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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: What facts? Has Senator Gilroy got the facts to back it up?

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Has he been charged?

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Has he been charged?

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I call on Senator Gilroy to withdraw that statement immediately.

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I would like the Acting Chairman to rule on that. On a point of order-----

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Will the Acting Chairman rule on the point of order? I think Senator Gilroy should retract that statement. He has absolutely no basis to make the accusation he has made about the leader of our party. It is totally out of order and an obvious slur because his own party and the Government are not dealing with the issues at hand regarding organised crime. He is using all kinds of accusations...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: B'fhéidir go bhfaca cuid de na Seanadóirí clár tragóideach go leor a bhí ar "Prime Time" Déardaoin seo caite, faoi chás chailín beag as Chonamara a fuair bás go tragóideach agus go hóg. On last Thursday's "Prime Time", Ms Aoife Hegarty did a sad report on the death of a six year old girl in Connemara due to medical issues. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: They have no choice.

Seanad: Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Fund Bill 2014: Second Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Tá ábhar an-tromchúiseach agus an-tábhachtach á phlé againn. Aithním go bhfuil brí an Bhille atá á chur chun cinn ag an Seanadóir MacSharry tábhachtach agus go bhfuil an reachtaíocht seo á moladh aige le toil mhaith. Tá deacrachtaí beaga againn leis, áfach. We...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom a rá nach n-aontaím gur chóir dúinn an run maidir le Eurodac a thógáil gan aon díospóireacht. I do not agree that we should allow the motion on Eurodac through without a debate. There are a number of issues around it that should be debated fully in the House, so I ask the Acting Leader to reconsider that and give us time to debate that...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am not proposing an amendment.; I am calling for a debate on the issue as a matter of urgency.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The cuts in the Scandinavian system-----

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I do not think lone parents would agree.

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 1: In page 9, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following:"8. Pursuant to the Good Friday Agreement, an international agreement of which this Government is a co-guarantor, the Irish Government will take steps to further strengthen the protection of human rights in its jurisdiction. The Government will bring forward measures to strengthen and underpin the...

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I appreciate the Minister's reply. In our reading, though, the IHRC does not have the full range of powers available to the commission in the North. Therefore, the equivalence obligation under the Good Friday Agreement appears to have been ignored. That the Government is proposing to amalgamate the IHRC and Equality Authority will result in a mismatch of powers and obligations and the...

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Minister will be aware that I and many other Senators have continually raised the issue of direct provision in the House. There are many who feel that the human rights of those in direct provision have been transgressed. A former holder of the position of Ombudsman raised the issue of the oversight of the direct provision system and stated that she wanted the Ombudsman (Amendment) Act...

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I would beg to differ but I will not discuss the matter in detail now. There are inherent difficulties with the system of direct provision as it is set up. I refer to the fact that it is a privatised system and that there is lack of oversight in respect of it. There are many issues which arise in the context of direct provision but we will not discuss them now because they are not...

Seanad: Regulation (EU) No. 603/2013 on the Establishment of Eurodac: Motion (3 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom míle buíochas a ghlacadh leis an gCeannaire Gníomhach as ucht an díospóireacht seo a ghlacadh inniu. Gabhaim buíochas freisin leis an Aire as ucht bheith anseo chun an díospóireacht a thógáil. I welcome the fact that we have been given the opportunity to debate the Eurodac proposal. It is important that we get the chance in...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Bill 2013: Second Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire. B'fhéidir gur é seo an t-am deireannach a bheidh muid ag labhairt leis sa ról ina bhfuil sé. Is lá stairiúil sa mhéid sin é sin. It is essentially a technicality whether funding for health services is voted in separate HSE and Department of Health Votes, as has been the case up to now, or in one Vote, as...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Bill 2013: Second Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: No, because we are discussing-----