Results 21-40 of 432 for speaker:Niall Blaney

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Safety (28 Nov 2023)

Niall Blaney: The statement the Minister of State has been given contains the line that "the need for such lay-bys for non-professional drivers has reduced".Have people stopped getting tired or are they less tired when they are driving? This whole thing is nonsensical and that is why I am taking the opportunity to raise it. It was mentioned in the reply that the motorway service area policy was published...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Ireland Economy: Discussion (23 Nov 2023)

Niall Blaney: Yes, please, Chairman. I appreciate that. I thank both witnesses for coming here and I thank Mr. Mac Flynn for the presentation. I am, however, a little taken aback by the approach NERI is taking as regards its presentation. Mr. Mac Flynn stated "Our mission is to produce research that will guide and inform policies that lead to the creation of sustainable and inclusive economies in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Ireland Economy: Discussion (23 Nov 2023)

Niall Blaney: I am not sure anybody here has a problem with that but I would like to see NERI start to look at the detail of what is and is not working in Northern Ireland and what is and is not working down south. Let us then start to examine the areas worth looking at. What Mr. Mac Flynn is saying can act in a productive manner, and that is where I would like to have been today, rather than having this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Ireland Economy: Discussion (23 Nov 2023)

Niall Blaney: When will we get sight of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Ireland Economy: Discussion (23 Nov 2023)

Niall Blaney: When will we get sight of that report?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Renewable Energy Generation (21 Nov 2023)

Niall Blaney: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I raise this matter and call on the Government and European Union to act swiftly to deal with the dumping of electricity generated by renewable sources, particularly in rural areas. I can speak only in real terms of County Donegal. The situation there, as I know it, is that most of the energy produced by the wind farms and hydro station is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Renewable Energy Generation (21 Nov 2023)

Niall Blaney: I thank the Minister of State. I get that Donegal was not part of the question but the Minister of State can examine it and check it out. The reason that between 21 and 22 hours of energy is being dumped every day is because we do not have a network to carry it out of the county. One connector with Northern Ireland will not be sufficient for our future needs. The plans in place by various...

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Consideration of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments (21 Nov 2023)

Niall Blaney: That would be very helpful. I propose that.

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Consideration of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments (21 Nov 2023)

Niall Blaney: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for his detailed opening statement. One of my main reasons for coming here today was not to ask the Minister of State about the content of his speech but to raise a number of queries I have received in the last 24 to 36 hours regarding proposals for people over the age of 70 to have to re-sit their driving test or have training in regard to their...

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Consideration of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments (21 Nov 2023)

Niall Blaney: I thank the Minister of State for those remarks. I ask him to use his office and powers to do whatever he can to oppose what, to me, is a ludicrous proposal. It is completely unnecessary to try to fix something that is not broken. Our system works perfectly well. We have many issues with regard to deaths on our roads in the west, but this is not the area of responsibility that is causing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (16 Nov 2023)

Niall Blaney: With the consent of members, we will go into private session. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Impact of the UK's Illegal Migration Act 2023 on the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Niall Blaney: No apologies have been received. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Patrick Corrigan, head of nations and regions and Northern Ireland programme director, Amnesty International UK, to discuss the impact of the UK's Illegal Migration Act 2023 on the Good Friday Agreement. I thank Mr. Corrigan for his attendance. Before we begin, I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Impact of the UK's Illegal Migration Act 2023 on the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Niall Blaney: That slot ran to 15 minutes. Do members want to move to 15-minute slots or leave it at ten? Ten is fine, okay. I do not know if Mr. Corrigan picked up on it at the beginning of the meeting but each party has a ten-minute slot. He gave a lot of good information so I could not stop him when he was in mid-flow. I thank him for that. I will go back to the rotation as it was. I call Senator...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Impact of the UK's Illegal Migration Act 2023 on the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Niall Blaney: I thank Mr. Corrigan for his insight and his time today, which we very much appreciate.

Seanad: The Political Situation in Northern Ireland: Statements (25 Oct 2023)

Niall Blaney: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Tánaiste. We are particularly glad the Tánaiste is back safe after the journey he had last night. I thank the Tánaiste for the speech he has just made. It was quite a strong speech. The Tánaiste was very clear on his position on the legacy Act. My colleagues and I are very pleased about this as we await a positive outcome from a court case...

Seanad: The Political Situation in Northern Ireland: Statements (25 Oct 2023)

Niall Blaney: Tomorrow at 9.30 a.m.

Seanad: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (11 Oct 2023)

Niall Blaney: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Second Stage (3 Oct 2023)

Niall Blaney: Try to stay on the subject matter.

Seanad: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Second Stage (3 Oct 2023)

Niall Blaney: I thank Senator Ahearn. Senator Gavan has eight minutes.

Seanad: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Second Stage (3 Oct 2023)

Niall Blaney: As there are no other contributors, I invite the Minister of State to reply.