Results 1-20 of 52 for going forward speaker:Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Investment Funds Trading in the Residential Property Market: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jan 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: You put forward, as the Minister of State has, an array of statistics that are most impressive. I am sure somebody out there will go away and assess them, and draw conclusions. So thank you both. The question now is-----

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: From the Seanad (14 Jun 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ...through the 76 amendments, the Bill has been in gestation for some time. It has been given very careful consideration, having been debated at length on its first run through this House before going to the Seanad, where the Minister took on board observations and proposals that were made, after which he came forward with his own amendments. Everything has been thoroughly ventilated and...

Seanad: Address by Mr. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America (13 Apr 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ..., MPs, members of the Biden family and distinguished guests. I must mention somebody else because it has just come to my attention that a very young observer is in attendance here today, namely, Margot, the infant daughter of Senator Rebecca Moynihan. I suspect that Margot's attendance here will go down in family folklore for many years to come. A Uachtarán Biden, tá...

Address by Mr. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America (13 Apr 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ..., MPs, members of the Biden family and distinguished guests. I must mention somebody else because it has just come to my attention that a very young observer is in attendance here today, namely, Margot, the infant daughter of Senator Rebecca Moynihan. I suspect that Margot's attendance here will go down in family folklore for many years to come. A Uachtarán Biden, tá...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Proposed Legislation (14 Sep 2022)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ...of the Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016. Since they both raised this in the House some months ago, I have raised it at every meeting of the Business Committee since, requiring that the matter be brought forward. I am afraid that the answer I receive has not changed from the start; it is still being looked at in the Department. There is a lot of looking going on.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (1 Jun 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ...sector; (3) Deputy Joe Flaherty - to discuss the need for a dedicated fibre connection for the new public library in Edgeworthstown, County Longford; (4) Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív - an gá atá ann go gcuirfear airgead ar fáil le córas séarachais baile nua a chur ar fáil i gCill Rónáin Inis Mór, Árann; (5) Deputy Réada Cronin -...

Impact of Covid-19 on Women for International Women’s Day: Statements (4 Mar 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ...Parliament. That is something I am determined we should do. The Leas-Cheann Comhairle has been paid tribute to in the course of this debate and rightly so. As someone in my last term in this office, I look forward to being able to vote for a female candidate to occupy this Chair on a full-time basis come the next election. I just hope the Leas-Cheann Comhairle does not want me to go...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: That is appreciated. We will now go back to names carried forward from yesterday. Is Deputy Richmond here? No. Is Deputy Carroll MacNeill here? No. I call Deputy Bruton who I see up there in the back.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Mar 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ...people have as the coming weeks seem to open up into dark, uncharted waters. Those waters will be choppy and difficult to navigate. However tempting it is to batten down the hatches and hope things go away quickly, we must be proactive in fighting this virus and its impact on our nation's health. We must adapt quickly to those sensible rules for living set down by medical and scientific...

Ainmniú Iarrthóirí agus Ceann Comhairle a Thoghadh - Selection of Candidate and Election of Ceann Comhairle (20 Feb 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ...dul síos, is cúis ghliondair croí dom a bheith ar ais anseo arís sa Tríocha-tríú Dáil. Gabhaim comhghairdeas le gach duine - iad siúd atá atofa agus iad siúd atá nuathofa. Tá súil agam go mbeidh rath Dé ar a gcuid oibre. I thank the Clerk and congratulate Mr. Peter Finnegan and his excellent team on the...

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am not being awkward on this. God knows, I am most anxious that Members get their time. However, we are talking now in something of a vacuum. The Minister has brought no amendments, the amendments that have been brought forward have been ruled out of order and the salient points have been made very clearly by each of the speakers. If you want to make them again, off you go.

Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ...to do with the Garda Commissioner because that is what is before us. If Members see fit, we can convene a meeting of the Business Committee at 3.30 p.m to come up with a proposal about how to move forward. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked a question about my refusal of a private notice question. I want to be very clear that in considering a private notice question, one must consider first and...

Election of Ceann Comhairle (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ...independence, which the first Dáil embodied, still endures in the soul of this 32nd Dáil. That it continues is an historic responsibility that rests upon the shoulders of everybody in this Chamber. I look forward to putting in train and overseeing the implementation of deep-reaching reforms that will benefit both those of you seated here today and the people of the country, as...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Dec 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Taoiseach has undoubtedly been busy. I have some questions about the Cabinet Committee on Health. The Taoiseach told us some time ago that this committee was going to drive forward reform as identified in the Fine Gael manifesto and the programme for Government. The universal health insurance process was the major plank of reform the Government identified, together with the abolition of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 35 - Army Pensions and Vote 36 - Defence (30 Sep 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ...secretariat staff. I would like to hear the Minister's view on that. First, is there an acceptance by the Minister and his Department that the New Zealand guidelines is the correct way to go? Second, would his Department have issues about the way the guidance has been applied to the performance measures? It is easy to measure performance in terms of capital spent but in the area of...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Jul 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I do not see why the Minister could not bring forward an amendment to address it in the same way. Obviously, I take his point about the Air Corps. One fully understands that the command role and titles within the Air Corps are similar to those applying with the Army. None the less, it seems somewhat perverse that we have an Air Corps, yet when one reads the Schedules to the 1954 Act or the...

White Paper on Defence: Statements (30 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ...take great pride in the work of the Defence Forces and in their achievements at home and abroad. We welcome the proposed publication of a new White Paper on defence to succeed that which we brought forward in government in 2000. It is disappointing, however, that we are only about to see the White Paper almost two years after the publication of the Green Paper. The White Paper of 2000...

National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I start by complimenting the Minister on bringing forward this legislation, which has been a while in gestation. The Bill is welcomed by the Fianna Fáil Party, and we will support it in principle, although we may provide some amendments on Committee Stage. As the Bill sets out, the National Concert Hall will be the national venue for the performance, appreciation and enjoyment of...

Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ...was raised by Fianna Fáil in this House on the need to amend the legislation governing the appointment of senior management in the Houses of the Oireachtas. In that debate the points were made that there was serious concern about the delay in bringing forward amending legislation to the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act to modernise the senior management structures in the...

Topical Issue Debate: Educational Disadvantage (16 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I commend the Minister on what she is proposing to do. Nobody could disagree with her proposals but, meanwhile back at the ranch, children are going through primary and post-primary schools that warrant DEIS classification but which do not have the resources required. She is effectively saying to the students she will not be able to do anything for them and that they will have to continue...