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Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: They voted for abstention.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: They are in Dublin.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Absolutely. We are sitting-----

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jun 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I move amendment No. 23:In page 22, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 58 of Principal Act27. The Principal Act is amended by inserting the following new section:“58B.A child who has been adopted under the provisions of the Adoption Acts shall continue to be entitled to have access to his previous parents or guardians, or relevant non...

Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jun 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Yes, but I will not call for a vote.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Data Protection Bill 2017: Discussion (14 Jun 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I thank Mr. Carroll for his contribution. I am going to ask a hypothetical question, with the caveat that it is still outworking in my head. We have a unique situation here with Brexit and the North. Obviously, there is movement of people regularly across both sides of the Border, whether for hospital appointments or involving people using credit cards, downloading apps or signing up to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Data Protection Bill 2017: Discussion (14 Jun 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Data Protection Bill 2017: Discussion (14 Jun 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I thank Ms Dixon for her presentation and I apologise for missing the first part. I want to reiterate the question I put to Mr. Carroll this morning and expand on it slightly. I appreciate this is hypothetical, and nobody likes dealing in hypotheticals, but we are where we are in this regard. It is on what the impact of Brexit might be, given our unique circumstances. The British...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (14 Jun 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I am in concert with my colleague.

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (20 Jun 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I echo Senator O'Sullivan's congratulations to the Minister of State on his reappointment. The continuing spate of gang related murders in Dublin and the fear within communities most directly affected by the activities of violent organised criminals requires a sustained and focused response. Sinn Féin stands 100% with citizens, Garda and the courts against the unprecedented threat of...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (20 Jun 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: It is not agreed.

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: A number of us are operating without having the list of proposed amendments. I echo the comments made by Senator Mark Daly. I do not think this House will divide on a party-political basis; it will divide on the basis of those who are for this Bill and those who are opposed to the proposed Government amendments. That is how this House should operate. It would be quite easy to simply...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I accept that this amendment is in order.

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: We will come to the other amendments.

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Go raibh ceád míle maith agat. I wish to reiterate on this amendment and the others that Sinn Féin's position on the Bill has been clear for a long time. We support the Bill, as proposed. We will support some amendments and oppose others. I look forward to further discussion and for the Minister of State to provide the rationale for why the Government felt it had to submit...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: It is stroke politics.

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I want to reiterate some of the comments that have been made in regard to the amendments and the contribution so far. There are very few of us in this Chamber who can bring the kind of forensic clarity that Senator Ruane can bring and she has called it right in regard to this Bill. I share the concerns of my colleague, Senator Ó Clochartaigh, and others in regard to the back and...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I share that frustration. I do not question in any fashion the sincerity of the Minister of State, but he cannot say that he is for resourcing this recognition when there is something as fundamental as amendment No. 4 to section 4, which is essentially about providing recognition and resourcing. What is the point? Following up on Senator Norris's contribution, it is a ridiculous situation...