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Seanad: International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: That is correct. The Acting Chairman can be guaranteed that I will not be speaking too often-----

Seanad: International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: While we have the Minister of State here, it is important to raise this with him. It is such a very live issue for them, their relatives and their extended relatives or grandparents. In some case where people have come through a situation of conflict there may be uncles and aunts who are looking after nieces and nephews and they are completely dependent on them. It is really important that...

Seanad: International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Not at all. I thank the Chair for the wise correction.

Seanad: International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Hear, hear.

Seanad: International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Hear, hear.

Seanad: International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is my understanding that an amendment, if it falls on Committee Stage, cannot be reintroduced on Report Stage. However, if the Senator was to withdraw the amendment, it could be tabled again on Report Stage as she spoke on it on Committee Stage. That is my understanding.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá eolas tábhachtach foilsithe inniu ag an eagraíocht Pobal maidir leis na ceantair ar fud na tíre atá faoi mhíbhuntáiste. Úsáidtear an t-eolas seo, a chuireann Trutz Haase agus Jonathan Pratschke le chéile, go minic nuair ata maoiniú á sholáthar do chláracha Stáit. Tá sé tábhachtach go dtabharfadh...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Fianna Fáil is propping them up.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Not in the rural areas, according to Pobal.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I will leave that to the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: He has a lovely blue tie.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (9 Nov 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Senator just did.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (9 Nov 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Tá an-áthas orm bheith anseo le cuid de na rudaí atá ráite a cheartú. We are back to unpick some of the mess presided over by the previous speaker when, as a Minister of State, he sat in the chair currently occupied by the Minister. We raised many of the issues to which reference has been with him and the then Minister,...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (9 Nov 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I did not interrupt Senator Coffey. All of the negative consequences that come with that remain in place and a future Government - which may even be, after the next election, a fine coalition of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael - can come back and do exactly what it wants, which is to extend that charge out to ever-increasing numbers of people, commodify a valuable service that is water and...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (9 Nov 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Will Fine Gael be asking Denis O'Brien for the money back for the meters?

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (9 Nov 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I said that I did not agree, a Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (9 Nov 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: You asked when it was proposed to take Committee Stage. I said, "Not agreed", You must have heard me, a Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (9 Nov 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: You might ask the question again, if you do not mind, a Chathaoirligh. The Clerk spotted that I had said it.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (9 Nov 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It might be noted for the record that I had said "Not agreed".

Seanad: The Diaspora: Statements (14 Nov 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Tá mé an-sásta go bhfuil muid ag plé ceist na saoránach Éireannach thar lear. Is ceist fíor-thábhachtach í. Tá sé thar am go mbeadh muid á plé arís. I would like to take a different tack to my colleague, Senator Daly, whom I often agree with on issues on the...