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Seanad: Civil Law (Costs in Probate Matters) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: So do I.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Citizenship Rights and DeSouza Judgment: Discussion (4 Dec 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I wish to thank our contributors this morning. There has been a broad range of fairly extensive legal questions, understandably given the legal complexities of this case and the challenge, so I will not rehearse all of those. I wish to make a couple of observations. I suppose the core political component of this is that there should not be a dispute around this and that a dispute...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Citizenship Rights and DeSouza Judgment: Discussion (4 Dec 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Are there other avenues open to the Irish Government outside of the dispute mechanism that we know? Are there other avenues through existing institutions? Is there a concern in this in terms of how it impacts upon Bunreacht na hÉireann, and Article 2 thereof? What more could the Irish Government do? Professor Harvey referenced the referendum on voting rights, which it is hoped will...

Seanad: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Dec 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire agus a chuid oifigigh don phlé ar an mBille seo. Tacaíonn Sinn Féin leis an reachtaíocht atá os ár gcomhair inniu. I welcome the Minister and his officials to the House for this debate.Sinn Féin welcomes the Bill and is strongly supportive of its enactment. As colleagues have said, the Bill establishes a regulator for...

Seanad: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Dec 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: We are here to talk about the Bill. What does the Senator want me to talk about?

Seanad: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Dec 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: That is irrelevant.

Seanad: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Dec 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: What is the Senator talking about?

Seanad: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Dec 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Is an election in the air?

Seanad: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Dec 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: What do you mean by "your own people"?

Seanad: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Dec 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: On a point of order, what do you mean by "your own people"? What do you mean by that? Could you elaborate on that remark that you just made at me?

Seanad: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Dec 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: What do you mean by "your own people"?

Seanad: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Dec 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Do you want to talk about the people who have supported you over the years?

Seanad: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Dec 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: At least keep the debate relevant.

Seanad: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Dec 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Happily.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Dec 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I will be voting tomorrow.

Seanad: Business of Seanad: Motion (21 Jan 2020)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Business of Seanad: Motion (21 Jan 2020)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Chathaoirleach agus leis an Chathaoirleach. Ba phribhléid é a bheith faoi cheannasaíocht, faoi stiúir, faoi threoir agus, ó am go chéile, faoi smacht acu sa Seanad seo nuair a bhí sé de dhíth. I want to extend a word of thanks to the Leas-Cathaoirleach, the Cathaoirleach and all of those mentioned by colleagues...

Seanad: Business of Seanad: Motion (21 Jan 2020)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: -----but I will say it anyway. I suppose that has been my mantra since coming to this House. Sometimes I have got it right and I acknowledge and appreciate that sometimes I have got it wrong. We all need to be big enough to recognise our own failings in life, whether they are political or otherwise. It has been a great privilege to come into this institution and to be a bit of a "Nordie"...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (29 Jun 2020)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Having known the previous Seanad, and certainly looking at the current Seanad, I may speak now before the vote is taken because I certainly do not want to take away from anyone's achievement thereafter. With the permission of Senator Norris, I will dedicate my remarks to my late friend Bobby Storey, who will be buried in Belfast tomorrow. We are thinking of Teresa, his partner, and all of...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (29 Jun 2020)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: The Cathaoirleach just pipped me to the post.