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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Office of Public Works (16 Apr 2024)

Vincent P Martin: ...House is an 18th-century, neo-Palladian country house built within an extensive estate. In 1994, the OPW took on responsibility for both the house and the estate. Initially, this included only 13 acres of land, including the house. It has long been the policy of the OPW to seek to reunite the historic Castletown estate and, as the Minister of State is no doubt aware, in 1997, 100 acres...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Office of Public Works (16 Apr 2024)

Vincent P Martin: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I commend the OPW on the work that it has done to open up the lands and restore many of the landscape features, particularly the historic network of pathways across the State, as mentioned by the Minister of State. There has also been a concerted effort, as stated by the Minister of State, to manage the estate from a biodiversity perspective....

Seanad: The Political Situation in Northern Ireland: Statements (25 Oct 2023)

Vincent P Martin: ...and reasonableness. I appreciate that the Government, as a guarantor of the agreement, has to act in a measured and constructive way but we are currently at a protracted impasse in Northern Ireland, which stands in sharp contrast to the meeting of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly in County Kildare a few days ago. That east-west strand on the island was very constructive and...

Seanad: Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Vincent P Martin: ...and look at the underlying causes in order to advance matters and bring about a resolution. As the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, will recall, a former Taoiseach once described Northern Ireland as a failed political entity. The part of the world we are discussing is a failed political entity. This House debated at length the findings of Amnesty International’s report in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Office of Public Works (18 Oct 2023)

Vincent P Martin: ...of State, Deputy Noonan, stepping in for him this morning. I know he will relay back to his colleague our deliberations and discussion. It is well documented that 235 acres of the Castletown lands in Celbridge, County Kildare, were sold on the open market earlier this year. The OPW was outbid in its efforts to reunite those lands with the wonderful Castletown House. There is an...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Office of Public Works (18 Oct 2023)

Vincent P Martin: I thank the Minister of State. It has been said on many occasions that we acknowledge the very many millions of euro invested by the OPW to secure as much of the lands as it has done to date. The proposal to create a carpark in the meadow, which immediately adjoins the River Liffey, was off the wall and might not have been in compliance with planning laws. Thankfully, the proposal has been...

Seanad: Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Temporary Solidarity Contribution) Bill 2023: Second Stage (6 Jul 2023)

Vincent P Martin: ...temporary solidarity contribution is 75% of taxable profits that are above a 20% threshold of average taxable profits in 2018 to 2021. This is applicable for 2022 and 2023. Regulation to allow Ireland to do this comes from the EU. However, Ireland has decided to collect 75% rather than 33%, which is the minimum contribution required by the European Union regulation. This is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (31 May 2023)

Vincent P Martin: .... The heroic efforts of the school community have, it seems, been thwarted and the school has been browbeaten into having to endure delay after avoidable delay. Kildare County Council discovered that the land earmarked for building the two classrooms on had not been formally transferred to the council from the original owner. This conveyancing matter was passed to the Office of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Rule of Law Report: Engagement with European Commissioner for Justice (24 Nov 2022)

Vincent P Martin: ..., the office of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court opened investigations into war crimes and crimes against humanity and the EU Commission, quite correctly, supports that work. Ireland has provided an important contribution to this. That is an important road in seeking truth, justice and ultimately accountability. People can run but they cannot hide and we will catch up...

Seanad: Ireland's Military Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2022)

Vincent P Martin: I commend Senator Clonan and the Independent Group Members on tabling this important motion on what we in the Green Party regard as a crucial issue of Ireland and a much-valued neutrality. We have a proud history of neutrality of Ireland, given our Defence Forces have the longest unbroken record of overseas service with the UN of any country. This has always centred on humanitarianism and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Vincent P Martin: ...level to see her succeed to that job. I saw at first hand and up close the input she had as a senior director in dealing with an obstacle that was there for years in regard to the De Burgh lands. We now have one of the best urban parklands in Ireland, thanks in no small way to Ms Kavanagh and Ms Aspell. They are both very well respected in their fields. Kildare County Council has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-UK relations and the implementation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and the Northern Ireland Protocol: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Vincent P Martin: ...research points in one direction. I take Professor Shirlow’s point that a fake information war is being waged out there and it is just a shame that the expert, independent, academic voice is not landing or else we would not be where we are today.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Constitutional Future of the Island of Ireland - Public Policy, Economic Opportunities and Challenges: Discussion (7 Oct 2022)

Vincent P Martin: ...only on the submission from Dr. Liston and Professor Maguire. As we all know, under Article 4 of Bunreacht na hÉireann, the official name of the State is Éire or, in the English language, Ireland. A long time ago, in 1948, when division stalked the land, the designated descriptive name of the State was given as the Republic of Ireland. I attended a prestigious boxing match in...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Oct 2022)

Vincent P Martin: ...candidates be recommended for each judicial post. Senator McDowell has made the point that, under section 52, a person might be very eligible but never get to the next stage, his or her promised land. Amendments may be brought before this House to address that without bringing it back to square one. All of this would be for naught if there were an exception that could be used all of the...

Seanad: Passport Office: Motion (5 Oct 2022)

Vincent P Martin: ...contributors have referred to the symbolic nature of the motion, as well as the substantive point. Article 4 of the Constitution states "The name of the State is Éire, or, in the English language, Ireland." Article 5 of the Constitution proclaims "Ireland is a sovereign, independent, democratic state." The Constitution establishes a polity that can be safely described as republican...

Seanad: Support to Ukraine: Motion (30 Mar 2022)

Vincent P Martin: ...has helped it fund the invasion. Renewables can provide a triple win of lower costs, greater security and zero emissions, while also defunding Putin's regime. Wind energy alone provided 53% of Ireland's electricity last month. EirGrid recently informed an Oireachtas committee that offshore wind alone could power 3.75 million homes by 2030. It is really exciting to think that we could...

Seanad: Situation in the Middle East: Statements (1 Mar 2022)

Vincent P Martin: ...extensive cotton fields. Each morning, Mr. Shipsey passed what looked like the ruins of a village on the top of a hill above the kibbutz. It looked like one of the famine villages of the west of Ireland. No explanation was forthcoming, and it took many years later for that measured, practical man, Bill Shipsey, an eminent barrister, to realise what he had lived through that summer. He...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Solar Panels for Public Buildings, Schools, Homes and Other Premises) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Vincent P Martin: .... It might well be that the non-exempt developments of large-scale solar will pass planning, but if we do not have Government policy guidelines in respect of placement, volume, categorisation of land usage, which we do not at the moment, that will cause issues. Without drilling down too deeply, if the Supreme Court or any of the superior courts got their teeth into it, I am not sure...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Nov 2021)

Vincent P Martin: ...scourge and challenges which recidivism place on us all should get a proper airing on a day like this. We have little or no say in bringing this legislation in, because the highest court in the land found that section 27 of the Firearms Act 1964, as amended, was repugnant to the Constitution. When a provision is repugnant to the Constitution, it is up to the legislators to legislate and...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2021)

Vincent P Martin: ...is a tradition in this House, when we have constructive criticism to make of a legislative provision, to ventilate that and share it with our fellow legislators. Otherwise, the House would be bland. It would be impossible to lump in all Senators from Government parties 100% on every issue. I am proudly a member of a party that is in government and I believe in the work of this...