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Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: He is the chair of the hospital group in question and involved with the company which produced the report. It would appear there may be a major conflict of interest in the commissioning of the report, and the Minister must make a clear statement that the report is to be withdrawn completely, with Mr. Daly to review his position as chair of the board. When appointing chairpersons to the...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am stating what the Minister has said.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I have a number of pertinent questions for the Leader. The person in question, the chair of the north-west hospital group, set up the company in 2004 and also appeared to be involved in plans to develop the €75 million Wyndale Clinic which was to be located on the grounds of Letterkenny hospital. I have some serious questions to be addressed by the Minister. I propose an amendment to...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: What connection, if any, does the chairman have with Fine Gael?

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is very important as the Minister was not forthcoming when he had an opportunity yesterday to address these issues. He brought up the procurement issue but he did not give us the full information he should have. We have seen decisions taken with Ballinasloe-----

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I ask that the Minister comes before the House to give us a full, frank and transparent report on the issues surrounding procurement of the report which considers the reorganisation of maternity services in the west and north west, as well as any matters around the chairmanship of the board. What is the appointment process for the chairpersons of boards? Was that process carried out through...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am asking questions.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I have asked questions. I have not impugned anybody's reputation.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We are supposed to ask questions and call people to account.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: What about the question on the conflict of interest?

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: He did not answer them. That is the problem.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Yes.

Seanad: Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Bill 2013: Second Stage (29 May 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad mile fáilte roimh an Aire. It would be remiss of me not to share the concerns of Senators on the job losses in Waterford. It is a very dark day for that city, for all those involved and for the families which will be affected by that decision. I believe my colleague, Senator Cullinane, was on his way there when he heard the news. He asked me to contribute to this...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Job Creation (29 May 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire. Tá mé thar a bheith buíoch dó as teacht isteach ar an gceist seo. I am very grateful the Minister is present. The reason I raise the issue is that, anecdotally, we all sense that employment in rural areas has been particularly affected in recent years. There is a certain sense that the employment rate nationally and even in...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Job Creation (29 May 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the Minister and appreciate what he has just said. It does strike me, though, with respect, that if there is to be a regeneration of rural areas, then the Minister needs to drive it a little bit more from a rural perspective. If these regional enterprise frameworks are being developed in conjunction with the agencies, it would be useful to give them targets for rural areas. I do...

Seanad: Racism in Ireland: Motion (4 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: He was a sergeant actually.

Seanad: Racism in Ireland: Motion (4 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire. Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh na cuairteoirí ar fad atá sa Ghailearaí. It is great to see such a multicultural gathering in the Gallery. It is unfortunate that the membership of the House is not as multicultural in nature but perhaps it will be at some point in the future. I welcome this very important motion. As someone...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Annual Report 2013: Office of the Ombudsman (4 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I hope that we will have some good news for Mr. Tyndall. His predecessor, Ms Emily O'Reilly, and some of those who held the office before her, raised the issue of direct provision, which is the method we use to house asylum seekers when they come to these shores. We have included the issue in our work programme and have indicated that we want to consider whether it can be included in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Annual Report 2013: Office of the Ombudsman (4 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I appreciate that Mr. Tyndall told us on a previous occasion about his interest in the Welsh language. The issues I raise pertain to Irish language cases. Mr. Morgan may be able to address the two specific language cases I raised. On a more general question, if somebody takes a case as Gaeilge is it taking longer to process due to a lack of people with Irish language abilities? The people...