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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit: Discussion with Mushroom Industry (27 Sep 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I was particularly taken by Mr. Wilson's contribution on the challenges of the big four and food deflation. This is a common denominator no matter what sector is before us. We had the various farming organisations here a fortnight ago. Ultimately, there will have to be an intervention around prices at European level. I would be interested to get Ms Dwyer's view from the IFA concerning what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...is literally the epicentre of what is called a slow-moving earthquake. In my age cohort, for pretty much all of my friends and family, it has utterly devastated their lives. They are lay people like me. Of the engineers who are trained up and are now representing families, I cannot think of one who believes in the current standard. I repeat that the current standard is underpinning a...

Seanad: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Second Stage (17 Dec 2019)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Sinn Féin supports this Bill but we have a number of concerns, which I would like to raise. Why has it taken seven years for this issue to reach the Dáil and Seanad to be legislated for? An Garda Síochána has been operating the exchange of information on criminals with other police forces since 2012. Obviously, this activity was being carried out with the best of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Changing Policing in Ireland Report: Garda Inspectorate (16 Dec 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The report made for alarming and depressing reading. I accept that that was not their intention - certainly not the depressing part of it - because the report is solution-oriented. I merely refer to the failure to implement previous recommendations. I refer to the fixed-charge notice or penalty points report and the crime investigation report in which the Garda Inspectorate outlined a...

Seanad: Defence Forces (Veterans Lapel Badge) Bill 2017: Second Stage (22 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Sinn Féin supports this Bill and commends Senator Craughwell on bringing this important issue before the House. Its provisions offer a means of honouring those who have served in our Defence Forces and brought honour upon our country. We are immensely proud of our Defence Forces, particularly those members who have served overseas. The calibre of the men and women who represent...

Leaders' Questions (16 Jan 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yesterday, the daughter of Máire Uí Dhomhnaill, an elderly cancer patient, told her mother's story. She was brought to that hospital at 5 p.m. last Monday evening and waited in the accident and emergency department for 14 hours in unbelievable conditions until 7 a.m. the following morning. Another woman who attended the accident and emergency department with her husband said:The...

Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: -----which is the Department of Justice and Equality. I want to speak about the experiences of the Department of Justice and Equality. Historically, it has been a conservative Department and slow to embrace change. It has the benefit of a report from an all-party committee, which was unanimously approved, as well as the McMahon report, which we had significant concerns about, although it...

Second Report of the Convention on the Constitution (Women in the Home): Statements (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will only be approximately ten minutes. The rightful position of women in Irish society is as equals in every way. The 1937 Constitution should be amended to entrench unambiguously women's equality in all aspects of life as part of a comprehensive bill or charter of rights. Constitutional recognition should also be given to the unquestionable economic and social value of unpaid...

Issuing of fixed ticket charges and exercise of Garda discretion: Statements (21 May 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I read the Minister's press release from 2010 in regard to events involving the then Minister for Defence, Deputy Willie O'Dea. What has changed in his view of such matters in the interim? The Minister referred to paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of subsection 41(1) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. He is giving quite a large scope to the Garda Commissioner under these provisions in...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for the Public Services 2013
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (26 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality last year had the opportunity to visit the Naval College in Cork, under the stewardship of the Flag Officer, Commodore Mark Mellett. We were mightily impressed with his vision and ambition for the Naval Service. One of the areas that was particularly impressive was that of innovation, where the Naval Service is working with academia and...

Programme for Government: Motion (15 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The people came out in huge numbers on 25 February last with hope in their hearts for change, for new political leadership and for a challenge to the injustice they have faced for so long now. Like all the TDs in the House today, I canvassed my constituency of Donegal North-East and I listened to what I can only describe as the stories of despair related to emigration again in Donegal. The...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (22 Jan 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 4: In page 8, line 4, to delete "12 months" and substitute "24 months".I welcome the Minister to the committee. This Bill is very much welcome, particularly in the context of the report on overcrowding in Cork Prison that was published some weeks ago. Unfortunately, many judges continue to imprison people for non-payment of fines, a practice which causes great...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Reports: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Before I call Deputy Daly, I wish to take the opportunity to ask a few questions because Senator Ó Clochartaigh and I have to attend another engagement at 5.40 p.m. The background to the formation of GSOC was the Morris tribunal which caused huge concern throughout the State and cost it dear financially and in terms of public confidence in the workings of the Garda Síochána....

International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 7: In page 10, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “ “stateless person” means a person who is not considered as a national by any state under the operation of its law;”. This amendment is linked to the previous one and adds a definition that a "stateless person" means a person who is not considered as a national by any...

Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (15 Dec 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Bill is well overdue and I welcome its publication. This chaotic Government tried to kick this issue to touch for as long as it could in asking the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality to look at the issue. Both committees were emphatic that we had to move to one-year bankruptcy but still months were allowed...

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times: Statements (31 Jan 2018)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...themselves on trolleys at Letterkenny hospital. That is double the number of 2016. It is the highest number since INMO records began. There is a real crisis at the hospital. There are so many stories every day but one story that sticks in my mind is that a 92 year old man gravely ill with pneumonia spent 23 hours waiting to get through into the hospital. There are so many other...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (20 Mar 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, subsection (1), line 28, to delete "12 months" and substitute "48 months".As the Minister of State will know, the Government is proposing that the period to be considered spent is 12 months or less. Britain has substantial experience of this area spanning more than 38 years. Overall, I welcome the Bill. It is a step in the right direction, particularly in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Sep 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I wish to raise with the Minister the comments made by An Tánaiste, Deputy Varadkar, yesterday, when he lectured the families of Donegal and the west of Ireland whose homes have been devastated by mica and pyrite. These families have campaigned long and hard for this Government to do what is fair and deliver 100% redress. The Tánaiste lectured those families, who are going through...

EU Council Decisions on Measures in the Area of International Protection: Motions (1 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Sinn Féin, of course, will support the motion. However, I would like to make a number of comments and outline our ten-point plan, which we offer to the Minister and her senior officials for consideration as part of their deliberations, towards the end of my contribution. This crisis is not a new one. A few years ago, I visited Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, which have been...

Seanad: Transport and Tourism: Statements (15 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will revisit issues I have raised with the Minister in this Chamber and elsewhere on a number of occasions. One issue is the huge gap in access to transport services for the people of the north west. On the last occasion I pointed to the map in the excellent Connected report produced by IBEC and the CBI. It sets out the motorway infrastructure and few pages following it the rail...