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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Frank Feighan: ...been dealt with? Again, I thank everyone for the great work they are doing. In this committee we work together to try to highlight any issues or problems but sometimes it is nice to give someone an old pat on the back as well.

Death of Former Taoiseach: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: On behalf of the constituents and the members of Fine Gael in the constituency of Sligo-Leitrim, north Roscommon and south Donegal, I want to send my condolences and sympathies to Finola Bruton, the Bruton family and my colleague Richard Bruton. John Bruton was a man of principle, ideas, honour, integrity and passion. He was also a great man of honesty and fun. I want to talk about my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation (25 May 2023)

Frank Feighan: ...I always talk about is the relationship between Ireland and the Commonwealth. We left the Commonwealth in 1949 with the Republic of Ireland Act. The Ireland Act effectively recognised Northern Ireland. Tim Pat Coogan said that it was great that we declared a republic but that it deepened partition on the island. We did not have the kind of clubs such as language, cultural and sporting...

Irish Sheep Sector: Statements (30 Mar 2023)

Frank Feighan: .... Certainly sheep farming is very important in these areas. I am very aware of this situation. I have met the four IFA county chairs, namely, Joe Sweeney from Donegal, Des McHugh from Leitrim, Pat Leonard from Roscommon and Kathleen Henry from Sligo. They outlined exactly the seriousness of this situation. I also pay tribute to Kevin Comiskey, who is chair of the IFA's national sheep...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Commemorative Events (3 Feb 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...relationship with Ireland. The number of people who left over past decades indicates that many of them had a very difficult relationship with Ireland as well. I always had a major interest in Tim Pat Coogan's book, Wherever Green is Worn, and the Irish diaspora, be it in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom or the United States. Last night, we saw Celtic, a club I have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Jan 2021)

Frank Feighan: ...of NPAP related research, including compilation of Irish data for the WHO 2018 Country FactSheets on Physical Activity and the WHO Health Enhancing Physical Activity Policy Action Tool (HEPA PAT) for Ireland. Research and EU engagement are also key elements of implementation of the Obesity Policy and Action Plan. The Irish Physical Activity Research Collaboration (iPARC), an HRB funded,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (16 Dec 2020)

Frank Feighan: The Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, has received a number of representations on this matter from patients and concerned family members. I fully appreciate that this is a worrying time for patients, families and carers, and I hope the Senator's friend Pat and any other people who want this drug will get a good result. The Minister and I hope that this process comes to a satisfactory...

Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (14 May 2020)

Frank Feighan: ...highlighted the finest music of south Sligo and north Roscommon. It included Fred Finn, Peter Horan, Harry McGowan, Andrew Davey and Kathleen Morris, along with a younger group of musicians, including Tommy Finn, Pat Meehan, Colm O'Donnell and many others. I recall bringing Bernard to Shannon Airport in my van with all the hardcover books to sell in the United States. This was a major...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Mar 2019)

Frank Feighan: ...which declared the Republic in 1949. A consequence was the passage of the Ireland Act 1949 in Westminster which recognised, in effect, the Northern Ireland state for the first time. It was Tim Pat Coogan who said, rightly, that it brought on the Border campaign in the 1950s. While I appreciate where Senator Gavan is coming from, we have to be very careful. What I said yesterday rings...

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

Frank Feighan: John Hume made a huge difference. He was truly a peacemaker. We should recognise the legacy that he has left our country regarding the work that he did. It was a privilege for me to meet Pat Hume and her family, and many other people. Between 200 and 300 people watched the film in Westminster last night, which shows the respect that people have for his efforts. On 12 March we are holding...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2018)

Frank Feighan: Last Saturday in the Guild Hall in Derry in solidarity with my colleagues I attended a commemoration to mark the 50th anniversary of the civil rights march. I was delighted to meet Pat Hume, wife of John Hume, and many others. It was a very moving cross-community event, at which President Higgins received a standing ovation for his speech on civil rights which ranged from poverty,...

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Motion (26 Jun 2018)

Frank Feighan: ...Deputy James Browne, for their work on progressing mental health reform and in respect of this Bill. Deputy Browne is seeking a number of key changes to the Mental Health Act 2001 which will give patients more say in their treatment and often more protection. I understand the Dáil has agreed to all the Seanad amendments bar one, which concerns section 15 of the principal Act, as we...

Seanad: European Court Decision: Motion (16 May 2018)

Frank Feighan: ...Rights. However, we can all acknowledge the deep disappointment being felt by the men and their families right now. It must also be said here that four of the original hooded men have since died: Sean McKenna, Michael Montgomery, Pat Shivers and Gerry McKerr. I was honoured to meet Mr. Liam Shannon, who is in the Visitors Gallery. I hope that we shine a light on injustices, try to get...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)

Frank Feighan: ...was Mr. Treacy who said that in 2000, the president of the OCI had the power to contact the Australian immigration authorities or the Australian embassy. It sent word back to say that it was Mr. Pat Hickey who decided who got the accreditation or something like that. It shows the power and the abuse of power that went on for 17 years. When I was growing up, I was involved in football...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (17 Aug 2017)

Frank Feighan: ...was very poor and, incredibly, lists, spreadsheets and further explanations were furnished by the OCI in the week that Mr. Justice Moran's report was finalised. This is unacceptable. Mr. Pat Hickey has declined the invitation to appear before today's committee, so some of the clarity we need will not be forthcoming later today. However, it is interesting that Mr. Hickey still went on...

Seanad: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jun 2017)

Frank Feighan: ...from all sides of the political divide coming together and doing something that is right and proper. I remember four or five years ago we introduced the visitors to the then Minister, former Deputy Pat Rabbitte, and he would have given them a fair hearing to outline fears about pollution risks to water and the atmosphere and the contribution to climate change. This Bill ensures the...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2016)

Frank Feighan: Today, 14 July, is Bastille Day, and I am sure colleagues will join me in wishing all our friends in France and French ex-pats around the world all the best. They have gone through a very difficult time in the past few years. It is time to highlight that Euro 2016 was a major success, perhaps not for the French football team in the final but for a lot of the participating nations,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Outstanding Legacy Issues affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2015)

Frank Feighan: ...note of the privilege warning. I welcome Mr. William Devas, director, the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation, Ms Bernadette Joly, spokesperson for Justice for the Forgotten and the Pat Finucane Centre, and Mr. Brian Gormally, director, Committee on the Administration of Justice, to this meeting to discuss outstanding legacy issues in Northern Ireland affecting victims and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Proposed Repeal of UK Human Rights Act: Discussion (25 Jun 2015)

Frank Feighan: I call Mr. Pat Doherty MP.