Results 101-120 of 300 for long speaker:Mark Daly

Seanad: Commencement of Irish Sign Language Act 2017: Statements (15 Dec 2020)

Mark Daly: ...of the Trinity Centre for Deaf Studies, such as Professor Lorraine Lesson and Dr. John Bosco Conama, and others who have passed on, who have excelled in this area and who have championed this cause long and hard over four decades. I call on the Minister of State to respond.

Seanad: Commencement of Irish Sign Language Act 2017: Statements (15 Dec 2020)

Mark Daly: ...sign language for her opening contribution. We should also remember the Minster of State's predecessor in the Department of Health, former Minister of State, Finian McGrath, with whom we had long arguments in this House on this issue. I am sure Senator Bacik remembers them.Senator Bacik, as a person who has passed legislation in opposition, will know that, at the time, this was one of...

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (10 Nov 2020)

Mark Daly: ...of the House, we must conclude by 7.15 p.m. Four Senators who have indicated they wish to speak have been here for some time and I am anxious to include them. Senator Ward has been here for a long time. Are you willing to share time with your colleague, Senator Conway, and, similarly, will Senator Chambers share time with Senator Craughwell?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2020)

Mark Daly: I still have five Senators offering and I want to get them all in. I do not want to cut them off as they have been here quite a long time so I ask Senators please to confine their contributions to one minute. We are about to run half an hour over our allotted time. I call Senator Mullen.

Seanad: Budget 2021: Statements (14 Oct 2020)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister for coming to the House after a long day in the Dáil yesterday and having appeared on radio this morning, which is sometimes equally as challenging.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: I will make a brief comment before I ask the Leader to respond. I know discussion on the Order of Business was extraordinarily long today. I am giving latitude as I know Members want to contribute and we do not have discussion on the Order of Business every day. That is why we are running over time. I call on the Leader to respond.

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: Twelve months may not be a long enough time in which to do it and there is a two-year backlog. The amendment must be ruled out of order in accordance with Standing Order 154 as it is in conflict with the principle of the Bill.

Seanad: School Transport, Leaving Certificate 2020 and Reopening of Schools: Statements (24 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister for coming into the House today. As a Kerry representative, it is always great to see a Kerry Minister in the House, and long may that tradition continue.

Seanad: Withdrawal Agreement Between the United Kingdom and the European Union: Motion (23 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: I believe the Minister wants to contribute now. He has 15 minutes, or however long he wants.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: The Senator is here as long as I have been and he has a copy of Standing Orders. Those Standing Orders specifically state with reference to the Order of Business that we are to discuss the item being outlined by the Leader.

Seanad: Financial Provisions (Covid-19) (No. 2) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (30 Jul 2020)

Mark Daly: On the question of the vote, I remind Members of the guidance on the Chamber and circulation therein were emailed out at the beginning of the week. I know it has been a long week and year and we are only halfway through it yet but do remember that social distancing rules apply to Members and while they are quite free to talk while waiting for the vote to start, please keep a social distance...

Seanad: Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (24 Jul 2020)

Mark Daly: Before the Minister of State replies, I congratulate him on his appointment. It is well deserved. I know the long hours he has put in as spokesperson and as a councillor in his own area. Despite being a public representative, it did not stop him from keeping his feet on the ground and minding the post office and the parish at home. That is all part of public representation. I wish him...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Jul 2020)

Mark Daly: Jack Charlton was a legend on this island. He brought so much joy to so many for so long. We will send a letter to the Charlton family expressing the sympathy of Seanad Éireann and the people of Ireland. Senator Byrne has proposed an amendment to the Order of Business: "That No. 3 be taken before No.1." The Leader has indicated she is prepared to accept the amendment. Is the...

Seanad: Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (16 Jul 2020)

Mark Daly: ...to his new role and congratulate him on being elevated to high office. He has done great service in committees down through the years, including the Committee of Public Accounts, involving long hours, early mornings, huge amounts of paperwork to be read and not many thanks. Not many people know the amount of work the Committee of Public Accounts did under his chairmanship, keeping public...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2020)

Mark Daly: ...and they call for the Leader to arrange time to have those issues debated. They can, of course, talk about that issue and support that issue with their argument but brevity is key. We do not want long speeches and scripted speeches are not encouraged, although Members can, of course, have one because it is the Order of Business and it is their Chamber, but time is of the essence. In...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (29 Jun 2020)

Mark Daly: ...is, of course, a man we all admire, although not necessarily a man we all agree with all the time. While we differ on many things, and while I know he is a Joycean scholar, at one stage in his long political career he quoted the great Samuel Beckett with regard to being relentless and tenacious, a point also referred to by the former Cathaoirleach, Senator O’Donovan. Beckett said:...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (29 Jun 2020)

Mark Daly: Can I interrupt? I thank Senator Craughwell for the praise but let us be honest, beginning with Senators David Norris and Michael McDowell, there is definitely a long list ahead of myself. I thank the Senator anyway.

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (29 Jun 2020)

Mark Daly: ...with everybody in the House. It would be remiss of me not to mention the fact that he is a neighbour of Grace Coyle and the Coyles and Murphys have been living in the same parish for many a long year and work together for the betterment of the community. Eugene is walking backwards for charity in his home community for a great cause, so if anyone sees Eugene accidentally walking...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (29 Jun 2020)

Mark Daly: I thank Senator Blaney. I also thank him and his family for their long service to the State and for his vision of a shared island, with which I agree. The language of politics is important and the words "united Ireland" spark fear in the hearts of many in Northern Ireland because they do not know what that would look like. The new unit in the Department of the Taoiseach is something we all...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (29 Jun 2020)

Mark Daly: ...for nomination. It is not an easy thing to do when one gets a phone call from the Taoiseach asking one to be the voice of an entire community that has felt such extreme marginalisation for so long. I thank Senator Flynn and we look forward to working with her and hearing her thoughts and ideas on how we can bridge that gap.