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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I support the INTO's call for an increase in the capitation grant for primary schools to pre-2011 levels. We need to constantly remind ourselves of the constitutional right to free primary education which has not been vindicated over the years of this State. The Labour Party has published Bills to abolish the practice of voluntary contributions. We have been told by certain school managers...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I support the comments made by Senator Feighan and what the Government has been saying in response to the rhetoric being used in the Tory leadership contest in Britain. There is an awful lot of buffoonery happening with talk of renegotiation at European level, which will not happen. The backstop is going absolutely nowhere. It is important for all of us was to stand firm with the...

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Hear, hear.

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that the debate on Committee Stage of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016 conclude at 6 p.m.

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To be adjourned. The Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, and the Government are to be commended for their action in respect of the availability of Spinraza, on which we have made many contributions in this House. The Health Service Executive, HSE, has now announced that it will fund it. The decision made by the United Kingdom in recent weeks to change its position was welcome and probably...

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Yes.

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Yes.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Crime Prevention (30 May 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I appreciate the Minister being here in person to discuss this. I have raised issues of crime, criminality and anti-social behaviour in Dublin’s northside for at least a year. The responses from the Minister and his office have been disappointing. There has been a shooting, a pipe bomb incident, and a shooting incident outside Donaghmede Shopping Centre. There is currently great...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Crime Prevention (30 May 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Minister for his response. Will he commit to extra Garda resources for this area and to a commission along the lines I have suggested and similar to what took place in the north inner city? The Minister touched on it in his reply but did not go as far as it. I suggest a Mulvey-style report which will deal with all the agencies which the Minister outlined. He has suggested that...

Seanad: Fire Safety in Apartment Dwellings: Statements (30 May 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Minister for attending to discuss this important issue. Priory Hall has been mentioned and I will not go over it again, but a man lost his life due to the stress involved in that situation. What we are discussing is not a victimless crime - no one is suggesting that it is - and it has a major impact on people's day-to-day lives. The home where they reside should be somewhere...

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (22 May 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: In a similar vein to Senator Ruane, I thank the Minister of State, her officials and Mr. King for their engagement. This has been a positive process and on that basis I support what the Minister of State said. I hope we have contributed in our own way to make this a stronger Bill.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I echo the comments of Senator Ruane regarding the debate on the decriminalisation of drug use. Notwithstanding the emotion Senator Lawless has about those who died at the roadside in Ireland 150 years ago - and while I agree with his sentiments - there are people dying at the roadside throughout Ireland and in its capital city every day as a result of drug overdoses. We seem to have a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The full facts have yet to come out. This is unbelievable.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: This is outrageous. The Senator is a thundering disgrace.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: There is nothing he will not say.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: There is no tragedy the Senator will not politicise. He is a disgusting disgrace.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Senator should hang his head and keep it hung.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Senator does not know what he is talking about.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Swings and roundabouts.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Not stoned.