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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...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ghabh muid go léir comhghairdeas le Emily O'Reilly an tseachtain seo caite tar éis a ceapacháin mar Ombudsman Eorpach. Last week, we celebrated the election of Ms Emily O'Reilly as the European Ombudsman. It is interesting that, this morning, she launched Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review, in which she wrote the lead article, entitled "Asylum Seekers in our Republic: Why...

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (9 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Táim ag éisteacht go cúramach le gach a bhfuil le rá ar seo. Almost 190,000 households are in mortgage distress and almost one in four residential mortgage holders are unable to meet their repayments. Some are in arrears for extended periods of time while others are in reduced payment schemes but one in four are...

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (9 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Thank you very much.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: CAP Reform and Related Matters: Discussion (9 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Trying to come up with questions which have not been answered is a challenge, but I will do my best. A big debate took place here during the CAP negotiations on the definition of an active farmer and I still have not received an answer to it. Where I come from, an active farmer is someone who must do a little bit of farming, a little bit of fishing and...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá an-áthas orm a bheith in ann cuidiú leis an díospóireacht anocht mar is díospóireacht iontach tábhachtach é. Táimid ag caint ar an lá scoir in alt 1 den mBille. Is mór an feall é go bhfuilimid ag caint ar a leithéid de rud. Ní dóigh liom go raibh duine ar bith amuigh ansin a bhí ag iarraidh a...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cén fáth? Tá sé de cheart agam labhairt i mo theanga féin sa Seanad.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Labhróidh mé mar is dóigh liom nach n-oibríonn an córas go dtí go bhfuil duine éigin ag labhairt as Gaeilge. Leanfaidh mé ar aghaidh mar is pointe an-tábhachtach é sin, atá ardaithe ag an Seanadóir Crown agus is pointe é sin a tharraing muid aird air luath go maith in san Seanad seo go bhfuil sé de cheart ag saoránach...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ceist mhór í ceist na Gaeilge agus is iomaí ceist Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta atá tarraingthe anuas againn anseo.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Yes. Agus muid ag plé na gceisteanna seo táimid ag plé na mbuntáistí a bhaineann leis an Seanad. Tá sé an-fheicealách go bhfuil an Ghaeilge á cur chun cinn sa tSeanad. Seachas an Seanad a scor ba chóir í a úsáid agus deis a thapú leis an teanga náisiúnta a chur chun cinn. Tá ard-mholadh ag dul do...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Níl curtha os ár gcomhair ag an Rialtas ach an t-aon rogha amháin, is é sin scor agus abolition. Tá sé mí-fhéaralta nach bhfuair an pobal deis a bheith páirteach sa díospóireacht seo agus nach bhfuil siad ag fáil ach rogha amháin, scor nó coinneáil. Sin rud atá fíor thábhachtach. Ba chóir go...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (10 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Go raibh maith agat as ucht do fhoighne agus beagáinín moille a bheith orm anseo agus tá mé an-bhuíoch don Aire Stáit as ucht a bheith anseo chomh deireanach seo san oíche leis an gceist seo a phlé. Táim ag ardú ceiste maidir le teicneolaíocht a bhaineann le daoine a bhfuil fadhbanna acu ó thaobh sruth na fola sna cosa. Tá...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (10 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Go raibh maith agat, just go tapaidh a Aire Stáit táim an-bhuíoch díot faoi sin. Ba mhaith liom a chur in iúl do Aire Sláinte gur chóir breathnú ar an gceist seo ar nós mar a bhreathnaítear ar an tástáil drugaí a dhéantar le haghaidh ailse. Is féidir linne a bheith ceannródaíoch sa rud seo. Tá gá...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (10 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: This is a very interesting petition and we should welcome any petitions to the committee, but we need to be cognisant of our role. We are not here to adjudicate on particular grievances between individuals or, in this case, between a company and a local authority. There is a sense that this might point to broader policy issues regarding the role a county council may play or the way in which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (10 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: This committee's role is as a final arbiter when other lines of investigation have been exhausted. It is quite clear that the Office of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman is dealing with this case and that it has been brought to the attention of the Committee of Public Accounts. It is ruled inadmissible for this committee to adjudicate.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Gan dabht, tá cuid mhaith cainte agus clúdach dhá dhéanamh faoin dhá dhíospóireacht móra atá ar siúl sna Tithe seo i láthair na huaire, ach sílim go bhfuil an pobal ag déanamh níos mó imní faoin chás eacnamaíochta atá againn. The commitment last year of the Eurogroup to break the connection between...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I propose that the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, come to the House to refute this statement which appears in a newspaper-----

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The statement attributed in the media this morning to the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, that cancer patients who are deemed not terminal will no longer be guaranteed a medical card. I am asking that the Minister come to this House to refute that statement, by which cancer patients will be very distressed. It is important this matter is rectified immediately.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Yes.