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Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: That particular amendment is a cause of a concern to the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland, in particular the increased fees. The fees have not been increased since 1986, as I understand it. It would be expected that those fees would increase with new investment and development of the canal network. The spirit of this amendment is certainly not to increase the fees, taking the rate...

Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (20 Jul 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: On the same issue of food supply and food demand, one of the largest companies in the country is Coca-Cola, based in Ballina, which buys in all its caramelised sugar product from France. None of it is manufactured in this country. There must be a joined-up approach, under the leadership of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and including Enterprise Ireland and all the...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I know that we differ on that. I can assure the Minister that Waterways Ireland did not want to hear anything that would question its authority as a North-South body. If it is not willing to listen to us as Members of the Oireachtas within the confines of Leinster House, then I would hasten to add that there is little chance that it will listen to ordinary users or to people who are...

Seanad: Teaching Council of Ireland: Statements (19 Feb 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire inniu. I welcome the opportunity to discuss the role of the Teaching Council of Ireland in the important roll-out of education and the standard of teaching in all sectors, including primary, post-primary and further education. Education is beneficial for the public good and is a fundamental right for every citizen at a certain age to obtain...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I will touch on a number of the grouped amendments. I thank the Minister for facilitating the helpful consultation period in the AV room with Waterways Ireland staff. However, I was deeply disappointed by their level of interaction. There was none, and we felt as if our views did not matter. I can relate to the experiences of residents and others along the Barrow line, given that...

Seanad: Horizon 2020: Statements (18 Nov 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber to discuss Horizon 2020 which gives us all an opportunity to look at innovation policies across Europe that affect all European citizens, including those here in Ireland. It is important in the context of economic development and in the context of trying to rejuvenate European economies, including the Irish economy and in combatting the advance...

Seanad: Education (Welfare) (Amendment) Bill: Second Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I thank the Labour Party Senators for introducing this Private Members' Bill. Fianna Fáil will be supporting its passage through the Houses but will be tabling amendments to it on Committee Stage. There is merit in this legislation in the context of the many issues currently affecting our young people. Countries across the developed world are increasing the age in respect of which...

Seanad: Hospital Services. (29 Jan 2009)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I raise the issue of the neurology service in the Health Service Executive north-west region. This is a matter of concern to MS Ireland, which is located in Donegal. MS Ireland brought the matter to my attention, as did other patients seeking appointments for this service in Letterkenny General Hospital and in Sligo General Hospital. There is one consultant neurologist for the HSE...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I have not spoken to date on these amendments and I want to make a contribution. It is a sensitive issue. While I oppose all of the amendments which have been tabled, I want to make a contribution given that they have been tabled to the debate. I have looked at this area. I have looked at various reports and at various studies that have been carried out by universities, both within Europe...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2007)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Ba mhaith liom tagairt a dhéanamh do cheist na Gaeilge sna Sé Contae, go háirithe maidir leis an fhadhb ann faoi láthair atá le réiteach, sé sin stádas oifigiúil a thabhairt don Ghaeilge sna Sé Contae. Bhí cruinniú inné idir an tAire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta, an Teachta Éamon Ó Cuív, agus an tAire Poots i gContae Fhear Manach. Tuigim go raibh plé ar an...

Seanad: Health Services. (27 Sep 2007)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I thank Senator Doherty for sharing time with me, which gives me an opportunity to consolidate my position and support much of what the Senator has just said. In the general context, I welcome yesterday's announcement of the development of eight new specialist centres under the national cancer control programme. We must all welcome such a development which will benefit cancer patients...

Seanad: Report on Grocery Goods Sector: Motion (20 Nov 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: This has been an excellent debate on this complex issue which requires and deserves thought and debate. I thank all my colleagues on the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in particular those involved in the drafting of the report, including Senator Mary Ann O'Brien, on the work that went into it. The report cannot be left sitting on the shelf; it must be dealt...

Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Tá lúcháir orm go bhfuil deis agam labhairt faoin Bhille seo atá os comhair an tSeanaid inniu don Dara Léamh. Bille tábhachtach é ó thaobh cúrsaí oideachais de, go háirithe i dtaca le múinteoirí, an fhoirm teagaisc agus an ról atá ag múinteoirí agus na deiseanna a bheidh ag múinteoirí postanna a fháil amach anseo. Tá cuid mhór cainte agus plé faoi láthair faoi seo....

Seanad: Arts and Culture Sector: Motion (8 Oct 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: My own party did do it and it was wrong to do so. If we are to develop a new Ireland in the lead-up to the centenary of the 1916 Rising, it is time to do politics differently. It is time to stop playing petty party politics. If people make mistakes, they should come out and say so and provide the information requested of them. To move on to the important issue of the arts, I am glad to...

Seanad: Rare Diseases: Motion (7 Mar 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach chun éisteacht leis an díospóireacht thábhachtach seo agus chun na focla adúirt sé a chur i láthair an Tí. Curim fáilte roimh an méid atá ráite ag an Aire ar an ábhar fíor-thábhachtach seo ar ghalair nach bhfuil comh coitianta agus a bhéadh galair eile, cé go gcuireann iad isteach ar chuid mhór daoine. I welcome what the...

Seanad: Sport: Statements (4 Oct 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: We might even allow him to score a point. I understand that Senator Eamonn Coghlan is in goals. Senator Harte will represent us at another sporting occasion elsewhere in the world. There are certainly sports people in the Chamber. This is an important debate. Often, sectors like sports and the arts get squeezed, particularly at a time of economic necessity when people are watching how...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Yes. Today, a high-powered British political delegation will visit the Vatican and meet his Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, to discuss British relations with the Vatican, including issues such as human rights, the environment and climate change, and a raft of economic development issues between Britain and the Holy See. The fact that we do not have that perceived level of support from this...

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Mar 2018)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: This debate on abortion is unlike any other on any issue being debated today. Abortion is an emotive and complex issue, stacked with distressing circumstances that elicit our sympathy and compassion. I acknowledge the deep pain and human tragedies with which we are concerned in addressing the issue. Many women and their families will find the ongoing discussion very difficult owing to the...

Seanad: Food Wastage: Motion (15 Feb 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I commend Senator Quinn on tabling this Private Members' motion on a topic that has been discussed in this Chamber in recent months, not least regarding the subject of obesity and childhood obesity at the instigation of Senator Eamonn Coghlan. In addition, Members had a debate recently on the issue of food safety standards. This issue deserves some time and attention and Senator Quinn, who...

Seanad: Public Policy and Planning: Statements (13 Oct 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kehoe, to the House. The significance of statistics in shaping public policy is often overlooked. Often when we think of statistical information, we think of the work of the Central Statistics Office. However, we generally only think of the Central Statistics Office when there is a census and forget about the important work it does between censuses....