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Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáílte roimh an Aire agus roimh an leasú seo. I welcome what is a very good amendment to the Bill. As the Minister has indicated, it may be useful to look at other areas of legislation in the context of the difficulty for young people under 18 years of age in testifying comfortably. It may be that this method of taking their evidence initially and using it later in...

Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 6: In page 12, to delete lines 36 to 39, and in page 13, to delete line 1 and substitute the following:"5A (a) Bona fide representatives of the Press, in order to be permitted to attend proceedings referred to in subsection (1), shall be required to provide accreditation of the form prescribed in paragraph (b). (b) Accreditation for the purposes of paragraph (a) shall be...

Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the Minister for his reply. I am disappointed, however, that he will not take on board this amendment. Some of the arguments he advanced actually strengthen the case for our proposal. He acknowledged that this is a new departure in the law and that many of the cases involved are very sensitive. This proposal would provide an additional layer of safety for the persons involved....

Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom cuidiú leis an leasú atá mollta. I would like to second the amendment. We had a very comprehensive debate on the issue last week and I was hoping that the Minister might bring forward an amendment on it. Last week, Senator van Turnhout showed that she had done a huge amount of research in the area. She spoke a lot about NGOs. We raised issues between us...

Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: While I echo the thoughts of previous Senators, I will hold the Minister to a promise he gave me on Committee Stage when I raised the serious issue of Dolphin House and the facilities available in it. He said he would raise it with the Courts Service on our behalf and I would appreciate it if he got back to me after he has had that discussion.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáílte roimh an Aire agus roimh an leasú seo. I welcome what is a very good amendment to the Bill. As the Minister has indicated, it may be useful to look at other areas of legislation in the context of the difficulty for young people under 18 years of age in testifying comfortably. It may be that this method of taking their evidence initially and using it later in...

Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 6: In page 12, to delete lines 36 to 39, and in page 13, to delete line 1 and substitute the following:"5A (a) Bona fide representatives of the Press, in order to be permitted to attend proceedings referred to in subsection (1), shall be required to provide accreditation of the form prescribed in paragraph (b). (b) Accreditation for the purposes of paragraph (a) shall be...

Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the Minister for his reply. I am disappointed, however, that he will not take on board this amendment. Some of the arguments he advanced actually strengthen the case for our proposal. He acknowledged that this is a new departure in the law and that many of the cases involved are very sensitive. This proposal would provide an additional layer of safety for the persons involved....

Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom cuidiú leis an leasú atá mollta. I would like to second the amendment. We had a very comprehensive debate on the issue last week and I was hoping that the Minister might bring forward an amendment on it. Last week, Senator van Turnhout showed that she had done a huge amount of research in the area. She spoke a lot about NGOs. We raised issues between us...

Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: While I echo the thoughts of previous Senators, I will hold the Minister to a promise he gave me on Committee Stage when I raised the serious issue of Dolphin House and the facilities available in it. He said he would raise it with the Courts Service on our behalf and I would appreciate it if he got back to me after he has had that discussion.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I dtosach báire, ba mhaith liom cuidiú leis an leasú atá molta ar an Riar Gnó ag an Seanadóir Norris. I second Senator Norris's amendment to the Order of Business. I would also like to make a correction to a statement I made yesterday. When I mentioned Senator Whelan I inadvertently said he made an address to a group of turf cutters at Camross. I would like to...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: No, it is a correction. The statement was made to about 2,000 people in Tullamore and he gave his full support to turf cutters there. I also congratulate Emily O'Reilly. She has been a fantastic Ombudsman and will be a hard act to follow. I congratulate her wholeheartedly on her appointment as European Ombudsman. I concur with Senator Landy. I was at the Carers Association...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Issues Facing Small Primary Schools: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá fáilte roimh na toscairí ar fad. I will go straight into it. Do the witnesses agree with me that the use of the pupil-teacher ratio as the main basis for funding schools and teachers is a very blunt instrument in the context of rural areas? I note that some of the DEIS cutbacks were reversed, but they were not reversed in rural areas. Could the Department outline why the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Reports: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh, agus bhur gcéad fáilte go dtí an coiste. Today is a very important for this committee. It is an important day for the witnesses as well that they have the mechanism to be able to come before a committee like this. People need to have full confidence in the policing system. What is being highlighted is an appalling situation. I sense...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Reports: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We have heard of the idea of using informants off the books, as it is put. Is that being done by rogue elements among the Garda or is it a practice sanctioned by the higher echelons within An Garda Síochána? Is it being done with their blessing? What problems are there with not getting evidence back from An Garda Síochána? Is this anything to do with the way the force...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Reports: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Is it possible to compare the number of files going to the DPP to international best practice? Is there a high or low level or is it somewhere in the middle? Is that a fair question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Reports: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I have a question related to that. I asked whether Commissioner FitzGerald saw that as related to resources or a lack of ICT, administrative backup, etc.

Seanad: Promoting a Sustainable Future for the Post Office Network: Statements (4 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá céad fáilte roimh an Aire. Seanfhocal eile sa Gaeilge ná, "Mair a chapall, agus gheobhair féar" - live horse and eat grass. That is also important in the post office scenario and it is important that we sustain them. Mar fhear ó Chontae Mhuigh Eo, agus as iarthar na hÉireann, tuigeann an tAire an tábhacht atá ag baint leis na pobail tuaithe...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Irish Language Issues (4 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit agus gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach as ucht an deis seo a thabhairt dom an cheist seo a chur ar an Aire Stáit. An t-am seo an bhliain seo caite, is dóigh go raibh muid ag coraíocht le chéile maidir le Bille na Gaeltachta mar ní raibh muid ar aon intinn faoi na forálacha agus mar sin de. Ach ar...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Irish Language Issues (4 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Gabhaim míle leis an Aire Stáit faoin soiléiriú sin. An aontódh an tAire Stáit liom go bhfuil sé ag tarraingt na gcos ar an cheist seo i ndáiríre? Shínigh sé an t-ordú um thosach feidhme an Achta ar 16 Aibreán, beagnach 11 mhí tar éis don Acht a bheith curtha i bhfeidhm. D'fhéadfadh an Ghaeilge a bheith...