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Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Industry Representatives (4 May 2017)

Neale Richmond: I thank Ms Callan. That tied in nicely with some of the presentations we heard earlier today. I next call on Mr. Ciaran Fitzgerald, the agrifood economist for the Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland, ABFI.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Industry Representatives (4 May 2017)

Neale Richmond: Last, but by no means least, I welcome Mr. John McGrane, Director General of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Industry Representatives (4 May 2017)

Neale Richmond: Thank you, Mr. McGrane. Before we proceed, I must appeal to members to keep their contributions brief and to confine them to questions, directing specific questions to specific witnesses. I will lead by example. My first question is to Mr. McGrane's. In regard to infrastructure, has the British Irish Chamber of Commerce identified any priority areas for strategic capital investment? My...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Industry Representatives (4 May 2017)

Neale Richmond: I thank Senator O'Reilly and appreciate his brevity.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Industry Representatives (4 May 2017)

Neale Richmond: I will come back to each witness individually. Some general questions have been asked as well as some specific ones. I would appreciate it if the witnesses addressed them where relevant. I will go in reverse order and start with Mr. McGrane.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Industry Representatives (4 May 2017)

Neale Richmond: I thank all five witnesses and their accomplices for engaging with us this afternoon. I ask them not to limit their contributions to today's meeting. This is a living, breathing process and we are meeting as a committee until 30 June, when we will finally put ink to paper, so we would appreciate ongoing conversations with all witnesses.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with the Bar of Ireland (4 May 2017)

Neale Richmond: This session will be an engagement with the Bar of Ireland. I am pleased to welcome Mr. Paul McGarry, senior counsel, chairman of the Bar of Ireland, who also chairs its working group on Brexit, and Mr. Patrick Leonard, senior counsel. Earlier today, the special committee had an extensive debate with representatives of a range of sectors who offered interesting insights into the economic...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with the Bar of Ireland (4 May 2017)

Neale Richmond: I have a plethora of questions but, for once, can I let my colleagues go first? I jumped the gun earlier. I call Senator Paul Daly.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with the Bar of Ireland (4 May 2017)

Neale Richmond: I thank Senator Craughwell. I note the presence of Senator Victor Boyhan, who is substituting on behalf of Senator Michael McDowell, who has given his apologies. A number of questions I hoped to ask were asked by Senator Craughwell. I have one or two specific follow-up questions and they might tie in with some of the questions asked. Senator Craughwell mentioned a marketing suite for...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with the Bar of Ireland (4 May 2017)

Neale Richmond: I apologise for cutting across Mr. Leonard. My query concerned actual practising barristers and law firms. It might be too soon to tell, but has he seen an increase in, or is there evidence of, people practising at the Bar in the UK deciding that perhaps they should relocate to Dublin? Will it be a little more lucrative, for want of a better word?

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with the Bar of Ireland (4 May 2017)

Neale Richmond: If no one else is offering to contribute, I sincerely thank all four witnesses for coming forward. They have given us very significant food for thought and I commend them. They have given us real, tangible opportunities and solutions that we can feed into our end piece of work. As I mentioned to our previous panel, this is an evolving process and an evolving document. Things will change...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)

Neale Richmond: I thank Senator McDowell for that perfect primer to what I am about to say. Some people might not be aware that today is Europe Day, 67 years on since Robert Schumann wrote his very massive declaration which sets out everything that European integration has grown to become, bringing peace to this continent. I agree with Senator McDowell's proposal but I would like the Leader to call in the...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)

Neale Richmond: It is not apartheid-----

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)

Neale Richmond: It is not apartheid.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)

Neale Richmond: It is not apartheid

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (10 May 2017)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Cathaoirleach for the opportunity to speak on this issue. I am very grateful to the Minister for coming to the House and I also thank him and his officials for their engagement with me on this and many other issues in the educational sphere in recent weeks. I bring this matter to the floor of the House following repeated and frustrating correspondence between the local school...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (10 May 2017)

Neale Richmond: I have been upgraded twice in one go this morning.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (10 May 2017)

Neale Richmond: No problem. I thank the Minister for his very thorough response. I understand the many constraints in terms of his position. Some of the questions I posed were perhaps direct but they were deliberately so and that is a direct response to the deep levels of frustration among that school community. A Department official said to the principal that her role is to keep the school community...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Representatives of the Transport Sector (11 May 2017)

Neale Richmond: I remind members to ensure that their mobile phones are switched off. We are delighted to welcome today's panel of speakers. On behalf of the committee, I welcome all of those who have come today: Ms Anne Graham, chief executive of the National Transport Authority; Mr. Barry Kenny, from Irish Rail, and all the way from Washington DC, Mr. Sean Kennedy, senior vice president of Airlines for...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Representatives of the Transport Sector (11 May 2017)

Neale Richmond: I thank Mr. Kennedy for that detailed and eye-opening presentation. We will come to questions in due course, but I am going to change the script and ask Ms Graham to speak next.