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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Nov 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Unfortunately, I must raise an issue I have raised continuously in the House, namely, criminality and murder on the north side of Dublin. It gives me no pleasure to have to raise it again because a young man was murdered on Sunday evening in Clonshaugh Avenue in Dublin 17. It is the fifth murder in the last seven months in this geographical location. The news cycle moves on quickly but I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Nov 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: He wants to.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Nov 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Is there really?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Nov 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: It is a long way from the centre of Dublin.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Nov 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: We are paying for it all. We are paying for everyone. Go on the taxpayers.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Nov 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that the last hour of the debate on the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 be substituted with a debate on crime and that the Minister for Justice and Equality be summoned to the House to discuss the issue of crime. I made comments yesterday on a murder that took place at the beginning of this week. That was the fifth such murder in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Nov 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: That is the proposal.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Nov 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Nov 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I would like to explain why I am not pressing it. I will take the Leader's goodwill at face value. Nobody wants to play politics with murder.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Nov 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: We want a substantial debate and a substantial statement from the Minister about the issue on Thursday week. I do not want to have a pre-written script that could have been read out last month or in the previous months. I want the Minister to come in here and accept the need for a commission and a task force on the north side of Dublin, as was done in the north inner city. If it takes the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Nov 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I am genuine about this. I am trying to be constructive.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Nov 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: If a week is needed to be constructive about it, I am happy to wait for a week.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Nov 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Leader can use his influence.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Nov 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: There was a debate on crime two weeks ago, but there has been a murder since then. I will withdraw the amendment to the Order of Business in good faith on the basis that we have a real and substantive debate on crime, gangland crime, murder and drugs in this House next week.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Nov 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: We want some action taken as a result of that debate because it is life and death stuff.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Nov 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: If it happened in any other part of the State, the ministerial wheels would be screeching.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Nov 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I discovered with some disquiet an issue mentioned in the media yesterday. The Cabinet has given approval for changes in gambling legislation to allow stakes of €5 in gambling machines versus the current limit of 3 cent, with the maximum payout increasing from 50 cent to €500. These gambling machines have been proven to destroy many lives. I remember a campaign in the 1980s...

Seanad: Crime: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I welcome the Minister to the House. I called for this debate last week. I decided not to call a vote on the Order of Business on the day in question, which was a week and a day ago, to facilitate a debate this week. I did so in the hope that the Minister would produce something that would give a little hope to those of us who are trying to come up with a comprehensive response to what is...

Seanad: Crime: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I will finish on this point. I appreciate that the Acting Chairman has allowed me some extra time. I want the Minister to know that I am sick of hearing about murder in the community I try to serve. I have tried to be constructive. I am honestly lost for words as I try to understand why the Minister does not see this as I do. Why does he not feel the need to commission a task force that...

Health (Covid-19): Statements (16 Apr 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Minister for Health and other members of the Government for their efforts. I thank all Members of the Oireachtas for the leadership they have shown in their communities and constituencies in coming together to fight this invisible menace. I witnessed a funeral in my community this morning. It was very poignant to see people standing silently within a few metres of each other...