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Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I will seek leave to resubmit the amendments on Report Stage, which is only fair. The whole case being made by the Minister of State last week was that we are rationalising the translation facilities under the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission. He said that a number of translators had moved from the Department to the Houses of the Oireachtas and that they would be doing the ongoing...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On a point of clarification, can the amendments be resubmitted or may we have leave to submit amendments on Report Stage considering that these amendments have been ruled out of order at this late stage?

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We should, therefore, be allowed to submit similar amendments on Report Stage to allow us to raise the point regarding Bills being translated into Irish.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I accept that. I do not mean to be argumentative, but this is a valid and important point that has been raised with us by the Irish language community.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: That argument does not stand up. In fairness, the argument being made by the Acting Chairman does not make sense in view of what the Minister of State said last week. We are very unhappy with the ruling made by the Chair. This is not a democratic way of dealing with the issue. We should at least be given leave to debate the amendment in question.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ar phointe oird, sílim gur í an cheist atá á chur ag an Seanadóir ná: An mbeidh seans againn labhairt "on the section" maidir leis an ábhar seo? An bhfuil sé sin ceart go leor?

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá iontas orm gur rialaíodh na leasuithe as ord, ach glacaim le rialú an chathaoirligh. Baineann an bun cheist anseo le cearta teanga, cearta na Gaeilge agus cearta na Gaeltachta agus an dea shampla atá muid in ainm agus a bheith ag léiriú anseo i dTithe an Oireachtais ó thaobh úsáid na Gaeilge de. Tá sé ráite agam cheana go molaim an tAire Stáit faoi an Bille seo a thabhairt...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Sa leasú sin, bhí muid ag moladh go ndéanfar "aon aistriúcháin den sórt sin arna gcur i gcrích ag duine seachas an Coimisiún a tharchur chuig an gCoimisiún lena mbreithniú agus lena gceadú" agus nach bhfoilseofar "na haistriúcháin sin go dtí cibé tráth a bheidh ceadú i dtaobh an aistriúcháin deonaithe ag an gCoimisiún". D'aontaigh mé leis an Aire Stáit an lá faoi...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 4: In page 10, before section 5, to insert the following new section: ?5.?The Commission may appoint such and so many persons to be members of the staff of the Commission (an adequate number of whom should be competent in the Irish language so as to provide service through Irish as well as English) as it may determine with the consent of the Minister and the Minister...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: D'éist mé go cúramach leis an méid a bhí le rá ag an Aire Stáit. Cé go bhfáiltím roimh a fhreagra, tháinig "mair, a chapaill, agus gheobhair féar" chugam nuair a d'éist mé leis. Tá sé suntasach gur ardaigh sé ceist Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga. Is mar gheall ar an dea-obair atá ar bun ag an oifig sin go bhfuil an foráil seo á moladh againn. Tá a fhios ag an Aire...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá an-díoma orm an freagra sin a fháil, ach tógaim ar bord an méid atá ráite ag an Aire Stáit. Cé gur Bille teoranta é, is leasú teoranta a bheadh i gceist anseo agus ní dóigh liom go gcuirfeadh sé as do aon rud. Bheadh muinín agam as an Aire Stáit, go gcuirfeadh sé san áireamh é agus go dtógfadh sé ar bord é. Ach ní bheadh an oiread muinín agam go nglacfaí le...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Baineann seo leis an Aire, An Teachta Howlin. Tá an tAire Stáit ag iarraidh ormsa muinín a chur ins an Aire Caitheachas Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe leasú a ghlacadh i mBille nach bhfuil feicthe agam. Táim ag rá go bhfuil an rud atá á dhéanamh ag an Aire le seachtain anuas ná tar éis buille a thabhairt maidir le liúntais atá á íoc le muintir na Gaeltachta. Dar liomsa nach...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The point I am making is -----

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Dá n-éisteodh an Seanadóir Heffernan liom, an pointe atá á dhéanamh agam ná go bhfuil an Aire Stáit - an Aire Gaeltachta - ag rá go mbfhearr leis an leasú seo a fhágáil ar lár go dtí go dtiocfaidh an tAire Chaiteachas Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe, An Teachta Howlin, isteach le Bille eile nach bhfuil feicthe againn. Táim ag rá nach bhfuil aon mhuinín agam as an Aire sin ó...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Sasana.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Aontaím go hiomlán.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. Is maith liom go n-aithníonn sé an cúlra spéisiúil atá agam. Bheinn sásta an leasú a tharraingt siar dá mbeadh an Aire Stáit sásta a dhearbhú dom, in áit mise a bheith ag cur leasuithe chun cinn ar Bhille nach bhfaca mé go fóill - go mbeadh sé sásta dul chuig an Aire, an Teachta Howlin faoi seo. An aontaíonn an Aire Stáit i...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Go raibh míle maith agat.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Is dona an lá é seo don Ghaeilge os rud é go bhfuil na leasuithe seo rialaithe as ord. Chuir muid chun cinn iad ar mhaithe le cúrsaí Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta, ionas go mbeadh seirbhís níos fearr ar fáil sna Tithe seo. Bhí muid ag iarraidh go ndéanfaí aisiompú ar an droch-cinneadh a ghlac an Rialtas seo tamall ó shin maidir le Billí a fhoilsiú go comhuaineach i nGaeilge agus i...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Níl mé ag rá go bhfuil an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach mícheart. B'fhéidir go bhfuil toil Aire Stáit na Gaeltachta i bhfábhar cineál den chineál sin. Go minic, nuair a thagann moltaí ó Shinn Féin go dtí an gCoiste um Nós Imeachta agus Pribhléidí, ní éisteann na páirtithe eile linn. Os rud é nach bhfuil ann ach an triúr againn, níl aon ionadaíocht againn ar an gcoiste...