Results 321-340 of 432 for speaker:Niall Blaney

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: I concur with the sentiments expressed by Senator Ó Donnghaile regarding the protocol. I rise today to deal with the tragedy, of which we are all aware, that took place in Creeslough in Donegal last October where many lives were lost. I have been contacted by numerous people over the past 24 hours about a documentary that is due to go out tonight on TG4. It is causing an awful lot of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Economic and Social Benefits of the Belfast-Good Friday Agreement: IBEC (9 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: I welcome Mr. O'Brien, Ms Gallagher and Mr. D'Arcy. It is good to have them present. I commend them on their approach to the Good Friday Agreement. The business perspective is very important to have a joined-up approach on an all-island basis. It is fresh. The reality is business in this country and in particular in Northern Ireland has led politics. A lot of business people have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Ms Liz O'Donnell (16 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: I welcome Ms O'Donnell. It is great to see her and get the insight she has. It is quite an insight, all 12 pages of it. It is a precise recollection of her memories of that time. Senator Currie and I were adamant in doing this piece of work. As Ms O’Donnell has outlined, given the difficulties that have arisen as a result of the Good Friday Agreement and the situation today, if we...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: I raise the situation we now face on this island in relation to the protocol and the situation we were sprung into at the weekend by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson when he put himself into the equation. It is important that Members of the Upper House and the Lower House stand strongly together on this issue because we need to find a mechanism on this island to move on with the EU. What...

Seanad: Rail Network: Statements (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: I welcome the Minister here to have this discussion on the rail network and, moreover, the all-island rail review. Following the formation of Government and the announcement of an all-island rail review, as party spokesperson on Northern Ireland, I went to Derry and met with the leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, SDLP, Colum Eastwood. We discussed this on the back of that....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: Thank you. Do other members of the team wish to comment at this stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: Thank you for a very exciting presentation. We now go to the members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: Ms Gildernew's connectivity is not great. Can it be improved?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: Perhaps Ms Gildernew might find better coverage at another location while we hear some answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: Is Ms Gildernew still there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: We might take Ms Gildernew's question later on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: Time is up on this slot. We will come back to a Sinn Féin slot later on. We will now move to the Fianna Fáil slot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: I thank Deputy Smith. Unfortunately the time has elapsed in that slot too. We will move on to the next section. The panel might consider those answers as we move along as before. The next slot is for the SDLP and Alliance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: I am picking up the importance of patients in research planning. It seems to be a vibe across a number of your presentations today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: How important is it? I have one other question as well in relation to the planned US outreach. What does that consist of? People might be sitting back and wondering what the importance of the US is in all of this. I might talk to Professor Gallagher afterwards. I know some individuals who have difficulties with acid reflux. I have a specific interest in that area and in how patients...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: I thank the witnesses for their contributions today. In the absence of the Chair, and I hope he will not mind, I will make a suggestion about the requests that have been made in relation to Government assistance, etc. I suggest to the witnesses that they should put those requests in writing and email them to the Chair. He, in turn, can write to the Minister for Health, the Taoiseach or the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: We have an engagement with representatives from the All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute, AICRI. I extend a very warm welcome to: Professor William Gallagher, University College Dublin; Professor Mark Lawler, Queen's University Belfast; Professor Maeve Lowery, Trinity College Dublin; Ms Eibhlin Mulroe, CEO, Cancer Trials Ireland; and Mr. Aidan McCormick, chair, Northern Ireland Cancer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Economic and Social Benefits of the Belfast-Good Friday Agreement: IBEC (9 Feb 2023)

Niall Blaney: I mentioned County Tyrone because if we consider the past 50 years and see how the island has developed, for example, as regards motorways, the A5 was never touched, and rail was lost and is not part of the island. County Tyrone, however, has become this powerhouse. Most infrastructure west of the River Bann, from a Northern Ireland perspective, is very weak but County Tyrone stands out as...

Seanad: Good Friday Agreement and Windsor Framework: Motion (8 Mar 2023)

Niall Blaney: I thank the Minister of State for joining us this evening for Sinn Féin's Private Members' motion. I will start by saying that Fianna Fáil welcomes this debate. We agree with all four aspects of the motion as stated. We compliment Senator Ó Donnghaile and his party for the considered approach that has been taken in the motion to its context and, moreover, the approach the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Lord Empey (9 Mar 2023)

Niall Blaney: Lord Empey is very welcome in joining us here today. I am delighted to see him with us as probably the last contributor to this series in relation to the architects of the Good Friday Agreement. At the outset, it is really important we put on record the contribution of Lord Empey, his then leader David Trimble, who sadly is no longer with us, and his party in what they did in achieving...