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

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I second the amendment.

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

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Sinn Féin will oppose amendment No. 38. It seeks to remove from the council's annual report information relating to judges who have been reprimanded by the council. That seems contrary to the spirit of the rest of the Bill and boils down to it being a matter of public interest. While I respect that where an accusation has been made and a judge has not been reprimanded for misconduct,...

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire agus cuirim fáilte ar ais roimhe i seachtain atá iontach gnóthach dó. I welcome the Minister back to the House during what is a very busy week. I know it will be another busy week next week for him in respect of justice legislation coming before this House. However, I seek his forgiveness. I must return to the Special Select Seanad...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I was at an address where the housing provider-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I thank the officials for their presentations. Several colleagues have asked questions that I was going ask. I will not engage in repetition. I am keen to hone in on one issue identified by Deputy Jack Chambers and Senator Conway regarding the movement of people in emergency accommodation. Can Ms Buckley outline the Department's position? She stated that the issue was addressed with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Does Ms Buckley deem that to be a breach? I mean people being shipped away for a weekend to facilitate-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Has that provider been closed down? Were the people relocated?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: How would the Department know if it happened again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: With the greatest respect, I understand what the officials are saying and I understand the dynamics at play. However, I do not think it is good enough to simply rely on information emerging. We are talking about people who are facing extreme marginalisation and extraordinary issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder and all kinds of things. Yet we are merely hoping that at some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Currently, the amount is approximately €30. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Is that the cost for direct provision and emergency accommodation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: That is mad, is it not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: How many people are currently in emergency accommodation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: On the statement about the upcoming new standards for newly acquired direct provision centres, will Ms Buckley put a figure on the number of current direct provision centres which are not meeting the newly defined standards for independent living, cooking facilities and perhaps other issues? I will accept an approximate figure. Does Ms Buckley know how many centres the Department will have...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (19 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I apologise to the Chairman and the witnesses as I was involved in a debate on a Bill in the Seanad Chamber. I read over the opening statement and there is an understandable frankness in terms of the severity of the impact of Brexit, whether there is a deal or otherwise. While I agree with the assertion that any type of Brexit is negative for us in Ireland, do the witnesses have a view on...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (19 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I want to ask them a question that I put to my colleagues earlier. It concerns the importance of the backstop from an organisational point of view and the companies represented by IBEC and ISME. I would like them to build on what they said in reference to regulatory alignment. Questions may arise from that. Initially, I want to get a...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Tacaím leis an mBille. As the Minister will know from our approach in the Lower House, Sinn Féin supports this legislation, which, as our colleagues have rightly said and the Minister has acknowledged, is complex. It is important, however, that we have a uniform approach to it in this House as it progresses given its significance and importance....

Seanad: Death of Former Member - Expressions of Sympathy (13 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Ba mhaith liom cúpla focal gairid a rá mar gheall ar shaol John Robb agus an tionchar a bhí aige sa Teach seo agus atá orainne go fóill sa Seanad. I welcome and thank the members of the Robb family who are here today and I thank Senator Norris for ensuring we had the opportunity to reflect on the life of former Senator John Robb. Like other Members, I did not know...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (13 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. The Minister referred in his remarks to the tragic loss of Lyra McKee. I have not had an opportunity to reflect on that since the return of the House so I take the opportunity to again convey my own personal sympathies and solidarity with Lyra's partner and her family and also those of my party. I knew Lyra McKee primarily through her journalistic writing...