Naughton to the House and I wish her well. The person who has provided the ticket to this particular ship believes that it is the Titanic, but we all hope that it will continue like the Olympicfor many years to come. We wish Senator Naughton well. If extra days were provided this week, I would not mind postponing any holiday plan that has been made....
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jul 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Special Olympics Ireland: Motion (17 Jul 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I welcome the opportunity to make a few points about the issue which is difficult to do in isolation. Senator Moran and others know a lot more about the subject than I do but, for many years, I have participated by providing assistance at the Special Olympics, etc. I welcome representatives from Special Olympics Ireland here. As Senator Moran has said, we witnessed the entire island make...
- Seanad: Special Olympics Ireland: Motion (17 Jul 2013)
Marc MacSharry: The Labour Party highlighted many ways to provide funding during its preparations for the last budget, including an additional 3% charge that could have been levied on people earning €100,000 or over. That money could have provided the much needed funding to continue the work done by Special Olympics Ireland.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Gross.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Won.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I thank the Leader for ensuring that everyone will have their say. We will not call a vote on the Order of Business today on the basis that many Members are waiting to speak and in order to deal with our business as quickly as possible. I wish to raise a few issues. Certain publications this morning claim a HSE overrun of some €25 million and that the target for cuts will be the...