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Seanad: Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Where is the evidence? Bring it in. We would love to see it.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: What about tackling county council pollution? What is the Labour Party doing about it?

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom a mheabhrú do mo chomh-Sheanadóirí go bhfuil cur i láthair inniu againn san AV room. I remind my fellow Senators that we have a presentation today in the AV Room from the residents of the direct provision centre in Lisbrook in Galway, which is under threat of closure, and I invite Members to come along and hear their side of the story. Any Member travelling throughout...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The speculation has been correct in the past.

Seanad: Irish Water and Related Reforms: Statements (Resumed) (20 Sep 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá céad fáilte roimh an Aire agus gabhaim mo leithscéal nach raibh mé anseo fad is a bhí sé ag tabhairt a óráide féin. Tá súil agam gur comhtharlúint é go raibh toscaireacht istigh againn ón tSín nuair atáimid ag caint ar phríobháidiú an chórais uisce. Tá mé cinnte gurb ea agus nach raibh aon uisce faoi thalamh i gceist. Níl aon dabht ach gur ceist iontach...

Seanad: Irish Water and Related Reforms: Statements (Resumed) (20 Sep 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Between 2007 and 2011, Sinn Féin delivered in the Department for Regional Development. It provided a higher quality of drinking water than ever before, reversed any proposed introduction of a domestic household water charge and ruled out privatisation of these services now or in the future. Sinn Féin secured central government funding to not only maintain the levels of service but to...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (20 Sep 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire Stáit arís. Is breá an rud é go bhfuilimid in ann bheith ag Gaeilgeoireacht linn féin arís. Is mian liom fáilte a chur roimh an bheirt atá sa Ghailearaí romham. Tá siad ina gcónaí in ionad dídine Lisbrook i nGaillimh - ionad cóiríochta díreach, mar a deirtear. I welcome my guests from the Lisbrook direct provision centre. I have...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (20 Sep 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Caithfidh mé a rá go bhfuil an-díomá orm leis an bhfreagra. Is dóigh liom go bhfuil U-turn iomlán déanta ag an Aire ar an seasamh a bhí aige sular toghadh é an bhliain seo caite. Bhí sé an-cháinteach faoin gcóras ag an am sin - bhí sé ag rá a mhalairt de rudaí agus atá á rá anois. While in opposition, the Minister, Deputy Alan Shatter, expressed views diametrically...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Thug mé faoi deara sa liosta den reachtaíocht atá le plé, faighte an tseachtain seo caite, go bhfuil an Bille iascaireachta curtha siar. Is ábhar imní dom é sin agus ba mhaith liom aird a tharraingt ar sin. I draw attention to the fact that on the legislative agenda received last week the fisheries Bill has once again been deferred. I have raised the issue on a number of occasions,...

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cad faoin Ghaeilge?

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire agus ba mhaith liom tréaslú leis as ucht an Bhille a thabhairt os comhair an Tí agus as ucht bunú an coiste nua formhaoirsiú seirbhíse poiblí agus iniúcháin, mar sílim gur céim an-tábhachtach é sin. Táim féin ag suí ar an gcoiste sin agus tuigtear dom gur ag an gcoiste sin a bheidh cuid mhaith den phlé á dhéanamh ar an mBille áirithe...

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I stand corrected.

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I stand corrected; we will not argue over it. We question the proposition that publicly-funded, non-State bodies be added to the list of bodies under the Ombudsman's office in an ad hoc fashion. If this is to be done, then there is a need for detailed criteria, as mentioned by Senators Bacik and Keane, to determine their inclusion. There is a wide variety of these bodies and they serve...

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Many of those organisations are subject to questions in this House on many occasions.

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: If they are receiving Government funding, it is extremely important that if there is an issue with their dealings, it should be reviewed. If they have nothing to hide, why should we exempt them from this legislation? Mholfainn gur cheart iad a chur san áireamh. We want full public oversight and transparency. State funding is going into these organisations and we are accountable to the...

Seanad: Life-Limiting Health Conditions in Children: Motion (26 Sep 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá sé an-suimiúil a bheith anseo ag éisteacht leis an díospóireacht anocht. Listening to the debate, I am appalled by the cynical politics of the Government amendment. Sinn Féin fully supports the motion and I call on the Government Senators to do likewise, notwithstanding the offer made by Senator Mac Conghail, to withdraw the amendment. I do not disagree with the analysis of the...

Seanad: Life-Limiting Health Conditions in Children: Motion (26 Sep 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Let us hope they vote non-politically in that case.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Maidir leis an liúntas leanaí, ba mhaith liom a rá go bhfuil Sinn Féin i bhfábhar go gcoinneofaí an íocaíocht uilíoch. We are in favour of retaining universal child benefit. We would much prefer if Government Senators and Deputies focused on exactly where the wealth is, because the principle of the payment of child benefit is a payment to the child. That has always been a...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is a payment to the child.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: No; he stated that they should be taxed properly.