Results 2,001-2,020 of 2,412 for speaker:Niall Ó Donnghaile
- Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: We have not concluded all the contributions-----
- Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: It is Committee Stage, but I am happy to allow the Senator in.
- Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: Go ahead. I do not mind.
- Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: Senator Moynihan can go ahead.
- Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: Chivalry is not dead.
- Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: I apologise to Senator Moynihan. In tabling these amendments, I wanted to hear a broad range of views from parties around the Chamber. I welcome the contributions so far; Senator Boyhan has yet to speak. It was remiss of me in my opening remarks not to acknowledge the work Senator Ruane did around the votes at 16 Bill and this issue more generally. I will say a couple of things in advance...
- Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: The church is to blame. It is its fault. It was interesting that, at an even younger age than that, we began very early to question things and feel a sense of right and wrong, injustice and justice and all the rest of it. It also struck me that many of the parties represented in the Chamber, including that of the Minister of State, allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote at their Ard-Fheiseanna...
- Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: He said "crazies".
- Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: That is absolutely the case.
- Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: The Minister of State is in the right place for it.
- Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as an bhfreagra a thug sé. I thank the Minister of State for his response. I know it is sincerely offered. He referred to looking to the Scottish experience. Forgive me because this is not my daily work; it is more Senator Warfield's brief. Is that referenced in the legislation currently?
- Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. I agree with the point around politics responding to this down the line. As Senator Malcolm Byrne referenced, the research and studies show that it does not particularly favour any one party or political demographic. It benefits politics overall and we all benefit from that. There is the same research on diaspora votes and giving people...
- Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: I will withdraw the amendment and reserve the right to resubmit on Report Stage.
- Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: I move amendment No. 14: In page 21, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following: “(c) examine the age at which a person is entitled to be registered as a European Parliament and Local Government Elector, in particular in relation to persons aged 16 and 17.”. I withdraw and reserve the right to resubmit on Report Stage.
- Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: I move amendment No. 15: In page 21, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following: “(c) examine the age at which a person is entitled to be included in the register of electors.” I withdraw, with leave of the House, and reserve the right to resubmit on Report Stage.
- Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: I move amendment No. 16: In page 21, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following: “(c) examine the age at which a person is entitled to be registered as a European Parliament and Local Government Elector.” I withdraw, with leave of the House, and reserve the right to resubmit at Report Stage.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2022)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: I wish to make Members aware of an event that will take place in Liberty Hall on 11 August. It is the concert to save Moore Street. As Members know, the Moore Street Preservation Trust, which is made up of families of the signatories to the 1916 Proclamation, have been campaigning for a considerable time to save, preserve and develop the Moore Street battlefield site on behalf of the city...
- Seanad: European Directive on Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation: Motion (5 Jul 2022)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit agus gabhaim buíochas leis as an óráid chuimsitheach a thug sé don Seanad. Tacaím leis an rún atá os ár gcomhair. I welcome the Minister of State to the House and, like my colleagues have done, thank him for the comprehensive speech he delivered. There is not a great deal more that I could add in...
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: But not really.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: About what?