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Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)

Frank Feighan: I do not want to get into that, a Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)

Frank Feighan: Garda management should look at that and allocate gardaí throughout the country where it sees fit.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)

Frank Feighan: My grandfather was one of the first to serve in An Garda Síochána. It should be taken out of the political system and allocated to the Garda.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)

Frank Feighan: Strokestown is not just a town in Roscommon.

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Frank Feighan: As Seanad spokesperson on mental health, I sincerely thank Senators Freeman, Craughwell and Marie-Louise O’Donnell for their work on this very important issue. I welcome the Minister of State and offer him congratulations on his appointment. I wish him well in his brief, which is very difficult but one which he is well capable of handling. I wish him every success. No Member of this...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Frank Feighan: It is nice to hear that from the Opposition.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Frank Feighan: The Senator is being complimented.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Frank Feighan: I will take-----

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Frank Feighan: I listened to Senator Murnane O'Connor discussing the very emotive topic of health. We all agree that we would want state-of-the-art facilities to deal with accidents in our own areas. She is absolutely right to raise it in this forum. I left my office in Roscommon town this morning at 10 o'clock and an ambulance passed me on the way to Athlone. At Knockcroghery, I saw the ambulance pull...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Frank Feighan: I am so happy that hundreds of people are alive today in County Roscommon six years later. We had an accident and emergency department that only had ten people using it a day and most of the people said that it was spiralling out of control. Unfortunately, the experts and HIQA were not listened to and the politicians at the time used it as a political football. All of that is in the past...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2017)

Frank Feighan: I want to follow up on the comment about the UK elections. There has been a seismic shift in what has happened. I pay tribute to Alasdair McDonnell, a good friend of mine and of this country, because I canvassed for him. He made a significant difference in Westminster. The SDLP have been close to us and, with Mark Durkan and Margaret Ritchie, I believe the party made a major difference....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications of Brexit for the Environment: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)

Frank Feighan: Mr. Ewing and I are neighbours and many years ago, when environmental issues were not to the fore, he was always involved in these matters in north Roscommon and Leitrim. Therefore, it is nice to see him here today. We could dine out on Brexit for the next five years. Most of us have been at conferences for the last year and a half and it is nice to see the witnesses pushing an issue that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications of Brexit for the Environment: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)

Frank Feighan: That is not on the topic.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Frank Feighan: I will only need two or three minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Frank Feighan: No, I will wait.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Frank Feighan: How long will I have to speak?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Frank Feighan: There is one aspect I want to address. The work of the Department and the Minister of State is very welcome in trying to address the issues such as Brexit. The Minister of State has more or less said that the drop-off would occur due to sterling and value for money and so on. I grew up at a time, 30 years ago, when we had huge UK business in the fishing in the lakelands of Roscommon,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Frank Feighan: I appreciate what the Minister of State is saying. I would say that there are 30 towns in the State - four happen to be in my county - which are in a similar situation. Take Boyle as an example. We have Boyle Abbey, the 12th century Cistercian abbey, and we have Lough Key Forest Park, which is an outstanding facility. It is one of the major tourist attractions in the country. We have the...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2017)

Frank Feighan: I listened with worrying interest-----

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2017)

Frank Feighan: I listened with worrying interest yesterday to the radio. A man called David Murray who went to Kildare and was falsely-----