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Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Senator Landy should know it is a completely different system.

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: They have school meals, special education and youth counselling in the North.

Seanad: Aerfort na Gaillimhe (8 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I would like to share time with Senator Healy Eames.

Seanad: Aerfort na Gaillimhe (8 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the Minister and appreciate him coming to the House for this Adjournment matter. It is an urgent matter and I am sure he is well aware of the situation in Galway Airport. Táim ag ardú na ceiste i gcomhthéacs todhchaí aerfort na Gaillimhe, ceist a d'ardaigh mé cheana leis an Aire anseo sa Seanad agus ag cruinnithe eile mar is cosúl go bhfuil an t-aerfort i mbaol. Baineann an...

Seanad: Aerfort na Gaillimhe (8 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: How much of the money that has been taken by the bank is part of the CAPEX or OPEX grant that was paid by the State to the company? Does the State have any claim on that money?

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom iarraidh ar an Ceannaire cuireadh a thabhairt don Aire Dlí agus Cirt agus Comhionannais teacht isteach anseo chun eolas atá tagtha chun cinn, go bhfuil €14.5 milliún caite le cúig bliana anuas ar phóilíneacht agus ar ghardaí i gcás tobar gáis na Coiribe, a phlé. The Minister for Justice and Equality should come to the House to explain how €14.5 million has been...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ----- and what he meant by it. I call for a debate on the money spent on policing the protests at Bellanaboy so that we can ask questions and we can possibly ask for an investigation or inquiry into how the Garda handled allegations of assault made by protesters there. I second the amendment to the Order of Business proposed by Senator Cullinane.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: When the Minister comes to the House we can ask for the information.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Is the Leader offering a debate on Garda overtime allowances?

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On a point of order, the Leader did not answer the question on whether he will facilitate a debate.

Seanad: Ábhair Oidí (9 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ta céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit arís. Tá mé thar a bheith buíoch de faoi theacht isteach le freagra a thabhairt ar an gceist atá árdaithe agam anocht. Baineann an cheist leis an maoiniú a bhí ar fáil dos na hábhair oidí atá ins na coláistí oiliúna agus a bhéas ag múineadh inár gcuid bunscoileanna amach anseo. Mar chuid de gach cúrsa bunmhúinteoireachta - agus...

Seanad: Ábhair Oidí (9 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I take it from the answer the requirement to do the three week placement will remain in place and students will have to cover the costs. There needs to be some form of recognition that there are many students from lower socioeconomic groups who will not be in a position to pay for courses, which would exclude them from the possibility of being able to complete their courses. The Minister...

Seanad: Ábhair Oidí (9 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We could get into a debate about that but we do not have enough time on this occasion.

Seanad: HSE National Service Plan: Statements, Questions and Answers (14 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Go raibh míle maith agat an tAire. I would like to ask the Minister a number of questions, if possible. I would have liked to have asked him how the essential organ transplant programme will function in the Galway area if Galway Airport closes down. I would like to ask him about the medical card debacle. How does he intend to sort the matter, as outlined by Senator Moloney? There are...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Not to mention the presidential election.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an infheistíocht mhór a fógraíodh inné in infrastruchtúr sna Sé Chontae, go háirithe insan chinneadh a tógadh ag an Fheidhmeannacht ó Thuaidh críoch a chur le scéim tógála an A5. I welcome the massive investment announced yesterday in the A5 infrastructure in the North of Ireland. We hope the Government here will reconsider its decision on...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Senator Bradford's interest in this issue is interesting. If he showed as much interest in the issue of bonuses paid to special advisers to the Government and so on his time would be better spent. It sounds as though he does not give much credence to the work of SIPO in terms of auditing our accounts and how we spend our money. It is obviously a moot point with other parties that Sinn...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We use all of our funds. We use the allowance paid to us as we are supposed to. We are building our party and are working with our people in local areas and constituencies to represent them. They are very happy with the manner in which we represent them. The Senator can home with me at any stage and we can talk through our domestic budget.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The reason we did not press the amendments we proposed to the section was delineated by my colleague; once amendment No. 4 was defeated there was no point in pressing them.

Seanad: Iarratais Víosaí (15 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh mo shean chara, an t-Aire Stáit ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta, an Teachta Dinny McGinley. Ní minic muid a bheith ag caint faoi ábhar ar bith seachas ábhar Gaeltachta, ach b'fhéidir nach bhfuil aon dochar ansin. Tá mé fíor bhuíoch de faoi theacht isteach chun an t-ábhar seo a phlé. Ábhar é seo a tarraingíodh anuas ag...