Results 181-200 of 7,800 for speaker:Mark Daly

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Mark Daly: The procurement processes for the Naval Service's RIBS - rigid inflatable boats - are excluding Irish contractors from tendering for these jobs. In the bizarre case where An Taisce ended up objecting to one of the-----

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Mark Daly: It is on silent.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Mark Daly: I ask the Leader to organise that debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2009)

Mark Daly: I welcome Senator James Carroll to the House. His election in the local elections was as outstanding a feat as Louth's victory in the 1957 All-Ireland football title. We welcome young Members to the House. I have sympathy with Senator John Paul Phelan on losing his title as youngest Member. One serious issue of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 is how banks can take...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Mark Daly: I also welcome the comments by the Minister of State. I agree with my colleague Senator Glynn about locally elected members retaining their powers. The provision whereby a majority of two thirds would be required even for a minor amendment to a draft development plan is serious, as my colleagues on the Opposition side have pointed out. Contained within the section is a reference to the...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Mark Daly: It concerns the regional authorities.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Mark Daly: I will pass the documentation to the Minister of State.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Mark Daly: I want to follow on from what I stated earlier. I agree with my colleague in respect of moving powers from the local base to regional authorities. The latter are only reviewing and refreshing their own guidelines at present. We do not know what powers we will be transferring up the line from councillors to the regional authorities. We do not know what process will be in place for people...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Mark Daly: I welcome the inclusion of section 23. It is very important because it amends section 42 of the 2000 Act, under which, if somebody's property has been substantially completed, he or she can obtain an extension of the period in which the works may be completed. The main reason for the exercise of section 23 is to address the needs of those who cannot get a loan from the bank. Such persons...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Mark Daly: On a point of clarification for Senator White, I was not quite canvassing for it. The most important aspect of the section is-----

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Mark Daly: Thank you, Acting Chairman. The issue is one of saving the taxpayer money more than anything else. That is one of the most important sections in that many of these developments will come under the remit of NAMA and therefore if their planning permission runs out and NAMA has to revive the planning permission by paying fees to architects and engineers, it will keep them all very busy but it...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Mark Daly: That is a different issue. We are trying to save the taxpayer money. That is why I welcome the Minister of State's insertion of the provision. It is probably the most important section in the Bill because it is about saving the taxpayer a fortune.

Seanad: Interim Report on Flooding on River Shannon, November 2000: Statements (4 Dec 2009)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh. I will be parochial at the outset and thank him for allocating funding towards the study on the flooding that took place in Kenmare last year. We got ahead of the posse and had our flooding early. On a more serious note, we must praise all the emergency services who ensured there was no loss of life. While there was horrendous damage to...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2009)

Mark Daly: With regard to the Minister for Foreign Affairs being denied access to Gaza, will the leader invite him to the House to discuss the issue of Gaza? Irish taxpayers' money is being given to the Palestinian authorities in overseas development aid to rebuild Gaza's infrastructure, water and sewerage system, which are in dire condition. Many people are suffering there at present. For the...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2009)

Mark Daly: They are trying to extrapolate from the 10% or 15% who are fraudulent in high risk categories, such as child allowance to non-nationals. We have all encountered such cases. However, one cannot say there is a fraud rate of between 10% and 15% among pensioners. That is not the case.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2009)

Mark Daly: The Minister, Deputy Mary Hanafin, was quite clear this morning on "Morning Ireland" that the Department is looking at a 10% to 15% fraud rate in some high risk categories of social welfare. In other categories, such as pensions and fuel allowance to pensioners, there is not that level of fraud. The "Prime Time Investigates" programme was excellent and we applaud it, but there is already...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2009)

Mark Daly: And his father before him.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2009)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Taoiseach's announcement of a hospital for Kenmare. It is unfortunate that my Seanad colleagues on the Opposition complained about the new hospital being anywhere in the country at this time. The fact of the matter is that the hospital in Kenmare is not meeting current HIQA standards and has to be replaced.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2009)

Mark Daly: Local public representatives such as Mr. Patrick Scarteen, and Mr. Mike Scarteen before him, Ms Breda Moynihan-Cronin and Deputies Sheahan, O'Donoghue and Healy-Rae worked hard.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2009)

Mark Daly: I ask the Leader to bring the Minister into the House. We have been working on this issue in Kenmare since 1976, when the extra 12 beds were first announced and announcements were made in 1997, 2002, 2007 and 2008. The importance of this hospital cannot be overstated in an ageing community where many people need long-term assistance and care to recover from illnesses. I ask the Leader to...