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Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as a bheith linn. Sinn Féin broadly supports the Bill. It appears to contain changes in the law that we believe to be sensible and necessary, especially in respect of equalisation of proposed sentencing between genders, as has been touched on.I believe much more could be done in terms of the sentencing guidelines. The Bill has two primary...

Seanad: Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion (13 Feb 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I thank him for taking the time to be with us today. I also thank Senator Norris for his doggedness in ensuring this motion was heard today. As I reflected on the sentiments expressed by previous speakers, the facts of this case and the presence in the Chamber of members of Shane O'Farrell's family, it struck me that Senator Norris should not have had to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I apologise to the Chairman and my colleagues. I hope I have not been too disruptive in coughing and spluttering during the meeting. Let me assure members that it is not a deliberate destabilising tactic.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I do not intend to do so. There is a safe distance between us. Deputy Ó Laoghaire asked about the 55 cases involving serious offences and the young people in question accepting responsibility for them. Chief Superintendent Cleary said he could not speak about the specific 55 cases. Will that information be furnished to the committee later?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Is that okay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I appreciate that. As we are at the stage of the meeting where a lot of the questions have been asked, I intend to be brief. It has been suggested some of the difficulty that arose in these instances was due to the fact that there was, at one point, a centralised system in which all of the names of the relevant young people and juveniles were kept. I accept that that system was replaced...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I had a number of questions about the disciplinary processes, but, to be fair, as they have been exhausted by Deputy Clare Daly, I will not go into them. I will take us back to an earlier point raised by the Commissioner and also to his most recent appearance before the committee. It is welcome that he has met the Justice for the Forgotten group. He will remember that I raised the issue of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Where has the change occurred in the journal being identified as being of no evidential value in the investigation? I am trying to recall on the hoof, but in engaging with the family and their solicitor I understand they have been informed the journal is of no evidential value. Why can the solicitor and the family not be furnished with the journal in a redacted form, or confidentially, in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: That is a change from Mr. Harris's previous statement that he would try to do it as speedily as possible. He said that it was a live issue and we would have a response quickly. Now the response is that the families will not be getting the journal at this stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: What about the Dublin and Monaghan investigations and the request by An Garda Síochána for information from the PSNI? Is Mr. Harris content that he has furnished all the relevant information?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: That is what the witnesses told me the last time, but okay.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Post Office Network (6 Feb 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I thank the Minister of State. This is the general response from the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. I understand that the Government is committed and has provided resources but to say that the additional supports have been given to An Post and practical steps have been taken to launch a new digital assist pilot initiative, with Government funding to be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I want to take the opportunity to reflect on a meeting of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality that took place yesterday morning. On that occasion we heard from a range of human rights and legal organisations from the North. They are very eminent and respected figures. They gave a very stark and sobering series of contributions to members of the committee and, by extension, all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rights and Equality in the Context of Brexit: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I thank the Chairman and all our visitors. There is a fair amount to get through in terms of the contributions and in addition to them. I have a number of questions, which I wish to hone in on, with the indulgence of the Chairman. On Mr. Allamby's fourth point on citizenship rights post-Brexit and the rights that will continue to be enjoyed or will not be enjoyed, he is right in that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rights and Equality in the Context of Brexit: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: That is the pertinent question at the heart of this. In addition, what are Irish citizens' rights as Irish citizens? Before the EU can legislate for us, the Irish Government must legislate for us. I can apply for an Irish passport and travel around the world with it. I can move freely at present around the island of Ireland. Beyond that, however, as the de Souza case shows, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rights and Equality in the Context of Brexit: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: The major irony and the obvious point is that the Government is telling us that it will legislate for constitutional reform to give voting rights for presidential elections to Irish people living outside the State. Surely one would imagine that if the Government can legislate for that, then it can legislate for residents outside the State to elect members to the European institutions. That...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rights and Equality in the Context of Brexit: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I do not know about that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rights and Equality in the Context of Brexit: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: It is worth pointing out that this is being contested in a court at the moment. At first, the judge considered that the Good Friday Agreement preceded the British Nationality Act 1981. There is a live case around that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rights and Equality in the Context of Brexit: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: To get our attention.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rights and Equality in the Context of Brexit: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: It is to endorse Professor Harvey's call for that panel in whatever way that needs to appear. I would make the point about today's meeting that it is not often, although this is one of the better committees, one gets that kind of uniformity and agreement to not only appreciate what the witnesses have said today but to build upon it. I, too, commend the Chairman on this initiative because...