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Seanad: Gaeltacht Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Lunch will be served in the Members' restaurant in ten minutes, compliments of Senator Leyden.

Seanad: Gaeltacht Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I move amendment No. 13: In page 10, subsection (3)(a), line 15, after "concerned" to insert the following: "and in which the communities that live in them are linguistically similar".

Seanad: Gaeltacht Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I move amendment No. 14: In page 10, subsection (4), line 23, to delete "or adjacent to".

Seanad: Gaeltacht Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Aontaím leis an leasú seo. Tá ciall agus réasún leis. Baineann sé leis an eagraíocht a chuirfidh plean teanga le chéile agus faoi bhráid an údaráis le bheith ceadaithe. Labhraíomar inné mar gheall ar an bhfoclaíocht faoi Cuid 2 den Bhille, go háirithe an sainmhínithe atá sa reachtaíocht ar "eagraíocht" agus "comhlacht corpraithe". Rinne muid moltaí i taca leis sin....

Seanad: Gaeltacht Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Go maith.

Seanad: Gaeltacht Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Under Standing Order 62(3)(b) I request that the division be taken again other than by electronic means.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Every Member of this House and the other House has been highlighting the need for a strong, independent banking inquiry, including the bank guarantee. Following the expenditure of some €64 billion, one of the committees of the Houses, under the stewardship of Deputy John McGuinness, has published a roadmap for how such an inquiry could take place. I was flabbergasted and taken aback by...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Minister-----

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I have. The Minister has undermined the workings of the Committee of Public Accounts and should hang his head in shame.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I want to ask him since when have Labour Party and Fine Gael Ministers joined the establishment in not seeking a banking inquiry.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Let the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources come before this House to explain his flippant comments to the people and the change the Labour Party has initiated. We remember that before the election it was "Frankfurt's way or Labour's way". Today it seems it is the Labour Party's way to follow the bankers.

Seanad: Fish Quotas (10 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: There has been much discussion in recent months regarding the distribution of herring quota, which has been subject to review by the Department. Both the north-west herring fishery and the Celtic Sea herring fishery provide much needed employment to fishermen and factory workers, particularly in areas like Killybegs, Kincasslagh and west Donegal. The difficulty is that the criteria used by...

Seanad: Fish Quotas (10 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I have one final observation to make. I thank the Minister of State for providing the response, but, to be honest, I do not buy it. I referred to boarfish. Some 95% of all boarfish were caught in Killybegs. Track record was not taken into consideration in the distribution of quota for boarfish. Boats which had not participated previously were given a quota greatly in excess, in...

Seanad: Fish Quotas (10 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Minister of State is in government now. A new team is in place. The Minister of State should play in his half.

Seanad: Fish Quotas (10 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: There is no fishing industry in Letterkenny.

Seanad: Fish Quotas (10 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Nothing is being done now, although there is a major problem there.

Seanad: Fish Quotas (10 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: No. They will be shut down now with this policy.

Seanad: Fish Quotas (10 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: It is based on political fact.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I move amendment No. 46: In page 34, subsection (1)(a), line 45, to delete "reasonable grounds" and substitute "evidence". Both of these amendments relate to an issue we discussed at length previously when the Bill was before the House. It relates to substituting "reasonable grounds" with "evidence" so that any suspicion would be evidence-based rather than based on reasonable grounds. The...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I wish to speak on 41(2)(b) which was discussed previously. It relates to the animal health and welfare notice that is served on people whereby an individual can make an appeal upon receiving a notice under section 41(2)(b)-----