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Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am speaking directly to the section. I am discussing the proposed organisation that will be carrying out a review of the prison system and the inspector's report is telling Members there is a sense there could be a culture of collusion within the Department of Justice and Equality. Consequently, even if this system has been set up under the Department of Justice and Equality, my point is...

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Minister referred to the immigration and naturalisation Bill. We do not know when that will come before the Houses. It has been kicked to touch in recent years. My issue is that we could put this in place for people in refugee and asylum-seeking scenarios. If we must wait for that Bill to come through, how many people will have suffered injustices by the time it is enacted? If we put...

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am not making a Second Stage speech. The Minister mentioned that Bill and it is relevant to what we are discussing. That agency deals with-----

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is a justifiable debate because of the changes that have taken place in one week. A report came out yesterday which has had a profound impact on the opinions of people. It took over the Order of Business this morning. People were incensed by it and rightly so.

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is of course and the Minister knows it. In a sense this is semantics. The Minister is aware that I am referring to the culture of collusion. This was mentioned. People do not have much belief in the Department of Justice and Equality.

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I have and we will be opposing the section. It is a cop out by the Government, which is pandering to the Minister for Justice and Equality.

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is not agreed.

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 24: In page 12, before section 14, to insert the following new section: 14.?Section 10 of the Principal Act is amended?(a) by substituting the following for subsection (1)(a):(1) (a) The Ombudsman may appoint such and so many persons to be members of the staff of the Office (an adequate number of whom should be competent in the Irish language so as to provide service...

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: With all due respect to the Minister, I do not buy his argument. One of the main issues identified in the reports of An Coimisinéir Teanga for several years is the failure of agencies and State bodies to fulfil their responsibilities under the Official Languages Act. The opt-out clause used most often is the one which concerns insufficient staff or capacity to comply with the Act. My...

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is important to put this matter in context. Tá cuid mhaith daoine ann le Gaeilge. Dá mbeadh muid ag leanacht Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, mar atá luaite ag an Seanadóir Byrne, ní bheadh an deacracht seo againn. Is léir nach bhfuil na tuairiscí cinn bhliana a bhíonn ag Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga léite ag an Seanadóir Byrne, mar tá sé luaite ansin go bhfuil cuid mhaith de...

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Táim ag rá go bhfuil an oifig iontach dearfach don Ghaeilge agus go bhfuil foireann iontach acu agus scéim réitithe acu. Ach tá an scéim a bhí acu imithe in éag le ceithre bliana.

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Sílim go bhfuil an an t-úrlár agam, a Chathaoirligh, muna mhiste leis an Aire. Tá gearán déanta le roinnt blianta anuas. Bhí Oifig an Ombudsman ar an liosta des na heagrais nach raibh an scéim daingnithe acu le cupla bliain anuas. Tá sé á dhéanamh faoi láthair. Bhí an obair réitithe ag an oifig ach ní raibh an scéim á cur i bhfeidhm. Níor fhreagair an t-Aire an pointe...

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá. Is mar gheall ar an rud sin atá mé ag moladh an leasú seo. Má tá Roinn an Aire ag tabhairt treoir dos na Ranna éagsúla nach gá dóibh cloí le hAcht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, tá gá leis an leasú. Sin bun agus barr an scéil. Tá sé ráite ag an Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí, i gcomhfhreagras a chuir sé ag an gcoiste fo-mhaoirsiú, nár ghá don Roinn cloí le rialacháin an...

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: "Treoir" an focal a d'úsáid mé, i gcead don Aire.

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Táimíd ag tacú, go ginearálta, le prionsabal an Bhille, go bhfuil an leathnú seo ag cur leis an reachtaíocht chun na heagrais a chomhnascadh. Bhí caint ann go raibh Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga le comhnascadh le hOifig an Ombudsman. Táimíd ag súil nach bhfuil sé sin ag dul a tarlú. Ní léir dom go raibh aon chomhráití ar bun. Chuir mé ceist ar an Ombudsman faoi sin agus...

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: When I raised that point with the Ombudsman last week, she said there had been no discussions with her about the possibility of the office of An Coimisinéir Teanga being subsumed into her office. I would like the Minister to confirm that this will not happen and that it is not on the agenda. Various cases have been made to explain why it would not make sense and there has been a huge-----

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: In fairness, the Minister brought up the point about the subsumption and amalgamation of agencies.

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Minister might make a statement on the matter.

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I have a certain sympathy with the Senator's comments. In an ideal world we would all like for no agencies to be exempt from the oversight of the Ombudsman. I understand that a number of agencies have been included now because commercial interests must be included in the exemptions list. It is extremely regrettable that organisations that come under the aegis of the Department of the...

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: There is no need for that comment, Minister.