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Seanad: Civil Liability (Capping of General Damages Bill) 2019: Second Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Neale Richmond: That is unfair.

Seanad: Civil Liability (Capping of General Damages Bill) 2019: Second Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Neale Richmond: The Senator should play the issue and not the person.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Alliance Building to Strengthen the EU: Dr. Catherine Day (3 Apr 2019)

Neale Richmond: I also thank Dr. Day for her very comprehensive presentation. While I do not want to turn this room into an echo chamber by agreeing with Dr. Day, it must be said that I do agree with pretty much everything she said. I will make a number of points in response to her remarks and then ask a few questions. One of the areas that is very much lacking is the level of parliamentary and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Apr 2019)

Neale Richmond: I am sorry to interrupt this back and forth between the father of the House and the Leader of the House but how and ever, there is an issue I would like to raise. As Senator Horkan rightly noted, today is yet another crucial day in yet another discussion about the ongoing malaise that is Brexit. Whatever happens this afternoon, tomorrow or indeed the next 12 months, one of the key issues...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Alliance Building to Strengthen the European Union: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (17 Apr 2019)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Chairman and I apologise again for leaving the meeting for votes. I have some queries and I apologise in advance if colleagues have touched on these. My first question is for the director general, Ms O'Donoghue, and relates to the interparliamentary aspect of building new alliances. Can we do more? Before the abolition of the dual mandate, and even further back before the...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Citizenship Rights (8 May 2019)

Neale Richmond: I remind Senators to ensure their mobile phones are switched off. This important because the use of such devices can cause serious problems for broadcasting, editorial and sound staff. As there is no 4G in this room, mobile phones are no use to us in any event. I welcome Mr. Les Allamby, who is the chief commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission; Professor Colin Harvey...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Citizenship Rights (8 May 2019)

Neale Richmond: I thank Mr. Allamby. I would like to note that Ms Emily Logan was invited, but unfortunately was not able to be here in person. She has sent us quite a lengthy piece of correspondence which has been distributed to members and will be included in the record and the work of the committee going forward. I propose to take the witnesses' statements together. I will then open the debate up to...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Citizenship Rights (8 May 2019)

Neale Richmond: I thank Professor Harvey and I call Mr. Daniel Holder.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Citizenship Rights (8 May 2019)

Neale Richmond: I thank Mr. Holder for his presentation and the three witnesses for their stark, sobering and very important presentations. I really appreciate the work that they are all doing and continue to do in this area. As I mentioned, Ms Emily Logan and a number of others have supplied the committee with written submissions, which are welcome. I will open up the debate to Senators for questions....

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Citizenship Rights (8 May 2019)

Neale Richmond: I will use my prerogative to ask my question, which is one of the joys of being Chairman. I ask it now because to some extent it follows on from the point made by Senator Paul Daly. I am not seeking to assign blame, but one of the main functions of the committee is to look for solutions to the myriad problems thrown up by the type of Brexit that is or could be on offer. As referenced in...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Citizenship Rights (8 May 2019)

Neale Richmond: I would like to thank all the witnesses for their lengthy contributions and their in-depth responses to a range of questions from committee members. We appreciate them taking the time and travelling down to testify. We also appreciate their ongoing work and wish them well in that endeavour. We will suspend briefly and will return in private session.

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

Neale Richmond: This Saturday the people of Australia go to the polls in a hotly anticipated general election, but it is on a sad note that they do so, knowing that the former Prime Minister, Bob Hawke passed away earlier this morning. As a very young child, following politics, I would have admired him, not least for his abilities in cricket and a couple of beers as well. It brings a focus to a wider...

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Neale Richmond: I have two questions. I have literally just come from a flight from London so the Taoiseach can guess how topical they will be. We are about to reopen our public hearings based on the report we published in June 2017. My first question relates to the Brexit preparedness that has been undertaken, not necessarily from the legislative side of things, because the Brexit omnibus Bill has gone...

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

Neale Richmond: This past weekend I had the privilege and pleasure to attend the Union Cup, Europe's largest LGBT-inclusive rugby tournament. It took place at DCU and attracted nearly 50 men's and women's teams from 15 European countries.It was hosted by the Emerald Warriors and was a fantastic occasion. It did great credit to the voluntary committee which put it on and I acknowledge the support it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Alliance Building to Strengthen the European Union (Resumed): Institute of International and European Affairs (12 Jun 2019)

Neale Richmond: I thank both speakers for the contributions, particularly for the copy of the emerging voices anthology. I happen to know a couple of the authors but I look forward to reading the contributions of all the authors, most of whom are relatively active on Twitter. There are a number of areas that I wish to touch on based on the remarks of the speakers and other remarks we have heard in this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Alliance Building to Strengthen the European Union (Resumed): Institute of International and European Affairs (12 Jun 2019)

Neale Richmond: I thank Mr. Keohane as usually I am the one who is accused of depressing people when describing future relationships. He has outlined a number of very clear challenges in a stark and welcome way. It feeds into much of the work we are doing. What policy should we be initiating or where is the scope to initiate particular policies? The term "investing in relations" is great. One of the...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (19 Jun 2019)

Neale Richmond: Apologies have been received from Senators Marshall and Ned O'Sullivan. A number of committee meetings are taking place in parallel. If people are coming and going from this meeting, our guests should not take it personally. Unfortunately, that is the nature of this business. I remind members to ensure their mobile phones are switched off. This is important as their use causes serious...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (19 Jun 2019)

Neale Richmond: I, too, have some questions, most of which arise on the back of points raised by Senators Nash, Craughwell and Paul Daly. I would welcome more detail and exact figures on the prospective growth rates, both in a deal and a crash-out scenario. We are only facing those two prospects or the possibility of a referendum, but we will not go into that. On the growth rate, there have been two...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (19 Jun 2019)

Neale Richmond: I am sure the great taxpayers of County Cavan are very grateful for all of the Senator's continuing efforts. I welcome Senator Craughwell. I believe the sitting of the Seanad has been suspended for a stint. Without further ado, I invite Dr. Cassidy and his colleagues to address some of the questions asked.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (19 Jun 2019)

Neale Richmond: To clarify, would that be 110,000 fewer jobs created or the loss of 110,000 jobs in the existing market?