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Seanad: Order of Business (30 Mar 2017)

Frank Feighan: The song has reached No. 1 on the iTunes download and left Ed Sheeran in a poor second place. The semi-final will be played on Sunday week. The club's success is great for the whole area and Boyle town.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Mar 2017)

Frank Feighan: The Senator can download it for €1.29, if she does not mind. I agree with my colleagues that Brexit will bring challenges. The European Medicines Agency will come to this country. I was the first Senator to highlight that it should come to the west of Ireland and to Carrick-on-Shannon. It will be great if it comes to the island of Ireland. Dublin is creaking at the seams and we...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Mar 2017)

Frank Feighan: We speak English in the west of Ireland as well. We need these jobs in the west of Ireland.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Mar 2017)

Frank Feighan: We speak English an awful lot better because we have our own distinguished accent in the west of Ireland that is recognised internationally

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Mar 2017)

Frank Feighan: People from abroad wishing to learn English can understand us because there are too many different accents in Dublin.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Mar 2017)

Frank Feighan: I call on the Taoiseach and many more, that if these jobs come to Ireland, they must do everything possible to get them past Mullingar because the west of Ireland needs high quality jobs.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Mar 2017)

Frank Feighan: One can drive from Dublin Airport to Carrick-in-Shannon in an hour and a half but it can take the same amount of time to travel from Dublin Airport into the centre of Dublin. That is one I shall make today.

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements (30 Mar 2017)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the Minister to the House. He is no stranger to the Seanad. I thank him for his hard work over the past few years, much of which has been conducted in London and Belfast. For some time, we have known Brexit was coming. Yesterday was a very interesting, for want of a better word, day for the UK, as Prime Minister Therese May triggered the formal two-year process of negotiations...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Frank Feighan: When I first became involved in politics, a very good friend of mine told me that the fight is never what the fight is about. Obviously this dispute is about wider issues. The Minister said that some feel that the commercial licensing regime is somewhat flawed. I ask him to elaborate on the licensing issues. What issues do the unions and other stakeholders have with the scheme? The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Frank Feighan: No. The Minister did not misread his statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Frank Feighan: All I said was that myself and others feel that the licensing is flawed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Frank Feighan: No.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2017)

Frank Feighan: Senator Craughwell remarked that since the foundation of the State, 60% of Garda Commissioners have been hounded out of office. That fact does not surprise me. The first time it happened was in the Dáil in the 1920s when Austin Stack and others made unjust remarks about District Inspector Kearney who was due to be made the Commissioner of the newly-formed Garda Síochána.Why I...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Nursing Home Accommodation Provision (28 Mar 2017)

Frank Feighan: I am glad to be given the opportunity to raise this important issue and thank the Minister of State for being here today. As he knows, at the start of last year his predecessor, Kathleen Lynch, announced one of the most comprehensive investment programmes in public nursing home facilities in the history of the State. As part of this €400 million investment programme by the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Nursing Home Accommodation Provision (28 Mar 2017)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Minister of State again. I am delighted that the Government is fully committed to upgrading the Sacred Heart nursing home. The Minister of State has said that the "project is at the appraisal stage". He mentioned that the various stages before the construction stage include "appraisal, project brief, design feasibility [and] review of costing estimates". I have sat in on the...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)

Frank Feighan: As Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile said, there is a narrow window to agree to power-sharing in the North. As the political leaders have still not resolved their differences, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Mr. James Brokenshire, could call another election or reintroduce direct rule. I understand all parties are working as closely as possible, but I am disappointed. I was at...

Seanad: Reports on Motor Insurance Costs: Statements (22 Mar 2017)

Frank Feighan: I compliment the very good work carried out by the working group on the cost of motor insurance and by the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach. It is fair to say that this is an issue that affects thousands of people and businesses throughout the country. It is also fair to say that the rise in insurance premiums is proving to be a major challenge for...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)

Frank Feighan: I join in the tributes to Martin McGuinness, who made a huge contribution to building peace in Northern Ireland. It is probably true to say that without Martin McGuinness, the peace process may not have happened. He was one of the driving forces behind the Good Friday Agreement and that will be his lasting legacy. I had the opportunity to get to know Martin very well in my role as Chairman...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result (Resumed) (9 Mar 2017)

Frank Feighan: I am pleased to welcome Dr. Duncan Morrow whose path has crossed mine on many occasions. I thank him for the work he has done on his important submission. Many of my colleagues and I have been travelling from one meeting or conference to another to discuss Brexit. I thank my colleague, Deputy Declan Breathnach, for acknowledging the work done not only by the Government but also by all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result (Resumed) (9 Mar 2017)

Frank Feighan: It was on the state visits.