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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Integrated Education: Discussion (26 Sep 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Very good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Integrated Education: Discussion (26 Sep 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I agree with that and I commend that statement to every single school, no matter where it is. Senator Craughwell and I had an interesting discussion in the Seanad earlier - although he was not in the room for my contribution - about the climate we are in. I come from a school of thought that believes that regardless of where something is or what it is about, the more young people are...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (1 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I echo the words of thanks to the Tánaiste for his commitment in engaging with this House, listening to our views and hopefully taking them on board. We appreciate the opportunity to air our views and engage with the Tánaiste and through the officials who are working very diligently on what is a complicated and challenging time for all of us. The Tánaiste alluded to the...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (1 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (1 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Is the Senator going to give way?

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (1 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Well said.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (1 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear. Hear.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (1 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear. Hear.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (1 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: It became the backstop.

Seanad: Crime Policy: Motion (2 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil sé tiomanta ó thaobh na ceisteanna seo. It is important when talking about communities under a heading like this to remember that they are made up of the people who live, suffer and endure in them. I am sure nobody in this House or elsewhere would intend to do so, but we must be careful not to blanket everybody in...

Seanad: Crime Policy: Motion (2 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Sinn Féin has been consistently clear and firm on the need for the Garda and the PSNI to be adequately resourced to deal robustly with the threat posed to people throughout the country by organised criminals and opportunistic criminals. Our members live in the communities most affected by criminal gangs and see at first hand the impact of their activities on people in going about their...

Seanad: Crime Policy: Motion (2 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: On rural crime and community policing-----

Seanad: Crime Policy: Motion (2 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: -----I commend our recent report from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality. I believe that Senator Conway is the only other member of that committee currently in the Chamber. We carried out a comprehensive series of hearings into community policing and rural crime.

Seanad: Crime Policy: Motion (2 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: It is an excellent report and I commend it to Members. I am sure the Minister is familiar with it. In some ways we have already done that work, so let it be a guide and a tool for gardaí and for the Department of Justice and Equality in policing rural areas more effectively and for listening to the needs of people on the ground. Many of my colleagues have raised the issue of the Garda...

Seanad: Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019: Second Stage (2 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire, atá anseo chun an t-ábhar seo a phlé linn inniu. Is ábhar thar a bheith tábhachtach é. Beidh an tAire sásta a chluinstin go mbeidh muidne ag tacú leis an mBillle ag an bpointe seo. On the whole, Sinn Féin supports the Bill. It is right to create uniformity in this area and to set out in clear terms the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Good Friday Agreement (16 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as a bheith linn ar maidin. Tá a fhios agam gur tréimhse thar a bheith gnóthach é don Tánaiste agus don Rialtas so táim buíoch go bhfuil seal againn chun cás Emma DeSouza a phlé. I thank the Minister of State for taking the time to be here. I understand that it is an unprecedented period for the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Good Friday Agreement (16 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I appreciate the Minister of State's response. I express my appreciation for the work of the Tánaiste and the departmental officials who have been working closely with the DeSouzas. I caution the Government that in the context of Brexit negotiations and also in the context of the Good Friday Agreement we have frequently heard statements from any number of British Ministers saying they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I am conscious that I have tabled a Commencement matter in the Seanad due to be taken at 11 a.m. Maybe the panel can refer to my question and I will read it from the transcript. I am wondering about the addition of a legislative instrument to address these issues. I do not intend to disregard the most serious element of online abuse and harassment, but the vast bulk of people would...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Ba mhaith liom labhairt faoi thoscaireacht ón Seanad a bhí i mo chathair féin, Béal Feirste Cois Cuain, an tseachtain seo caite agus cé chomh dearfach agus fiúntach a bhí an toscaireacht sin. I want to reflect on last week's visit by a cross-party delegation of Senators to my home city of Belfast. It was a very positive and worthwhile engagement, building...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.