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Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Oct 2005)

Marc MacSharry: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2005)

Marc MacSharry: I join other Senators in calling for a debate on the joint Oireachtas committee report on salmon drift netting, draft netting and angling. I, too, am a member of the committee and believe it has produced an excellent report. The House was admirably represented by Senator Kenneally on the sub-committee, which did most of the work on the report. This deserves mention this afternoon. The five...

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2005)

Marc MacSharry: Senator O'Toole mentioned we wanted all-party consensus on this issue. The report was produced by an all-party committee. If any particular party did not participate in that committee, this would have been through its own choice rather than a decision implemented by anybody else. On a second point——

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2005)

Marc MacSharry: There is no need for a counsellor here.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2005)

Marc MacSharry: I join others in calling for a comprehensive debate on road safety. Young person after young person is being killed on our roads week in, week out, and no points system or camera on any road will solve it. We may, as Senator Ryan stated, be obliged to examine the possibility of introducing draconian measures such as speed governors on cars operated by people under a certain age or those who...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Sep 2005)

Marc MacSharry: I join with Senator Kenneally in calling for a debate on cancer care. While Senator Kenneally and others who live south of a line from Dublin to Galway can celebrate the imminent roll-out of radiotherapy services, those of us living north of that line do not have the same privilege and cannot look forward to it. I ask the Leader to invite the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Marc MacSharry: I join with others in expressing concern for the five people in Mayo who have been imprisoned as a consequence of their protest at the construction of the onshore gas pipeline. I ask the Leader to organise another debate on this matter in the next session because the message has not been received by the Minister that direct intervention is required to prevent the major crime that is being...

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Marc MacSharry: The people of the north west effectively own this resource but will derive no benefit from it.

Seanad: National Consumer Agency: Motion. (29 Jun 2005)

Marc MacSharry: I join with other Senators in welcoming the Minister of State, Deputy Killeen, to the House, as I welcome the opportunity to make a number of points concerning this motion, the consumer strategy group and its recommendations. I welcome the group's strategies but, in supporting the motion, I will point out that some of the group's findings are somewhat naïve and are not founded on the...

Seanad: National Consumer Agency: Motion. (29 Jun 2005)

Marc MacSharry: I am sure she would not. Senator Coghlan is a personal friend of mine but the Fine Gael amendment to the motion is highly irresponsible. It does not deal with consumers' interests or the groceries order and, rather than engaging in a meaningful debate about what consumers need, it is an attempt to slap Fianna Fáil even though there is no opportunity to do so. Consumers' needs are the concern...

Seanad: National Consumer Agency: Motion. (29 Jun 2005)

Marc MacSharry: Senator Quinn's opinions might be worth exploring in the consultation process. I am sure his submission has gone to the Minister of State in private as well as in this House and it should be examined in detail. When speaking of consumers, we too often consider the people who buy only one item over counters. As both Senators White and Coghlan are aware, business people are increasingly...

Seanad: Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (28 Jun 2005)

Marc MacSharry: I join with others in welcoming these amendments. As an avid jet skier, I concur with Senators McHugh and Kenneally that the amendments bring clarity and will enhance safety for people who operate jet skis. I welcome any regulation which lays down clear parameters for people who would like to use and enjoy jet skis responsibly. It is positive and gets rid of any reckless behaviour, such as...

Seanad: Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (28 Jun 2005)

Marc MacSharry: Age might indeed be considered. I wish to add to Senator Kenneally's question. Does this Bill regulate the loading of containers or trucks? Vessels may be upset if ballast is poorly loaded but this would only be determined by looking inside containers.

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Marc MacSharry: I join other Members in welcoming the Minister of State to the House. I thank the Fine Gael group for making available its Private Members' time to deal with this issue. It is a very serious issue and not a political football. Before I left my office to come to the Chamber, I noticed many files. If I had wanted to bring the set of files on the underwhelming performance of previous...

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 May 2005)

Marc MacSharry: I concur with Senator O'Toole's call for a debate on the McCann report for West on Track, which was published last week. It would be most appropriate if this House would note the contents of the report and debate its many merits. This issue and the lobby for this project are not political. It is a great achievement by all the affected communities on the western seaboard to take the project to...

Seanad: Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances) (Compensation) Bill 2000: Second Stage. (10 May 2005)

Marc MacSharry: As always, it is a pleasure to welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Gallagher, to the House and I also welcome the opportunity to comment on the Bill. I do not want to be repetitious, but there are a few points I would like to reiterate. The Bill is designed to enable Ireland to implement the International Convention on...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2005)

Marc MacSharry: I join with Senator O'Toole in calling for a debate on the situation at the Marino Institute of Education. Some of the details which emerged yesterday were shocking and many questions need to be answered. Our primary concern is for the students and staff, but we could all benefit from a debate on the issue as a matter of the utmost urgency as it is a very serious situation. I also wish to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Marc MacSharry: Will the Leader invite the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Deputy O'Donoghue, to the House so we may debate the recent report commissioned by Fáilte Ireland from PricewaterhouseCoopers, which recommends that the regional boards such as North West Tourism should be subsumed into Fáilte Ireland or Tourism Ireland or indeed replaced by another group. This would be a backward step. We...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2005)

Marc MacSharry: I join Senator Kenneally in calling for a debate on cancer care. Before Christmas the people from Waterford picketed outside Leinster House seeking radiotherapy services in their region. There are no plans for radiotherapy services north of the line between Dublin and Galway. We in those counties wish to make our case for this service. I join with other Senators in calling on the Leader to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2005)

Marc MacSharry: Yes, but would the Cathaoirleach give me a small degree of latitude please?