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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion with Teagasc, NARGC and Golden Eagle Trust (12 Feb 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I thank the representatives from Teagasc for coming before the committee. The background to this comes from the National Parks and Wildlife Service which has drawn up the plans. I have a number of concerns about what is being done, particularly with regard to the total lack of consultation with the people who farm these lands. No consultation was done with the registered farmers in my...

Seanad: Garda Resources: Motion (6 Feb 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: They were in our pre-budget statement.

Seanad: Garda Resources: Motion (6 Feb 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The area from Derry city to Lifford has 16 Border crossings yet the local Garda provision has been withdrawn and centralised to Buncrana and Letterkenny Garda stations. If the Minister is not willing to provide the resources to An Garda Síochána, and if he is willing to allow a situation where criminals are coming across the Border and breaking into houses in an organised fashion, there...

Seanad: Garda Resources: Motion (6 Feb 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Minister has responsibility for the Army. If he is not willing to make the resources available, will he consider, or does he believe it appropriate, to have the Army deployed along the Border considering what is occurring at the present?

Seanad: Garda Resources: Motion (6 Feb 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I appreciate that.

Seanad: Garda Resources: Motion (6 Feb 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak on this important motion. This is a burning issue up and down the country, particularly in many rural areas but also in cities and other urban areas. Threats to the lives of members of the Garda Síochána and members of the general public are associated with the ongoing phenomenon of gangland criminality. Old people in the part of the country...

Seanad: Private Rented Sector: Statements (6 Feb 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Certainly the Minister of State is getting much praise and it is justified to say the least. She has done much good work in her Department since her appointment and we wish her well. It is a challenging Department involving as it does the whole housing area and the manner in which housing and homes are changing. During the Celtic tiger people purchased dwelling houses for investment...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I join colleagues in expressing dissatisfaction at the lack of a full and comprehensive apology by the Taoiseach yesterday, following publication of the excellent report carried out by former Senator Martin McAleese and his team, which vindicated what had being said by many families, parents and the women down through the years. As outlined by Senator Ó Murchú, the advice of the Attorney...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Sale of State Assets (5 Feb 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The matter relates to the proposed sale of the harvesting rights of Coillte. This arises under the EU-IMF programme, which asked the Government to consider selling some State assets to realise a profit for the State. However, Mr. Peter Bacon's report in this regard is now complete and available to the Minister, and, in my view, it shows it does not make any sense to sell a perfectly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Burger Content Investigations: Discussion (5 Feb 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Do the retained samples give any indication of how long the problem has been ongoing? Have the burgers been seized by the Department or do they remain in the ownership of the company? A lot of people are asking that question. From a food safety point of view, why did DNA testing of processed meats only begin in 2012? Was the November sampling the first occasion on which this test was used?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Burger Content Investigations: Discussion (5 Feb 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I do not wish to rehearse matters with which the committee has already dealt. However, there are one or two issues on which I wish to focus. The Department and the FSAI employed DNA testing for the first time in 2012. I presume this was not done on a whim but was rather based on the assumption that there may have been an issue. If one considers the official figures for horses that are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Burger Content Investigations: Discussion (5 Feb 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: There is a very respected organisation in the North of Ireland, namely, the Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which estimates that 70,000 horses have disappeared from the island of Ireland during the past 18 months and that they either ended up in the UK food chain or were at least slaughtered in that jurisdiction. Will the Minister comment on this matter? In light of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Burger Content Investigations: Discussion (5 Feb 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Yes.

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: What about the postponement of the date of registration of septic tanks?

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I asked no one not to register.

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Publish the standard.

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Minister will be glad to know that Fianna Fáil has organised 11 public information meetings in County Donegal on the issue of septic tank registration.

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I welcome that, well done.

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Senator is making a good job of it.

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Hear, hear.