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Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (26 Mar 2019)

Gerald Nash: Yes.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (26 Mar 2019)

Gerald Nash: I regret that we are in this difficult situation. I do not believe we would be in this position if the opportunities outlined by Senator Mac Lochlainn had been taken up by the Minister and his officials in the past two years. We have had almost two years to reflect on this issue. The Cathaoirleach or the Minister can correct me if I am wrong but I understand the matter dates back to the...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (26 Mar 2019)

Gerald Nash: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (26 Mar 2019)

Gerald Nash: Can I say something?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Mar 2019)

Gerald Nash: I support the proposal made by Senators Ardagh and Mac Lochlainn. I will not rehearse all the arguments that we will put forward later on but I agree entirely with Senator Mac Lochlainn's comments. Two years ago the Minister sought to give legal effect to a voisinageagreement that was found to have a weak legislative underpinning in terms of its operation over the decades. It is entirely...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Mar 2019)

Gerald Nash: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Mar 2019)

Gerald Nash: It is what I am saying, Leader.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Mar 2019)

Gerald Nash: Dundalk fishermen should have more rights than County Down fisherman to fish in Republic of Ireland waters.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)

Gerald Nash: I am not entirely sure where Senator Norris left off

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)

Gerald Nash: Senator Norris had asked me to move an amendment and if it is in order, I propose to move it now. The Cathaoirleach is telling me it has already been moved.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)

Gerald Nash: Is this in relation to the proposition-----

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)

Gerald Nash: Am I correct in saying we are on amendment No. 1?

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)

Gerald Nash: Senator Norris is not in the Chamber today but, as the Cathaoirleach said, the amendment has been formally moved. I will be happy to withdraw that amendment with a view to possibly resubmitting it on Report Stage so we can discuss it in more detail.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)

Gerald Nash: Are we also taking amendment No. 2 because I understand that-----

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)

Gerald Nash: I will return and speak in more detail on my own amendment if that is in order.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)

Gerald Nash: Amendment No. 1 has been effectively withdrawn and I would be happy to speak on-----

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)

Gerald Nash: I move amendment No. 2:In page 3, line 15, after “boat” to insert the following:“, not exceeding 12 metres in length and the presence of which has been notified in the prescribed manner, that is”. In response to the Minister's opening remarks, all of us have looked in close detail at the Supreme Court judgment at issue over the past two and a half years. The...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)

Gerald Nash: Yes, with a view to potentially tabling it again on Report Stage.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Deployment (28 Feb 2019)

Gerald Nash: My home town of Drogheda is in a state of fear this week in a way I have never witnessed. On Monday a man was shot in broad daylight as he sat in his car outside a toy store in a retail park in Drogheda and is now fighting for his life. The town of over 40,000 people, the town I am from and love, has been in the grip of a violent criminal feud for a few months. However, it has the level of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Deployment (28 Feb 2019)

Gerald Nash: In the 20 years I have been in public life I have never been more frustrated as I have been this week. With others, I am trying to support the work of An Garda Síochána to protect the people of my home town, about which I care deeply. I have never witnessed such angst and frustration in the area. My phone has been hopping since Monday. I know of people who witnessed the event in...