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Seanad: Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Does the Minister of State have any thoughts on the property tax being transferred to tenants?

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Departmental Investigations (18 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: A number of months ago, we raised an issue regarding a man who used to run a certain summer college. He was also a teacher working with the VEC and worked with number of Irish language organisations. There was a difficulty in that there have been allegations of child abuse made against him. The Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, intimated approximately two months ago that...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Departmental Investigations (18 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I welcome the Minister of State's reply on behalf of the Minister for Education and Skills. He indicated that there is only one confirmed report of a complaint against the individual in question. I appreciate that this is not within the Minister of State's remit, but he might ask the Minister to confirm the scope of the departmental investigation. One of the cases that was brought forward...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ach an oiread leis an Seanadóir Bacik, aontaím gur maith an rud é go ndeachaigh Comhdháil an G8 ar aghaidh go síochánta agus go bhfuair daoine léargas ar ché chomh fada chun cinn agus atá cúrsaí tagtha ó thaobh síocháin de ar an oileán seo le 15 bliana anuas. It is welcome that the G8 summit went off without major...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The electorate will decide that matter.

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Tá an-áthas orm deis a bheith agam an scéal mar a sheasann sé le Sinn Féin a chur in iúl mar is ceart, seachas an leagan éagórach a thug an cainteoir a chuaigh romham. I welcome the Minister of State and I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate. I also welcome the opportunity to correct the...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Votáil.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (19 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: May I interrupt with a point of order?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (19 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I do not think the Senator has evidence that Sinn Féin was involved in terrorist activities.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (19 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The legislation does nothing to tackle gangland crime.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (19 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stait. Arís, tá an-áthas orm a bheith in ann seasamh anseo le seasamh Shinn Féin a léiriú ar an cheist seo. It is hilarious that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael Members are trying to put forward what they see as the Sinn Féin stance on this issue. They are totally off the wall in representing where we stand on it....

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (19 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I will outline them for the Senator, if he will let me.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (19 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act is wide open to abuse. It has a corrosive effect on human rights, citizens' rights in particular. As I stated previously, the right to a fair trial is guaranteed under Article 38 of the Constitution and Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights. There is a growing consensus that the Special Criminal Court should be done away with. The Irish...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (19 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Senator Martin Conway should contact the Irish Council for Civil Liberties which will point him in the right direction. The Government would be better off in tackling crime by reversing its closure of almost 140 Garda stations, the 10% cut in the number of Garda personnel and the loss of hundreds of Garda vehicles, as well as ensuring the Garda fleet is up to scratch and the serious crime...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (19 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Votáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Back to Education Allowance: Discussion on Public Petition Received (19 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe agus cuirim céad fáilte rompu. Is lá stairiúíl inniu é i ndáiríre agus tá an athas orm go bhfuil siad ar fad anseo. This is a very historic day and we have been deliberating for quite a while before we received our first petition. This is the culmination of a process of going through a number of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Back to Education Allowance: Discussion on Public Petition Received (19 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am not au fait with the PECS system. Could that be a method of intervention to resolve the anomaly that has been highlighted?

Seanad: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire agus roimh an Bille seo. Ach an oiread le gach duine eile, ba mhaith liom mo bheannachtaí a chur chuig an Aire Stáit, Deputy Cannon, mo chomhghleacaí as Gaillimh. Tá súil agam nach fada go mbeidh sé ar ais i mbarr a mhaitheasa. Sinn Féin is pleased to support the Bill. Too often, political debate in the Oireachtas is...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (20 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Táim thar a bheith buíoch den Aire Stáit as ucht teacht isteach ar an gceist thábhachtach seo tráthnóna. Tá Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla againn le riar maith blianta agus tá an Coimisinéir Teanga i bhfeidhm sa Stát agus ag déanamh togha na hoibre, agus na daoine atá ag obair san oifig leis. Tá dul chun cinn suntasach...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (20 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit ach, i ndáiríre, tá sé ar nós a bheith ag éisteacht le sean-cheirnín atá casta arís agis arís eile. Níl tada nua sa bhfreagra. Tá an Rialtas ag tarraingt na gcos. Tá sé cruthaithe arís anocht go bhfuil sé seo curtha ar an méar fhada. Iarraim ar an Aire...