Results 1-20 of 165 for going forward speaker:Niall Ó Donnghaile

Seanad: Ban on Dumping New Products Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...xe1;in as ucht an Bille atá os ár gcomhair um thráthnóna. I welcome the Minister of State to the House. As other colleagues across the House have done, I commend Senator Boylan and Brian Marron in her office on drafting and driving forward this important legislation. It is particularly stark when we hear some of the statistics we heard today during the course of this...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2023)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...it for the Irish people. I am sure we all have very happy memories of visiting Kilmainham Gaol over the years. One of its great strengths is that it is not just an interpretive centre. As much as I love going to many types of exhibits and exhibitions around the world, at Kilmainham Gaol there are informed, enthusiastic and passionate tour guides who bring the history and story to life....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Impact of Brexit on the Divergence of Rights and Best Practice on the Island of Ireland: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: It would be helpful and I am sure Ms Gibney will keep us informed of that going forward.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Jun 2023)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...language. I, too, have been contacted about language, probably primarily the Irish language, but also other languages. I am keen to know whether the Minister has thought about it and whether she considering it going forward. What is her view on it at this stage?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jun 2023)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach agus leis an Leas-Cheannaire. Ba mhaith liom labhairt faoi thoscaireacht a bhí againn go Londain an tseachtain seo. I want to reflect, if I may, on a trip that a delegation of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement made to London on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The purpose of the delegation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business Opportunities and Differences: Engagement with Irish SME Association (1 Jun 2023)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...trade relationships with the North and stated that Ireland, North and South, has a bright future ahead. Could he expand on how ISME would see, organisationally speaking, the construction of that going forward, that is, how that organisational construct could be developed in the time ahead?

Seanad: 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Motion (30 May 2023)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: .... Seal eile atá ann chun plé tábhachtach a bheith againn i gcuimhne ar 25 bliain de Comhaontú Aoine an Chéasta.I welcome the Tánaiste and thank the proposers of the motion, which I support. As the Tánaiste knows, the Good Friday Agreement has been a beacon of light in the past 100 years of darkness caused by the partition of this country. It has lit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: High-Level Action Plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...this kind of approach be? The previous Minister for Defence, Deputy Coveney, acknowledged this would be something he would certainly consider and he thought it to be an important and good idea going forward. How important is such an approach in terms of Ms Sinnamon's own work for these practical reasons?

Seanad: Naming of National Children's Hospital for Dr. Kathleen Lynn: Motion (24 May 2023)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: .... I had not intended to speak on it. I just wanted to come in as a courtesy to Dr. Lynn and the women we are reflecting on tonight and to really listen to the contributions to learn a bit more about her. As others have said, she may have been forgotten and lost in the footnotes of history. Senator Kyne lays the blame for that at our feet. He may well do so. We were not in charge of...

Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Apr 2023)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit agus fáiltím go bhfuil an seal againn an reachtaíocht thábhachtach a phlé anseo inniu. Although the Bill is mostly administrative, as colleagues and the Minister of State have stated, there are several important elements to it that are helpful in the context of creating a fair and just society. It is welcome that the Bill...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Engagement with Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2023)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...;7.6 million to the Wild Atlantic Way and Causeway Coastal Route brand collaboration. That is something I have been a long time calling for and, even with the absence of the Executive, it is great to see it going ahead. Can the witnesses give me some examples of where that is manifest and how it looks in a practical way? I have two questions. The first is on the issue of the...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by GAA President, Mr. Larry McCarthy (26 Apr 2023)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Ba mhaith liom fáilte Uí Cheallaigh a chur roimh an uachtarán agus roimh an chlann seo aige, Barbara, Conor, Shane agus a chuid deirfiúracha chomh maith, chomh maith lenár n-aíonna go léir atá linn sa Ghailearaí inniu. A uachtaráin, there is no denying those are your sisters, because you are all very alike and I know how important family is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Apr 2023)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...can really be of benefit and can bolster that. At Queen’s University yesterday, I had the opportunity with the new US envoy to the North, Joseph Kennedy. I certainly relayed to him the real benefit in bolstering our all-Ireland economy going forward. I acknowledge the events taking place at Queen’s University to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement and...

Seanad: Good Friday Agreement and Windsor Framework: Motion (8 Mar 2023)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I move: "That Seanad Éireann: - acknowledges the upcoming 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, commends all those involved in the achievement of reaching this historic political accommodation, that has transformed our island, and calls on both the Irish and British Governments, as co-guarantors, to provide joint-stewardship and continue to work to ensure its full...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2023)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach. Is é inniu tús le Seachtain na Gaeilge. Cé go maireann sé 17 lá, tugaimid Seachtain na Gaeilge air, ón bhféile náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta a dhéanann ceiliúradh ar ár dteanga dhúchais. Idir seo agus Lá Fhéile Pádraig, tá Conradh na...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...the five party leaders in the North this morning condemning last night's attempted murder. I know colleagues all across the House and in these Houses will remain steadfast, consistent and united going forward in stating clearly that there can be no place for a return to the dark days of conflict and the dark days of old. We must ensure peace is embedded, advanced and built upon. In...

Seanad: Citizens Assembly on Drugs Use: Motion (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...approach.There are also harsh realities for communities suffering as a result of the drugs trade and the threats, intimidation and violence inflicted on them, which also need to be dealt with and inform this debate going forward. That is why the citizens' assembly is so important. It creates the space for a broad range of views. The other consideration, about which I appeal to the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Feb 2023)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...inniu, ar dtús báire ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas a sheoladh le huachtarán nuathofa an Chumainn Lúthchleas Gael, Iarlaith Ó Broin, as Contae Ard Mhacha. Guím gach rath ar a théarma oifige. Táim ag súil go mór leis an téarma sin agus a bheith ag obair leis, go háirithe maidir le cúrsaí na nGael sna Sé Chontae,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Ms Liz O'Donnell (16 Feb 2023)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...she was in, now, how would we embolden and further advance the work of the all-Ireland bodies, because they do some powerful and important work and are worthy of greater support and development going forward? We have got to the stage, especially post Brexit and the crystallisation of many of the problems partition throws up for us, where there are other potential spheres. Ms O'Donnell...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Ms Liz O'Donnell (16 Feb 2023)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Has Ms O'Donnell given any thought to where that debate could or should reside going forward? Given her experience of the negotiations, does she have any view on the matter? From our perspective, we said that this would happen as part of a decade of opportunity around constitutional change. We have outlined the 2020 to 2030 period as a key opportunity. Certainly we have advocated for and...