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Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Not agreed.

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yes, and I support all of these amendments. I commend Senator Higgins. One of the primary responsibilities of legislators is to scrutinise legislation and strengthen accountability. I cannot see how the Government can object to any of these amendments. Regardless of the Government's position on Apple and other things that have come before, there is serious concern in Ireland, Europe and...

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Convictions for Certain Sexual Offences (Apology and Exoneration) Bill 2016: Second Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I think we would all agree that 23 May last was a truly historic day for our country. The declaration by the people of Ireland that day was the first such popular vote anywhere in the world for marriage equality. It was a clear statement heard by the world that Ireland has progressed from a closed, judgmental and socially-regressive place to an open, accepting and progressive society....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank the delegation for coming here today and for coming back before this committee. Listening to the presentation and the comments of my colleagues, I am reminded that the core issue here in terms of agriculture is that until we have an honest conversation about the cost of food and a fair price for those who produce it, we are just giving way to the supermarkets. So much of what comes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am sure we will correspond with the Department. We have a job in this committee and in every committee in these Houses. If these Houses are to have any respect whatever, when we publish reports and make recommendations we should regularly bring in departmental officials and the Minister and hold them to account. If they cannot implement recommendations, they should tell us on the record...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: People have been focusing on what the US President, Mr. Trump, and his Administration have been responsible for in recent days. They have talked about a lack of empathy and compassion. Yesterday was the 33rd anniversary of the death of Luke Kelly. When I think of someone who showed empathy, compassion and love for those who needed it, I think of Luke Kelly because he showed them in...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I have previously raised the issue of the ownership of Lough Foyle. Recently, RTE "Prime Time" broadcast an excellent report into what has emerged with regard to oyster farms. We have 30,000 trestles along the shores of Lough Foyle which have no licence and do not require one. It is a Klondike with no regulation. I appeal to the Government and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: A bit like Fianna Fáil. Remember it had the guns under its oxters.

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 7:In page 14, lines 24 to 27, to delete all words from and including ", but” in line 24 down to and including "Act" in line 27.

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 8:In page 14, line 36, after "applications" to insert "and name of applicants".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of the UK Referendum on Membership of the EU on the Irish Agrifood and Fisheries Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: There is a view in Ireland that when we entered the European Economic Community, now the European Union, we sacrificed our fish stocks as part of the overall package for the islands. Fisheries were not a priority for our Government or for the British Government and it is interesting that the latter is now going around the coastal fishing communities and belatedly presenting itself as their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of the UK Referendum on Membership of the EU on the Irish Agrifood and Fisheries Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I welcome Professor Matthews who touched on the implications for the North and all-Ireland trade in his paper and presentation. When representatives of Teagasc and other organisations were before the committee, they emphasised the vital importance of agrifood to the all-Ireland market. I am keen for Professor Matthews to touch on that matter a little more. There is a suggestion the North...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of the UK Referendum on Membership of the EU on the Irish Agrifood and Fisheries Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I had a question on the status for the North of Ireland and Scotland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of the UK Referendum on Membership of the EU on the Irish Agrifood and Fisheries Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: One of the obvious exceptional points is the fact that citizens in the North of Ireland are entitled to Irish passports and, as a result, European citizenship. It strikes me that this must strengthen the case for a special arrangement.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Action time.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I do not know if the Leader has watched the movie "The Seige of Jadotville" yet but many Members have.For many years, the men were betrayed by their Government and the State and their heroism was turned into cowardice by people in political leadership in the State. What the men went through in Jadotville was one of the most remarkable military feats in history. Rather than this being...