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Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: That is not true.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Fáiltímid roimh an chinneadh a thóg an tArd-Aighne agus tréaslaímid léi as an seasamh neamhspleách a thóg sí agus as an chomhairle a chuir sí ar an Rialtas maidir leis an reifreann. We welcome the forthcoming referendum on the EU treaty and we welcome the full and frank debate that there will be around it. I also welcome Senator Darragh O'Brien's indication as to where the Fianna...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: This is a treaty about enshrining austerity for generations to come. It is important to discuss the implications of that.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is a view in the debate and I am sure Senator Healy Eames will welcome the debate around that.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is a debate about our sovereignty. It certainly imposes more stringent mechanisms to control our fiscal policy and it takes the decision making out of our hands. This is about making good decisions for the good of all the people. Let us have the debate. Let us get the wording as soon as possible so that we can see what the issues are.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: My party certainly will not be flying off the handle. We will put forward, as we do, factual, logical and rational arguments.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We certainly were factual last night.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: For the information of my esteemed colleague, Senator Whelan, my party is not against everything. He seems to jump to grand generalisations about Sinn Féin policy. We are in favour of a wealth tax, the capping of salaries of senior civil servants, a debt writedown and renegotiating around our fishing and natural resources. There are many things Sinn Féin is in favour of, Senator Whelan-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Some of those have an impact, when one looks at the impact of this treaty. Más féidir liom focal gairid a rá, beidh Seachtaine na Gaeilge ag teacht chun cinn an tseachtain seo chugainn. Glacaim leis nach féidir linn lá iomlán Gaeilge a bheith againn sa Teach anseo ar an 7 Márta ach beidh Gaeilge á húsáid sa Dáil agus ar fud na dTithe. Iarraim ar dhaoine más féidir leo níos mó...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim leis na briathra ómóis don iar-Sheanadóir Mickey Doherty thar ceann pháirtí Shinn Féin sa Teach seo. Casadh lena mhuintir, Máire agus Séamus, atá anseo, lena chairde agus lena ghaolta ar fad agus go háirithe le muintir Fhianna Fáil a bhí mór leis. Is léir óna chomhghleacaithe Rialtais agus iar-Rialtais, idir an Seanad, an Dáil agus eile, agus mar is léir ó na...

Seanad: Seirbhísí Cúirteanna (29 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Is breá an rud é Aire le Gaeilge a fheiceáil istigh arís atá ag déileáil leis an ábhar seo agus tá áthas orm go bhfuilimid ábalta déileáil leis as Gaeilge. Ceist réasúnta soiléir atá ann i ndáiríre maidir le Seirbhís na gCúirteanna. Tuigimid go bhfuil cuid mhaith státseirbhísigh tar éis glacadh le pacáiste iomarcaíochta a d'ofráil an Stát agus go mbeidh daoine ag...

Seanad: Seirbhísí Cúirteanna (29 Feb 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Fáiltím go háirithe roimh an nóta iontach soiléir ansin nach mbeidh aon ghearradh siar ar sheirbhísí trí Ghaeilge sna cúirteanna. Is scéal dearfach é sin. Cuireann sé beagán imní orm ná cé go bhfuil leibhéal na gcúirteanna agus seirbhísí a choinneáil mar a bhí in 2011 i mBaile Átha Cliath, is cosúil go réigiúnach go mbeidh gearradh siar ar na suíonna cúirte....

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom chuile ádh a ghuí ar mhuintir Fhianna Fáil roimh an Ard-Fheis ag an deireadh seachtaine. Ta súil agam go n-imeoidh an Ard-Fheis go maith dóibh. Tuigim go bhfuil deacrachtaí acu faoi láthair. Sílim go léiríonn an méid atá ag tarlú faoi láthair go bhfuil tuairimí éagsúla ann faoin reafrainn atá ag teacht chun cinn. Léiríonn sé freisin an gá atá ann le...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We will do so with our knowledge of the European treaties.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On a point of order, I ask that the terms "extreme right" and "looney left" be removed from the record as they brand parties on the left or right which oppose the-----

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On a point of order, the Senator's use of language is unparliamentary. He is trying to brand those who are opposed to the treaty as in some way extremist, which is highly unfair.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá páirtithe na Seanadóirí ag leanúint na polasaithe céanna. Níl aon difríocht eatarthu.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom tréaslú leis na Seanadóirí atá ag úsáid a gcuid Gaeilge. Is breá an rud é an méadú suntasach atá ag teacht ar úsáid na Gaeilge sna Tithe seo a thabhairt faoi deara. Ní hamháin go bhfuil sé tábhachtach go mbeimid ceannródaíoch ó thaobh na Gaeilge de, ach is maith an rud é freisin go bhfuilimid ag tacú leis an dream atá fostaithe sna Tithe seo a bhfuil...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá an ceart agat.