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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Issues Facing Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners: Discussion (19 Apr 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Tá brón orm nach raibh mé anseo don chur i láthair. Bhí mé ag cruinniú eile. I apologise for not being hear for the witnesses' presentation. My question is very much in the same vein as those put by Mr. Francie Molloy and Senator Frances Black, namely, what are the witnesses' requests of us? I also have a few other questions. As a member of this...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: If the Senator is concerned, her party can always put them out of power and go to the people and see how that goes.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Ba mhaith liom tacú leis an leasú atá moltha ag an Seanadóir Warfield don Ord Gnó. I formally second the amendment to the Order of Business moved by Senator Warfield. As we are having statements from the Minister later, I will not dwell too much on the theme of the Good Friday Agreement but I wish to respond to some of the remarks made earlier. I was somewhat...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: -----or it would be as simple as going in and sorting it out.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: It is not quite that simple, and the Minister, Deputy Coveney, who is a very nuanced, considered and thoughtful man when it comes to the North, unlike some of the Members here, conceded that it was much bigger and broader than that and much more complex. As we mark 20 years of the Good Friday Agreement, it lays out the path of what should happen in instances such as this, namely, for the...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: -----I wonder what exactly that means, when we had an agreement only a few months ago. Two parties did not walk away from that agreement; only one party did so. It is easy for people to fall into the lazy narrative of playing politics in here but sometimes we must deal with the facts. That draft agreement was a compromise agreement. Republicans in Sinn Féin compromised in respect of...

Seanad: Northern Ireland and 20th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Statements (18 Apr 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Boy were we sorry. They will know what to do the next time.

Seanad: Northern Ireland and 20th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Statements (18 Apr 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Tánaiste. Tá lúcháir orm go bhfuil deis agam cúpla focal gairid a rá i gcuimhne go bhfuil 20 bliain caite ó síníodh Comhaontú Aoine an Chéasta. I thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for attending and speaking at the community event organised by Féile an Phobail in St. Mary's University...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Scéim Ghinearálta Bhille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) 2017: Plé (Atógáil) (17 Apr 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Chathaoirleach. Bhí Gaeilge Uladh le cloisteáil sa chaoi inar bhfuaimnigh an Cathaoirleach "Ó Donnghaile". Gabhaim buíochas léi.

Seanad: Declaration of Independence Day Bill 2017: Committee Stage (17 Apr 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: This Bill makes an important proposal because this would not just be an act of remembrance and celebration but also would be a reminder of the work, promise and vision yet to be fulfilled. The Declaration of Independence and the democratic programme of the First Dáil are northern stars or beacons of what we as a society, and those of us involved in political activism and life should...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I reiterate my call for updated statements from the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade on the current state of play in the Brexit negotiations. This is in no way to disrespect the nature of the critical juncture we are at but it has been some time since we heard a statement from the Minister on the matter. It is timely, warranted and necessary given the significance of the issue, on...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: And Armagh.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: The Leader could buy him a pint of Murphy's.

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Go raibh maith agat a Aire, an Teachta Harris, chomh maith as ucht a bheith linn. Tá fearadh na fáilte roimh an t-Aire chun an cheist, suntasach, tábhachtach, stairiúil seo a phlé anocht. I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for being here. In doing that, I want to acknowledge the role undertaken in regard to the eighth amendment committee by Senator...

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh (21 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte mhór chroíúil Gaelach roimh an Uasal Ó Muircheartaigh agus é i dTeach Laighean agus sa Seanad inniu. Tá an cuma ar an scéal, ag amharc ar an nGailearaí inniu, gur thóg sé foireann peile leis. Tá na sluaite Gaeil linn sa Ghailearaí fosta. Is mian liom fearadh na fáilte a chur roimh chuile dhuine atá i...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí. Does the Minister of State remember that old saying from school? Praise the young and they will flourish. Cherish and enfranchise the young, enable, empower and trust them. These are all very modest political requirements for the House. That Seanad Éireann would, on receipt of a carefully considered Bill which has been the subject of...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I am referring to the committee.