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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Frank Feighan: No. My question is for Sport Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Frank Feighan: Half an hour ago I agreed to share my time to allow members in for five minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Frank Feighan: I drove from Belfast to be here for 12.30 p.m. and still have not been able to contribute. I am a long-standing member of the committee and would like to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Frank Feighan: I shared my time, but members are coming back in with more questions. The Chairman is not giving a Government member fair play.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Frank Feighan: I will not even respond to that, but I deserve an apology.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Frank Feighan: I deserve an apology.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)

Frank Feighan: I also welcome the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Ms Nancy Pelosi, to Ireland. Her comment in the United Kingdom and Ireland that any US-UK trade deal will not happen if any damage is done to the peace process is significant and sends a clear signal that the Good Friday Agreement and the peace process cannot be damaged in any way. I thank Senator Lawless for the work he has...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)

Frank Feighan: That is exactly what the Seanad should be about. As somebody who advocates a greater association with the Commonwealth of Nations, I took great interest in the wonderful supplement in the Sunday Independent, the largest selling newspaper, outlining Ireland's association with the Commonwealth. As Members are aware, in 1949 Ireland was declared to be a republic by a Fine Gael Taoiseach,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)

Frank Feighan: Even Eamon de Valera said in 1953 when he went to visit Mr. Churchill that if he had been Taoiseach in 1948, there was no way Ireland would have left the Commonwealth. The rules of the Commonwealth of Nations were changed to allow Ireland to remain in it. A total of 53 countries and 2.4 billion people are in the Commonwealth. A total of 70% of the people born on the island who reside...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)

Frank Feighan: Even Sinn Féin-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)

Frank Feighan: I understand. Even Sinn Féin in the North and the South realises that if we are to have an agreed Ireland, our relationship with the Commonwealth will have to be paramount. We. therefore, need to have a debate on Ireland's future relationship with the Commonwealth of Nations. What do we have against Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India? There is a deep Anglophobia, with which we...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2019)

Frank Feighan: That is unfair.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2019)

Frank Feighan: A little over two weeks ago I attended the funeral service of Ms Lyra McKee, the young lady whose life was taken in Creggan. At the service I experienced the most powerful 80 seconds of my past ten years when Fr. Martin Magill asked why, in God's name, did it take the death of a 29-year-old woman with her life in front of her to get to this point. He sent a challenge, especially to the two...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Towards a New Common Chapter Project: Discussion (9 May 2019)

Frank Feighan: The witnesses, some of whom, such as Dr. Soares, I have met before, are very welcome. Coming from County Roscommon, I am familiar with the great work done by Ms Farrell and her organisation in County Longford. The common charter is great news and very welcome because we have taken our relationships for granted North, South, east and west. Brexit has brought a significant realisation that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 May 2019)

Frank Feighan: I also attended the Ballymurphy inquest some months ago. Some of the stories coming from it were horrific. The stories that are coming out now are also of concern. It is one of various incidents and events in Northern Ireland from more than 50 years ago that one would hope it would be possible to shine a light on the truth. I hope the inquest will shine a light on the truth for the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2019)

Frank Feighan: Senator Craughwell graphically outlined the situation facing the Jadotville heroes. Many years ago I was one of the first Oireachtas Members to refer to their situation. A man by the name of James Tahaney from Ballyfarnon served in Jadotville and made us aware of the situation, but seven years on I am a little disappointed that many of their concerns have not been addressed. I hope they...

Seanad: Fire Safety in Apartment Dwellings: Statements (30 May 2019)

Frank Feighan: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the approval of the drug Spinraza by the HSE. I pay tribute and congratulate our colleague, Senator Grace O'Sullivan, on her election to the European Parliament. I know she will be a wonderful MEP. Yesterday, I visited Westminster. Like the Taoiseach, I am concerned with the tone of the Conservative Party leadership race. Everywhere I went yesterday, I was asked about the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (13 Jun 2019)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Minister of State for taking the time to deal with this important matter, which I am pleased to have the opportunity to raise. The standard of primary education provided by teachers in Carrick-on-Shannon is second to none. Children attend Scoil Mhuire from all social classes and the town has become home to children of many nationalities. However, it is very evident that we must...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (13 Jun 2019)

Frank Feighan: I am delighted that the school has put in an application. Many very good things are happening in the education sector in my region and I thank the Minister of State for her recent visit to Sligo, where she announced €960,000 to support apprenticeship programmes at the Institute of Technology Sligo, which was very welcome. The Minister of State has visited Sligo on numerous occasions...