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Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Just some of the blame.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: He has allocated some blame there.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I would never profess to have anywhere near the same level of expertise and knowledge as my colleague, Senator Boylan, or Senator Higgins on this, but I do understand the politics of it and the climate, biodiversity and environmental emergency we face. I found the Minister of State's response to amendment No. 64 more than lacklustre. With the greatest respect, what is the point of Deputy...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: The Senator has had his time. His time is up.

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: There is no procedure for this.

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: We will see how it goes and where we stand on Wednesday.

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Yes, but it is what the Senator does, not what he says.

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire. Tá fáilte roimhe. Tá áthas orm go bhfuil seal agam chun plé a dheanamh ar an Bhille atá os ár gcomhair. The Bill deals with mainly two distinct areas: procedures to allows jurors to be selected for the jury ahead of the Stardust inquest planned for the autumn and measures to help Ukrainians who have settled here under...

Seanad: Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire, agus an seal labhairt ar an mBille tábhachtach seo atá os ár gcomhair inniu. This Bill puts a focus on an issue that has long needed to be addressed by the Government, yet by the sound of things, the Government has failed to effectively deal with it. A proper approach to law reform in this area requires thoughtful and considered planning. I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Passport Services (12 Jul 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I do not know if I will need four minutes, so Senator Crowe could have added a few more congratulations there, had he wanted to. The question is succinct in what it is trying to achieve. I look forward to hearing the Minister of State's response, then we could perhaps engage based on the detail of that response.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Passport Services (12 Jul 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I thank the Minister of State for the answer. I begin by acknowledging the dedication and diligence of staff in the Passport Service and thanking them. It has undoubtedly been a difficult and trying number of years for them. There are a couple of encouraging points in the Minister of State's answer. I welcome that a dedicated team has been set up and deployed to focus solely on first-time...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Passport Services (12 Jul 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I could not have said it better myself.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: The normal parliamentary functions of any democracy are not stunts or cynical. They are entirely appropriate and it is entirely within the right of the Opposition to move a motion of no confidence, not least when Government parties lose their majority. On Saturday morning I had a fantastic visit to Davitts Gaelic Athletic Club, just off the Falls Road, to mark the celebrations for Eid. It...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.