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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Feb 2013)

Fiach MacConghail: We have heard anecdotal evidence of the connection between prostitution and organised crime. Would Superintendent Healy concur with that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Feb 2013)

Fiach MacConghail: Would it be fair to say that significant money in cash changes hands in this industry in Ireland? Is it not big business in Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Feb 2013)

Fiach MacConghail: Can the Criminal Assets Bureau put a figure on it? Mr. Maguire mentioned a figure of €100,000 in less than a year. What would be the macro-figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Feb 2013)

Fiach MacConghail: There is close co-operation between the Garda Síochána in Store Street and Ruhama. What co-operation exists between the Garda and voluntary groups supporting women in prostitution or those trying to exit prostitution? Over the past year has there been a similarity in age, ethnicity or nationality between the women in prostitution?

Seanad: Promissory Note Arrangement: Statements (14 Feb 2013)

Fiach MacConghail: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber. The last time we debated the issue was not, as Senator D'Arcy stated, late at night but early in the morning when the sun had not even risen. During last week's debate, we finally dealt with the dissolution of an ugly and toxic chapter in our history, namely, Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide. Members had to decide how to vote on the...

Seanad: Promissory Note Arrangement: Statements (14 Feb 2013)

Fiach MacConghail: The Senator has not been promoted yet.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Social Entrepreneurship: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Fiach MacConghail: I thank Ms Mortell for her presentation. She highlighted the biggest risk that exists, namely, the lack of philanthropic capital and indicated how we might progress the recommendations from the report of the Forum on Philanthropy and Fundraising. Will Ms Mortell be more specific? Perhaps she might pretend that this is the Dáil rather than the Seanad about the crisis we face. In that...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Social Entrepreneurship: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Fiach MacConghail: My question was not answered.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Social Entrepreneurship: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Fiach MacConghail: Your ten could be our 12.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (5 Mar 2013)

Fiach MacConghail: I realise the Minister is leaving, but I imagine that when Senator Michael Mullins referred to reducing the number of politicians, he was referring to reducing the number of elected politicians. I realise the Minister has a good deal of power and influence, but reducing the number of politicians sounds like a "Ballymagash" headline. I welcome the Minister to the Seanad. While he is here,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Díospóireacht le Daoine Óga (5 Mar 2013)

Fiach MacConghail: Go raibh maith agat, fáilte romhaibh. Bhí an díospóireacht sin agus bhur dtuairimí iontach ar fad, an-bhríomhar agus d’fhoghlaim mé neart. Tá mise ag dul go coiste eile amárach agus beimid ag plé cúrsaí meán, na meáin chumarsáide agus na meáin shóisialta mar sin táim ag lorg comhairle. De...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Díospóireacht le Daoine Óga (5 Mar 2013)

Fiach MacConghail: Anonymous nó aineolas?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Díospóireacht le Daoine Óga (5 Mar 2013)

Fiach MacConghail: Tá fhios agam, right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Díospóireacht le Daoine Óga (5 Mar 2013)

Fiach MacConghail: Conas is féidir é sin a stopadh?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Díospóireacht le Daoine Óga (5 Mar 2013)

Fiach MacConghail: Agus tá ceist amháin eile, a Chathaoirligh. Tá deichniúir anseo agaibh ar fad. An bhfuil sibh ar fad páirteach in ask.fm?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Díospóireacht le Daoine Óga (5 Mar 2013)

Fiach MacConghail: Níl, tá duine amháin as deichniúr agus an bhfuil sibh ar fad páirteach i Facebook nó Straoisleabhar mar a dúirt duine éigin? Cé méid duine nach bhfuil páirteach i Facebook?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Fiach MacConghail: I am also not a member of the committee so I thank the Chairman for giving me an opportunity to speak. I commend the Minister on his impressive and reassuring handling and understanding of the area. He has signalled a way that the committee can address a few issues and we have seen his smoke signals clearly. As someone who deals with and is on media at an ordinary human endeavour level, I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Twitter and Facebook (7 Mar 2013)

Fiach MacConghail: I apologise for not being here at the beginning of the presentation. I also apologise if some of my comments and questions are repetitive. An important lesson I have learned since starting to use Twitter three years ago is to have my own set of rules and engagement with Twitter. It can be a compulsive form of communication. As the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, said yesterday, it is about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Twitter and Facebook (7 Mar 2013)

Fiach MacConghail: The witness will be able to find them. Are they available within Twitter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Twitter and Facebook (7 Mar 2013)

Fiach MacConghail: I am not trying to trick the witness. If the committee asked for statistics, could Twitter could let us know on average how many would be blocked in a day or a week?