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Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: Céim an Choiste - Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Nov 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Mar fhocal scoir, is cinnte go bhfuil Sinn Féin agus mise go huile is go hiomlán ar thaobh An Gharda Síochána. Táimid ar thaobh na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta. Is mór an trua anocht nach bhfuil Fine Gael.

Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: Céim an Choiste - Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Nov 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Níl a thuilleadh le rá agam. Is mian liom an leasú a chur chun vóta.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Northern Ireland Protocol and Ongoing Implementation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and the Withdrawal Agreement: Engagement with Mr. Maroš Šefovi (15 Nov 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Like my colleagues, I would like to begin by acknowledging the Commissioner's level of engagement in the North. Being from the North of Ireland and being elected to the Seanad, I am very conscious of that level of engagement. I am conscious of the importance of that. It is important that we take the opportunity at this meeting today, as a committee, and indeed as Members of the Oireachtas,...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Homes Redress Scheme: Statements (30 Nov 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Exactly.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Homes Redress Scheme: Statements (30 Nov 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Homes Redress Scheme: Statements (30 Nov 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I begin by extending my continued solidarity to those who endured these institutions and who continue to campaign for justice, truth, support and redress. I thank Senator Dolan for reading out the relevant numbers because it is important when we are having a discussion such as this that we are conscious of the fact that it can retraumatise. It is important...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Senator Craughwell raises some very concerning reports. I agree with him that the Minister should be brought in, at the very least to hear those issues and engage with them before ultimately, hopefully, speedily addressing them. I send best wishes and congratulate the people of Barbados on becoming a republic on 30 November. I wonder if you could write to the new President of Barbados, a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: You might send best wishes from the whole of the Seanad, as opposed to just from yourself.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: You can write to Rihanna too.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: That is an entirely different subject altogether, one I will not raise on this occasion. In all seriousness, not only do I commend Barbados on this move but I have really enjoyed and have been greatly informed by the discussions they have been having on their colonial history and how they move positively to a post-colonial era. It has been inspiring to listen to that and I wish them every...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Here is hoping. Members will also have seen the correspondence from the Taoiseach's office marking a year of the shared island initiative. He touched on that in his remarks in the Seanad recently. There is merit in us having a very specific focused discussion about the shared island initiative in its first year and the events it is planned to hold in the coming year as well. The weekend's...

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Ar dtús báire, cuirim roimh an Aire Stáit. Seo rún eile i measc roinnt rúin atá pléite sa Teach ar na mallaibh maidir le cúrsaí domhanda agus cúrsaí idirnáisiúnta agus is rud maith é sin. I welcome the Minister of State to the House for this discussion. I note this is one of a number of recent Private Members' motions on...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Dec 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Dec 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Tacaím leis an leasú. I second the amendment proposed by Senator Gavan. Senators Gavan and Boyhan have outlined the clear and coherent rationale for this. I wanted to take the opportunity, without making a Second Stage speech, to reiterate our support for-----

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Dec 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I acknowledge that. The Acting Chair knows I will always follow procedure. I reiterate our support for the Bill. I was following the discussion as I was travelling down from Belfast this morning to make sure I was across it. The debate has been in keeping with the tone of the approach of this House over the course of all of these Bills that have come before us during the pandemic. In the...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Dec 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Consider it endorsed.

Seanad: Maternity-Paternity Leave for County and City Councillors: Motion (7 Dec 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Áire Stáit agus roimh an rún atá os ár gcomhair. I welcome the Minister of State and indicate my own support for the motion. I am delighted to co-sign it with colleagues from the administrative panel. I also note the hard work and dedication of Senator O'Loughlin in bringing the motion before us, and the initiatives she...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Dec 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I commend and thank the front-line workers in the emergency services and across statutory agencies who have been out during Storm Barra and no doubt will be out again, unfortunately, over the rest of the winter dealing with adverse weather events.While acknowledging and thanking them for their work is important, we might give some thought across the Chamber to how we might do an item of work...

Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Tuarascáil agus an Chéim Dheiridh - Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2019: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit agus cuirim fáilte ar ais don Chéim seo roimhe. Fáiltíonn Sinn Féin roimhe go bhfuil an tAire Stáit tar éis teacht ar ais maidir leis an leasú seo mar a gheall sé ag Céim an Choiste agus go bhfuil sé ag glacadh leis an méid a bhí le rá againn agus ag Conradh na Gaeilge....

Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Tuarascáil agus an Chéim Dheiridh - Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2019: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Tairgim leasú Uimh. 3: I leathanach 11, líne 6, an méid seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh “a bheidh an chumarsáid.”: “I gcás gur i nGaeilge agus i mBéarla a bheidh an chumarsáid, cinnteoidh an comhlacht poiblí: (a) go mbeidh an téacs i nGaeilge ann ar dtús; (b) go mbeidh an téacs i nGaeilge chomh...