Results 841-860 of 2,412 for speaker:Niall Ó Donnghaile
- Seanad: Situation in Palestine: Statements (11 Jul 2018)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: I thank the Acting Chairman. Through the Chair, we have acknowledged, as has the Minister, that people have deeply held and passionate views on these issues, so the Leader should at the very least afford us the courtesy of an opportunity to express those views without the kind of interruption we have seen. Nelson Mandela attended a joint sitting of the Houses in the early 1990s. He said...
- Seanad: Situation in Palestine: Statements (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Situation in Palestine: Statements (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: We have had a full debate. Let us go to Senator Frances Black.
- Seanad: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: He will make way.
- Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: Go raibh cead míle maith agat, a Cathaoirligh, agus go raibh maith agat, a Aire. As has been outlined extensively by previous speakers, this is a common-sense Bill. It makes sense for a whole raft of reasons such as tourism, as an economic driver and provides opportunities to create employment. I can relate to what people have said about the unique and bespoke opportunities that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Business of Joint Committee
Business of Joint Committee (19 Sep 2018) Niall Ó Donnghaile: We were all so enthusiastic the last time around.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: I thank all our witnesses. It has been a useful exchange. It showed why it was important to have this pre-legislative scrutiny. What Dr. Conaty said earlier struck me in terms of the roles of carers and how we identify carers and what care is. It takes many different forms and comes in many different guises. I am similarly of a view that the sexist nature of what has prevailed needs to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: I have a brief supplementary question. I am not a lawyer. That is an important health warning in this regard. Deputy O'Callaghan was alluding to the fact that if a replacement was inserted into the Constitution, the law would be open to legal tests of the role of carers. We probably must try to land on a definition of care. The nature of caring and carers is very different from the...
- Seanad: Thirty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of offence of publication or utterance of blasphemous matter) Bill 2018: Second Stage - An Bille um an Seachtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cion a aisghairm arb éard é ní diamhaslach a fhoilsiú nó a aithris) 2018: An Dara Céim (20 Sep 2018)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh, agus a Aire féin, as a bheith linn don díospóireacht seo inniu. I apologise to the Minister of State for arriving late and missing his contribution but I was at a meeting elsewhere. I wanted an opportunity to speak on this proposed amendment of the Constitution. The blasphemy clause in the Constitution was the product of another time....
- Seanad: Thirty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of offence of publication or utterance of blasphemous matter) Bill 2018: Second Stage - An Bille um an Seachtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cion a aisghairm arb éard é ní diamhaslach a fhoilsiú nó a aithris) 2018: An Dara Céim (20 Sep 2018)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: It is democracy.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: It is committed to homelessness, alright.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: No. The Senator's friends in the SDLP-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: We are taking the votes back.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: I want to acknowledge the Government's remarks at the weekend that it intends to hold the much awaited referendum on extending voting rights in presidential elections in, it is hoped, May next year. This will be an important debate. I will not refer to the ongoing presidential election campaign. The office is representative but not elected by all of Ireland's citizens. It will be an...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (25 Sep 2018)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Go raibh maith agat as an gcur i láthair cuimsitheach a thug tú ar an reachtaíocht thábhachtach seo ag an Céim seo. I welcome the Minister and thank him for what was a very comprehensive and extensive rundown on the legislation at this stage. Whether in public life or in business or commerce, corruption has, unfortunately, been a...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (25 Sep 2018)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: Is that a domestic approach or one within the broader EU context?
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: For clarity in terms of the record, the Sinn Féin group may have voted incorrectly. However, it would not have made a difference for me, thankfully, looking at the numbers.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: I cannot believe you are asking me to say it again. I wanted to correct the record.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)
Niall Ó Donnghaile: Succinctly put by my colleague.