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Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Senator Craughwell should settle down. Before I begin, I share the sentiments of other colleagues. I recognise and appreciate that substantial progress has been made with regard to this Bill. It will improve the overall governance framework. As other colleagues have acknowledged, however, there is room for improvement. Sinn Féin supports legislative reform in higher education to...

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I welcome the Minister and thank him for his attention this afternoon. Senator Higgins has outlined a similar rationale for her amendments to that applying to our amendments Nos. 37 and 38. I will speak to them briefly in order that we can get to the Minister's response. Amendment No. 37 seeks to guarantee that where a public sector employee makes a disclosure to the relevant Minister but...

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive response with regard to amendments Nos. 37 and 38. I do not have the lead brief on this for our group. I am inclined to withdraw them when we get to that point and reserve the right to resubmit on a further Stage. I can inform colleagues of the Minister's response.

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I move amendment No. 37: In page 24, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “(d) a worker who is or was employed in a public body and who has made a disclosure to a relevant Minister but who has not made a disclosure in compliance with section 8(2)(c) shall benefit from the protections set out in this Act if they comply with section 8(2)(b) and other relevant sections in...

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I move amendment No. 38: In page 24, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: “(aa) otherwise, where the Minister deems it to be in the public interest, the relevant Minister shall acknowledge, in writing, to the reporting person, receipt of a report made to the Minister not more than 7 days after receipt of it, save where the reporting person explicitly requested...

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I oppose the section and will vote accordingly.

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I refer to amendment No. 52 in our names. It proposes a deletion. It is related to our previous amendment and the risks of tort action against the disclosure. I am keen to hear the Minister's response to amendment No. 52.

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Yes, but it is also in our name.

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I thank the Minister.

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: More is the pity. It is a good one, like them all.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I, too, welcome the ambassador to the Gallery this morning.When I was a member of Belfast City Council I had the great privilege of travelling to Ljubljana to look at the fantastic and transformative work undertaken to pedestrianise the city to make it much healthier, better connected and prosperous. There are lessons we in Ireland could well and truly learn for our own cities and towns in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I thank the Leader.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I thank the Leader.

Seanad: Defence Forces (Evidence) Bill 2019: Second Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire, an Teachta Coveney. Tá an ceart ag an Seanadóir Martin nuair a deir sé go bhfuil an tAire i gcónaí díograiseach ag teacht os comhair an tSeanaid. Gabhaim mo leithscéal leis an Aire as a chur i láthair a chailleadh inniu. The Minister is very welcome to the House. I apologise for missing his contribution. He will...

Seanad: Defence Forces (Evidence) Bill 2019: Second Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Perhaps the Minister could circulate his speech in an email so we can see it.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I move amendment No. 1: In page 106, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 21 of Act of 2014 28.Section 21 of the Act of 2014 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection: "(2) When considering the provision of moneys to be provided to the Commission, the Minister may give consideration to the additional powers the Commission may have...

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Before I come to my response, it would be remiss of me not to acknowledge the members of the north Belfast and Lurgan community restorative justice harm reduction group who are in the Gallery. The name is a bit of a tongue twister but they are very welcome all the same. In my capacity as a Sinn Féin spokesperson on justice and equality, I believe the work that restorative practitioners...

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I move amendment No. 2: In page 109, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 28 of Act of 2014 31.Section 28 of the Act of 2014 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1): "(1A) When considering the appointment of staff to the Commission, the Minister may give consideration to the additional powers the Commission may have...

Seanad: Annual Transition Statement: Statements (22 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Senator Buttimer might give the Senator some of his time if she remembers her point.