Results 101-120 of 446 for speaker:Niall Blaney

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Waiting Lists (30 Mar 2023)

Niall Blaney: Senators Gallagher and Conway are sharing time. I call Senator Gallagher to commence.

Seanad: Location of Victims' Remains: Motion (22 Mar 2023)

Niall Blaney: I move: “That Seanad Éireann: recognising that: - there were nineteen people who ‘disappeared’ as a result of paramilitary organisations during the Troubles/Conflict; - of these nineteen, to date fourteen of the victims have been recovered, with five still missing; - Lisa Dorrian who disappeared in 2005 and Gareth O’Connor who disappeared in 2003 are...

Seanad: Location of Victims' Remains: Motion (22 Mar 2023)

Niall Blaney: I was not expecting to conclude so quickly. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, to the conclusion of the debate. We had a good discussion with the Minister and he has acceded to the request to reopen and review the case by meeting the families concerned. We are delighted with that news. To refer to the speech made by Senator Currie. There is something rotten that...

Seanad: Location of Victims' Remains: Motion (22 Mar 2023)

Niall Blaney: Tomorrow at 9.30 a.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Lord Empey (9 Mar 2023)

Niall Blaney: Lord Empey is very welcome in joining us here today. I am delighted to see him with us as probably the last contributor to this series in relation to the architects of the Good Friday Agreement. At the outset, it is really important we put on record the contribution of Lord Empey, his then leader David Trimble, who sadly is no longer with us, and his party in what they did in achieving...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Lord Empey (9 Mar 2023)

Niall Blaney: Lord Empey mentioned the Omagh bombing. Could I ask him about that briefly? How difficult a period was the seven years of decommissioning and what consequences did it have for him and his party?

Seanad: Good Friday Agreement and Windsor Framework: Motion (8 Mar 2023)

Niall Blaney: I thank the Minister of State for joining us this evening for Sinn Féin's Private Members' motion. I will start by saying that Fianna Fáil welcomes this debate. We agree with all four aspects of the motion as stated. We compliment Senator Ó Donnghaile and his party for the considered approach that has been taken in the motion to its context and, moreover, the approach the...

Seanad: Rail Network: Statements (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: I welcome the Minister here to have this discussion on the rail network and, moreover, the all-island rail review. Following the formation of Government and the announcement of an all-island rail review, as party spokesperson on Northern Ireland, I went to Derry and met with the leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, SDLP, Colum Eastwood. We discussed this on the back of that....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: Thank you. Do other members of the team wish to comment at this stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: Thank you for a very exciting presentation. We now go to the members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: Ms Gildernew's connectivity is not great. Can it be improved?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: Perhaps Ms Gildernew might find better coverage at another location while we hear some answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: Is Ms Gildernew still there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: We might take Ms Gildernew's question later on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: Time is up on this slot. We will come back to a Sinn Féin slot later on. We will now move to the Fianna Fáil slot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: I thank Deputy Smith. Unfortunately the time has elapsed in that slot too. We will move on to the next section. The panel might consider those answers as we move along as before. The next slot is for the SDLP and Alliance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: I am picking up the importance of patients in research planning. It seems to be a vibe across a number of your presentations today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: How important is it? I have one other question as well in relation to the planned US outreach. What does that consist of? People might be sitting back and wondering what the importance of the US is in all of this. I might talk to Professor Gallagher afterwards. I know some individuals who have difficulties with acid reflux. I have a specific interest in that area and in how patients...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: I thank the witnesses for their contributions today. In the absence of the Chair, and I hope he will not mind, I will make a suggestion about the requests that have been made in relation to Government assistance, etc. I suggest to the witnesses that they should put those requests in writing and email them to the Chair. He, in turn, can write to the Minister for Health, the Taoiseach or the...