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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I ask for some order and for my colleagues to reflect on the presence of school students in the Public Gallery. We could set an example for them.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I agree.

Seanad: Provision of Accommodation and Ancillary Services to Applicants for International Protection: Statements (27 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I welcome the Minister of State to the Seanad. I listened with interest to the Minister when he addressed the House and I agreed with quite a lot of what he said. His comments were very important in terms of intervention. He expressed his position in a clear and coherent fashion. I took a great degree of political heart from a lot of what he said in terms of facing up and facing down....

Seanad: Provision of Accommodation and Ancillary Services to Applicants for International Protection: Statements (27 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: The majority of my points were directed at private profiteers, not at the Minister of State. I acknowledge his work.

Seanad: Provision of Accommodation and Ancillary Services to Applicants for International Protection: Statements (27 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Given what happened to my party colleague over the last few weeks, and the stand we have taken on this, it certainly was not my intention-----

Seanad: Provision of Accommodation and Ancillary Services to Applicants for International Protection: Statements (27 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I resent the implication.

Seanad: Provision of Accommodation and Ancillary Services to Applicants for International Protection: Statements (27 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Can the Minister of State stop it from happening?

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: We should get rid of the Border.

Seanad: Transport and Sport: Statements (20 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I am grateful to address the issues of transport and sport. They seem unrelated, except that they share a Minister, but both need to be got right to protect our future, especially our health, social well-being and cohesion. On transport, the Minister has to admit that he is losing the battle against congestion in Dublin, as colleagues have noted. It is a nightmare for tens of thousands of...

Seanad: Inquiry into the Death of Shane O'Farrell: Statements (20 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Shane O'Farrell should not be dead. We are here not because he tragically died, because the sad reality is that people die and lose their lives every day. We are here because of the systematic failures that did not necessarily lead to Shane's death but certainly it could have been prevented had the failures not existed. I am very conscious of all of the legal language that has been used...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I do not want to prolong the work of the House, given that there is a significant amount of amendments to get through, but I wish to indicate Sinn Féin's support for this legislation and the amendments. Senator Bacik is right. On the bulk of penal reform issues, the Seanad, the Government and stakeholders have worked collaboratively and positively. That can only be a good and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: In the spirit of Senator Black's remarks, this afternoon we gathered in the Mansion House to bid farewell to the Palestinian ambassador to Ireland, H. E. Ahmad Abdelrazek. He is retiring after six years of service in Ireland and 46 years' service to Palestine's diplomatic efforts around the world. This is a most important week for the Palestinian people, given the further devastation and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Oh no, it isn't

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I wish to join other colleagues who noted the passing yesterday of Fr. Des Wilson. I spoke in this House just a few months ago to mark the 70th anniversary of Fr. Des's ordination into the priesthood. Given his sad passing yesterday, the best thing we could say about Fr. Des is that he was not just a believer in the gospel of hope and liberation; he was a practitioner of the gospel of hope...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Do, please.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (6 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Tánaiste. I welcome the Tánaiste and thank him again for his ongoing and continued engagement with this House, which has been consistent throughout the course of the Brexit era. One of the great positives, as the Tánaiste knows, has been the coming together of Members in this Oireachtas around Brexit. While we have had differences of opinion and...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (6 Nov 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I did not intend to.