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Seanad: Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 9: In page 7, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following: "(4).-(1) The meaning given to a residential property, as outlined in section 2, shall not be amended save by the Oireachtas.".

Seanad: Business of Seanad (7 Dec 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On a point of order, will the debate be guillotined?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (7 Dec 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We have only discussed nine amendments.

Seanad: Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Not agreed.

Seanad: Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 10: In page 7, after line 43, to insert the following subsections: "(3) Residents of a building vested in a Minister of the Government, a housing authority (within the meaning of the Act of 1992) or the Health Service Executive shall not be liable for the household charge. (4) Recipients of Unemployment Benefit, Unemployment Allowance, and Single Parent Allowance, shall...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Given that I seconded the motion proposed yesterday by Senator Fiach Mac Conghail regarding the budgetary changes to the disability allowance, I welcome the Government's decision since then to suspend those changes. It is not clear what the ultimate outcome of this deferral will be. It does not yet constitute a U-turn, but I hope that is what will happen. I hope the proposed debate on the...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Yes.

Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Mar aon leis na Seanadóirí eile, ba mhaith liom míle fáilte a chur roimh an Bille seo ón Seanadóir de Bairéad. Tuigim an méid oibre a chuaigh isteach ann, ach caithfidh mé a rá ón tús nach bhfuilimid ar an bhfealsúnacht céanna maidir leis an Bille seo. Ní bheidh muid ag tacú leis an Bille, ach i gcomhthéacs na díospóireachta, má tá an Bille seo le fágáil oscailte le...

Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: They are unable to take the hard decisions required to get the State's finances back in order. Therefore, in the absence of politicians of real calibre, with backbone and determination to do the right thing, no matter how unpopular it is, we need institutionalised mechanisms to save politicians from themselves — enter fiscal responsibility. If governments will not make the right...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá cuid mhaith iascairí, beaga agus móra, ar fud na tíre atá ag strachailt leis an tionscal i láthair na huaire agus tá cainteanna tábhachtacha le bheith ar siúl sa Bhruiséal maidir le tionscal na hiascaireachta. Bhéadh sé go maith dá bhféadfaimís an t-Aire atá ag plé leis seo a fháil isteach sa Teach chomh luath agus is féidir san ath-bhliain, le plé a dhéanamh ar na...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Is mór agam deis a fháil labhairt ar an mBille iontach tábhachtach seo. Sílim go raibh éagóir á dhéanamh ar daoine le míchumais sna moltaí a bhí déanta i dtús. Is maith an rud é go bhfuil an smaoineamh sin curtha ar leac oighir faoi láthair. Tá súil agam go dtarraingeofar siar go hiomlán an moladh maidir le daoine le míchumais. Sílim go...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: A female Minister for housing——

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ní raibh sé i gceist agam teacht isteach an dara uair, agus ní thiocfainn murach an freagra a fuair muid ón Aire. I had not intended to speak a second time on this but I found myself getting very frustrated and angry with the Minister's reply to the questions because she was going around the houses and not addressing the issue. I come from a county with probably the highest incidence of...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: This is not fair and is very draconian. It is disgraceful that it is being introduced by the Government at this stage. The Minister also spoke about encouraging people back to work. However, benefits such as the back to education allowance are being cut and the type of child care that is required is not provided. We all aspire to the Scandinavian scenario but the Government is cutting back...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is absolutely on the section and the Minister herself brought up these issues.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am. It is about cutbacks to lone parents and the Minister herself brought in these issues.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The point is well made. We cannot let this debate continue to go all over the place. I appreciate the other issues are very important but the pressing budgetary issue is the effect this is having on families who are losing hundreds of euro and cannot afford to put food on the table or pampers on their children and must make decisions on what meal to eat during the day. It is absolutely...

Seanad: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (15 Dec 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Táimid buíoch den Aire as teacht isteach ar an gceist seo, ceist atá tábhachtach agus atá ag tarraingt go leor cáinte ar fud na tíre, sna scoileanna tuaithe go háirithe, maidir leis an chóimheas atá molta ó thaobh scoileanna beag. I am grateful to the Minister for Education and Skills for attending the Chamber. I have been inundated with calls, as he has, about the proposal made...

Seanad: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (15 Dec 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Will the Minister confirm that, when he takes on board the results of the review and the process of amalgamation is discussed, he will take into consideration linguistic issues in Gaeltacht schools? Will he allay fears that in some scenarios teachers will teach up to four classes within one classroom? That would make the task more difficult.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom aontú leis na Seanadóirí a bhí ag moladh Michael Fassbender agus Brendan Gleeson ó thaobh an éacht atá déanta acu ainmniúcháin a fháil le haghaidh na Golden Globes. Creidim go bhfuil scannán beag Éireannach — "Pentecost", le Peter McDonald — taréis ainmniúcháin a fháil ar an ngearrliosta le haghaidh na Oscars. Gabhaim comhghairdeas leo uilig. Tá súil...