Results 12,941-12,960 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2012)
Marc MacSharry: -----which read, "Protect child benefit. Vote Labour." With a matter of hours to go, I hope the Labour Party will be able to intervene to save the families of Ireland.
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Electoral Divisions (4 Dec 2012)
Marc MacSharry: As the reply was drafted for the Minister of State, it is clearly not her fault. The Minister of State appears to be as confused as I am. The reply refers to an additional four members for boroughs. It also refers to a minimum total of 18 and a maximum of 40. I am sure the legal eagles would have good fun with that. As I understand it, places such as Sligo and Kilkenny will have 18...
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Electoral Divisions (4 Dec 2012)
Marc MacSharry: It does not.
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Electoral Divisions (4 Dec 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I thank the Minister of State.
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Electoral Divisions (4 Dec 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I wish to discuss the issue of the local electoral area boundary committee which was established by the Minister, Deputy Hogan, to determine the electoral areas. The committee's terms of reference state at paragraph 9: Subject to a minimum total of 18 and a maximum total of 40 members of every other council - - there should be one member for every 4,830 population in each council area...
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)
Marc MacSharry: The Government extended it?
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)
Marc MacSharry: The Government voted against the Family Home Bill by three votes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)
Marc MacSharry: It is the banks.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)
Marc MacSharry: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I am sure we will have a special debate about that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)
Marc MacSharry: Will the Senator's party be running candidates in the German elections?
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)
Marc MacSharry: Is the Senator looking for a debate on the issue?
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)
Marc MacSharry: As the Leader will be aware, over the weekend there were quite a number of reports through the print and broadcast media with regard to commentary that has been associated with the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn, particularly his view expressed at a private meeting of the Labour Parliamentary Party that the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, was, it seems, "not up to the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I assure the Cathaoirleach it is quite relevant. The Minister is quoted as having said: "I'm not going to confirm or deny or in any way change my comment that I've made repeatedly about Dr. Jim Reilly." In the first instance, we would like to see the Minister, Deputy Quinn, come to the House at the earliest possible date. One cannot be criticised for wondering about the kettle calling the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)
Marc MacSharry: The Senator should talk to her own colleagues.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)
Marc MacSharry: The Senator should say it to the Chair, not to me.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)
Marc MacSharry: Some ¤370 million. That is great reform.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)
Marc MacSharry: SUSI is great. It cannot even tell who has been paid yet.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I ask the Leader for a debate on Cabinet accountability to Parliament. For some time those of us in this House have understood the contempt with which the Seanad and its contribution are held by the Government but I raise the orchestrated leaking of this expert report, effectively by the Cabinet because it was provided by the experts to the Cabinet. I do not know what it contains. I have...
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)
Marc MacSharry: That is not acceptable.