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Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I will interrupt the Leader listening to-----

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire agus gabhaim buíochas leis as a bheith linn inniu do na ráitis thar a bheith tábhachtach agus suntasach seo ar chúrsaí timpeallachta agus aeráide.Having spent some time in here this afternoon, the Minister and his officials will appreciate we are demanding climate action, in the first instance, on the climate in this Chamber. We...

Seanad: Ireland's Bid for European Banking Authority: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: It is good to see Senator Conway as the Acting Chairman and he looks well. It suits him.

Seanad: Ireland's Bid for European Banking Authority: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Try not to. It suits you. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Seanad arís agus gabhaim buíochas leis as a bheith linn anocht. Mar a dúirt an bheirt cainteoirí a chuaigh romham, ábhar thar a bheith tábhachtach é dúinn a phlé agus ba chóir dúinn comhrá a bheith againn fá dtaobh de na cúrsaí is...

Seanad: Ireland's Bid for European Banking Authority: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Unfortunately, I was there.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Ba mhaith liom focal nó dhó a rá faoin Seanadóir Norris freisin. I just wanted to congratulate Senator Norris on a significant personal milestone. I am sure it means the world to him to have all of us queuing up to throw rose petals at his feet. No one is worthier in this Chamber because it is a special day for Senator Norris. Many other Members know him much better and...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Tá fáilte ar ais roimh an Aire Stáit, go h-áirithe don ócáid seo. I reiterate the words of thanks and commendation to the Minister of State and his officials. In a week that understandably and justifiably has not been the best for the Department of Justice and Equality, the passage of this legislation through the Seanad, as Senator Clifford-Lee rightly said,...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Ní raibh mé ag dúil leis sin ach táim buíoch as. It has been a frantic few days, as we can appreciate, regarding the negotiations on Great Britain's withdrawal from the EU. At the beginning of the deal and arrangement between the DUP and the Tories, many of us predicted that it would end in tears. In particular, some of the people who took great delight in telling...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirelach as ucht an fháilte a chuir sé roimh na teaghlaigh atá linn. Is pribhléid í go bhfuil siad i láthair inniu. Tá súil agam go mbeidh Seanadóirí in ann freastal ar chraoladh an scannáin sa seomra AV ag a 7 a chlog. I thank the Cathaoirleach for welcoming the families of those who were killed at...

Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: The Minister is very welcome to the House. I probably will not use my ten minutes and I was not planning to speak to this debate but it has been very respectful and tempered. This is reflective of what I have witnessed as an observer in the course of the vast majority of the work carried out by the committee examining the eighth amendment under the stewardship of Senator Noone as Chair....

Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I support a repeal of the eighth amendment. Listening to today's debate and the discussion in the wider society over the past number of months and years, I only wish I had a vote in that referendum. I assure colleagues and those observing from the outside that I will use the very limited amount of clout I have in this institution to ensure we have that referendum. It is past time that the...

Seanad: Business of Seanad: Passport Services (23 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as a bheith linn don phlé seo inniu. 'Sé an fáth a chuirim an cheist ná go bhfuil ráchairt agus feachtasaíocht ollmhór ag dul ar aghaidh uirthi, go háirithe ó Thuaidh. I thank the Minister of State for taking the time to come to speak to me about my request. I refer to the concerted call made by...

Seanad: Business of Seanad: Passport Services (23 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Tá sé sin iontach spéisiúil. I do not disagree with most of what the Minister of State said. The passport service is first class. The staff in the post office network and in the passport office provide an immensely worthwhile service for citizens right across the State. I am disappointed that the associated cost is seen as a reason for not locating the service in the...

Seanad: Reception Conditions Directive: Motion (23 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Gabhaim buíochas leis an tAire as an deis an t-ábhar tábhachtach seo a phlé inniu. I welcome the motion before the House and the opportunity to speak to it, although we have reservations and concerns about how the Government may interpret obligations it is required to meet in line with the directive. The recast reception conditions directive introduces several changes...

Seanad: Reception Conditions Directive: Motion (23 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Ní fadhb ar bith é sin.

Seanad: Life Saving Equipment Bill 2017: Second Stage (23 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as a bheith linn. Gabhaim mo bhuíochas agus déanaim comhghairdeas leis an Seanadóir Swanick as an Bhille seo a leagadh os ár gcomhair. Is Bille thar a bheith tábhachtach é a bhfuil deis aige difear suntasach dearfach a dheánamh, ní hamháin fá choinne an cháis seo. Táim cinnte go mbeidh...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. Gabhaim mo bhuíochas agus déanaim comhghairdeas leis an Seanadóir Gavan as an Bhille seo a leagadh os ár gcomhair anocht agus le Barry Kearney agus a oifig as a gcuidiú leis an reachtaíocht seo a dhreachtú. Gabhaim buíochas freisin as an obair a bhí curtha isteach ag an Seanadóir Ó...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I will not go the full ten minutes.

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I want to bring it back to the workers. Some of them are represented in the Gallery while others are following via social media and on the web. The workers have to be front and centre in our minds as we progress the Bill. It is bad enough when the State asks the people to pay for bad banking debt and dips into their pockets to pay for that. It is worse that we would not even consider at...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: The proceeds from fines should be given to the workers.