Results 1-13 of 13 for competitive speaker:Niall Ó Donnghaile

Seanad: Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...it can introduce a member to a bank or non-bank. It is therefore great to see that the amendments in this Bill aim to increase the flexibility of the common bond and to allow for practical improvements to help credit unions increase competitiveness and to deliver a greater range of services to more members. We must empower credit unions to be more competitive in an environment of...

Seanad: Passport Office: Motion (5 Oct 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ..., who tabled a motion exactly the same as this one. That motion received cross-party signatures in the Seanad. We had signatories from Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Sinn Féin and the Independent Group. That motion was submitted in June of this year. It is identical in its wording to tonight's motion. I understand the competition there is among the larger groups for Private...

Seanad: Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (29 Sep 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...the experience of the Great Depression and provide for post-war reconstruction. It was an unprecedented and historic occasion. The role of the IMF when it was first set up was to ensure exchange rate stability, prevent competitive devaluations and promote economic growth. It is supposed to promote confidence by making the general resources of the IMF temporarily available to members,...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...privatisation and deep commercialisation of public third level education. Today, most universities have a majority of revenue that comes from sources other than the State. Some of that is positive such as winning competitive research funding or attracting more international students. However, it has been driven out of necessity due to what the Irish Universities Association labelled as...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Mar 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...the issue a number of times in the last Seanad, but this is the first opportunity I have had to raise it in this one. I refer, for example, to the current bar on audiences from the North entering competitions on RTÉ. RTÉ will cite legislation in the North that prohibits it from allowing entrants from the Six Counties into what it deems premium level competitions. I have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...of it. The issue of a citizens' assembly was mentioned earlier. From my perspective, I do not see it as being one or the other. That is to say, I do not see the shared island unit as being in competition with any citizens' assembly on this issue. I put it to Ms O'Donoghue and Mr. Duffy that such an initiative by the Government would actually assist and be of additional use to their...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Shared Island Unit (23 Sep 2020)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...way to show people that we are also serious in this institution about sharing the island. Will we engage the media about the more recent phenomenon of amputating the Six Counties off maps and of placing bars on audiences in the North from entering competitions, some of which, ironically enough, are for tickets to the all-Ireland final? Will we look at the full-frontal assault on the Good...

Seanad: Tourism: Statements (28 Jul 2020)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...can co-ordinate in order to promote our tourism offering better and more effectively. We need to see posters promoting the Ring of Kerry in Belfast and posters promoting Titanic Belfast in Killarney. At such a crucial time, the message in our marketing cannot be confused and we cannot run in competition with one another. This is really vital given the economic reality out there. I...

Seanad: Transport and Sport: Statements (20 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...mentioning the need for and a growing demand for an all-Ireland sports structure across the board. From soccer to athletics to mixed martial arts, there is, bubbling under the surface, a people-led movement for all-Ireland sports teams and competitions, as it is proven both parts of the island work best and achieve more when they work together. Fundamentally, investment is way behind...

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...have driven it through the Seanad, including the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, whose understanding of the issue is important. As stated, there are issues that are more important than economic competitiveness. This is one of them. Legislation such as this does not only provide for the practical benefits that we know come from parents, carers and guardians being able them to spend...

Seanad: Civil Liability (Capping of General Damages Bill) 2019: Second Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...have resulted in some drivers' premiums going up by more than 100% in just two years was insurance companies had been using their motor insurance books to bolster shortfalls in investment income in other areas. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, and the Central Bank also came under fire in that report. The committee stated that the CCPC had insisted its remit was...

Seanad: Ireland's Bid for European Banking Authority: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: .... Instead of investing in these areas the Government recently decided to prioritise tax cuts for the well-off. A lack of infrastructure is one of the major challenges the State faces as a consequence of nearly a decade of underfunding of capital infrastructure. In light of Brexit this investment is all the more critical. The 2016 global competitiveness report ranked inadequate supply...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Mar 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I doubt, if a Fianna Fáil Deputy was in the competition, that he or she would get it.