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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Is that approach much utilised in this State?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Who delivers the programme in the South? Is it localised community organisations or is it facilitated by-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I do not believe we will be able to do it for this report but given the level of detail and some of the enthusiasm around the table, there may be merit in engaging with our visitors down the line and seeing some of these models at work. It would be beneficial for us to get a sense of the nature of community policing along the Border, taking account of the virtual non-existence of a border...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Perhaps our colleagues could facilitate that and maybe they would be up for it.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Brexit Supports (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. The Minister of State, Deputy Cannon, is very welcome to the House this morning and I thank him for taking the time to address the issue. The purpose of the Commencement matter is self-explanatory. We have heard that for reasonable, logical and understandable reasons the State intends to get Brexit-ready by hosting a series of positive...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Brexit Supports (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I appreciate the update and fully understand the restrictions on the Minister of State. He acknowledges and reaffirms a number of important positions of Government, which is welcome and encouraging. If raising this seems somewhat unfair of me, I am not trying to dupe the Minister of State or get him to reveal his hand. I am trying to encourage and sustain the pressure because citizens in...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Brexit Supports (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Once or twice.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Perhaps the Minister of State could provide some further clarity on amendment No. 5. The amendment involves the deletion of section 23 and involves the deletion of references to section 43 of the parent Act. The section removes the defence, under section 43 of the parent Act, relating to the use of internal reporting procedure established by an employer for the purpose of facilitating the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: That is fair enough.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I might come in on amendment No. 11.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I welcome amendment No. 11. We will be supporting it. We have raised the issue on various Stages of the Bill. I discussed the matter with the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, in the House some weeks ago. The wider issues of the regulation of the betting and gambling industries and gambling control are for another day. However, Sinn Féin contends that the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: That is welcome to hear and I do not doubt the Minister's bona fides on this issue. I wanted to take the opportunity where it looks that we are going to go through this Bill quite rapidly today. This was a marker that was put down, because it is an important issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I apologise for missing some of the presentation. The witnesses have referred to a number of issues that are being faced by businesses that are engaged in cross-Border trade. In light of the expertise of the agencies they represent, and indeed their personal corporate expertise, what level of engagement have they had with the Irish Government as it continues its preparedness work?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I assume Mr. Gough is referring to the Making Ireland Brexit Ready events.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I have expressed disappointment with the Department that none of those events is taking place in the North. I am sure Mr. Gough shares that disappointment given the nature of his work. I would not ask Mr. Gough to comment on that. Specifically on the British Government, while I appreciate where the funding comes from, has there been engagement at political, ministerial or official level...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Mr. Gough mentions a Brexit voucher. I do not know if there is a uniform approach or if it is different for each business. What is the voucher being used for by businesses primarily? I am interested to know what it means in terms of helping them to get Brexit-ready. How does it work if one is a shopkeeper or a factory owner in terms of preparing for Brexit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: It is upskilling in a way. It is primarily around that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Does InterTradeIreland deliver that training?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Is the Senator referring to the northern Tayto Park?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I thank Mr. Gibbons for his presentation. I remember having to go on the media quite a bit in the run-up to the opening of Titanic Belfast to defend visitor numbers because everyone told us we would not hit them. It had 1 million visitors earlier than expected. It has been a tourism success. Does Tourism Ireland measure Airbnb stays in the same way those relating to hotels and...