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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: -----the oversight of HSE budgets, which is relevant when moneys are spent on the West/North West Hospitals Group and questions have been raised about it by the Minister. A number of other companies have received lucrative contracts from that group, leading to questions of how the public procurement process was complied with in those cases. To put everyone's mind at ease, I call on the...

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Is the Minister going to release the report?

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am willing to answer them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I welcome the witnesses. This is a very interesting debate and one that is very topical in the west of Ireland. It clearly also affects the north, south and south west also. It is a complicated issue. The role of the harvester was only mentioned once or twice. Looking from the outside it might be asked if it would make more sense to set up some kind of independent organisation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: They are directed towards all of the industry players, although they may not wish to answer all of them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: There was a specific question asked about Údarás. I am aware its representatives will be here later and it would be useful to have an answer. The BioAtlantis deputation stated there were specific issues about the sale that Údarás should answer. Will Mr. O'Sullivan enlighten us?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Céad fáilte roimh uilig. Meascfaidh mé mo chuid ráitís idir Bhéarla agus Gaeilge mar gurb í an Ghaeilge is nádúrthaí dom. Ó thaobh Údarás na Gaeltachta de, deineadh roinnt líomhaintí an-tromchúiseacha ar ball maidir leis an ról a bhí ag an údarás ó thaobh díol Arramara Teoranta....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Maidir leis an bpáipéarachas a bhain leis sin agus leis an bpróiseas, sílim go mbeadh sé tábhachtach é a chur ar an taifead más féidir cead a fháil é sin a dhéanamh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Níl mé ag iarraidh na tairiscintí féin a fheiceáil ach díreach an próiseas a sholéiriú. Tá sé tábhachtach go déantar sin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Más féidir an t-eolas sin a bhailiú le chéile

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: An bhféadfadh an tUasal ÓhEochaidh aon treoir breise a thabhairt dúinn? Níl mé ag lorg na bhfigiúirí ach, abair, an méid atá an t-údarás ag fáil ó Acadian agus an méid atá sé ag íoc ar ais. Go bunúsach, tá scéalta ag dul thart go bhfuil an t-údarás ag fáil airgid i lámh...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Obviously, the licensing regime has been in place in Canada for quite a while. Was there any contact between Mr. Deveau's company and any members of the Government on the licensing regime here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Was there no other contact between agents of Mr. Deveau's company and the Government on the changing of the licensing regime? It is very strange that, although we have had a Foreshore Act since 1933, it is now being policed all of a sudden. It is valid to ask why it is happening now. People are asking whether it is related to the transfer of Arramara.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: An raibh ról ag an tUasal Mac Giolla Bhríde ó thaobh an údaráis sa bhliain 2006?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: This has been a very long session. Mr. Jean-Paul Deveau has talked about transplanting the Canadian model to the west. Will he clarify the rights of workers under the Canadian model? For example, are the 250 employees in the plant unionised, or is the company open to unionisation? The nub of the issue is whether the seaweed cutters are employees or self-employed with a contract with the...

Seanad: Environmental Protection Agency: Motion (9 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Yes. May I speak at this stage?

Seanad: Environmental Protection Agency: Motion (9 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I reserve the right to speak later. Ba mhaith liom cuidiú leis an leasú atá molta ag an Seanadóir Cullinane.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Secrecy Provisions in Central Bank Act 1942 and Sanction Procedure: Mr. Alan Jackman (9 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I congratulate Mr. Jackman on the petition. He has put much work into it and it is very coherent. As the Chairman said, people find it difficult to take the personal element out of their petitions and many have argued their personal cases, in which we have no jurisdiction. It is important that Mr. Jackman has highlighted a systemic issue. It is a very complex issue for people who are not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Secrecy Provisions in Central Bank Act 1942 and Sanction Procedure: Mr. Alan Jackman (9 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: While I do not disagree, we need to have a conversation because there is a role for both those committees and the expertise at the table of the finance committee would know the system much better than the justice committee members. I mean no disrespect to the justice committee members. There could be a response from both committees on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Secrecy Provisions in Central Bank Act 1942 and Sanction Procedure: Mr. Alan Jackman (9 Jul 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We could possibly invite the regulator and the Department of Finance here to respond to the petition and go through the points. We could examine all those issues without adjudicating. Without taking a side in the argument, it is important that petitions such as Mr. Jackman's come before the committee and I commend him on putting so much work into it and presenting it is a very legible way.