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Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Gaeilge sa Státseirbhís (21 Feb 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: An pointe atá á dhéanamh agam, gan dul isteach i sin, ná go bhfuil an t-ionchur atá ag Éamonn Ó Dónaill agus Gaelchultúr tábhachtach sa phróiseas seo agus táim buíoch do sin.

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Gaeilge sa Státseirbhís (21 Feb 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Gabhaim mo bhuíochas leis an Uasal Ó Dónaill as an gcur i láthair. Tá cur i láthair cuimsitheach déanta aige agus thug sé an cúlra go léir i dtaca leis an athrú polasaí ó thaobh an Stáit. Measaim gurb é sin bun agus barr an scéal i ndáiribh. An chéad teanga oifigiúil sa tír an Ghaeilge ach...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Will the Leader update the House on when it is proposed to have the legislation on greyhounds approved by the Cabinet and brought before both Houses of the Oireachtas in light of what Senator Landy and others have said about the turmoil in the greyhound industry? The Irish Greyhound Board, which is in receipt of a subsidy of €285,000 every week, is grossly unaccountable to the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Agriculture Scheme Payments (9 Feb 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I welcome the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Michael Creed, to the House and note my appreciation that he has attended to hear this Commencement debate. It is an issue on which he has probably received many representations and which he is dealing with as well as possible within the Department. It relates to two very important schemes, in particular for smaller...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Agriculture Scheme Payments (9 Feb 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I appreciate the fact that the Department is doing everything possible to get these payments issued and I note that 750 payments will be issued this week, in addition to what has been issued in the past couple of weeks. With an average of 750 per week, it would take ten weeks to clear the backlog of payments. I appreciate that it is a new system but the Department needs to set a realistic...

Seanad: Amendments to Councillors' Conditions: Statements (8 Feb 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I am conscious of time. I commend the Minister for having the courage to come forward with these proposals. However, there is a question of equity, where 25% of the councillors in the country have been excluded from the additional €1,000 and I think that is wrong. That needs to be addressed immediately.All councillors should be treated equally in terms of the payment. When we...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Radio Broadcasting: Raidió Rí-Rá (7 Feb 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Gabhaim mo bhuíochas leis na bhfinnéithe as an gcur i láthair iontach agus na cáipéisí ó thaobh an phlean maidir le Raidió Rí-Rá a chur siad os comhair an choiste roimh ré. Sílim gur dea-chuspóirí atá ann. Ceann de na cuspóirí nó bunaidhmeanna atá leagtha amach san Straitéis 20 Bliain don...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Improvement Scheme (8 Dec 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I thank the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for coming to the House. It is nice that a Cabinet Minister is present to reply to a Commencement matter and we appreciate that. This matter relates to the local improvement scheme. I am not sure if the Minister was familiar with the scheme in his constituency but, in rural constituencies, the scheme was essential for providing small...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Improvement Scheme (8 Dec 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Go raibh míle maith agat.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Greyhound Industry (6 Dec 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I welcome the Minister to the House to discuss this Commencement matter, which relates to the Irish greyhound industry. I wish to question the modus operandiof the Irish Greyhound Board, which is in receipt of a taxpayer subsidy of €285,000 per week this year. However, its level of communication with and flow of information to the Irish Greyhound Owners And Breeders Federation, which...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Greyhound Industry (6 Dec 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Doyle, for the comprehensive response. He understands this. I thank the Minister of State as well for his efforts in bringing this legislation forward and his commitment to try to have it before Christmas. We will welcome that. The Minister of State is correct. The path of engagement is one which can solve some of these issues on both sides. The...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Water Services Infrastructure (24 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I raise the matter on behalf of Councillor Joe Bonner of Meath County Council. This relates to an ongoing issue that affects not only large housing estates in County Meath but those right across the country. It is an emerging risk according to senior officials within Irish Water, whom we met last week to discuss the matter. It concerns shared drains...

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed) (24 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I thank the Minister of State for his excellent understanding of the matter. He is well aware of the issues. I acknowledge his sentiments and ask him to look at the difference between the reply to the parliamentary question asked on 7 October 2015 and the reply today. In October 2015, the former Minister, Deputy Alan Kelly, referred to the curtilage of the private property. The reply...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I want to briefly comment on the news from the Central Bank of a relaxation on the qualifying criteria for deposits on mortgages. I would err on the side of caution on this issue. The issue of housing, which has been well documented and commented on, is really a supply issue and a costing issue with regard to the State taking a large proportion of the costs associated with building a house....

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: We live in a democracy.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Those who air views such as Deputy Daly's very often cite human rights for others, but the most basic human right of all is free speech. We are elected to this House-----

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: -----and the other House-----

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: -----not to shout colleagues down and derogate their views-----

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: -----but to listen.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Thank you, lecturer.