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Seanad: Sport Ireland Bill 2014: Second Stage (22 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Ba mhaith liom fáiltiú roimh an mBille seo, an Bille um Spórt Éireann 2014, agus le teacht le chéile an dá eagraíocht atá i gceist. Sinn Féin broadly welcomes the Sport Ireland Bill 2014. The amalgamation of two or more organisations, as is the case with this Bill, presents the important...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Future Funding of Higher Education: Expert Group (22 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank Mr. Cassells for his presentation. I apologise for missing the start of it and for the fact that I will have to leave shortly to attend another meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Future Funding of Higher Education: Expert Group (22 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am sure they will be good enough to do so and that it will all be included in the Official Report. Sinn Féin is opposed to the funding of higher education by way of student loans or graduate taxes. Does Mr. Cassells concur with that view? I am concerned that the current funding model is corporatising third level education. In the case of NUI Galway, for example, I am told that...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (28 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 1: In page 6, to delete lines 31 to 38, and in page 7, to delete lines 1 to 30.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (28 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I think so.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (28 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I understand this issue was discussed at length on Committee Stage with my colleague, Senator David Cullinane. This amendment proposes the deletion of section 4 which deals with entitlement to carer's benefit, carer's allowance and respite care grant. In a submission on the Bill, the Free Legal Advice Centres and the Community Law and Mediation Centre have...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (28 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: No.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (28 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is being pressed.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (28 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Táimse agus mo pháirtí ag cur i gcoinne an phíosa reachtaíochta seo. I remember when the Minister, Deputy Burton, raised the issue of changing the age of children for eligibility for lone parents allowance in this House. We were promised at that stage that it would not come in until we had Scandinavian-type child care-----

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (28 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We certainly have not seen that coming online-----

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (28 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: -----so it is very unfair that these cuts and changes should be brought in. It is another case of the Government hammering lone parents, who have been given a very raw deal since this Government came into office. In addition, the Government has not been willing to take on the amendments we have put forward in good faith. Some of them have been ruled out of order, but we wanted to propose...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Social Welfare Offices (29 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit agus táim thar a bheith buíoch de as ucht teacht isteach. The Minister of State knows that there was a movement of community welfare officers, CWOs, from the HSE to the Department of Social Protection in 2011 and 2012 with the Department taking over more than 900 clinics that CWOs would previously have undertaken. In 2012, more...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Social Welfare Offices (29 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On the point about the use of the term, "customer", I think "client" might be a better term. We can have a discussion on that. The Minister of State referred to the time when he was a young fellow but there are many of us in this House who would still categorise him as a young fellow because he is looking a lot fresher than some of us, and fair play to him. I am quite surprised that the...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Molaim an dream atá ag eagrú an Hands Up for Children campaign, feachtas atá á sheol maidin inniu. It would be useful if we could have a debate at some stage on the call by the Hands Up for Children campaign to realign child and family services so that the focus is on prevention rather than address of crises as they arise. I note that the Minister for Finance, Deputy...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: They will get another day out of it.

Seanad: Ash Dieback Disease: Statements (29 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Aon uair a chloisim faoi ash dieback, ní féidir liom ach smaoineamh ar an iar-Aire Stáit, Shane McEntee, nach maireann, go ndéana Dia trócaire air, mar gurb é a thógadh na díospóireachtaí ar an ábhar sin sa Teach seo. Smaoinimid go háirid inniu air. Any time I hear of ash...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Seaweed Harvesting Licences (6 May 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Táim an-sásta gur eisean atá tagtha isteach leis an cheist seo a phlé mar tuigim gur eisean atá ag plé léi go díreach. I am happy that the Minister of State, Deputy Coffey, is dealing with this Commencement Matter because I know this is his direct area of responsibility. We have discussed this...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Seaweed Harvesting Licences (6 May 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I welcome the detail provided in the response, which is to the point. The main aspect is that the Minister has received legal advice from the Attorney General's office on the appurtenant rights. That was the outstanding issue being raised.Will the Minister of State indicate the timescale for the Department taking the advice on board and coming to a position on folios and the appurtenant...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh na moltaí a d'fhoilsigh an tAire Oideachais agus Scileanna, an Teachta O'Sullivan, agus an tAire Stáit, an Teachta Joe McHugh, inné maidir le cúrsaí oideachais Gaeltachta. Níl iontu ag an bpoinnte seo ach moltaí ach fáiltím rompu. Tá na moltaí atá ann dearfach agus téann siad cuid mhaith den bhealach i...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: -----the carrot of offering people a conservation grant has not worked and now the Government is using the stick and saying that if people do not play ball that it will put its hands into their pockets and take the money out of their bank accounts or social welfare payments. What is missing in its approach is an understanding that many people do not have the means to pay this unjust charge....