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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Site Acquisitions (12 Oct 2017)

Neale Richmond: Extremely positive. I offer my extreme gratitude to the Minister for such an excellent contribution. I am very grateful. I would appreciate it if he could keep me and the school community up to date as soon as it is feasible, from a commercial point of view.

Seanad: Future of Europe: Statements (12 Oct 2017)

Neale Richmond: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber and thank her very much for taking this very important debate, which I see as complementary to the ongoing work of the European affairs committee, chaired by Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, of which myself and Senator Leyden are members. I will try my best not to mention the B word and try to avoid saying Brexit too much-----

Seanad: Future of Europe: Statements (12 Oct 2017)

Neale Richmond: I will try, but I cannot guarantee. We are having this discussion on foot of a decision by the people of the United Kingdom to vote to leave the European Union just over a year ago. Even if the people of the UK had decided to remain, or a referendum was never held, we would have had to have had this discussion because Europe needs reform and change. This has been said by many people many...

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements (11 Oct 2017)

Neale Richmond: I am deputising on behalf of my colleague, Senator Joe O'Reilly, our regular spokesman on foreign affairs, who cannot be here since he is representing Ireland at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. I sincerely welcome the Minister, Deputy Simon Coveney, to the House and thank him for his remarks. As this is the first time I have had the opportunity to engage with him in his new portfolio,...

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements (11 Oct 2017)

Neale Richmond: It was a mistake.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Departmental Properties (28 Sep 2017)

Neale Richmond: I wish to raise the issue of the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum in Dublin 16. I first raised this issue with the former Minister of State, Deputy Helen McEntee, in the context of a wider debate on mental health and before she moved on from Department of Health. I raise it this morning for a more parochial reason, namely, that there is considerable concern in the local area about the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Departmental Properties (28 Sep 2017)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Minister of State and commend him on his work. I asked two or three specific questions and he provided good answers to them for which I am very grateful. I ask him to pass on my regards to the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, who I know is in lovely Stillorgan this morning so he cannot be here. I appreciate the engagement.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2017)

Neale Richmond: I rise briefly today to discuss, once again, another European issue. Every time we talk about Europe at the moment, it relates to Brexit, and rightly so. While the negotiations are ongoing and the British prepare to leave the European Union, Europe itself is preparing to change. We need to discuss it in much greater detail and depth and be aware of it because if we start to take our eye...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Electricity Transmission Network (19 Jul 2017)

Neale Richmond: I raise this matter with the post-Brexit era in mind and in view of the difficulties we are facing. There are many issues with which we must deal. Some of them are complex and some are not of our making but their resolution will be very tricky and may take some time, both for the UK and European sides. There are some, however, which I believe can be resolved quite early and quite simply,...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Jul 2017)

Neale Richmond: I did not get the opportunity to speak on Second Stage of the Bill due to being abroad on Oireachtas business. I wanted to add my voice. I will try not to repeat what others have said. I welcome the Bill. I congratulate Senator Lawless on his tireless work. I also congratulate the former Senator, Imelda Henry, on the work she did on this matter in the previous Seanad.One topic mentioned...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2017)

Neale Richmond: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Report of Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

Neale Richmond: I move:That Seanad Éireann notes the Report of the Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union entitled "Brexit: Implications and Potential Solutions", copies of which were laid before Seanad Éireann on 30 June 2017. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Helen McEntee, for coming to the House today and I wish her well in her very...

Seanad: Report of Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

Neale Richmond: I will attempt to get everything in in the three minutes but the Cathaoirleach will forgive me if I go a minute or two over. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, for her engaging address to the Seanad. I also thank the other members of the committee and other Senators present for their kind words which are embarrassing and unnecessary. I commend the entire committee membership...

Seanad: Srebrenica Massacre: Motion (11 Jul 2017)

Neale Richmond: I thank Senator Feighan for drafting the motion and for allowing me to add my name to it. I echo his comment that it is important that we continue to challenge and condemn all attempts to minimise or deny this genocide and that we remember this tragic atrocity and use it as a tool to promote tolerance and remembrance. I, too, encourage and support the people of Bosnia Herzegovina on their...

Seanad: Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017: Second Stage (11 Jul 2017)

Neale Richmond: I remember the day well - it was a Wednesday in October 1991 - when my late father brought me to my first ever Ireland match. It was against Japan in the quarter-final of the 1991 World Cup. While I am delighted to say it was the first Ireland match I attended, it definitely was not my first rugby match. I think I was a week old and in a buggy when I was brought to my first rugby match....

Seanad: Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017: Second Stage (11 Jul 2017)

Neale Richmond: The first Ireland match.

Seanad: Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017: Second Stage (11 Jul 2017)

Neale Richmond: I did not say disloyalty.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Agenda Developments: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Jul 2017)

Neale Richmond: I join in the Chairman's welcome to the Minister of State. I am delighted to see her taking up her role and I wish her best wishes in the coming months and years of her service. I do not doubt that she will be a success and the Government will flourish with her in this vital role. I thank her for her kind words about the Seanad committee's report, which was launched yesterday. Alongside...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Agenda Developments: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Jul 2017)

Neale Richmond: When will the committee next engage with the Minister of State? A regular engagement is in everyone's interests, for both the committee and the Minister of State.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (28 Jun 2017)

Neale Richmond: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I congratulate her on her new brief. Having served with her on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council many years ago, I am well aware of her passion for education. I wish her well. We enjoyed a reception in UCD last night where she more than held her own. Anyone who thinks they will have it easy with her will be surprised. Indeed, I...