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Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Typical Labour Party bluster.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Leader does not like being obliged to admit Sinn Féin was right.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I ask the Department of Finance to cost it.

Seanad: Radical Seanad Reform Through Legislative Change: Statements (Resumed) (9 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Fáiltím roimh an deis mo thuairimí agus tuairimí Sinn Féin a thabhairt ar an tuairisc iontach spéisiúil agus iontach maith seo. I dtosach báire, ba mhaith liom tréaslú leis na húdair, go háirithe leis an Seanadóir Zappone agus an Seanadóir Quinn a tharraing an tuarascáil seo le chéile agus a fuair tuairimí ó chuid mhaith daoine éagsúla maidir leis an ábhar seo. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I note that yesterday in response to the article I mentioned in the Irish Examiner about austerity not working that Senator John Gilroy cast aspersions on the article and said I should not believe everying I read in the newspapers, that it probably was not true and that I had not read the report. I have read the report, which contains 266 pages, and direct him to page 41 which has a special...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit arís. Geallaim nach mbeidh mé ag siúl amach inniu air fad agus atáimid ag plé an Bhille seo. Fáiltím roimh an Bhille go ginearálta. Tá go leor rudaí le moladh agus tá moltaí agam le cur leis agus bheinn sásta dá n-éistfeadh an tAire Stáit leo agus iad a thógáil ar bord. Fáiltím roimh na feidhmeannaigh ón Roinn chomh maith a rinne...

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Fáiltím roimh an Aire. Tá sé thar a bheith tábhachtach an rún seo atá os ár gcomhair inniu a phlé agus tá mé ag éisteacht go cúramach leis an méid atá á rá ag an bhFreasúra. An tseachtain seo caite, nuair a d'árdaigh mé an cheist seo, bhí mé ag moladh go mbeadh rún againn os comhair an Tí maidir le muinín nó easpa muiníne a chuir san Aire, bíodh sin bealach...

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I have not heard any Labour Party Members tonight expressing full confidence in the Minister. However, if they vote in favour of the Government amendment "commending the Minister for Health for managing within this difficult environment", that is what they are doing. Ba mhaith liom go smaoineoidís orthu féin faoi seo sula ndéanann siad é mar ní dóigh liom go bhfuil muinín againne as...

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Róisín was that as well.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: What about the consultants?

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: They are great at logarithms.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tax generating powers will sort that.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Is Senator Harte not aware of the block grant? Must I explain it again?

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tory cuts from Westminster.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The residents of Carraroe are also affected by cuts to old people's homes.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It has no control over the block grant.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is all about the block grant. If we had devolved powers we could raise our own taxes.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The greatest load of waffle.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: So Senator Harte has full confidence in the Minister, Deputy Reilly.