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

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Teamwork makes the dream work. The Minister is very welcome. Before I get into the content of the annual transition statement, I would like the record to reflect why we are here in 2022 discussing the statement from 2020. There are legal obligations upon the Minister compelling him to be here under the Climate and Low Carbon Development Act 2015. According to section 14(1), an annual...

Seanad: Proposal for a Directive on Combatting Violence against Women and Domestic Violence: Motion (22 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire maidir leis an rún tábhachtach atá os ár gcomhair anocht. I begin by welcoming the Minister and join colleagues in congratulating her and her family on her personal news. On International Women's Day this year the EU Commission published a proposal for a directive to combat violence against women and domestic violence through...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Foilsitheoireacht agus Léitheoireacht na Gaeilge: Plé (Atógáil) (22 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Táim buíoch den Chathaoirleach agus dár n-aíonna ar fad. Ar dtús, tréaslaím leis an méid atá ráite ag ár bhfinnéithe. Tacaím leis go mbeidh tuilleadh cur chun cinn san fhoilsitheoireacht trí mheán na Gaeilge. Go dtí seo, le linn na sraithe cruinnithe ag an gcomhchoiste ar na cúrsaí seo, táim ag...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Foilsitheoireacht agus Léitheoireacht na Gaeilge: Plé (Atógáil) (22 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Is é sin é go díreach. Caithfidh sé a bheith suite áit éigin sa lár. Is é sin tuiscint atá agam air. Is smaoineamh den chéad scoth é sin. Cé go n-aontaím leis an méid atá molta ag Mícheál Ó Laoghaire ó thaobh cúrsaí áitiúla, tá a thuilleadh Gaeilgeoirí anois ar fud...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Foilsitheoireacht agus Léitheoireacht na Gaeilge: Plé (Atógáil) (22 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Caithfidh an Teachta Ó Laoghaire é a chur faoi bhrú.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I dtús báire, ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire agus táim ag súil go mór leis an bplé agus le ráiteas agus freagraí an Aire anocht. The Minister is very welcome. I want to begin by speaking briefly about my personal experience in campaigning and fighting elections in the North and the issue of proxy voting. I understand anything new or...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I agree fully with Senator Clonan's remarks and especially his closing ones. I assure him of my own support for his work in the House in highlighting, and I hope addressing, those issues. I want to again ask the Government to move the Bill on holding a referendum that would extend the vote to Irish citizens outside the State in presidential elections. Members will know this is a long-term...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (16 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Do not speak too soon, a Leas-Chathaoirleach. I welcome the Minister of State. I will not be as brief as the two previous speakers-----

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (16 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I appreciate that, but I assure colleagues that I will be brief, maybe just not as brief. I will touch on the amendment I have tabled, which, hopefully, will save us time when we get to that point. The Bill is designed to protect in principle and in law a very important and long-standing function carried out in District Court sittings by members of the Garda, known as Garda court...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, line 17, after "member" where it secondly occurs to insert "not below the rank of Sergeant". I have referred to this in my earlier remarks. I am sure the Minister is familiar with the rationale given that the same amendment was moved in the Dáil yesterday.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I shall begin my remarks with a quote by a very famous and well-known Dubliner. In 1921, Edward Carson said: What a fool I was. I was only a puppet, and so was Ulster, and so was Ireland, in the political game that was to get the Conservative Party into power. Replace 1921 with 2022 and replace the words "to get the Conservative Party into power" with "to keep the Conservative Party...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (14 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: At dtús, ba maith liom fearadh na fáilte a chur roimh ár gcuairteoirí inniu. Táim iontach sásta agus bródúil go bhfuil seal agam ár ndlúthpháirtíocht agus tacaíocht a léiriú dóibh agus do mhuintir na hÚcráine. I welcome our Ukrainian visitors to the Seanad and thank them, in particular, for all their...

Seanad: Protection of the Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021: Second Stage (2 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Dé a beatha chuig an Aire Stáit. Tá mé chomh sásta go bhfuil an seal agam labhairt ar son na reachtaíochta tábhachtaí seo ar an mbeach meala dúchasaí Éireannaí. The Minister of State is very welcome to today's debate on this important legislation. I am very proud and privileged along with my colleague, Senator Boylan, to be able...

Seanad: Protection of the Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021: Second Stage (2 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: It nearly does but I will move on to my notes. As the Minister of State knows, the scientific argument for this Bill is impressive, but I am not a scientist or an ecologist. I have left it to other colleagues to address the scientific merits. All I will say is that, from my lay person's perspective, the threat of hybridisation to the native Irish honeybee warrants this legislative...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I welcome the ambassador to the Gallery. On behalf of the Sinn Féin group, I extend my sympathies to the Fine Gael Party on the loss of former Senator Jackman. I begin by welcoming the significant step forward in the Belfast High Court yesterday relating to the redevelopment of Casement Park, which has been wasted for far too long. It has the potential to be a transformative economic...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I know Senator Buttimer will. I turn to the issue of passports. I will make a number of political points and observations but I assure the Acting Leader that they are not directed at him. They are more for his colleagues at the Cabinet table. I welcome the growing cross-party support and recognition of the need for additional passport offices to try to help to deal with the issues, which...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Situation in Ukraine: Motion (1 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Hear, hear.