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Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Neale Richmond: Next week, the European Council meets for the last time this side of Christmas. It will discuss the important issue of the future of Europe, especially focusing on child and youth affairs. Will the Leader invite either the Minister of State, Deputy Dara Murphy, or the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Katherine Zappone, to take statements on this so we in this House can share...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Member States' Position on UK Withdrawal from EU: Maltese Ministry for Foreign Affairs (7 Dec 2016)

Neale Richmond: I thank Ms Mizzi for her excellent address which is much appreciated. I wish to pick up on a few issues by asking a couple of questions and making some points. The first concerns Malta's forthcoming EU Presidency and I wish Ms Mizzi luck for what will be a very busy year, as I know that elections are scheduled for Malta in 2017. She rightly mentioned Malta's efforts to rebuild civic trust...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2016)

Neale Richmond: Just over two weeks ago, we had an excellent opportunity in this House to hear from First Minister Sturgeon on ongoing relations between Ireland and Scotland in light of Brexit. I was a little disappointed, however, that this was the first time ever that a Head of State or foreign leader addressed the Seanad, considering that we had in the same week visits from the Maltese Prime Minister and...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2016)

Neale Richmond: I ask that my request be passed on to the Committee on Procedure and Privileges so we can accommodate addresses to the Seanad by foreign leaders on their visits.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Work Programme: European Commission Representation in Ireland (18 Jan 2017)

Neale Richmond: I thank Mr. Kiely for his presentation. I am not going to mention Brexit directly, because I am assuming and hoping my colleagues might, but there is something I want to look at. Mr. Kiely mentioned something on which Brexit will undoubtedly have a massive impact, which is priority six in regard to trade. That focuses on the EU-US trade deal. Following President-elect Trump's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-Funded Projects: Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (18 Jan 2017)

Neale Richmond: Unfortunately I had to substitute in another committee. I apologise. I was trying to watch the proceedings on a screen but obviously there was no sound. As someone who spent seven years in a local authority, did all the structures have planning permission?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-Funded Projects: Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (18 Jan 2017)

Neale Richmond: I want to go back to the administrative aspect and I am approaching this as a legislator who is coming through the Government. Did they have planning permission? Was it solely structures built by Palestine and the EU or were Israeli structures built as well? From a practical point of view and removing the military side of it, when we are dealing with enforcement orders-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-Funded Projects: Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (18 Jan 2017)

Neale Richmond: I want to know if they had planning permission.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-Funded Projects: Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (18 Jan 2017)

Neale Richmond: If we can park the military side of it------

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport in Ireland; Challenges, Strategies and Governance: FAI, GAA and IRFU (18 Jan 2017)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Chairman for allowing me to attend the meeting. I apologise to the witnesses because I am trying desperately to master the skill of bilocation with the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs. My question or point applies to both organisations. My impression is based on the rugby scene and my experience in my club, as Mr. Browne will know. It touches on what Senator...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: EU Bodies (25 Jan 2017)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Cathaoirleach for accepting the commencement matter and I thank the Minister for coming to the House to take it. I have raised it previously and had a discussion with the Minister of State, Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy. I will not repeat the speech I made a number of months ago. I have tabled the matter to receive an update from the Minister, and I know it was raised...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: EU Bodies (25 Jan 2017)

Neale Richmond: I am enthused and ecstatic and very grateful to the Minister. Anyone who has ever worked in sales knows the importance of a strong pitch and a strong bid. I could mention many positive factors in recommending Ireland as a location, but the Minister has covered them well. I have a supplementary question about the actual formal process of application. Are we at that stage? When will we...

Seanad: Junior Cycle Reform: Motion (25 Jan 2017)

Neale Richmond: I am delighted to support the motion and be a co-signatory to it, and I commend very warmly my colleague, Senator Conway, as has everyone else, on the drafting and tabling of the motion. I thank the Minister for his earlier contribution and I look forward to his reply in due course. As the Acting Chairman will remember from our days on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, it is...

Seanad: Junior Cycle Reform: Motion (25 Jan 2017)

Neale Richmond: -----while I did mine on the Greenshirts and everything that goes with it. Perhaps that did not decide my politics later in life and I just had a morbid interest in those actions.

Seanad: Junior Cycle Reform: Motion (25 Jan 2017)

Neale Richmond: Yes, the Greenshirts and not the Blueshirts. I went one further. The love and interest in the subject of history gave me a greater sense of my community and greater interest in politics. It is probably one of the main reasons I joined a political party. I was not active in a party until halfway through my degree. None of my family had any ties to any political party. They voted for...

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements (26 Jan 2017)

Neale Richmond: I am delighted to welcome the Minister to the House and I thank him for his remarks. I wish everyone well in the coming weeks and months as they go electioneering in Northern Ireland. I know that a number of Members of this House will be going up to campaign and canvass for various candidates and parties. We are all professional politicians and know the strains and stresses of elections,...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Legislative Process (1 Feb 2017)

Neale Richmond: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for dealing with this Commencement matter on what is an important and welcome consultation. In a speech on 16 January, the Minister stated he would commence a short ten to 12 week process of consultation. It is disappointing, therefore, that the Minister has reduced this consultation to only four weeks. In my experience as a county...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Legislative Process (1 Feb 2017)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Minister for his response, which is very welcome. The initial ten to 12 consultation week period displayed a considerable level of understanding but I appreciate that the Minister has clarified the situation in that regard. Many of the groups concerned are not leaving things until the last minute. I outlined earlier the reason for the delays, namely, that it takes a lot of...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2017)

Neale Richmond: I echo the calls of my colleague, Senator Craughwell, to ask the Committee on Procedure and Privileges to invite the former European Commissioner, Mr. Michel Barnier, to address and actively engage with the House. As the Senator noted, we need to have a discussion on possible and suggested solutions to the challenges we face as a result of Brexit. I call on the Leader to invite every...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Wild Fires (15 Feb 2017)

Neale Richmond: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, to the House and extend my gratitude to the Leas-Chathaoirleach for taking this Commencement matter. Last Friday evening a large gorse fire broke out on a hillside in Carrickmines, very close to the M50 motorway in south County Dublin. The fire raged for an extended period before it was brought under control by a number of fire engines from the...