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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Departmental Budgets (6 Oct 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Sin freagra Státseirbhíseacha gan dabht. Nach bun agus barr an scéil ná go bhfuil an Aire Stáit ag rá gur tugadh an t-airgead ar aghaidh agus go gcaithfear i mbliana é, ach nach mbainfear é sin as an ollmhéad a bheas le fáil i mbliana? Dá bhrí sin, b'fhéidir nach raibh sé caillte anuraidh ach beidh sé caillte i...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Senators may remember that last May we had the unprecedented sight of psychiatric nurses marching outside University Hospital Galway due to a dispute over staffing levels. An engagement took place with management and a resolution was agreed and promised. Unfortunately, we are back to a situation where those promises have not been delivered upon and there was a crisis scenario in University...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Tá áthas orm go bhfuil mé ag fáil deis labhairt ar an mBille fíor-thábhachtach seo. Cuirim fáilte roimh na haíonna speisialta atá anseo. I commend all the individuals involved in framing this legislation, those who lobbied on behalf of the various groups and people who have been the victims...

Seanad: Broadcasting and Media in Ireland: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Is díospóireacht iontach tábhachtach í seo. Ba cheart dom a admháil ag an tús gur chaith mé riar mhiath blianta ag obair in earnáil na meáin idir TG4, RTE agus mar sin de. Bhain mé an-sásamh as an obair sin. Media is a major factor in shaping the ideas, opinions and debates on political, cultural and...

Seanad: Broadcasting and Media in Ireland: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Is é an ról sonrach atá ag Raidió na Gaeltachta atá i gceist agam. Sílim go bhfuil siad thar a bheith tábhachtach sa phictiúr iomlán. Dá bhrí sin, cé go bhfáiltím roimh an polasaí nua Gaeilge atá á chur chun cinn ag RTE, tá ceist fíorthábhachtach ann i ndáiríre píre faoin...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta: Cathaoirleach Ainmnitheach (7 Oct 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Déanaim gáire faoi mhuintir Chiarraí go gcaithfidh siad hinseacht dom gur as Ciarraí a thángadar ag tús aon óráid a dhéanann siad. Ní thógfaimid sin in aghaidh an fhinné. Caithfidh mé tréaslú leis. Sílim gur ceapacháin den chéad scoth atá déanta agus é roghnaithe mar chathaoirleach ar...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Mathematics Learning Support: Irish Mathematics Learning Support Network (7 Oct 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am deputising for Deputy Jonathan O'Brien who is Sinn Féin spokesperson on education. It is fascinating. Way back when I was trying to navigate through economics, statistics and mathematics at University College Galway, I would definitely have been banging your door down. Mr. O'Sullivan mentioned a few things that I found very interesting. He said that the ICT-enabled supports were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Central Heating Systems: Regulation of Plumbing Standards (7 Oct 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I will let the Deputy back in, but first we might get a response.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Central Heating Systems: Regulation of Plumbing Standards (7 Oct 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Does anybody else wish to respond to those points made by Deputy Ó Snodaigh? No. I might just ask a few questions myself. One thing that intrigued me is the fact that we were discussing the development of the Irish standards but Ms Neary's presentation mentioned the fact that the British standards are the ones that are being used. Could she explain why this is the case? Why is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Central Heating Systems: Regulation of Plumbing Standards (7 Oct 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank Ms Neary for clarifying that. The other issue that strikes me is that we could have all the standards and rule books in the world but they are all voluntary. Therefore, if I was to hire a plumber to build my house, they put in a substandard system that does not comply with the standards and I notice it is substandard, what could I do? What recourse do I have?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Central Heating Systems: Regulation of Plumbing Standards (7 Oct 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I understand that but do the witnesses imagine that what we are looking at in this case would have been referenced in the building regulations? Would that be normal?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Central Heating Systems: Regulation of Plumbing Standards (7 Oct 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: To go back to my rogue plumber, if I was in a situation like that mentioned by the petitioner, do I have any comeback?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Central Heating Systems: Regulation of Plumbing Standards (7 Oct 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Yet it is not necessarily illegal. If I drive over the speed limit, the reference is the speed limit and if I break that speed limit, there is a law to enforce the fact that I have gone over it. Is there any penalty for a rogue plumber to really incentivise them if there are shortcuts to be taken that would save money, if they decide that the penalties are not that serious and if they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Central Heating Systems: Regulation of Plumbing Standards (7 Oct 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: To answer the question, what Ms Neary is saying is that the onus is on me as the owner of the house to check and to find out that there is an issue and then it is up to me to challenge the plumber who installed the system. Possibly the only route I might have is to take them to court if I feel they have not applied the standard. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Central Heating Systems: Regulation of Plumbing Standards (7 Oct 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Are those the regulations that were brought in last year where I would have to hire an engineer as part of the building process and they would certify-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Central Heating Systems: Regulation of Plumbing Standards (7 Oct 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Prior to that, adhering to the standards of the day was really at the behest of the developer, builder or plumber in question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Central Heating Systems: Regulation of Plumbing Standards (7 Oct 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Sorry for being pedantic but could Mr. Vaughan explain the difference between a voluntary standard and something that is legally enforceable?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Central Heating Systems: Regulation of Plumbing Standards (7 Oct 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: To return to the petition, I want to clarify this point because we will be coming back to this at a later date. The petition alludes to the fact that potentially over 100,000 households might be affected by the issue with this particular type of non-return valve. Is it possible that so many houses in Ireland might be affected by a faulty non-return valve or water being contaminated by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Central Heating Systems: Regulation of Plumbing Standards (7 Oct 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On the flip-side of that, Mr. Smyth does not have any evidence that it has not occurred. There is no evidence either way.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Central Heating Systems: Regulation of Plumbing Standards (7 Oct 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am trying to play devil's advocate on behalf of the petitioner.