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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implications for Health Sector of United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the EU (Resumed): Department of Health (24 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I apologise for missing the first part of the presentation but I was next door at the meeting of the Committee on Justice and Equality. I have read over it and a couple of my questions have already been asked. I will not engage in repetition but I will make a couple of observations and ask quick questions. They are probably well-rehearsed observations. We all know and appreciate that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implications for Health Sector of United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the EU (Resumed): Department of Health (24 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Or a horror movie.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implications for Health Sector of United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the EU (Resumed): Department of Health (24 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: That would be helpful, even if it was a recommitment to the aims set out. A question in that regard was asked by the Chairman. There are people in counties Donegal and Derry and further afield who could be affected. There is no doubt that the services provided in Altnagelvin hospital are first class. I appreciate that there is a resource element involved. but there would be merit in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implications for Health Sector of United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the EU (Resumed): Department of Health (24 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Talks are starting in the North today because we had written, concrete commitments from the British Government 20 years ago that remain unimplemented. I would not be an overtly cynical person. Does the agreement include the air ambulance network?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I welcome the commission members and thank them for their presentation. For many of us, the hearings into victims and legacy issues have thrown up many of the awful instances that happened during the conflict. There is no question that this is a particularly awful situation and it continues to be awful for the families with the remains of their loved ones still not found. It should not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I ask the Vice Chairman to ask the Oireachtas social media to share the postal box number and telephone details following this committee meeting today, if appropriate.

Seanad: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: A Chathaoirligh, cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire go dtí an díospóireacht thábhachtach seo. I welcome the Minister and extend a particular welcome to the Palestinian ambassador, H.E. Ahmad Abdelrazek, and to Dr. Barghouti, who are with us in the Visitors Gallery. I want to commend the Senators who have brought forward this extremely important legislation in their Private...

Seanad: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Senator Norris made a really worthwhile and valuable contribution and then he says nonsense like that. Ahed’s arrest and trial in a military court shows that two separate legal systems exist, depending on whether one is a Palestinian or an Israeli settler, and this goes to the heart of Israel’s enforced apartheid regime. Ahed is one of at least 1,400 Palestinian children who...

Seanad: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Nelson Mandela, who is not here any more, rightly praised Dunnes workers for their solidarity and action, and their boycott. That goes to show that practical political solidarity and tangible action such as boycotts can have an effect against unjust apartheid, and in this case illegal occupation of Palestinian land. Now is the time for action, and I will conclude on this final point. It is...

Seanad: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Deployment (31 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Gabhaim buíochas leis as an gceist seo a fhreagairt. Tá súil agam go bhfreagróidh se í. The Minister is very welcome. I thank him for taking the time to respond to this question. My rationale for submitting this matter is anecdotal in the first instance. I have noticed an increase in the frequency with which the bus I use to...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Deployment (31 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I thank the Minister for providing me with some of the information. The statistics he outlined this morning are worthy of reflection. I am disappointed that the detailed data on the number of operations or where vehicles are stopped and checked is not readily available. I understand that it was too short a time for officials to prepare the figures. Therefore, I will ask one of my...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I draw Members' attention to a press conference that was held yesterday in the Europa Hotel in Belfast by several families which campaign for truth and justice in unresolved atrocities in the North. Many will be familiar to people. There is Loughinisland, the McGuirk's bar bombing, the Ballymurphy massacre, and there are many other campaigning families and survivors.They have come together...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: It will most definitely be cross-community because the allegations of collusion and state killing impact across the community.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: That will be on Sunday, 25 February. We need to move this into credible, effective delivery for people but in the first instance, there is an onus on all of us to support the families in Belfast on Sunday, 25 February.

Seanad: Vehicle Registration Data (Automated Searching and Exchange) Bill 2018: Second Stage (31 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I apologise to the Acting Chairman and the Minister for arriving late to today's debate. It is never good to be late for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. The purpose of the Bill is to protect citizens across Europe from criminals preying on them and evading arrest and detection in respective jurisdictions. It argues for national and state police and justice systems across the...

Seanad: Vehicle Registration Data (Automated Searching and Exchange) Bill 2018: Second Stage (31 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I thank the Minister.

Seanad: Vehicle Registration Data (Automated Searching and Exchange) Bill 2018: Second Stage (31 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Agreed.

Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (1 Feb 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: He is not from far enough North.

Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (1 Feb 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.