Results 14,041-14,060 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)
Marc MacSharry: ââin a structured, positive, proactive, constructive fashion that will not have an undue ribbon effect throughout the country but will meet the needs and wants of every Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, Labour and Independent person in rural and regional Ireland.
- Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)
Marc MacSharry: I welcome the fact that no longer will rural Ireland be preserved as the weekend retreat for urban dwellers or people who misrepresent the great work An Taisce does from time to time.
- Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)
Marc MacSharry: The criticism of An Taisce from particular quarters can sometimes be negative and have an ulterior motive. I welcome the fact that there will now be clear planning structures for planners.
- Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)
Marc MacSharry: Thank God the Minister, Deputy Cullen, and his officials had the vision to come up with a set of guidelines that will improve this situation no end. People from farming backgrounds with limited means can now look forward with confidence in the knowledge that they will be able to acquire a site on the family land at a reasonable price on which they can develop their homes and live and work in...
- Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)
Marc MacSharry: It represents the kind of objectionism we were giving out about earlier, and Senator Bannon mentioned An Taisce. That objectionism has prevented planning throughout this country, and now we have to listen to it from the Opposition benches.
- Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)
Marc MacSharry: The guidelines represent a huge step forward and anybody who has read them will understand that.
- Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)
Marc MacSharry: I took time to speak to a number of planners about the guidelines. They are being broadly welcomed by people with common sense. I agree with Senator Kitt's point about the need for more planners. There should be more centres where planning qualifications can be obtained.
- Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)
Marc MacSharry: That would help speed up the process in terms of interpretation of the guidelines. There should be a broad interpretation of the guidelines, not just one which is coming out of UCD. I thank the Minister once again and wish him luck. I would like to think these guidelines do not represent an end in themselves but rather a beginning through which we can develop rural Ireland proactively and...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Mar 2004)
Marc MacSharry: I join with Senator Paddy Burke in asking that the Minister for Transport be invited to the House to debate the state of the rolling stock throughout the country, particularly on the west coast. I refer to the Mayo line, to which I am sure Senator Paddy Burke was referring, and also the Sligo line.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Mar 2004)
Marc MacSharry: In recent years there have been considerable improvements to the Sligo line and the signalling system, but there is no point having a dual carriageway if one does not have a car to drive on it. The state of the rolling stock in the west is a disgrace and harks back to the 1950s. The 90 carriages bought recently by Iarnród Ãireann should not be reserved for Cork and the more profitable rail...
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2004)
Marc MacSharry: I join with others in welcoming the Minister and thank him for attending today's marathon session. It is much appreciated when one considers his busy schedule. The Garda SÃochána Bill is a long-awaited and timely piece of legislation, which allows, for the first time, full investigations into alleged Garda misbehaviour to be carried out by people other than members of the Garda SÃochána....
- Seanad: Competition Authority Report: Statements. (25 Feb 2004)
Marc MacSharry: I welcome members of the Irish Brokers Association who are in the Visitors Gallery for this debate. I congratulate the Competition Authority on a comprehensive and informative preliminary report and consultation document. There is no doubt that an investigative report which highlights possible anti-competitive practice by elements of the insurance industry is both necessary and timely if we...
- Seanad: Water Sports Vehicles. (11 Feb 2004)
Marc MacSharry: This is a very serious issue. I agree with my colleague, Senator Glynn, that proper regulation is required for jet skiing and water skiing on our inland waterways and at sea. I should declare an interest at the outset â I am an avid water ski enthusiast and I own a jet ski. The activities under discussion have resulted in fatalities and serious injuries throughout the country, for example...
- Seanad: Regional Development: Motion. (11 Feb 2004)
Marc MacSharry: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion, which I support, and I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Decentralisation is an integral part of the Government's commitment to balanced regional development. I am delighted civil servants and their families will relocate throughout the regions as part of the programme. I wholeheartedly agree that balanced regional development is an...
- Seanad: Services for Victims of Domestic Violence: Statements. (28 Jan 2004)
Marc MacSharry: I join with others in welcoming the Minister of State and I welcome representatives of Women's Aid and the national network of women's refuges. I commend them on their excellent work, which is achieved with very limited resources. I welcome the opportunity to speak about the need for continuing awareness and action to improve services for victims of domestic violence. Violence perpetrated...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jan 2004)
Marc MacSharry: Following on Senator O'Toole's expression of concern as to the representation on the national disability advisory group, I ask the Leader to raise the issue with the Minister for Education and Science. It appears that the representation on this worthwhile advisory group is not fully representative of the people who need to be on it. There is secondary school representation on the group but...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Nov 2003)
Marc MacSharry: Following on from Senator Norris's remarks about the troops who are leaving for Liberia on a most dangerous peacekeeping mission, there has been concern among some of the participants in the force about appropriate equipment. In my constituency of Sligo-Leitrim, a number of personnel from the Western Command will be participating in the mission. Their families have expressed concern that the...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. - Local Radio Licensing: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)
Marc MacSharry: I welcome this opportunity to comment on the Fifth Report of the Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, focusing on the licensing system for local radio stations. As a member of the Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources I was delighted to be associated with the excellent work of Senator O'Meara in drawing up a report on the licensing of...
- Seanad: Fishery Policy: Statements. (15 Oct 2003)
Marc MacSharry: I join with other Senators in welcoming the Minister to the House. I congratulate the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, the Minister of State at the Department, Deputy Browne, and the entire team negotiating on behalf of Ireland in the fisheries negotiations in Brussels. They have shown tremendous resolve, persistence and superior negotiating talent in being able to...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Oct 2003)
Marc MacSharry: Many local authorities are approaching the time for estimates and budgets again. This is an appropriate time for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to come to the House to debate local government funding. Such funding is inadequate, particularly when one considers that a very small section of the community â the business sector â seems to pick up the...