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Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: It is really just to make the point that it came to my knowledge in recent weeks that, if someone from this State was resident in the North during the BSE crisis, he or she is prohibited from giving blood. That applies to people from the North who have moved. I think it is madness. It is crazy and needs to be looked into. Maybe in the broader context of that debate, that can be focused on.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: The Leas-Chathaoirleach is very kind.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: It is a much nicer term.

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Tá sé agam fosta.

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Tá sé i gcónaí fíor-álainn Gaeilge Thír Chonaill a chluinstin sa Teach seo. Deireann a lán daoine gurb í an Ghaeilge is binne nó is deise in Éirinn, ach is doiléir an fíor é sin i ndiaidh óráid an tSeanadóra Uí Chéidigh. Cosúil leis an...

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: An chéad uair eile.

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Tá na grúpaí bainistíochta sna ceantair Gaeltachta ag iarraidh toscaireacht ó Rialtas na hÉireann chun éisteacht leo agus chun chí nach bhfuil an saol nó an obair s'acu sáite sa saol polaitiúil, cé go bhfuil sé polaitiúil mar gheall ar easpa Achta. Scríobh siad chuig an tAire, an Teachta Coveney, faoi. Tá an...

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. Beidh mé i dteagmháil leis.

Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I will begin by apologising to the proposers, the Minister of State and the Leas-Chathaoirleach for being unable to contribute on Report Stage. I commend the proposers, in particular Senator Kelleher, who has done a phenomenal degree of work on this and other issues relating to human rights, civil liberties, equality and fair treatment. Civil liberties and human rights are beautiful things....

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh (21 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte mhór chroíúil Gaelach roimh an Uasal Ó Muircheartaigh agus é i dTeach Laighean agus sa Seanad inniu. Tá an cuma ar an scéal, ag amharc ar an nGailearaí inniu, gur thóg sé foireann peile leis. Tá na sluaite Gaeil linn sa Ghailearaí fosta. Is mian liom fearadh na fáilte a chur roimh chuile dhuine atá i...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí. Does the Minister of State remember that old saying from school? Praise the young and they will flourish. Cherish and enfranchise the young, enable, empower and trust them. These are all very modest political requirements for the House. That Seanad Éireann would, on receipt of a carefully considered Bill which has been the subject of...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I am referring to the committee.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: The Senator does not have to come back in. She has had her say.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Without interruption because sometimes people do not like to hear that they are going to get up and vote against this because that is their party's stated policy. Fianna Fáil has the opportunity with young people in the Gallery. Young people have no doubt because they are engaged in the political process as Senator Craughwell rightly said. The notion that young people are not...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: One cannot become President until the age of 35. This is an important point given what was said previously. I am aware that this issue was looked at in an earlier referendum, but in the spirit of the topic under discussion today it may be something we could look at moving forward. I could reiterate nearly everything I said in my last contribution about the semantics of the aspiration to...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I reiterate my call for updated statements from the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade on the current state of play in the Brexit negotiations. This is in no way to disrespect the nature of the critical juncture we are at but it has been some time since we heard a statement from the Minister on the matter. It is timely, warranted and necessary given the significance of the issue, on...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: And Armagh.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: The Leader could buy him a pint of Murphy's.

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.