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Seanad: Family Law Bill 2019: Second Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: In the spirit of what the Minister has just said, I intend to make brief remarks on Second Stage and, with other colleagues, will assist him in facilitating the taking of all Stages of this important legislation. Ireland has witnessed rapid social change in recent years, We saw the latest instalment of that change in the North yesterday when marriage equality became law and women's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I apologise to our visitors for missing the presentations. I have listened to what has been said and I am very conscious of Senator Ruane's contribution. The contributions indicate the multifaceted nature of what we are dealing with. I am not a legal expert, nor am I an expert on social media, as much as I would like to think I am. It is absolutely apparent that young people are using...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Are we seeing that at a younger generational level? We have not yet seen what the professor is talking about in terms of the education that is required, although it is happening to a degree. Do we need to wait a few years before we start to see that at a broad, informed, societal level?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Does Mr. Power think so?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: On the issue of education, is there a role, beyond what is being done, for social media providers to do it credibly, or does it just become corporate speak? For example, we might bring to bear a legislative requirement for advertisements or perhaps users to have to go through a firewall to access some of these things. Is there a role for providers to talk to people, regardless of age - it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I am asking whoever wants to take it. It is general.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I know what Ms Blackwell means.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Seanadóir Hackett fosta. I acknowledge and thank colleagues for their solidarity and support for our colleague, Deputy Martin Kenny. Deputy Martin Kenny will not be deterred by this, as troubling and concerning as it is. While I disagree with a lot of the sentiment expressed by Senator McDowell, I agree with him in that I want to have the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I wish to join other colleagues who noted the passing yesterday of Fr. Des Wilson. I spoke in this House just a few months ago to mark the 70th anniversary of Fr. Des's ordination into the priesthood. Given his sad passing yesterday, the best thing we could say about Fr. Des is that he was not just a believer in the gospel of hope and liberation; he was a practitioner of the gospel of hope...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Do, please.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (6 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Tánaiste. I welcome the Tánaiste and thank him again for his ongoing and continued engagement with this House, which has been consistent throughout the course of the Brexit era. One of the great positives, as the Tánaiste knows, has been the coming together of Members in this Oireachtas around Brexit. While we have had differences of opinion and...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (6 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I did not intend to.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (6 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (6 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Good.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (6 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: That is certainly consistent with what I am calling for, which is a plan and an engagement.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: In the spirit of Senator Black's remarks, this afternoon we gathered in the Mansion House to bid farewell to the Palestinian ambassador to Ireland, H. E. Ahmad Abdelrazek. He is retiring after six years of service in Ireland and 46 years' service to Palestine's diplomatic efforts around the world. This is a most important week for the Palestinian people, given the further devastation and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Oh no, it isn't

Seanad: Transport and Sport: Statements (20 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I am grateful to address the issues of transport and sport. They seem unrelated, except that they share a Minister, but both need to be got right to protect our future, especially our health, social well-being and cohesion. On transport, the Minister has to admit that he is losing the battle against congestion in Dublin, as colleagues have noted. It is a nightmare for tens of thousands of...

Seanad: Inquiry into the Death of Shane O'Farrell: Statements (20 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Shane O'Farrell should not be dead. We are here not because he tragically died, because the sad reality is that people die and lose their lives every day. We are here because of the systematic failures that did not necessarily lead to Shane's death but certainly it could have been prevented had the failures not existed. I am very conscious of all of the legal language that has been used...