Results 13,721-13,740 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jan 2009)
Marc MacSharry: I know those involved and I can state that Ms Izevbekhai's children speak with Sligo accents. Regardless of the law or any considerations relating to FGM, these people have lived in Sligo â they call it home â for quite a period of years. It is clear that a large proportion of the local community would like them to remain living in the area. On the basis of the human considerations...
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jan 2009)
Marc MacSharry: We could then debate FGM and other issues. It is not possible to have a completely open-door policy. Legal proceedings in this case are ongoing but the children involved are trying to go about their daily lives. They are more native to Sligo than they are to anywhere else. If one of the county's teams reached an All-Ireland Final, they would support it. I would appreciate it if the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jan 2009)
Marc MacSharry: Will the Leader make time available for a debate on banking and banking regulation? We need to give careful consideration to the regulatory environment that applies in respect of banking. Momentum is building in the United States for the establishment of an aggregator bank. Under this model, bad debts could be pooled and managed centrally. This would allow banks that in a stronger...
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
Marc MacSharry: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Seanad Ãireann" and substitute the following: commends the Government on its management of the economy and public finances, which means that Ireland faces the current global economic crisis from a position of strength, given the strong growth of recent years and very low levels of public debt; acknowledges that through the policies now being...
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
Marc MacSharry: It would be possible to focus on the many reasons we are in the difficulties in which we find ourselves. I can see that the Fine Gael focus is again to say: "You blew the boom. We told you that you were going to do it. You did it and now it has all happened." During the debate on the budget I remember Senator Donohoe saying that if we could find him an economist at the time who would say...
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
Marc MacSharry: I never interrupt anybody as the Senator knows. I always listen attentively and respectfully. I would appreciate if he did the same.
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
Marc MacSharry: When circumstances change, the Government changes its mind as does Fine Gael, which is appropriate. The business of government operates in a real-time environment. It does not operate with the benefit of hindsight and 20/20 vision. We must react and act appropriately as circumstances demand.
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
Marc MacSharry: We need to react and also pro-act, which is what has been happening in recent times. All Western democracies are experiencing the same level of difficulties, fiscally and economically, in terms of the banking system and levels of imports and exports. All over the world every economy is in the same boat. As I said last night, the IMF has stated that the advanced economies will experience...
- Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)
Marc MacSharry: I am grateful to have the opportunity to make some points. I pay tribute to my colleague, Senator Denis O'Donovan, because in my time in the House I have never seen anyone or any group of people apply the same level of scrutiny and constructive suggestion to legislation, and he is to be greatly commended on that. I thank the Minister of State for initiating this Bill in the House. It sits...
- Seanad: Economic Situation: Statements (27 Jan 2009)
Marc MacSharry: I welcome the Minister of State. I also welcome the opportunity to discuss the economy. I further welcome the frequency with which we are engaging in debates of this nature. We are seeking the knowledge and experience of eminent and qualified individuals such as Senator Ross who is an economist of some renown and a journalist and someone who has had a long career in business. It is...
- Seanad: Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Bill 2009: Second Stage (20 Jan 2009)
Marc MacSharry: I join others in welcoming the Minster for Finance, Deputy Lenihan, to the House and I thank the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Mansergh, for the comprehensive outline of the legislation. As always, I listened to Senator Twomey with interest. When considering these issues, I am amazed at the amount of hindsight claimed within the media, certain elements in the...
- Seanad: Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Bill 2009: Second Stage (20 Jan 2009)
Marc MacSharry: This is the up-to-date situation. There is no questionââ
- Seanad: Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Bill 2009: Second Stage (20 Jan 2009)
Marc MacSharry: It is not rubbish, it is a matter of public record. These are the facts. There is a need to remain as agile as we have been and to ensure that as the situation evolves we are prepared, able and willing to take the necessary action. These characteristics have been displayed by the Minister, Deputy Lenihan, and his colleagues in extremely difficult times and under very difficult economic...
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2008)
Marc MacSharry: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I am sure the House will be delighted that Senators Quinn and Hanafin and I were present for all three hours of this morning's meeting of the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service, at which there was an informative debate with representatives of the banking sector. It was interesting to hear the views of those involved in small and medium sized enterprises and banks. It was...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I have never heard of anything so ridiculous. I ask the Leader to take some of these issues on board.
- Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)
Marc MacSharry: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I join others in welcoming the Minister for Finance to the House. As is traditional with Senator Twomey and me, I will start with a little rebuttal. This carry-on with the Lisbon treaty must stop. We all have a responsibility in this regard. Senator Donohoe, who chaired the sub-committee on Ireland's future in the EU, which did some fine work, would hardly agree with Senator Twomey's...
- Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I do not interrupt other speakers in this House.
- Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)
Marc MacSharry: The foundations of the successes of this State since 1987 have been based on social partnership and pay agreements such as the recently concluded one. As the Taoiseach said the other day, Deputy Bruton in the Lower House criticised him and the Government for not concluding the social partnership talks quickly enough. He welcomed it when they were concluded and now he wants them reversed....