Results 141-160 of 8,632 for speaker:Mark Daly
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2025)
Mark Daly: Before I call the next speaker, I welcome Claremorris National School class of 2025 who are here with their teacher, Lisa Dillon, who might be some relation of Deputy Alan Dillon. You are most welcome to Seanad Éireann. I hope you enjoy your stay. I do not know if you have any homework for the rest of the year but if you do, there will be no homework until next September, if that is...
- Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (11 Jun 2025)
Mark Daly: Before I call the Minister for Education and Youth, Deputy McEntee, I welcome Sheila O'Byrne, one of the residents of the institutions established by the State to which the Bill relates. I thank Sheila very much for being here and for her advocacy on behalf of everybody. The reason many of these issues are being addressed is because people like Sheila have not remained silent over the...
- Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (11 Jun 2025)
Mark Daly: I thank the Minister for coming to the Seanad to outline this important Bill.
- Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (11 Jun 2025)
Mark Daly: I join the Senator in thanking the late Mary Raftery for all her work.
- Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (11 Jun 2025)
Mark Daly: She died at 54 after giving such service to the State in exposing the wrongdoing. We say the State, but it is that of everyone from the church to the politicians who accepted the status quo. She exposed those who led the institutional abuse, systemised it and made it part of the institutions of the State. I thank Ms Raftery for that work. Like Senator Boyhan, I hope that the amendments to...
- Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)
Mark Daly: Is that agreed? It is not agreed?
- Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)
Mark Daly: The amendments need to be debated and the Minister of State will respond on it. However, the Senator might want to see what the Minister of State says before she withdraws it.
- Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)
Mark Daly: The debate is in here. Items are discussed, debated and agreed in the House. If the Senator moves and withdraws the amendment, then she will have to resubmit it on Report Stage.
- Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)
Mark Daly: But if the Senator withdraws the amendment, it cannot be made.
- Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)
Mark Daly: Yes.
- Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)
Mark Daly: I will bring in Senator Boyhan and then we will hear what the Minister of State has to say.
- Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)
Mark Daly: For the benefit of Members, if there has not been substantial discussion on the amendments, and this is not often, that there can be an issue on Report Stage. We had this discussion during a previous Bill where an amendment was moved and withdrawn, but because there was no substantial discussion, there was a danger that it could not be brought in on Report Stage. It had been discussed on...
- Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)
Mark Daly: We are dealing with amendment No. 1 to section 1 on its own.
- Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)
Mark Daly: I welcome guests of the Tánaiste, Simon Harris, from Laois and Offaly to the Gallery. I believe you are not in the same constituency any more but it is nice to seem you all travelling together. I also welcome guests of Eileen Lynch from Macroom in County Cork.
- Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)
Mark Daly: Amendments Nos. 2, 4, 22, 27, 28, 30, 32, 34, 37 and 43 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (10 Jun 2025)
Mark Daly: I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Paul Daly - The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to undertake a review of water connections policy to ensure that farmers with multiple land parcels pay a single customer charge. Senator Robbie Gallagher - The need for the Minister for Housing,...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defective Building Materials (10 Jun 2025)
Mark Daly: A vote has been called in the Dáil. Members may want to start and we will come back. Whichever you want to do, Minister
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defective Building Materials (10 Jun 2025)
Mark Daly: We have approximately six minutes. We can proceed with the opening part or we can-----
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Code (10 Jun 2025)
Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, to the Chamber.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Code (10 Jun 2025)
Mark Daly: Before we take the next Commencement matter, I welcome the people from Praxis Care in Mulhuddart, who are guests of Emer Currie, who used to be a Member of this House. I also welcome the group who are here at the invitation of the Ceann Comhairle, Verona Murphy. I thank them for being here.