Results 13,801-13,820 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: That is fine. I accept the ruling of the Chair but of all places to be heckled from, I did not expect to be heckled from the Chair.
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: No, I am not emotional. I am purely detailing the facts. The Chair should not confuse conviction, determination and enthusiasm with emotion because they are different. The outcomes which have been achieved in the regional hospital in Sligo over the period since the introduction of medical oncology, triple assessment and multidisciplinary teams â including pathologists, radio-oncologists,...
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I am quoting somebody.
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: Fine. When the person, who must not be mentioned, attended a meeting and briefedââ
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: ââme in the past, he acknowledged that the information was out of date. I would like to see fairness and an engagement with the people on the ground in Sligo, who inform me that, to date, that has not happened. There are justifiable grounds, not for an unravelling of the cancer control strategy, but for an adjustment to it, to take cognisance of the brilliance that has been achieved by...
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: ââwith the people on the ground. Many other contributors have mentioned those names.
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: Many other people have mentioned them and it is unfair in the extreme for the Chair to single out me.
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: In any event ââ
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I will finish now and I thank the Chair for his indulgence. To date, no one in the HSE has produced evidence to show that the outcomes for patients from the north west region attending Sligo General Hospital will be improved by moving their care from a hospital that has outcomes that are better than, or at least comparable to, the best in the United States, which is the benchmark country for...
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I tabled two motions, six months ago.
- Seanad: OECD Report on Integrated Public Service Reform: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I join in welcoming the Minister of State to the House. I am pleased to have the opportunity to make some points on the OECD report on public service reform. I will begin with the normal rebuttal of Senator Twomey, which is customary between us. He might have more time to talk about the solutions if he were to begin with them rather than the perpetual moan. His colleagues in Wexford will...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I support Senator Norris on that point, which I have raised many times. I welcome that the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission started a process whereby it might reform the amount of material sent in the post and we could get the material electronically instead. I support my colleague, Senator Denis O'Donovan, in his call a debate on the fishing industry. We have a real crisis on the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)
Marc MacSharry: In the United Kingdom mortgage activity is expected to be down 47% this year. How did the Fianna Fáil Government manage to achieve this in another state? In the United States there is a reduction of 30% in activity in planning permission and building permits. Is the Irish Government also responsible for this? No, it is the result of an unprecedented international credit crisis, an...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)
Marc MacSharry: Can we, for once, in the next debate get tangible suggestions of how we might improve the economy and the uncertainty of the futureââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)
Marc MacSharry: âârather than just the blame game? Let us remember the only innovation that came from the Opposition side of the House was to put VAT on children's shoes. That kind ofââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)
Marc MacSharry: One final pointââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I note there are people referring to so-called Angola moments. Our Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, and his Cabinet colleagues look forward with great eagerness and determination to steering this country through the current difficulties.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2008)
Marc MacSharry: We had one.
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2008)
Marc MacSharry: I join with other Senators in asking the Leader for an ongoing debate on the economy. As we have seen from recent reports, these are the most challenging times we have experienced for almost the last 30 years. I could not agree more with the point made by other speakers with regard to maintaining momentum on the national development plan. The Taoiseach fully agrees with this. His...
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 May 2008)
Marc MacSharry: At the outset, I agree with Senator Regan's points on the Libertas statements. I would like to call for a general debate on housing. In light of recent developments in Dublin, it would be appropriate to look at this. There are a few public private partnerships and private finance initiatives which may have been planned, but which may be in danger now due to viability reasons. I think we...