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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Sep 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: The 50:50 approach is always good. I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I appreciate that there were many technical questions and we might need that additional information if she could furnish us with it. I have two brief points, and Senator Currie referred to them. People had intended this from a genuine and sincere motivation. We are sure they were trying to assist online...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Sep 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I forgot to wish the Minister of State a happy birthday, which I probably should have done.

Seanad: Interim Report of the Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Motion (30 Sep 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Tá súil agam go bhfuil an tuairisc seo agus obair an choiste ina chuidiú dó agus é i mbun a chuid oibre, ní hamháin i dtaca leis an mBreatimeacht ach i dtaca le cúrsaí níos leithne arís. I join with colleagues in thanking our Chair and acknowledging her work in bringing together such a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I thank the Chairman and Mr. Fraser. I am fully cognisant of the advice the Chairman has offered to the committee as to the remit of this meeting but I want to ask a question on something that Mr. Fraser offered in the course of his own contribution. It is entirely up to himself whether he takes the opportunity to answer it. This relates to some of the concerns about leaks from Cabinet,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I am not looking for a discussion to be quite honest but I simply am seeking an assessment-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Regardless of whether one regards this as significant issue in hindsight, the reason it is important to compare is that the Oireachtas system actually crashed given the volume of public interest and disgust around the issues of the mother and baby homes, so heavily lobbied were Members at that time. When we have the opportunity, it is a relevant question to ask Mr. Fraser of his own...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: -----Mr. Fraser will take the opportunity to answer it. I will, however, take the Chairman’s direction on that point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: It does and I thank the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: -----from the Secretary General. This is a question-and-answer session and as I have already mentioned, this was offered up by Mr. Fraser in the course of his own contribution, so it is pertinent to our overall discussion. The real question that might be more relevant to what we are discussing here today is whether this is what we can expect regarding any investigation into the leaking of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh fhoilsiú na tuairisce faoi institiúidí ó Thuaidh. I want to begin today by welcoming the publication today of the report Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses in Northern Ireland. The work was carried out by Ms Deirdre Mahon, Dr. Maeve O'Rourke and Professor Phil Scraton for the North's Executive. We are aware that the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Is that a defence in law?

Seanad: Situation in Belarus: Statements (5 Oct 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Tá mé sásta go bhfuil seal agam chun cúpla focal a rá ar na ráitis seo anocht. I welcome the Minister to the Chamber for statements. On behalf of Sinn Féin, I extend our solidarity and support to the people of Belarus and their opposition to oppression by the Government of Alexander Lukashenko. The people of Ireland know...

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire don phlé agus tréaslaím leis an méid a dúireadh faoinár gcara, an iar-Sheanadóir Terry Leyden. Tagraím don sárobair a rinne sé i dtaca leis an reachtaíocht seo sa Seanad deireanach. I thank the Minister for being here for what has again been a very respectful and informed discussion on Second Stage. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Coiste na nIarchimí (7 Oct 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I think we got the gist of it. That is certainly the case from my perspective. I was able to follow most of it, but I do not know if other members are in agreement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Coiste na nIarchimí (7 Oct 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Gabhaim buíochas leis an múinteoir - gabh mo leithscéal - leis an gCathaoirleach. Gabhaim buíochas le Michael Culbert, Thomas Quigley agus John O'Hagan as an gcur i láthair. Tá brón orainn faoin droch-chumarsáid a bhí ansin. I thank Mr. Culbert, Mr. Quigley and Mr. O'Hagan for the contributions. I was at the previous committee at which Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Coiste na nIarchimí (7 Oct 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I will conclude my remarks because Mr. Molloy is looking to come in. This issue is perhaps something we could tease out in that follow-up engagement when we meet with Mr. Culbert in Belfast, if God spares us. I hope there is action because he rightly criticised the lack of action. This is a very pertinent issue. I again make the point that we are the Joint Committee on the Implementation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Coiste na nIarchimí (7 Oct 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I can sing a song for the last three minutes, if the Chairman has any requests.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Oct 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Ba mhaith liom comhbhrón ó chroí a dhéanamh ar bhás Paddy Moloney, comhbhunaitheoir an bhanna ceoil The Chieftains. Ba laoch mór ceoil agus cultúir na hÉireann é atá imithe anois ar shlí na fírinne agus go ndéana Dia trócaire air. I thank the Leader for outlining the Order of Business. As other colleagues stated, we will...

Seanad: British Government Legacy Proposals: Motion (13 Oct 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: The British Government's amnesty proposals for dealing with the people that its armed forces killed, openly and secretly, is an attempt to cover up murder by the British state on a grand scale. It is aimed at protecting those who pulled the triggers and those who politically gave its armed forces permission to carry out public and secret executions, in the main of people not involved in the...

Seanad: British Government Legacy Proposals: Motion (13 Oct 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.