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Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Yes.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Ba mhaith liom mo chomhghairdeas a dhéanamh leis an Seanadóir Moynihan agus a fear cheile nua. Congratulations. I acknowledge and commend the President, Michael D. Higgins, on his many acts of reconciliation and peace-building over many years in elected office, with a majority of people-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Ceart go leor. The Leas-Chathaoirleach's role is to keep us right, so he can consider me kept right. I will try to be as creative as other colleagues in making my next contribution, seeing that it is the first day back and all. There is no leeway, it seems.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I suppose "events, dear boy", events have proven that the debate as we mark our way through the decade of centenaries is live. The debate around partition, not just the historic legacy but the malign impact it still has on our lives, is in the political realm 100 years later and should not be shied away from, but should be addressed.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I noted some discussion in the public discourse around the correct use of titles. Without commenting on the President or the office-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I could not even imply. I think it keeps me on safe political ground to say that, while the President is in office, not all of us can vote for the President. As I have raised often in this House, I think it is a programme for Government commitment. We have reached a time past the restrictions where the referendum committed to to extend voting rights to citizens in the North and among our...

Seanad: EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Motion (21 Sep 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Sinn Féin supports this motion to opt into the Prüm convention decision for an extension on the time period to exchange DNA profiles, finger prints and vehicle data with the UK. In doing so, we wish to highlight a number of concerns, some of which relate to civil liberties and the need to subject the strictest oversight to particular types of technology that are associated with...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Climate action, or more particularly, climate inaction is probably the most pressing issue facing humanity. Prior to the arrival of the pandemic, the debate about climate action had the status of a college debate especially for those not closely involved in it and whole positions of authority in Government or influence in business - swot up on the facts, make an impressive and passionate...

Seanad: Offences against the State Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (22 Jun 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire fásta. This is my first opportunity to engage with Deputy Humphreys in her role as Minister for Justice. I welcome her to the House. Today's debate provides us with an opportunity to assess the current state of the capacity of the Oireachtas, the judicial system and the policing system to deliver on the most fundamental objective of all three...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Ar dtús báire fáilte, cuirim fáilte roimh an chéim shuntasach agus tábhachtach a glacadh an tseachtain seo caite i dtaca le reachtaíocht Ghaeilge ó Thuaidh. Seo reachtaíocht ar a bhfuilimid ag fanacht le tamall maith, le blianta fada anuas, agus is dea-scéal é go raibh muid in ann é seo a bhaint amach. I will begin my remarks by...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Chathaoirleach agus ba mhaith liom tréaslú leis an méid a bhí le rá aige agus ag comhghleacaithe eile faoin iarSheanadóir Pádraig Ó Céidigh mar tá ardmholadh tuillte aige. Is cuimhin liom an chaint ar an mBille seo in 2018 nuair a phléamar é sa Seanad an uair dheireanach agus dúirt mé gur...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: In deference to the guidance of the Leas-Chathaoirleach and the procedure, I do not need to say a great deal more other than to welcome the return of the Bill and hope it will be successfully concluded in this House today.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I suggest that Senator Davitt goes for it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Ireland's Future (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: A few colleagues came in afterwards and rightly addressed some of my points-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Ireland's Future (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I will be very brief because I am conscious I spoke at the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Ireland's Future (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Can I chance my arm? Is my connection any better? I think I may have resolved the issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Ireland's Future (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I think the problem was something to do with my earphones. I was listening in a busy party room. They will just have to hear it now. As I am conscious that I made a few points at the previous meeting, I will not eat into the time too much. Like other colleagues, I want to take the opportunity to welcome our guests back and to thank them for what has been a much more thoughtful and...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Trade and Co-operation Agreement, Northern Ireland Protocol, and EU-UK Relationships post Brexit: Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (15 Jun 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I apologise for missing the first part of the Commissioner's presentation. I am in the convention centre. It is probably easier to get the technological side of things sorted in Brussels than it is in the convention centre, but sin scéal eile. I did hear the Commissioner reiterate a message of regret regarding Brexit and the fallout from it. As someone who comes from and lives in the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I want to acknowledge and welcome the announcement earlier today from the First Ministers in the North that they have secured agreement from the Government of Mauritius to re-examine the investigation of the murder of Michaela McAreavey. It is hard to believe that it took place ten years ago. For a decade now, John, the McAreavey and Harte families have been campaigning for justice for...

Seanad: Counterfeiting Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Jun 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I will not needlessly delay the House or the passage of this Stage other than to say I share the concerns and regret of some colleagues about the delay in the Bill coming before the House. A number of colleagues also raised the issue of new forms of criminality with respect to finances and how way we adapt to counterfeiting given the increasing...