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Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (26 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Taoiseach will not be back to hear our opinions when he needs to.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (26 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The reason I am raising this issue is pertinent.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (26 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Maybe The Taoiseach will be back but perhaps the Leader will clarify that. I note, for example, the Taoiseach has no issue in going to Davos for a couple of days to speak to people there. He had no issue in spending a couple of hours climbing Croagh Patrick with Trapattoni when he needed to, or cycling a greenway. He had no issue-----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (26 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I do. The Taoiseach had no issue recently in spending a full day in Connemara opening extensions to schools, where he was welcome. What is the Taoiseach afraid of? Why will he not come in here for a number of hours to discuss the Bill and listen to everybody's opinion on it? That is the least he could do before he intends to scrap the Seanad. If he is so sure of his position on this...

Seanad: Courts Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I note that the Minister has added numerous amendments from amendment No. 26 onwards which we have not had enough time to consider adequately because they effectively amount to a new Bill. We do not feel this is the way to do business. Effectively, it is a new Bill with several lengthy provisions with significant implications regarding the amendments circulated last night. The Taoiseach...

Seanad: Courts Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On that point, I appreciate the Minister giving us latitude to discuss the matter. The Women's Aid report painted a chronic picture of what happens in Dolphin House. Our fear is that justice will not be seen to be done there because of the fear and intimidation experienced by the women who enter those buildings. They are literally afraid of their lives because of the facilities. It would...

Seanad: Courts Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Go raibh maith agat.

Seanad: Courts Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I note for the record that from amendment No. 26 onwards, Sinn Féin reserves the right to introduce amendments on Report Stage because we believe sufficient time has not been given to consider them.

Seanad: Courts Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 12: In page 9, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:“(b) Not withstanding paragraph (a), bona fide representatives of the press shall be required to undergo an accreditation process to be provided for by the Minister by way of regulation.”.We flagged our concern on the issue and the section with the Minister on Second Stage. We do not believe he...

Seanad: Courts Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I disagree with both the Minister and Senator Bacik. As someone who worked in the media for quite a number of years, I know there are many people who are members of the National Union of Journalists, NUJ, from many different areas who would be accredited as journalists. I do not agree a District Court judge would know all of the journalists or those who would hold an NUJ card in an area. I...

Seanad: Courts Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We would concur with and support Senator van Turnhout in the issue she is raising. I appreciate that the Minister might need to find other legalese to address her concerns. From working with services that deal with rape crisis, including those involving children, I share the concerns. There is almost a sense of a doctor-client privilege when a person is being treated in such a scenario....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (26 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: When we discussed this matter members were agreed that the petitioner had raised a significant injustice. In fact, several speakers referred to similar cases in their own area. I propose that we go with recommendations Nos. 2 and 3 from the secretariat, namely, to refer the matter to the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government for his consideration, and seek the...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom tacú leis an moladh atá déanta ag mo chomhghleacaí, an Seanadóir Zappone agus dea-ghuí a ghabháil maidir le Seachtain an Bhróid. Táim cinnte go mbeidh an-deireadh seachtaine ag gach duine. I concur with the remarks of Senator Zappone, who offered her best wishes to everyone for pride week. Would that we could be so proud of our...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Ní haon locht air é nuair a deirim gur trua é nach bhfuil an Taoiseach anseo leis an díospóireacht seo a chloisteáil. Nuair a bhí mé ag caint inné, dúirt mé nach bhfuil dabht ar bith ann go mbíonn Taoiseach na tíre gnóthach, ach i ndáiríre tá sé ábalta...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Apparently there was no debate. The Taoiseach came up with the idea, it was imposed on the party and it is running with it because the boss said it had to. It does not sound like democracy to me and it is not how we would do democracy in our party. It shows how democratic the Taoiseach is and leads people to become very wary of the real agenda behind the abolition of the Seanad. There is a...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Ní haon locht air é nuair a deirim gur trua é nach bhfuil an Taoiseach anseo leis an díospóireacht seo a chloisteáil. Nuair a bhí mé ag caint inné, dúirt mé nach bhfuil dabht ar bith ann go mbíonn Taoiseach na tíre gnóthach, ach i ndáiríre tá sé ábalta...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Apparently there was no debate. The Taoiseach came up with the idea, it was imposed on the party and it is running with it because the boss said it had to. It does not sound like democracy to me and it is not how we would do democracy in our party. It shows how democratic the Taoiseach is and leads people to become very wary of the real agenda behind the abolition of the Seanad. There is a...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Táim chun glaoch arís ar an gCeannaire maidir le cúrsaí baint móna mar sílim go bhfuil sé fíor thábhachtach go mbeadh díospóireacht againn. I called for a debate on turf cutting on a number of occasions. I note the statement of Senator Whelan which I feel was very one-sided and ill thought through. It is very strange, as he stood on a...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Why do they not engage with the turf cutters to find a solution?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: What about people's constitutional rights?