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Seanad: Finance (African Development (Bank and Fund) and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: Too much for the Minister of State's own good. The Bill has humanitarian and strategic aspects for Ireland. It is important that we be involved in these projects worldwide. In fact, this is probably long overdue. Ireland will be one of 80 member countries of this body and it is important that we be seen to be operating on the global stage. I welcome this. Obviously, we will be a...

Seanad: Finance (African Development (Bank and Fund) and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: I would have thought we could have dealt with all Stages today. Perhaps the Minister of State will indicate when he anticipates that the Bill will be enacted and whether it will be implemented in its totality or via commencement order.

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, to the House. This is an extremely important debate. The Minister of State will forgive me if I deal with something dear to my heart, that is, Limerick. Sections 39 to 45, inclusive, deal with the plebiscite for a directly elected mayor. The Minister of State stated that it is intended that there would be a plebiscite for a directly elected...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will take that effectively as a pause because I want to come back to this in the new year and extol the virtues of a directly elected mayor. We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and we must ensure that role fits and assists in evolving the role of councillors and how the local authority executive works for the overall enhancement of Limerick city and other cities.

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: Metaphorically.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: I join colleagues in wishing the Oireachtas staff and, more particularly, the Seanad staff all the best and thank them for all their assistance during the year. The Seanad staff have been exceptionally patient. I wish my colleagues and their families good tidings. I note an update on the point that Senator McDowell raised about the man producing a firearm in a Smithfield courtroom. He...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

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Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

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Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: I come from the heart of the Golden Vale in Limerick. We are asking dairy farmers to increase their output, but at the same time we are asking them to reduce their emissions. We have to assist them in squaring that circle. This issue puts everything in context.

Seanad: Government's Brexit Preparedness: Statements (22 Jan 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell is an example to us all for brevity.

Seanad: Government's Brexit Preparedness: Statements (22 Jan 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the Minister. He is in the cockpit and is dealing with this daily. It is implicit in the Good Friday Agreement that there will be no hard border. I would have thought that the UK, as one of the principal partners in that agreement, would wish to do nothing to undermine it. If there is a hard border, what impact would that have on the Good Friday Agreement? That is logical....

Seanad: Government's Brexit Preparedness: Statements (22 Jan 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: There may be method somewhere in there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have a few follow-up questions for Mr. Cody and his colleagues. In his presentation he said that "The Government has made clear that its overriding objective is to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland." and that "Revenue is not planning for customs posts". For context, he also said: "Revenue’s overarching approach is to carry out the required customs controls through a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: Will Mr. Cody give us an example of how goods coming in from a certain country are dealt with at the moment? Will he give us a practical example? Everything is a bit abstract at the moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is Mr. Cody saying that what is being proposed here satisfies Single Market and EU customs rules?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is in operation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am interested in hearing how it operates in practice. Will Mr. Cody give an example?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: I ask for a current example.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: It should refer to the country, type of goods and the way they are coming in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: A third country outside the EU would be fine.