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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2019)

Ian Marshall: Keep digging.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Ian Marshall: I convened a meeting last week in Leinster House at the request of the Irish freight industry, led by Seamus Leheny of Freight Northern lreland and Verona Murphy of the Irish Road Haulage Association. We were accompanied by a number of representatives from transport companies north and south of the Border, many operating in the transportation of food and perishable products. Last night, I...

Seanad: Farm Safety Agency Bill 2018: Second Stage (29 May 2019)

Ian Marshall: I support Senator Paul Daly's Bill, which addresses a very important issue. We underestimate the seriousness of health and safety practice on farms and farm businesses, and the related statistics on injury and death. As Senator Paul Daly notes, one cannot treat a farm like another business because, very often, the business and the home are inextricably linked, if not one and the same. It...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Ian Marshall: I take this opportunity to reflect on the past four days of polls and elections, especially in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the UK. Along with my fellow Senators, I wish to take the opportunity to congratulate all those candidates who were successful and commiserate with all those who were unsuccessful in either the council or European Parliament elections. We are in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Ian Marshall: It was a truly historic day and clear evidence that the electorate wanted clear representation for all, irrespective of cultural identity and not defined by historical identities. I listened with concern as unionist voters supporting Alliance Party candidates were described by one political leader as unionist with a small "u", implying that there were different ranks of unionism. I disagree...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2019)

Ian Marshall: The red meat industry is coming under increasing pressure from a variety of threats. The biggest threats are the lack of profitability and unsustainable businesses, not to mention the shambles that is Brexit and the damage it could cause. The concerns were evident and raised last week at the Irish Farmers Journalbeef summit at which many in the industry said they were at their wits' end and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: European Commission Strategy on Climate Action: Discussion (16 May 2019)

Ian Marshall: Deputies Eamon Ryan and Pringle have asked similar questions but my concern is about the review process. It is one thing to have a plan but it is equally important to have a review process as that enables us to react if we are ahead of - or behind - the curve. Can our guests provide a bit more clarity on what the review process looks like? The pace of technology is so fast that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: European Commission Strategy on Climate Action: Discussion (16 May 2019)

Ian Marshall: Does China still use nuclear energy?

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Citizenship Rights (8 May 2019)

Ian Marshall: I thank the witnesses for their interesting presentations. It is a steep learning curve for many members on this committee and many people who have been acutely aware of the DeSouza case, which we have all watched with interest through the media. Professor Harvey referred to Irish citizens in Northern Ireland being abandoned and a "systematic failure" in terms of the implementation of the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Northern Ireland (16 Apr 2019)

Ian Marshall: I thank the Minister for Justice and Equality for his attendance in the House. I ask him to provide an update on the publication of the proposed Bill to provide for enhanced co-operation with legacy inquests in Northern Ireland. The Kingsmill massacre was a heinous crime. It was an affront to humanity and an attack on all the good people who lived and worked in the small sleepy townland of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Northern Ireland (16 Apr 2019)

Ian Marshall: I thank the Minister for coming into the House and for his response, which I fully accept. I understand there is movement on this issue. As I said, there is no hierarchy of victims but for any parent in Northern Ireland who buried a child or any child who buried a parent as a consequence of the Troubles, it is an unthinkable situation. No one can bring back the victims or rewind the clock...

Seanad: An Bille um an Ochtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Scaoileadh ar Phósadh) 2016: An Dara Céim - Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Dissolution of Marriage) Bill 2016: Second Stage (9 Apr 2019)

Ian Marshall: Changes in the rules relating to divorce are afoot in England and Wales so this debate is timely. This morning's headlines were about reform to end the blame game between couples who are divorcing in Britain. It is currently the case that fault-based divorces, where there are allegations of adultery or unreasonable behaviour, take as little as three to six months to be completed. However,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Apr 2019)

Ian Marshall: I congratulate the Government representatives in this and the Lower House on supporting the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 last week. There was much contention surrounding the legislation, much discussion and a lot of concern among those stakeholders directly affected. Their concerns and fears are ones for which I have both understanding and great sympathy. Their fears for the future...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2019)

Ian Marshall: I am sure everyone watched with interest the ongoing proceedings in Westminster last night. Although it is not conclusive on any strategic plan, what they did achieve was to clearly demonstrate that a no-deal Brexit or crash out for the UK is well and truly off the table. As I indicated to this House a number of weeks ago, reading between the lines of the discussion that was going on at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Ian Marshall: Where would the Deputy insert that?

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (26 Mar 2019)

Ian Marshall: I suppose my circumstances are slightly different from those of other Senators in that I reside in the North and I perform a function as a Senator in this House. I am, therefore, aware of both sides of this argument. Agreements made more than 60 years ago with a degree of vagueness and ambiguity present a number of concerns. However, if we consider that we trade in an all-island agrifood...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2019)

Ian Marshall: I acknowledge the trip to Belfast on Tuesday by the Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU. The trip was ably chaired by Senator Joe O'Reilly, deputising for Senator Neale Richmond, and present were Senators Black, Paul Daly, Ó Donnghaile, Craughwell, and I. We met many businesses and other organisations such as the Northern Ireland Food and Drink...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

Ian Marshall: The Brexit discussions change on a daily basis and, in fact, on an hourly basis at the moment. In the last 48 hours we have witnessed a Prime Minister, after a deal had been rejected, offer the opportunity to separate the votes to leaving without a deal or the opportunity to vote on whether to extend Article 50. We have also witnessed Jeremy Corbyn do a U-turn and move to a position to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

Ian Marshall: If the UK needs and requests more time then that is good. If the UK needs and requires these decisions to be referred to parliament then that is good. If the Prime Minister and the UK Government cannot get a majority position and decide to go back to the electorate then that is good-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

Ian Marshall: -----and should be seen as such. Do not underestimate the integrity of either the politicians or the electorate. The best people to decide the future of the UK and its relationship with Ireland, the EU and the rest of the world are ultimately the electorate. Give them all of the facts, and I mean all of the facts, give them all of the information and let them decide. Democracy dictates...