Results 13,121-13,140 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Seanad: Access to Cancer Treatment Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I am sorry if Members find it offensive.
- Seanad: Access to Cancer Treatment Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I regret that it is disrespectful because the content of the script shows an inability to read legislation and, as someone said, complete contempt for what we are attempting to do - introduce a non-adversarial Bill. It is non-political in nature and puts the patient first. What we have seen is an exercise in making sure the patient will not come first. This is a sad day for patient...
- Seanad: Access to Cancer Treatment Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2012)
Marc MacSharry: This is pioneering legislation. We do not have to look to other jurisdictions.
- Seanad: Access to Cancer Treatment Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I thank her for yet again making herself available. She has given great commitment to this House over the last two years. I am proposing this Bill and it is co-sponsored by my friend and colleague, Senator John Crown, who is not short of expertise in this particular department. I proposed...
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)
Marc MacSharry: On the same subject, I welcome a debate on the issue. Of the 45,000 people who attended the concert, many had a good time. I had family members at the event. However, there is an alcohol issue in the country. One of the first steps we could usefully take is to provide an opportunity to invite young people's organisations to the Chamber. We have afforded organisations which wish to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that No. 11, first stage of the Access to Cancer Treatment Bill 2012, be taken before No. 1. The time between now and the end of the session is limited and the House will be sitting on Fridays. Could the Minister for Health be brought to the House? As Senator Darragh O'Brien has said, some of the commentary at the recent meeting of the...
- Seanad: Mortgage Arrears, Banking and the Economy: Statements, Questions and Answers (3 Jul 2012)
Marc MacSharry: Will we be permitted to speak generally, or will we have to ask questions?
- Seanad: Mortgage Arrears, Banking and the Economy: Statements, Questions and Answers (3 Jul 2012)
Marc MacSharry: This might be a long-winded question given that I am not as familiar with this process as other Senators and have not participated in questioning Ministers on this issue. I welcome the Minister to the House. There is nobody from any party who does not have enormous respect for him. Everybody wholeheartedly supports him in what he is trying to do. It is how he does it that divides us...
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I join with others in congratulating those involved in putting together today's address. It was an historic day for the House and a sign of what can be done in the future. I would agree with Senator Leyden's suggestion that leaders of some of the other organisations, particularly from a religious perspective, be invited here in the interests of balance and following on from the lead shown...
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2012)
Marc MacSharry: We will not oppose the Order of Business. I ask the Leader to invite the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Brian Hayes, to come to the House next week to outline the position in regard to the flooding in Cork, which is badly affected, and throughout the country, and ensure that funding under the minor works scheme is made available without delay to the areas in need. I...
- Seanad: Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration: Statements (27 Jun 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I welcome the Minister and I am glad to have an opportunity to make a few points on the report. I am not a member of the joint committee that prepared it. However, I commend the work of Deputy Andrew Doyle and the committee, including Fianna Fáil Senators Paschal Mooney and Mark Daly who would have participated in this debate but are unable to be here for it. The points made by the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)
Marc MacSharry: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I, along with other Members, ask for a debate on the personal insolvency Bill next week. It seems ridiculous in the extreme that we must continue to wait. We have already waited for many years, and I include the years when I was on the Government side of the House when proposals were also made. Many proposals and Bills have been made since I have been on this, the Opposition side of the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)
Marc MacSharry: It is similar to showing a burglar the blueprints for an alarm system before it is installed. I call for a debate, even if the Bill is mammoth in size and consists of 200 pages. The Taoiseach and Tánaiste quite comically wasted public time by holding a press conference to display their unity rather than highlighting the importance of the mortgage issue. This House has the capacity and...
- Seanad: European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Jun 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and the legislation before us. We supported the Government's position on the treaty and the establishment of the ESM, which will certainly give us options other than entering the bond markets again as a guinea pig to satisfy the egos of the people in the NTMA or Europe. If money is available at 3% interest, I would prefer that to funding at 7%...
- Seanad: European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Jun 2012)
Marc MacSharry: That is the Senator's opinion but my opinion is different. We must do something to help these people. We must put them front and centre in this crisis. For far too long the banks have been in that position.
- Seanad: European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Jun 2012)
Marc MacSharry: Lending to them.
- Seanad: European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Jun 2012)
Marc MacSharry: The engine is full of fuel, but we are not driving anywhere.
- Seanad: European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Jun 2012)
Marc MacSharry: The Minister of State can multi-task.
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Jun 2012)
Marc MacSharry: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I also welcome the Bill which is long overdue. It was in the programme for Government and it was announced three or four times over the last year, so it is good to see it finally before us. It was promised in May 2011 and was announced a few times after that also by the Minister, Deputy Bruton, and the Minister of State. It is good to see it...