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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I heard a number of compliments about the office's work. A number of people have told me that when they contacted the office as Gaeilge they received a very good service. On the more general issue, do issues arise in regard to staffing at the office? Realistically, what would it hope for as a staffing complement? The Language Commissioner has advised us that he needed X number of staff to...

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Will Mr. Tyndall address the issue of complaints about direct provision accommodation?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: There was a very well known film called "Dead Man Walking". I get the sense that we have a dead man walking in the Cabinet having seen media reports on the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly. It appears the backbenchers in Fine Gael are finally coming to the conclusion we came to many months ago, which is that it is time for the Minister to go having regard to the number of debacles...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Investigations (5 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Seo ábhar a d'ardaigh mé cúpla uair roimhe seo sa Teach, ábhar a bhaineann le iar-cheannasaí Chumann na bhFiann, Domhnall Ó Lubhlaí. I am raising an issue that has been raised previously in the Houses but time has moved on and there have been many developments in justice issues since the last time we...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Investigations (5 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I appreciate that the Garda has been given further information. That is very important. There is a sense among the victims and observers who have studied the case that the investigation to date has not been up to scratch. We know that there are questions about how the Garda has investigated certain issues in the past and that that is subject to a number of inquiries. I ask the Minister of...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an bhfógra atá déanta inniu maidir leis na huafáis atá tagtha chun cinn i dtaobh na tithe i dTuaim agus in áiteanna eile ina raibh máithreacha agus leanaí ina gcónaí. I welcome the announcement by the Government that a full inquiry will be held into cases that have come to light in Tuam and elsewhere. I...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (10 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá céad fáilte roimh an Aire. Is dóigh go bhféadfar a rá gur lá maith don Seanad an lá inniu agus an méid atá ráite ag an Aire anseo go n-aontaíonn sí leis an Seanadóir Zappone gur gá an reachtaíocht atá ann i láthair na huaire a athrú agus go nglacann sí i bprionsabail leis na moltaí...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuireann an faoiseamh atá ar an Seanadóir Mullins maidir le tuarascáil Cooke iontas orm i bhfianaise na ráitis atá déanta ag an ICCL agus daoine eile ar maidin. The relief shown by Senator Mullins regarding the Cooke report was not shared by others who spoke on the subject this morning. One of the main points of the report is that it is impossible to...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Go maith agat, a leas Chathaoirligh. Tá céad fáilte roimh an Aire. I move amendment No. 1: In page 53, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following:"(2) Any conviction covered by the terms of the Good Friday Agreement 1998 is excluded for consideration under this section.".On Second Stage we said that we were generally in favour of the Bill but a couple of amendments have...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I welcome the Minister to her new role and I appreciate that she is picking up where her predecessor left off. That is the reason we tabled this amendment once more. My understanding, I am subject to correction, is that the Bill specifically states that sentences must have expired, but the prisoners under the Good Friday Agreement were released under licence and that is the reason we are...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Yes.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 2: In page 128, after line 41, to insert the following:“Transfer of DNA samples or profiles to other jurisdictions 110. (1) A DNA sample or profile may not be transferred to another jurisdiction for the purposes of it being used against an individual who has already stood trial and been acquitted in this jurisdiction. (2) The transfer of DNA samples or profiles to...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith linn tréaslú leis an Aire as ucht an reachtaíocht seo a thabhairt chun cinn. Sinn Féin welcomes this legislation, although we raised a number of concerns on Second Stage and Committee Stage. Those concerns remain and my party will keep an eye on how things pan out when the legislation is implemented. Sinn Féin's main concern is to ensure that convictions...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (11 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire. Ba mhaith liom mo ghlór a chur leis na glórtha atá anseo go dtí seo ar an ábhar fíor-thruamhéileach seo. I would like to start by commending Catherine Corless, the researcher, and Teresa Killeen Kelly, the chairperson of the Tuam mother and babies committee, on bringing the recent revelations to light and working...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (11 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On a point of order, I suggest that the debate be resumed because I am sure that a number of other Members of the Seanad would like to speak on this issue.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (11 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am sure the Minister could make time available.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (11 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It needs to be suggested this evening.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (11 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The recommendation is to forward the latest responses received from the Department of Education Skills, the Health and Safety Authority and the Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown, together with a copy of the report of December 2013 on the review of apprenticeship training in Ireland, to the petitioner, informing him that the committee is satisfied with the progress made to date. It is...

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tacaím leis an leasú atá molta ag mo chomhghleacaí, an Seanadóir Cullinane. I second Senator Cullinane's amendment that the Taoiseach be called in for a debate today. We are hoping that would be a two hour debate, at least. It is obvious that the Taoiseach is the puppet master pulling the strings on this issue. I do not think that people watching this debate today...

Seanad: Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liomsa freisin tacú agus glacadh leis an mBille seo agus tá áthas orm go ndeachaigh sé tríd an Teach. We are not opposed in principle to the dissolution of Forfás and the transfer of its functions. Its amalgamation into the Department and the other agencies seems a common-sense approach. It is clear that many of the functions of Forfás could and...