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- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I second the amendment to the Order of Business by Senator John Crown. I agree wholeheartedly with him. If we are to have an investigation into these matters it is vital that it should be credible, as Senator Crown has rightly pointed out. That is not to impugn the expertise or contribution of these fine medical professionals. There is no doubt that they could probably play a vital role...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)
Marc MacSharry: To follow on from what other speakers have said, as temporary inhabitants of the House we could do nothing without consulting staff who have worked here for decades. In 2002, when I first came to Leinster House, we could smoke in the office. At the time I smoked. It is ridiculous to recall the cloud of fog in which we used to work in the office and in the ante-rooms off the Seanad and the...
- Seanad: Measures to Address Bullying: Motion (14 Nov 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I welcome the Minister to the House. There has been much talk about bullying in schools. I am glad to say at the outset that none of the Minister's nephews bullied me at school and I was not there long enough to have bullied the sons of Eamonn Coghlan who attended the same school.
- Seanad: Measures to Address Bullying: Motion (14 Nov 2012)
Marc MacSharry: Senator Norris made the point very well that adults and people in the public eye, which the Senator is much more than I, should watch their conduct. The Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas are the ultimate bullies. When one considers what will be shown on "Oireachtas Report" this evening it is highly unlikely to be anybody praising a Minister or a Member of the Opposition praising a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)
Marc MacSharry: We need more.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)
Marc MacSharry: Notwithstanding the Minister for Health's regular trips to the House, I request that he be asked to come here once more to deal with the health service budget. He was here last evening but we did not have time to discuss the budget as each of us only had a short time allocated to deal specifically with the new children's hospital. We heard confirmation in recent days of a deficit of ¤400...
- Seanad: National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Nov 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for taking the time out of his busy schedule to always come himself to talk with us. On balance Fianna Fáil welcomes the progress on the national children's hospital. I wish to mention a number of issues and I have some personal reservations. I know the process transcends a different Administration. When one reads the objections to the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)
Marc MacSharry: Before would be better.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I am sure views have been articulated to Members on how they should be formed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I appreciate that but I am conscious that others were afforded-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)
Marc MacSharry: If the Cathaoirleach would not mind, I will not be a moment.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I appreciate that but others were afforded these opportunities. This is an issue close to the Leader's heart. The criteria being used to match these hospitals have more to do with saving money and medical politics than preserving what are the best pathways for outcomes for patients. It is very important that we have a debate in this regard in advance of the Minister's announcement of the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I join others in expressing grave concern at the incompetence of SUSI and whatever officials are involved at organising this process. The older analogue version organised on a regional basis was much more effective. We were all given an undertaking last year that it would be much quicker this year and that it was in students' interests. We now have anecdotal evidence that students are...
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)
Marc MacSharry: Agreed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)
Marc MacSharry: We will not be opposing the Order of Business. It is important to congratulate President Obama on winning another four years in office. We hope that the work he does during the coming period will be of benefit to Ireland. Closer to home and much more important, I ask that the Leader make arrangements for the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, to come before the House at the earliest...
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (Resumed) (24 Oct 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I welcome the Minister and the opportunity to make a few brief points. Everyone appreciates the Minister is in a very difficult position. She is more used to being in my position than that which she is in now and she will know that whatever she does, she will be wrong. That is the difficulty the Minister for Social Protection faces at this time. Senator Kelly made a point I was thinking...
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Vetting (24 Oct 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I move amendment No. 15: In page 26, between lines 37 and 38, to insert the following:?23.?Any officer/employee of the Executive shall be tax resident in Ireland for the duration of his or her employment by the Executive.?.My colleague, Senator Thomas Byrne, who had to leave, spoke on this amendment the last day. It is important that any advisers or consultants the Minister is seeking shall...
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Vetting (24 Oct 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I move amendment No. 11: In page 19, line 14, after ?Minister,? to insert the following: "including performance targets set by the Minister,".It is vitally important that targets are set by the Minister and included in the service plan. That is reasonable and it would give people something to aim for. Sometimes targets are not reached but it is important to have a route to try to...
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Vetting (24 Oct 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I support these amendments and think there is no reason not to accept them. It is vital the public has confidence that when those holding key positions appear before Oireachtas committees, there is not a refuge which can be mischievously used. It is not that that would be the case but Senators mentioned the recent appearance at the Committee of Public Accounts, which was clearly...
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Vetting (24 Oct 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I move amendment No. 5: In page 9, to delete lines 25 and 26.