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Seanad: Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (26 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Tá ardmholadh tuillte ag an Seanadóir Ó Céidigh. Ní rud furasta é a leithéid de reachtaíocht a chur tríd an Teach, fiú mar bhall de pháirtí polaitíochta, agus ní rud éasca é do Sheanadóir neamhspleách ach go háirithe. Ta sé déanta ag an Seanadóir go héifeachtach, mar atá...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Public Order) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I welcome the Minister and the Bill we are debating. I understand entirely the intention behind it and commend Senator Gallagher and his colleagues. The spirit of the Bill is clear and worthwhile, particularly given the many instances in which emergency service workers have found themselves on the front line, vulnerable, dealing with situations that put them in the way of unnecessary harm,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I thank the Commissioner and his colleagues for their presentations. The Commissioner will recall that when he first appeared before this committee in October of last year, I raised the issue of the late Denis Donaldson's journal, its current status, and the request by his family that it be returned to them. In response, he said: The specific point the Senator raises has been raised in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: The Commissioner can understand my scepticism, given that he gave me that commitment in October of last year. He may want to elaborate on what the delay has been, but I offer him the opportunity to give us definitive assurance that the family or their legal representatives will finally receive correspondence from the Commissioner on this very important matter, so that I do not have to ask...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I thank the Commissioner, because I am anxious to see this exchange between him and the legal team take place, as opposed to me having to raise it with him at these meetings. I have a few questions, which the Commissioner might not be able to go too deep into. I want to take the first as a stand-alone question and I will group the rest. Can the Commissioner give us an indication of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: The garda.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I appreciate that and thank the Commissioner for the update. Other colleagues have mentioned Majella Moynihan, and have rightly referred to the appalling treatment she endured in the 1980s. The Commissioner has apologised to her, which is an appropriate and positive move. Has he examined whether there are other cases similar to Majella Moynihan's? Is that something the Garda is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: To be fair, I do not expect the Commissioner to be definitive in that regard. He has touched on it and it is fair to say he expects other instances to come up and to have to deal with similar cases to that of Ms Moynihan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: We can move to cybercrime.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: That is fair enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I have two final questions. The first is very succinct and it is to ask if the Commissioner is familiar with the operation of the mobile property register operated by the police in Britain and whether he would consider such a scheme in this State. Finally, there is quite a bit of detail in the following. It is to ask the Commission about the arrest figures for Operation Thor. These...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: That was my next question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: It was on a mobile property register.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: It may be something on which the Commissioner can come back to me in writing.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Ba mhaith liom cur leis an chomhbhrón atá déanta le lucht Fhianna Fáil anseo sa Seanad, le comhghleacaithe Manus Kelly i gComhairle Contae Dhún na nGall, leis a theaghlaigh agus leis a chairde ar fad. As Sinn Féin spokesperson on the diaspora, I support what Senator Lawless had to say and I support him in his endeavours to give voice to our global diaspora here...

Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (25 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I thank the Minister. I welcome the opportunity to speak on Second Stage of this Bill. I wish to begin by signalling our support for this legislation, but I also state that it does come with a caveat; that is, we wish to see it significantly amended on Committee Stage, and we hope the Government will be open to such amendments given the many criticisms of the scheme as it currently...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Yesterday was a very special day for a very special, well-loved and highly respected individual. This man, in his ninth decade, celebrated a very important anniversary that may resonate with the Leader. Seventy years ago Belfast priest Fr. Des Wilson was ordained and he has spent the 70 years of his ministry in the service of his faith in the diverse community of Belfast and beyond. Fr....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: He is a priest for all the people and for all seasons. He is generous, warm and a remarkable human being. We are all the better for having had him in our midst and I wish him from the Seanad a very happy 70th anniversary of his ordination. Comghairdeas leis an Athair Des. Go maire sé an céad agus gabhaim buíochas leis.

Seanad: Judicial Council Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (20 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I will not prolong the agony of the House. It is striking that amendment No. 22 proposes that the personal injuries guidelines committee will consist entirely of judges. Will the Minister of State explain the rationale for that? I am reminded of one of the main contentious issues with the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017, which I am loath to invoke. It is the last thing I want...