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Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom tacú leis an méid atá ráite ag an Seandóir D'Arcy ar an rún. The Garda Inspectorate report is a major milestone in Irish policing. It calls on the Minister immediately to establish the criminal justice service group to implement the recommendations of the report. It is a comprehensive and devastating critique of the systems within An Garda...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On a point of order, Sinn Féin has never said the Garda Síochána was biased.

Seanad: Fisheries Sector: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. There are many issues I wish to raise, but on the point Senator Comiskey made about looking after the smaller fishermen I agree with Senator O'Donovan that we should consider trying to renegotiate the quotas at EU level. However, the Minister has control over an element of the domestic quota, but 87% of the quota is controlled by 23 boats in the north west...

Seanad: Fisheries Sector: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Cathaoirleach might give me a little latitude given that not many Members are seeking to contribute. The scourge of spurdogs is another matter that needs to be addressed. It particularly affects smaller fishermen. Will the Minister outline what his Department is doing in this regard? lascaire Intíre Éireann is also very critical of the fishery management plans that have...

Seanad: Fisheries Sector: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: While the Minister says some headway has been made on licence applications, will he tell us how many are still outstanding? I might take the liberty of writing to him on a number of other points we would like to have addressed.

Seanad: Fisheries Sector: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On the joint Oireachtas report-----

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects Applications (12 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Gabhaim míle buíochas leis an Aire as ucht bheith linn anseo anocht agus it cannot be said anyway that they are not getting their value for money out of the Minister of State. If ever a value for money audit is conducted on the number of Adjournment matters and debates she has taken in the Seanad, she would be at the top of the list.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects Applications (12 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Táim ag ardú ceist maidir le Gaelscoil Riabhach, Baile Locha Riach. This is a Gaelscoil in Loughrea, County Galway, which has made a request for a new school building. I understand it has made a formal application for a departmental review of whether it is a building project, as set out in the Department's three-year building plan, that merits inclusion in the rapid delivery...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects Applications (12 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the Minister of State for her comprehensive reply. She might relate to the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, that there is a fear about slippage. If there is any slippage it will cost the Department more money, and that would be money down the drain. If it is feasible to include it in the rapid delivery project section under the school buildings unit it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Role and Remit: Financial Services Ombudsman (12 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I welcome Mr. Prasifka and his team and thank them for appearing before this committee. A number of thoughts struck me as I listened to Mr. Prasifka's opening statement, particularly on the broader ombudsman issues. I have a particular interest in the Irish language and one of the points regularly made by an Coimisinéir Teanga relates directly to what Mr. Prasifka said, namely, that if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Role and Remit: Financial Services Ombudsman (12 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: May I ask one final question? How does Mr. Prasifka think the committee could be of use to him? How can we engage with him to support the work he is doing in order that he could be more efficient or successful in his aims and we could be of use to him within the Oireachtas setting?

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Bhí díospóireacht an-mhaith againn anseo inné ar chúrsaí iascaireachta. Fáiltím roimhe sin, ach tá neart eile fós le rá faoin ábhar sin. I concur with fellow Senators who have spoken about the space mission and the brilliance of being able to land a probe on a comet that is hurtling through the stratosphere, or whichever sphere it...

Seanad: Commemoration Planning: Statements (13 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Ba mhaith liom ar dtús fáilte a chur roimh an bhfógra a tháinig inné, mar táimid ag fanacht leis le fada, ach tá díomá orainn chomh maith leis an ábhar atá ins an gcáipéis ar fad. I welcome the Minister and the fact that at long last we have received some indication from the Government of how...

Seanad: Commemoration Planning: Statements (13 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: This plan, which has been a long time coming, it is very short on substance. Why has it taken the Government three years to come up with a plan for the various events and why has the planned three-month consultative process not happened? Why has the input of the Oireachtas consultation group on centenary commemorations been virtually ignored? My colleague Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh and...

Seanad: Commemoration Planning: Statements (13 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: When in government, Fianna Fáil could have issued a compulsory purchase order and acquired Moore Street and the surrounding historic lanes from NAMA. The current Government could, if it wanted, do exactly the same. However this is not happening. Instead, a bankrupt private developer was allowed to let this priceless historic quarter descend into a state of abject disrepair and decay....

Seanad: Commemoration Planning: Statements (13 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am equally disappointed.

Seanad: Report of Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas: Statements (19 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Táim thar a bheith sásta go bhfuil sí anseo agus tá sé thar a bheith tábhachtach go mbeidh an díospóireacht seo againn. Fáiltím go mór roimh a ceapúchán. I very much welcome the position which has been created and that we have a Minister of State with responsibility for...

Seanad: Report of Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas: Statements (19 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Government closed down the one in Galway.

Seanad: Report of Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas: Statements (19 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Thanks very much.

Seanad: Water Sector Reforms: Statements (25 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Is this about the polls?