Results 1-10 of 10 for other and baby speaker:Marc MacSharry

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (25 May 2023)

Marc MacSharry: I am delighted to have the opportunity to pay tribute to Noel, a great friend and mentor, and by proxy, to pass on the tributes of his very old friend, Ray MacSharry, who directed that campaign back in 1982. He would want me to say Noel Treacy was the finest politician he ever worked with in his political career. They served during Noel's first post as a Minister of State in 1987, when they...

Ballymurphy Inquest: Statements (18 May 2021)

Marc MacSharry: I am glad to have a couple of minutes to make a few points about the Ballymurphy massacre. It strikes me today - and I do not doubt the sincerity of anybody who has spoken, from the Taoiseach right through to the most recent speaker - that our collective ambivalence as an Oireachtas throughout many tragedies in the North of Ireland, elsewhere, is worth noting. What are we really doing about...

Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (Resumed) (20 Jan 2021)

Marc MacSharry: I thank the Acting Chairman and the Ministers for the opportunity to say few words on the report of last week as this is my first opportunity to do so. I agree with many colleagues in the many excellent points that have been made, none more so than Deputy Connolly, who hit the nail on the head for me on this issue. I will make some points generally about the report towards the end of my...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospitals Car Park Charges (27 Mar 2018)

Marc MacSharry: ...Minister, Deputy Harris, is not present but I will take the Minister of State's good self. I am happy to have him. I raise the issue of parking throughout the country. The Irish Cancer Society and other representative organisations, including those representing persons with disabilities in which the Minister of State has a personal interest, have been lobbying for reduced or waived...

Seanad: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014: Second Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Marc MacSharry: ...Minister. I wish him luck later this week in terms of the personal political deliberations. I welcome this Bill. While there was much discourse over the last number of months about the Bill, I and my colleagues had a serious problem with it against the backdrop of the medical cards debacle. It is a noble cause to try to engage in early intervention, which this Bill will achieve, in...

Seanad: Maternity Services: Motion (28 May 2014)

Marc MacSharry: The Minister will get his opportunity to speak. With that in mind, we can consider how services function within the obligations under the working time directive and, arguably, the new consultant contract, as well as competition from abroad and elsewhere. More lucrative medical disciplines can be chosen, meaning further pressure may come to bear. Our concern is that the Government, as it...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Marc MacSharry: -----are sent here. I acknowledge several Ministers, such as Deputies James Reilly and Alan Shatter, always come themselves to the greatest possible extent. Arguably they are among the busiest Ministers and it goes to show that if one wants something done one should give it to a busy person. I thank those Ministers for coming but they do not enjoy coming here because it holds up the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Electoral Divisions (4 Dec 2012)

Marc MacSharry: ...boundary committee which was established by the Minister, Deputy Hogan, to determine the electoral areas. The committee's terms of reference state at paragraph 9: Subject to a minimum total of 18 and a maximum total of 40 members of every other council - - there should be one member for every 4,830 population in each council area ...Therefore, based on the population threshold of 4,830...

Seanad: Banking Sector: Motion (25 Feb 2009)

Marc MacSharry: I welcome the Minister of State and I am glad to have the opportunity to make a couple of points on this most important issue. I thank the Opposition for using its Private Members' time to debate this issue because it is the single most important matter facing the country. We cannot overstate the unprecedented nature of the position we are in. In recent days, I made a point in the House...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Feb 2009)

Marc MacSharry: Like other Senators, I would welcome a daily rolling debate on the economy. Such a debate would be important at this time. We are all anxious to hear the ultimate plan that will lead the world out of this recession and these difficult times. If one could identify such a plan and bottle it, one could sell it at a price that would be many times the national debt of Ireland and every other...