Results 12,741-12,760 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: We will not be opposing the Order of Business. I raise two issues. First, in recent days we saw the result of the civil action regarding the bombing in Omagh, County Tyrone. It is a different jurisdiction but it might be useful to have a discussion on the outcome of that case to determine the options, if any, that are available to authorities in this jurisdiction. That bombing was one of...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (20 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I must apologise for having a cold. I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Notwithstanding the difficulties, having someone with the experience of Deputy Michael Noonan as Minister for Finance, ably assisted by the Minister of State, is something I welcome. As a nation, we are lucky to have him. Naturally, the targets remain the same for both sides of the House and what divides us...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (20 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: -----has managed to dictate the pace in all of those countries. Whatever about the results in last year's season, this is about this year's season. We must adjudicate on the games, tactics and resources that player managers are using at this moment. In that context, there were choices to be made on the Finance Bill. We put forward budget proposals. Some were the same, some provided...
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: We were responsible for it happening in Cyprus, Portugal, Spain and Italy.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: The Taoiseach can take the spoils over in the White House but he will not accept the fact that this is a worldwide crisis.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: We will not oppose the Order the Business. I wish to raise two issues. I understand the Minister will be present for the debate on the Finance Bill and as there are very important measures in that Bill which all of us wish to discuss I do not want to use up the time. Notwithstanding that, it is important that the Minister come to the House to speak specifically on the implications of the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Obviously, I join my colleagues in welcoming the election of Pope Francis the first. However, I am sorry to have to rain on that parade but I must again ask for a debate on the mortgage issue with the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, in the wake of yesterday's announcement. I had great hope preceding that announcement but it could not have been any worse, as far as I am concerned. It...
- Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (13 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I welcome the Minister of State to the House, as always. I also thank her for welcoming the suicide policy document my party published last week and I hope we will have an opportunity to go through it with her in the coming weeks. I welcome this legislation and while not wanting to take an adversarial position on the Order of Business this morning, I said that it was a shame that we could...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Or royalties.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: We will not be opposing the Order of Business today. I welcome the Bill to be debated this evening in Private Member's time but it is a shame that we could not have accepted the Bill proposed by Senator Averil Power which dealt with the same area. It is regrettable that when a very good Bill is put forward by the Opposition, the set piece tends to be that the Government declares it has a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: The Taoiseach stated the Government would deal with the mortgage crisis.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: We put forward legislation and the Government side voted against it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: That should cover the mortgage arrears crisis.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: What does the Fine Gael manifesto say?
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Is that the Leader's only defence?
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I am not talking about the previous Government. I am talking about a failure to hold the current Government to account. Let us look at the Fine Gael manifesto. What does it say?
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Put the people first. Put the banks first, that is what the Secretary General said. He said it with the backing of the current Government. The poor people.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: This is not about dramatics.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Absolutely, it was four years ago.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: The Senator's track record is that she voted against the legislation and it was defeated by three votes.