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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2018)

Frank Feighan: Has he met the forum?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2018)

Frank Feighan: The witnesses have said that victims' voices are used to add legitimacy to divergent political opinions and we must be very careful not to use this course to politicise and polarise victims.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2018)

Frank Feighan: Political parties should highlight these, but sometimes it becomes victim politics and political campaigns. Sometimes both sides have competing victimhood and it goes down a cul-de-sac. This is what political party sometimes do. In politics in the South, we can be accused of this, going back 60 or 70 years, on issues that were not as deep or should not have been as deep. Sometimes when...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Frank Feighan: Next Wednesday.

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Frank Feighan: I said before that I agree with the broad thrust of the Bill. I imagine no one in the House would disagree. It is aimed to protect vulnerable young people. Senator Freeman's amendment is most welcome, as is Senator Kelleher's amendment relating to any child admitted to an adult inpatient unit. It provides that such a child would be treated by staff who have appropriate training in...

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Frank Feighan: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Frank Feighan: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Frank Feighan: I thank Ms Murray for sharing her experiences with us. I pay tribute to Senator John Dolan and Mr. Kieran Delaney, a staff member in the Houses of the Oireachtas, for highlighting the things we, as politicians, take for granted or are not aware of but should be. I thank Ms Murray and Mr. Moran for being here. I enjoy using public transport wherever I go, which sometimes is a challenge,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Frank Feighan: I thank Mr. Moran for his address. Once again, it highlights the difficulties he faces. I am a bit perplexed that Irish Rail has carried out so much work on all the railway stations and platforms and now finds that Mr. Moran has obviously seen a glitch in its planning of the detail of the platforms such that it cannot seem to fit his requirements. Mr. Moran can elaborate on that in a few...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Frank Feighan: Today we heard of some particularly harrowing personal experiences, as Senator O'Mahony outlined. I understand these are being taken seriously but it is embarrassing to find those personal stories have be relayed on so many occasions. Reading the report indicates much has been done but there are remaining issues. I welcome that there will be no public transport company department without a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Frank Feighan: I asked about the statement on the front of the newspaper yesterday stating that €460 million will be required and that, in the worst-case scenario, railway lines could close. Does the Minister have any comment on that?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Diaspora Issues (6 Feb 2018)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the Minister of State with responsibility for the diaspora. I am seeking an update on funding and plans for assisting organisations and lobby groups which support the Irish diaspora, along with a similar update about foreign aid programmes. It is great to see the Minister of State back in the House. I acknowledge his work and the work of the Government in this area and his deep...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Diaspora Issues (6 Feb 2018)

Frank Feighan: I am delighted the Minister of State is working to reduce the barriers faced by citizens seeking to return to Ireland from abroad. I look forward to seeing the report when it is finalised. They are people who never forgot our country and sometimes went in difficult times. Everything should be put in place to provide the best possible assistance for returned emigrant entrepreneurs such as a...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2018)

Frank Feighan: I note that a committee will today consider a petition for the removal of a statue of Prince Albert from Leinster House.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2018)

Frank Feighan: I have walked by the statue many times and had not realised it was Prince Albert. I do not know much about him, but we have to be very careful about rewriting history. The statue of Prince Albert was put there at a time when we had an all-Ireland parliament. There is a statue of Henry Grattan in Westminster. If we change the status quo, we will remove something of a history with which we...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2018)

Frank Feighan: Henry Grattan was a great patriot and his statue is in Westminster. I am very proud of that

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2018)

Frank Feighan: I feel very proud when I see a statue of Henry Grattan when I go to Westminster, as do other Irish politicians. There is a major Irish caucus in Westminster and it is very proud of the statute. He was a patriot and opposed the Act of Union in 1800. He was of Grattan's Parliament. If one starts removing statues that are a part of our history, which we may not like, it is the wrong way to go.

Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (6 Feb 2018)

Frank Feighan: I thought I had eight minutes.

Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (6 Feb 2018)

Frank Feighan: I will pare down my speech.

Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (6 Feb 2018)

Frank Feighan: These are very challenging times due to Brexit and as we all know too well the nature of the relationship between the EU and the UK post Brexit remains unclear. It will be subject to potentially complex and protracted negotiations. I commend the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Coveney, and the Minister of State, Deputy Cannon, who is present, and the foreign...