Results 1-20 of 391 for speaker:Brendan Daly

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Brendan Daly: I extend my thanks to the Leas-Chathaoirleach and my appreciation to the Cathaoirleach, who is retiring, and the staff of the House for the co-operation and guidance I have received over the past five years. I also express thanks to the people of Clare who elected me as their representative in 1973 and supported me in successive elections. I also express gratitude to the electorate for the...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Brendan Daly: Not for the labour panel anyway.

Seanad: Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Daly: More people now go abroad for medical treatment advertised in this State. On some occasions the procedures have led to horrific results. Does the legislation cover those without specialist qualifications from abroad who advertise in the State?

Seanad: Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Daly: On this section I wish to raise the difficult situation in the mid-west and Limerick area where there has been a difference of opinion within the orthodontic service about the training of personnel. I ask whether it is possible within this section of the Bill to find a resolution to a problem which seems to be delaying orthodontic treatment for hundreds of young people who are on waiting...

Seanad: Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Daly: ——and internal disputes about training are delaying the development of the service.

Seanad: Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Second Stage (3 Apr 2007)

Brendan Daly: This is a long and detailed Bill and there will be time on Committee Stage to go into it in depth. It is important to update the legislation in this area, although the current legislation is only 30 years old. It is daft for there to be 25 people on a board. It is far too large and should be reduced to about 12 people. Other activities of the board should be carried out by subcommittees....

Seanad: Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Second Stage (22 Mar 2007)

Brendan Daly: I do not want to intervene for long in this debate. I welcome the Minister and the Bill. As far as it goes, it is meeting the public demand to deal with these issues. Not that many years ago, the big issue was the ozone layer. If the ozone layer was not going to de dealt with, then we were going to be wiped out by cancer and God knows what. Has anybody heard about the ozone layer lately?...

Seanad: Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Second Stage (22 Mar 2007)

Brendan Daly: It worked very quickly.

Seanad: Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Second Stage (22 Mar 2007)

Brendan Daly: A measure was taken to deal with it. Certain measures need to be taken now to deal with this, but we should not lose the run of ourselves. There needs to be a certain balance and the dire predictions about global warming are disputed by others. It is a bit like going to the Supreme Court. One will find an equally valid argument put forward by other experts that there is no serious problem...

Seanad: Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Second Stage (22 Mar 2007)

Brendan Daly: I suggest the Senator bring Kevin Myers with him.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Brendan Daly: What about Mayo County Council?

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Brendan Daly: The funding of community hospitals is organised in a haphazard manner. Many community hospitals depend on voluntary collections, such as church gate collections, to keep their doors open. Some of them are given small national lottery grants so they can install community facilities. I am not familiar with the community hospitals in An Daingean and Kenmare. Kilrush Community Hospital, with...

Seanad: National Climate Change Strategy 2000: Motion (21 Mar 2007)

Brendan Daly: I want to lobby the Minister to invest more resources in wave energy. I understand that some work is ongoing in Galway. A number of sites have been identified on foot of work that was done by the University of Limerick, but the process is not moving fast enough. I direct the Minister's attention to the electricity generation possibilities offered by wave energy. The Government and the ESB...

Seanad: National Climate Change Strategy 2000: Motion (21 Mar 2007)

Brendan Daly: One of them is the closure of Moneypoint.

Seanad: National Climate Change Strategy 2000: Motion (21 Mar 2007)

Brendan Daly: It is.

Seanad: National Climate Change Strategy 2000: Motion (21 Mar 2007)

Brendan Daly: I thank Senator Ormonde and other Members for giving me an opportunity to speak for a minute on this issue. I would like to draw the attention of Senators to a document that was recently published by the Minister and his Department. This simple and readable document, which contains a good and clear message, should be sent to every school in the country. It outlines under eight categories...

Seanad: National Climate Change Strategy 2000: Motion (21 Mar 2007)

Brendan Daly: Is the Senator proposing the closure of Moneypoint?

Seanad: National Climate Change Strategy 2000: Motion (21 Mar 2007)

Brendan Daly: I am asking for clarification.

Seanad: National Climate Change Strategy 2000: Motion (21 Mar 2007)

Brendan Daly: The Labour Party in County Clare will be delighted to hear that view.

Seanad: National Climate Change Strategy 2000: Motion (21 Mar 2007)

Brendan Daly: Paschal Fitzgerald will be delighted to hear that.