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Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: We could put the Senator in his cabinet; she would be a great woman.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: No, it is 19% of 100%.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Human Rights Investigations (22 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I would like to share my time with my colleague, Senator Norris.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Human Rights Investigations (22 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: We do.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Human Rights Investigations (22 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I will keep my remarks brief. I want to highlight a massacre that occurred in Iran in 1988, when tens of thousands of people were summarily and extrajudicially executed because of their political or religious beliefs. Approximately 30,000 people, including women and children, were murdered under the fatwa or leadership of the supreme leader of the time.The vast majority of the victims were...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Human Rights Investigations (22 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I thank the Minister of State for the response from the Department. At least there is an acknowledgement that these atrocities happened. However, I would like to see the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the Irish Government take a stronger stand against what happened back in 1988 and acknowledge that these atrocities continue to take place today, as Senator Norris has indicated....

Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Maybe I should have been here, but I was at another important meeting. I was told according to the-----

Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Through the Chair, the Order of Business was set that the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 would resume at 6.30 p.m. On that basis-----

Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: -----I made sure I was back in the House for 6.30 p.m. I am not casting any aspersions and I am not criticising the fact that the Minister was available earlier. That is great and I wish to acknowledge the Minister's presence-----

Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Okay. I accept that.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: We can come back in on our own amendment, absolutely.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: We have not pressed our amendment. We have not said that we are going to press it.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: We were not asked, but we were precluded from speaking.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Water Services Infrastructure (24 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I raise the matter on behalf of Councillor Joe Bonner of Meath County Council. This relates to an ongoing issue that affects not only large housing estates in County Meath but those right across the country. It is an emerging risk according to senior officials within Irish Water, whom we met last week to discuss the matter. It concerns shared drains...

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed) (24 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I thank the Minister of State for his excellent understanding of the matter. He is well aware of the issues. I acknowledge his sentiments and ask him to look at the difference between the reply to the parliamentary question asked on 7 October 2015 and the reply today. In October 2015, the former Minister, Deputy Alan Kelly, referred to the curtilage of the private property. The reply...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I want to briefly comment on the news from the Central Bank of a relaxation on the qualifying criteria for deposits on mortgages. I would err on the side of caution on this issue. The issue of housing, which has been well documented and commented on, is really a supply issue and a costing issue with regard to the State taking a large proportion of the costs associated with building a house....

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: We live in a democracy.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Those who air views such as Deputy Daly's very often cite human rights for others, but the most basic human right of all is free speech. We are elected to this House-----

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: -----and the other House-----