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Seanad: Life Saving Equipment Bill 2017: Second Stage (23 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as a bheith linn. Gabhaim mo bhuíochas agus déanaim comhghairdeas leis an Seanadóir Swanick as an Bhille seo a leagadh os ár gcomhair. Is Bille thar a bheith tábhachtach é a bhfuil deis aige difear suntasach dearfach a dheánamh, ní hamháin fá choinne an cháis seo. Táim cinnte go mbeidh...

Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: The Minister is very welcome to the House. I probably will not use my ten minutes and I was not planning to speak to this debate but it has been very respectful and tempered. This is reflective of what I have witnessed as an observer in the course of the vast majority of the work carried out by the committee examining the eighth amendment under the stewardship of Senator Noone as Chair....

Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I support a repeal of the eighth amendment. Listening to today's debate and the discussion in the wider society over the past number of months and years, I only wish I had a vote in that referendum. I assure colleagues and those observing from the outside that I will use the very limited amount of clout I have in this institution to ensure we have that referendum. It is past time that the...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirelach as ucht an fháilte a chuir sé roimh na teaghlaigh atá linn. Is pribhléid í go bhfuil siad i láthair inniu. Tá súil agam go mbeidh Seanadóirí in ann freastal ar chraoladh an scannáin sa seomra AV ag a 7 a chlog. I thank the Cathaoirleach for welcoming the families of those who were killed at...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Ní raibh mé ag dúil leis sin ach táim buíoch as. It has been a frantic few days, as we can appreciate, regarding the negotiations on Great Britain's withdrawal from the EU. At the beginning of the deal and arrangement between the DUP and the Tories, many of us predicted that it would end in tears. In particular, some of the people who took great delight in telling...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Ba mhaith liom focal nó dhó a rá faoin Seanadóir Norris freisin. I just wanted to congratulate Senator Norris on a significant personal milestone. I am sure it means the world to him to have all of us queuing up to throw rose petals at his feet. No one is worthier in this Chamber because it is a special day for Senator Norris. Many other Members know him much better and...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Tá fáilte ar ais roimh an Aire Stáit, go h-áirithe don ócáid seo. I reiterate the words of thanks and commendation to the Minister of State and his officials. In a week that understandably and justifiably has not been the best for the Department of Justice and Equality, the passage of this legislation through the Seanad, as Senator Clifford-Lee rightly said,...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I hope that my clock has not started yet.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I find it very funny, almost Pantomime-esque when Senator Murnane O'Connor comes in here and accuses others of being negative.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: It is fine. The Leader will defer to his partner in Government to respond for him. There is some tick-tack back and forward but it not too much for the Members of this House to ask the Taoiseach to come before it, and the request should not be treated with such hostility, given the political crisis.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Maybe when we ask for it the Leader will not give us the kind of cheek that he has given us over this past session.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I want to add to the remarks by my colleague, Senator Gavan, regarding today being the UN international day of solidarity with the Palestinian people. It is not to diminish the harsh reality faced by people in this city, and across the State and across Ireland in its entirety, as the homelessness crisis continues and we face into the winter months. Yet it pales into insignificance compared...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: He is saying, "Oh, no, I am not."

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: That is not true.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I will interrupt the Leader listening to-----

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire agus gabhaim buíochas leis as a bheith linn inniu do na ráitis thar a bheith tábhachtach agus suntasach seo ar chúrsaí timpeallachta agus aeráide.Having spent some time in here this afternoon, the Minister and his officials will appreciate we are demanding climate action, in the first instance, on the climate in this Chamber. We...

Seanad: Ireland's Bid for European Banking Authority: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: It is good to see Senator Conway as the Acting Chairman and he looks well. It suits him.

Seanad: Ireland's Bid for European Banking Authority: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Try not to. It suits you. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Seanad arís agus gabhaim buíochas leis as a bheith linn anocht. Mar a dúirt an bheirt cainteoirí a chuaigh romham, ábhar thar a bheith tábhachtach é dúinn a phlé agus ba chóir dúinn comhrá a bheith againn fá dtaobh de na cúrsaí is...

Seanad: Ireland's Bid for European Banking Authority: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Unfortunately, I was there.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Senator Buttimer's party has a legacy too.