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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 mentioned the Omagh bombing. Could I ask him about that briefly? How difficult a period was the seven years of decommissioning and what consequences did it have for him and his party?

Seanad: Location of Victims' Remains: Motion (22 Mar 2023)

Niall Blaney: I move: “That Seanad Éireann: recognising that: - there were nineteen people who ‘disappeared’ as a result of paramilitary organisations during the Troubles/Conflict; - of these nineteen, to date fourteen of the victims have been recovered, with five still missing; - Lisa Dorrian who disappeared in 2005 and Gareth O’Connor who disappeared in 2003 are...

Seanad: Location of Victims' Remains: Motion (22 Mar 2023)

Niall Blaney: I was not expecting to conclude so quickly. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, to the conclusion of the debate. We had a good discussion with the Minister and he has acceded to the request to reopen and review the case by meeting the families concerned. We are delighted with that news. To refer to the speech made by Senator Currie. There is something rotten that...

Seanad: Location of Victims' Remains: Motion (22 Mar 2023)

Niall Blaney: Tomorrow at 9.30 a.m.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Waiting Lists (30 Mar 2023)

Niall Blaney: Senators Gallagher and Conway are sharing time. I call Senator Gallagher to commence.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defibrillators Provision (20 Apr 2023)

Niall Blaney: Absolutely, Minister of State. We can all agree with that.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Programmes (26 Apr 2023)

Niall Blaney: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House this morning. To reiterate what my colleague, Senator Robbie Gallagher, has just said about this fund, this is probably one of the funds from that we get great value for money. This is not just from the point of view of sport, but also for the well-being of the people of our nation across the board. It is not just sporting people;...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Programmes (26 Apr 2023)

Niall Blaney: I recognise the work the Minister of State and the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, have had to do on the sports capital programme. I hope there is an urgency in that work and that the Minister will act with urgency in getting the funds through and giving the Minister of State the go-ahead. I hope there are no more holdups on either side.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Enrolments (26 Apr 2023)

Niall Blaney: I welcome the students from St. Lawrence College from Loughlinstown to the Gallery.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Engagement with Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2023)

Niall Blaney: I thank the witnesses for being here. It is great to get sight of the work they do, not just the projects but also the research. I am sick to my teeth hearing there is no planning going on in this country about how we share this island. I am delighted there are 20 reports out there already. I look forward to many more coming on board. Without that research, conversations are a waste of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Engagement with Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2023)

Niall Blaney: She is picking on you again, Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Engagement with Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2023)

Niall Blaney: I have one point that arose when Ms O'Donoghue talked about the need for a cross-Border initiative where students are able to cross both ways. One issue that comes up a lot at the moment is kids from the South going to the North. Regarding the subjects that funding is available for, there are many subjects out there that some kids have to go to the North for more than other people down...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2023)

Niall Blaney: I fully support my Donegal colleague, Senator Flynn. The way she was treated last night was atrocious. I congratulate her for using her power this morning to highlight it. She is absolutely an equal Member of this House. I want to talk about the A5 route. With the N2, this is part of the Dublin-Derry route. There is an ongoing saga regarding the A5. It is the last route in Ireland of...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. Bertie Ahern, Former Taoiseach (23 May 2023)

Niall Blaney: Ba mhaith liom chur fáilte agus buíochas don iar-Thaoiseach, Bertie Ahern. It is very fitting that he is here today of all days, the anniversary of the holding of the referendum on the Good Friday Agreement. I am delighted to get the opportunity to thank him for all that he has done, not just in those crucial weeks but in all of the negotiations that took place before then. One...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2023)

Niall Blaney: I commend the motion being put forward by my colleagues Senators Seery Kearney and Dolan. It is important because parents right across this country are terrified at night when their kids go on a night out. Girls, in particular, are pretty good at sticking together. Young lads, or not so young lads, being young lads get up to all kinds of things. It is a terrifying situation now,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation (25 May 2023)

Niall Blaney: I thank all the deputation from Glencree for their attendance. They are most welcome. I apologise for being late but I had to attend the Dáil to attend tributes paid to the late Noel Treacy, who was the first Chair of this committee. It is fitting that we keep him in our minds today because he was the ultimate republican who was very much behind the work that went on, as it does...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation (25 May 2023)

Niall Blaney: I agree but those are things that need to happen at a macro level. There needs to be engagement between Government, including with Stormont and Stormont needs to be in place. In the meantime, how can we actively engage? I am thinking about the need to engage more with unionism. We have been in places like Ballymurphy and Springhill. We do not have massive engagement from unionists....

Seanad: Local Government Matters: Statements (28 Jun 2023)

Niall Blaney: I, too, welcome the Minister of State to the House. Many of my colleagues have raised very pertinent issues about the governance of the various local authorities and the influence that councillors have. As time goes on, this influence is becoming lessened at local level. At the end of the day, the issue is not so much about the councillors but the people they represent. They are people...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: An Garda Síochána (29 Jun 2023)

Niall Blaney: The Minister of State is welcome. While the wording of my Commencement matter refers to a Garda station in Donegal, a station is not necessarily what we need. This is more to do with the Garda review that is taking place across the country. I am here to pitch on behalf of the people in Donegal and also a representative group that wrote to me recently, namely, the Donegal Public...