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Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Senator Norris is annoyed he was not invited.

Seanad: National Housing Co-operative Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I welcome the new Minister of State to the House. I congratulate him on his appointment and I wish him well. This is vitally important legislation. It is much more important than the discussion that has taken place over the past week about judicial appointments because this matters to people in their daily lives. This is about keeping them in their family homes and protecting their...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: An Scrúdú Cainte sa tSraith Shóisearach: An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna (27 Jun 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Tá ceist bhreise agam. Táimid ag caint ar an teastas shóisearach anseo ach, i dtaca leis an ardteist go ginearálta, is é an sprioc atá ag daltaí ná na pointí is airde a fháil i ngach ábhar agus beidh siad ag iarraidh an deis sin a thapú fosta sa Ghaeilge. Ó thaobh na Gaeilge labhartha, bhí deis acu 40% de na marcanna a...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: An Scrúdú Cainte sa tSraith Shóisearach: An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna (27 Jun 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Mar shampla, níl 100% ag dul don scrúdú ag deireadh na bliana.

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: An Scrúdú Cainte sa tSraith Shóisearach: An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna (27 Jun 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Caithfidh go bhfuil figiúir aontaithe. Nach bhfuil?

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: An Scrúdú Cainte sa tSraith Shóisearach: An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna (27 Jun 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Tá trí chuid den classroom based assessment-----

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: An Scrúdú Cainte sa tSraith Shóisearach: An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna (27 Jun 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: An mbeidh siad ina dtrí chuid?

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: An Scrúdú Cainte sa tSraith Shóisearach: An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna (27 Jun 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Gabhaim buíochas le Dr. Hislop as ucht a chur i láthair. Tá ceist agam ar an chomhairliúchán. Dúirt Dr. Hislop nach raibh deis ag cuid de na múinteoirí a bhí ceangailte leis an ASTI bheith ag an chomhairliúchán. An mbeidh sé féaráilte a rá go mbeidh mórchuid de mhúinteoirí scoileanna T1 -...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Polasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta 2017-22: Múinteoirí Meánscoile (13 Jun 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Cuirimse leis an rún sin. Rún praiticiúil agus ciallmhar atá ann.

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Polasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta 2017-22: Múinteoirí Meánscoile (13 Jun 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Go raibh maith agat a Chathaoirligh. Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as an chur i láthair cuimsitheach a rinne siad. Cad is fiú an scrúdú cainte san ardteist, 25% nó 40%?

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Polasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta 2017-22: Múinteoirí Meánscoile (13 Jun 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: 40%, beagnach leath na marcanna. Má rachfaidh é seo tríd, cuirfidh sé go leor de na coláistí samhraidh i mbaol. Níl aon dabht faoi sin. Bíonn na scoláirí a fhreastlaíonn ar na coláistí Gaeilge idir naoi nó deich mbliana d'aois agus, b'fhéidir, 15 nó 16. Tá sé seo chun deacrachtaí móra a...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Polasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta 2017-22: Múinteoirí Meánscoile (13 Jun 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Is í sin an chontúirt mhór leis seo.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Teagasc (18 May 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I thank Professor Gerry Boyle for engaging with the committee. The whole issue of tariffs is a significantly important but divisive issue. The customs union, with the free movement of people and goods, has been beneficial to the island of Ireland. There are massive implications, which Senator O'Reilly touched on, for Border milk producers, the dominant commodity transported between North...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Plean Infheistíochta agus Scéimeanna Teanga (Atógáil): An tAire Stáit ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta (16 May 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit agus a chuid oifigeach. Gabhaim buíochas leis as an chur i láthair a rinne sé agus an cúlra a thug sé i dtaca leis an dul chun cinn maidir leis an Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010-2030. Ó thaobh na straitéise go ginearálta de, níl a fhios agam an bhfuil cáipéis curtha le chéile...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I second the amendment and reiterate what Senator Norris stated. I presume we are speaking on amendment No. 2, that is, on not impeding navigation for users of the waterways. I am interested to hear what the Minister has to say.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: That particular amendment is a cause of a concern to the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland, in particular the increased fees. The fees have not been increased since 1986, as I understand it. It would be expected that those fees would increase with new investment and development of the canal network. The spirit of this amendment is certainly not to increase the fees, taking the rate...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: -----would lead us to believe that this organisation, which gave a briefing in the AV room at the Minister's own request - which we are grateful for - did not want to listen to what we had to say.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I know that we differ on that. I can assure the Minister that Waterways Ireland did not want to hear anything that would question its authority as a North-South body. If it is not willing to listen to us as Members of the Oireachtas within the confines of Leinster House, then I would hasten to add that there is little chance that it will listen to ordinary users or to people who are...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I acknowledge Senator Norris's excellent contribution and acknowledge his input into this area of the communication element of enforcing by-laws. I acknowledge the Minister's willingness to accept our recommendations to increase the period of consultation around the objections to by-laws from 21 days to 90 days and placing the onus on Waterways Ireland to have an adequate consultation period...