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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)

Frank Feighan: I would also like to be associated with the messages of sympathy for the late Mr. Cormac Ó Braonáin. He was such a young man, at 19, to have made such an impression across so many different levels of society. It is a huge loss to the Labour Party and politics. It is amazing to think of the difference for good this young man could have made to our country or further afield if he...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Frank Feighan: Today is a very big day for the UK but also for the island of Ireland. No matter what happens today, I hope the island of Ireland, particularly Northern Ireland, will not be forgotten because it was forgotten about when the Brexit referendum took place. We are now working twice as hard to undo the difficulties that have occurred since the referendum. I attended that screening of "Lost...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Anti-Social Behaviour (11 Dec 2019)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Minister of State. Unfortunately, I am very disappointed to have to say that incidents of anti-social behaviour appear to be on the increase on many of our train routes, including the Sligo to Dublin line. Irish Rail management has admitted as much and conceded to The Irish Timeslate last year that, "[B]oth employee reports and customer feedback do confirm that there has been an...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Anti-Social Behaviour (11 Dec 2019)

Frank Feighan: Clearly the top priority for Irish Rail should be the protection, health and safety of its passengers. I look forward to Irish Rail continuing to place this at the very top of its agenda. There needs to be zero tolerance for persons carrying out anti-social behaviour on our rail network. I hope Irish Rail will take that into account. On another note, I raise a less serious issue which it...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Frank Feighan: I thank Senator Gavan for eloquently putting the case for the Irish in Britain. We in this country do not fully appreciate the extent of the Irish diaspora, especially in major UK cities such as Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, London and Birmingham. I know from my British-Irish links that many of these men and women are involved in the Labour Party and Scottish National Party, and some are...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Frank Feighan: The threats I have mentioned must stop immediately.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Minority Sports and Women's Participation in Sport: Discussion. (11 Dec 2019)

Frank Feighan: I apologise as I had to leave to go to a meeting. The witnesses are very welcome. We are very proud. I do not want to repeat what everybody else has said. I understand the witnesses spoke of an all-island hockey team. A little over two years ago, we were very anxious to have an all-island hockey team — it was a men's team — competing in the Commonwealth Games. We went a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Minority Sports and Women's Participation in Sport: Discussion. (11 Dec 2019)

Frank Feighan: It is normally a Northern Ireland team that competes in the Commonwealth Games.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Minority Sports and Women's Participation in Sport: Discussion. (11 Dec 2019)

Frank Feighan: I would not mind an answer.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Dec 2019)

Frank Feighan: I also welcome the fact that the lottery Bill has been revised. I am aware that many people were very anxious that bingo would, in effect, be stopped. The Bill did not intend that and I am reassured that the law will remain the same for any bingo organisers that have prizes of less than €5,000. However, there is an issue - I understand where the Minister is coming from - given the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Dec 2019)

Frank Feighan: I congratulate Senator Ruane on arranging the football match tonight. It is no harm for us to get out of our bubble and socialise with people, and I congratulate her on connecting us with the Breakthrough Programme. I look forward to lifting the FAI cup tonight because, as a Sligo Rovers fan, we have lifted it three times in the past 15 years, and there is only one rovers - Sligo Rovers. I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Dec 2019)

Frank Feighan: And south Donegal.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Dec 2019)

Frank Feighan: I thank Senator Leyden for his good wishes.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Signage (3 Dec 2019)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Minister of State for coming in today. He understands this situation well. I will set out some background to this issue for those who may not be familiar with it. Back in the 1990s, official road signs began popping up around Enniscrone and many other towns and villages throughout the country directing people to "Inishcrone".Since then difficulties are being posed for tourists...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Signage (3 Dec 2019)

Frank Feighan: This has gone on quite a long time. It sounds as if there is a turf war between two Departments. I would like to see this resolved as quickly as possible. The Minister of State is talking about legal matters and clarifying various issues. I urge that they are clarified as quickly as possible. The Minister of State rightly said that the legislation is there to be brought before the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2019)

Frank Feighan: Long before I met Senator Leyden, I talked to a colleague of his who told me, "Terry Leyden should be a ward of court". Today, after 20 years, he has proven that point.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2019)

Frank Feighan: I am only-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2019)

Frank Feighan: I am only stating facts. I have been at many meetings on this issue. I was at the cross-party meeting along with Senator Leyden and the Minister of State. We genuinely want to do something to ensure that Cuisle is saved. It is a wonderful facility and one which I totally support. By coming in here today and using politics, Senator Leyden denigrates the cause. We will continue to work on...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2019)

Frank Feighan: -----because there were no cameras there. I will work with Senator Leyden and all interested parties to try to get this resolved. If the Government can do it, it will. However, there are issues that are outside the remit of the Government as the Senator will be aware.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2019)

Frank Feighan: I hope that the Minister of State can solve them.