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- Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (21 Jan 2021)
Marc MacSharry: ...if they want €70 a dose, give it to them. Otherwise, the Minister is looking forward to a fourth wave and an indefinite lockdown, and that is no good to any of us. We did not prepare - 20 lashes. We are where we are now. It is time we got with the programme, up our game, secure adequate supplies and have the target ultimately of a 24-7 365-day vaccination to bring all of this to...
- Seanad: Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)
Marc MacSharry: ...was the case. On the morning of 29 September 2008 Ireland was going to burn the bondholders but by that night France and Germany were not prepared to put up with this. I know that to be a fact. We are where we are and we are trying to deal with this matter as best we can. On the night of 29 September 2008, the Irish people saved the euro. By God, they require some level of help as a...
- Seanad: Health Services (30 Nov 2010)
Marc MacSharry: ...to plans, pathology and categorisation seems to have a policy, from the perspective of the people who live in Sligo and the north west, of the people moving closer or dying. Notwithstanding this, we are where we are and there is an intolerable position where a bus brings patients for treatment to University College Hospital in Galway each day. A new bus is to be delivered very shortly and...
- Seanad: Financial Services (Deposit Guarantee Scheme) Bill 2009: Second Stage (18 Jun 2009)
Marc MacSharry: ...various other sectors. There was lobbying from all sides of the House to have stamp duty reduced, when we should have used that tool and increased stamp duty to begin to cool things off. However, we are where we are - in a difficult situation. I regret we are in this difficult situation, but we are and must take the appropriate steps to get out of it. I am pleased the Minister for...
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Marc MacSharry: ...in the Budget Statement, some people predicted a soft landing for the property boom and others did not. No one predicted the pace and scale of its demise, which is highly regrettable. However, we are where we are and we must take the appropriate actions that will take the country out of the recession. To return to public sector pay, I welcome the fact that our salaries will be...
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (26 Sep 2007)
Marc MacSharry: ...the determination and conviction with which she pursues the reform of the health service. I would not have been in favour of the break-up of the health board system but, as Senator Feeney stated, we are where we are. The HSE is in place and is substantially resourced. We can see that Professor Drumm intends to pursue reform with the same determination and conviction as the Minister. At...