Results 1-15 of 15 for destroyed speaker:Brian Ó Domhnaill

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: .... Unfortunately, the scientific evidence is lacking in Ireland for this. However, my attention was drawn to scientific evidence from our nearest neighbour, Britain, which shows that widescale cutting of hedges destroys natural habitats, including flowers. We have even had the beekeeping community contacting us on this, because they are being affected. The honey bee is affected. There...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...and other public representatives in these Houses. A former Member of this House, Larry Butler, has been to the fore in raising concerns in his own area along the Barrow Line outside Graiguenamanagh. It would destroy a beautiful grassy surface to dig this up and replace it with what Waterways Ireland suggests. It would be abandonment of a natural resource and would be a disgrace. I...

Seanad: Seanad Public Consultation Committee Report on Farm Safety: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...the parish where I live, a bailer accident occurred where an unfortunate man who was operating as a small contractor was bailed through one of the small bailers. The result was catastrophic. It destroyed the family emotionally, physically and mentally, and it did the same to the local community. It was a shocking incident but such incidents occur. There are safety procedures that can...

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (16 Oct 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I am trying to distinguish between the two. There are people who destroy plantations. They should be dealt with differently from someone who gets a felling licence. I spoke last evening to a forest farmer in County Cavan, Howard McCallum, who is a friend of my colleague, Senator Wilson. He wanted to raise this issue because he knows many young farmers who are interested in planting their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture and Fisheries Councils and Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (10 Jun 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...to being able to pick up the salmon. I realise salmon are protected under the European habitats directive but I believe the matter needs to be examined. Why should a fishing opportunity be destroyed with seals in bays? The Minister and his colleague, the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Deenihan, need to examine the possibility of operating a seal cull. I am unsure...

Seanad: Action Plan for Jobs: Statements (5 Mar 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...country. In the past five years, more than 250,000 aged between 15 and 29 years or one in five persons in this age cohort have left the country. Emigration is ripping the soul out of Ireland and destroying future recovery. Something must be done to tackle youth unemployment. While I acknowledge the work being done by the Government in other areas, it is not tackling this issue. There...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...and the Gaeltacht, to come to this House to discuss the outrageous situation we now face in our State. The Government Department that is responsible for protecting the Irish language is actually destroying the future of the language.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: They will destroy a human life but they are not willing to tell us how they will do it, and this is a disgrace.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...to realise when human life exists. I believe, and where I come from, human life exists from conception to natural death. Therefore, I cannot support an amendment where human life would be destroyed in the womb simply because the unborn child is disabled. It sends a very wrong message about the protection and rights of children who are disabled. It would also impose a culture or...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...Finance before the House. I appeal to the Leader to accept Senator MacSharry's amendment in the interests of national importance so that we can hear what will be done with these rogue bankers who destroyed the country and brought about economic collapse. It is absolutely disgusting and disgraceful. We could do the Seanad and the people some service by having a comprehensive debate on...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: It went from 300 SNAs to 10,000. The Government inherited this and now it is destroying it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Fisheries Sustainability: Discussion with Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (6 Dec 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: .... However, I believe the decision taken by the Government at the time was wrong. The data was skewed and did not take into account the damage being done in rivers throughout the country where spawning beds were destroyed. No protection was given to spawning beds on salmon rivers and poaching and pollution issues were not addressed. The easy option was taken, namely, to penalise the...

Seanad: Chalara fraxinea (Ash Dieback Disease): Statements (15 Nov 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...taken to eradicate ash dieback disease but the Secretary of State admitted that it will be almost impossible to do so. An action plan has been put in place with the primary goal of removing and destroying diseased young trees. There are no plans to remove mature trees which are important for wild life and efforts will focus on developing resistance to the disease. Conservation groups in...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Jun 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...Minister to decide that a farmer's herd being turned down in one instance means financial destruction for the farmer. If compensation was not readily available in the case where a herd had to be destroyed or if it were to be reduced, the farmer would be unable to restock and this is where the difficulty arises. Section 31(4) states: "An application for compensation shall be in such form...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2007)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...the Minister of State, Deputy Pat Carey, who is doing his utmost to deal with the issue. I also support Garda Commissioner Murphy, who today called for communities to name the people who are destroying lives, young and old. People should make any information they have known to the Garda Síochána so that the miserable actions of drug dealers can be targeted and stopped. We should have...