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Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2018)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I also extend my condolences to the family of the former Cathaoirleach of the Seanad, Rory Kiely. I know we will have an opportunity in the near future to speak in more detail about his life and his contribution to the country. I must raise the extraordinary revelations by Dr. Gabriel Scally this morning on the level of co-operation he has been receiving from the Department of Health. It...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2018)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is tomorrow.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Jun 2018)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Earlier this month, the Government announced funding of €16 million for 27 projects across the State, to be funded under the Ability programme. This programme provides supports to more than 2,600 young people aged between 15 and 29 years who have a disability. According to a Government press statement, the announcement was the fruition of a long period of planning, consultation and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Jun 2018)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I do not dispute that this was an independent process, but it was an entirely flawed process. Two Departments worked with Pobal, which is responsible for assisting communities in tackling poverty and improving inclusion throughout the State. I cannot understand how, following an extensive process, they could come up with the map I have before me. The map shows that no organisations north...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Jun 2018)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The process is flawed. That is the point. There is no point appealing a process that is flawed.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2018)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I wish to fully support Senator Gallagher's call. Last night RTÉ's "Prime Time" was a devastating exposé of the failures in our criminal justice system. Shane O'Farrell was mown down by Zigimantas Gridzuiska on 2 August 2011. Not long after that I met Shane's parents. What will never leave me is their grief and the love they had for their son, and the sheer devastation....

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2018)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We cannot leave it to GSOC. The first part of its report is a shambles and a travesty in terms of what we can see with our own eyes based on the dossier of evidence that Lucia O'Farrell herself has put together. It is an insult to the Irish people just to leave it to GSOC. There has to be a public inquiry. We have some solemn powers in the House. We do not abuse them and we use them...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2018)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: -----to listen to our concerns and to tell us there will be a public inquiry into the death of Shane O'Farrell.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2018)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I propose this along with my colleague, Senator Gallagher, supported by Senator Norris.

Seanad: Report on Children's Mental Health Services: Statements (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Seanad Public Consultation Committee report on children’s mental health, similar to the Citizens’ Assembly work that led to the recent referendum on the eighth amendment, is a body of work led by the citizens of Ireland who have lived experience of the issue. We see how well politics works when citizens are authentically engaged, heard and listened to. This must be the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Different Approaches and New Opportunities in Irish Agriculture: University College Dublin (29 May 2018)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. In the statement submitted to the committee, reference is made to climate change as follows:Climate change impacts are real and are felt. In Ireland, we risk exceeding our emissions targets and being fined for doing so. Whatever we do from this moment on must address climate impacts. Climate change is up there in terms of its importance but...

Seanad: Situation in Palestine: Statements (23 May 2018)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: In his speech the Minister of State said:We recognise that not all those participating in the protest were non-violent. Stones were thrown, Molotov cocktails were hurled and some protestors attempted to breach the border fence when there had been explicit warnings of the consequences of doing so. There have also been reports that many of those shot were members of Hamas. If this was a...

Seanad: Situation in Palestine: Statements (23 May 2018)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Last week the United States of America and Israel marked the locating of the United States embassy in Jerusalem. The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said it was "a glorious day for Israel". The US President, Donald Trump, said it was "a great day for Israel." For Palestinians, however, it was an horrific day as the toll of dead and injured rose. It was also the 70th...

Seanad: Situation in Palestine: Statements (23 May 2018)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The brutality and savagery of the Israeli army has once again been laid bare for the world to see. The Israeli army fired live ammunition indiscriminately and it gassed protestors. The Government must give a strong and unambiguous statement that there can be no impunity for Israel's mass killing and murder of Palestinian citizens, and its continued illegal occupation of Palestine. The...

Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (23 May 2018)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Over two months have passed since the launch of Project Ireland 2040. We should be dealing with legislation to give effect to its provisions instead of making more statements in which we point to the very obvious. People living in rural Ireland are suffering from announcement fatigue. We receive updates every couple of weeks on the roll-out of plans such as the national broadband plan.The...

Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (23 May 2018)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister is a good man, but that is a drop in the ocean.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2018)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Dr. Beamish drew attention to sea-bass. I will take his guidance on that as I presume what he said is based on the work of the Marine Institute and assessment of the stock by scientists. Where is the measure coming from? I accept that Dr. Beamish's position is based on science and data but where is the Commission getting its information that has led to this proposal? Similarly, I would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Genomics Programme: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I found the presentation very alarming. I refer to the stated objective of the scheme and that of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation and the aims are outlined on its website. The presentation and experiences outlined by Mr. McKiernan suggests that the complete reverse is happening, which is absolutely extraordinary. I am alarmed that we have reached a situation where an organisation,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Different Approaches and New Opportunities in Irish Agriculture: Discussion (15 May 2018)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank Mr. Healy for his presentation. We had a pretty startling presentation made to us by the European Court of Auditors earlier this year to a joint committee session. One of the things that stood out for me and for everybody was that since 2007, one in three young farmers under the age of 44 in Ireland have left the land. That is not the same experience in every European country but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (10 May 2018)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: My colleague, Deputy Seán Crowe, is in the United States on behalf of the committee so he sends his apologies for not being here today and has asked me, as a Sinn Féin Senator, to convey those apologies and to ask some questions, if that is okay. My party supports BDS. In Ireland, we are very proud of the Dunnes Stores workers. Many years ago, they worked for Dunnes Stores here...