Results 2,561-2,580 of 5,132 for speaker:Trevor Ó Clochartaigh

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: An Teanga Gaeilge (12 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Ta an cheist atá curtha síos anocht agam pléite againn cheana agus tá súil agam go gcloisfidh mé go bhfuil dul chun cinn déanta ar an méid a luaigh muid. De réir mar a thuigim, is ceist don Tánaiste atá i gceist anseo, mar sílim gur é an Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: An Teanga Gaeilge (12 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit, ach i gcead dó is beagnach an freagra céanna atá muid ag cloisteáil ó 2007 ar aghaidh, le seacht mbliana anuas, ar an gceist chéanna seo. Cén fáth an bhfuil an Rialtas ag tarraingt na gcos ar an gceist seo? Tá cuid mhaith daoine imithe tríd na cúrsaí aistriúchán, tá...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: An Teanga Gaeilge (12 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá treoir le tabhairt ag an Aire Stáit roimh deireadh na bliana.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tacaím le moladh an Seanadóir Hayden maidir le díospóireacht faoi chúrsaí tithíochta. I support Senator Hayden's call for a debate on housing. Many of the Senator's points indicate an abject failure by her Government colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, to resolve these issues after three years in government. I concur with Senator...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Second Stage (17 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: This Bill is another element in the legislative framework designed to combat tobacco smoking. It gives us the opportunity to again focus on the enormous damage tobacco smoking does to the health of people and the huge cost to society of tobacco smoking. It also provides us with an opportunity to address the ongoing campaign to reduce and, hopefully, eventually eliminate this practice,...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Road Projects Status (17 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh on Aire State. I am sure both of us would prefer to be back in the west in the sun, but we have to do our business in the House. The issue I raise relates to the N59 between Galway and Clifden which passes through Moycullen and Oughterard, with which the Minister of State will be familiar. I appreciate work is being done on the road and acknowledge that planning for...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Road Projects Status (17 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I concur with the Minister of State's fine words about the intense beauty of the area in question. I thank him for the full report on the development. To follow on from that, the Minister of State might go back to the Minister and ask whether he is concerned that certain people believe the NPWS took a hands-off approach to the second An Bord Pleanála hearing and that its full input was...

Seanad: 750th Anniversary of First Irish Parliament: Statements (18 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire. Caithfidh mé a rá go bhfuil díomá orm go bhfuil muid ag plé na ceiste seo inniu. Cé gur ceist thábhachtach í, ní dóigh liom go bhfuil sí chomh h-ard sin ar liosta na dtosaíochtaí againn. I believe we are doing ourselves no favours in the Seanad by scheduling items such as this. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Shannon Airport Landings: Discussion (18 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I dtosach báire, cuirim céad fáilte roimh na finnéithe. Ceapaim gur é seo ceann de na hachainíocha is tábhachtaí atá feicthe againn go dtí seo. I welcome the witnesses. I commend them on the fantastic work they have done over the years, week in, week out and month in, month out at Shannon Airport. Trying to raise this issue and bring it to...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom aontú leis an méid a bhí le rá ag an Seanadóir Mooney maidir leis na ciorraithe atá ann do tuismitheoirí aonair. I support what Senator Paschal Mooney said about the cuts for lone parents. I listened with interest to Government Senators discuss issues to do with child care, housing, etc. I hope the concerns they are expressing will also be...

Seanad: Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom a rá go bhfuilimid i gcoinne an rún seo. Tá sé áiféiseach a bheith ag éisteacht leis an Seanadóir Byrne ag caint faoi de Valera. B'fhéidir gur cheart dó dul siar ar a chuid staire. Tá mé ag ceapadh go bhfuil go leor daoine nach n-aontódh leis an léamh a bhí ag an Seanadóir ar...

Seanad: Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We all know the background to the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act and Senators need to consider the destructive effect of this legislation on human rights, civil liberties and democratic life in the State. We are living in a new political reality and the Minister and the Government have an onus to live up to their obligations under the Good Friday Agreement to remove obstacles...

Seanad: Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Others seem to be.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (19 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: There is no question that we all share the Minister of State's revulsion at some of the heinous crimes described here. They are being perpetrated by hardened criminals in this State who need to be dealt with. That in itself cannot justify this type of legislation. It is a sad reflection on a Government or State when it must admit-----

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (19 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: When Senator Gilroy is finished on Twitter. It is a sad reflection on a Government or State when it must admit that its courts are unable to deal with individuals involved in organised criminal activity. In such circumstances-----

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (19 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: In such circumstances, the State in question has failed to deal with issues like jury intimidation and witness protection. If we are serious about dealing with organised criminal gangs, we must put resources in place. For example, we should not be closing rural Garda stations. The Minister will say that this is just one aspect of the matter. However, if we are serious about tackling...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (19 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: What was Labour's position in opposition?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (19 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On a point of order, the Senator is casting aspersions on our political party and he should withdraw that statement unless he can back it up with facts.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (19 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: He should spend less time on Twitter and more time doing a bit of research.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (19 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On a point of order, I call on the Senator to retract that statement.