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Seanad: Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom i dtosach báire tagairt beag a dhéanamh don chlár reachtaíochta a fuair muid inné ón bPríomh Aoire. Táim cinnte go raibh cuid mhaith rudaí in easnamh, ach thug mé faoi deara go raibh dhá Bhille in easnamh, Billí a bhí geallta dúinn don fhómhar seo, ceann amháin a bhain le Acht na dTeangacha...

Seanad: Directive of European Parliament on Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children: Statements (19 Sep 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil le mo chomhghleacaithe agus go háirithe leis an Aire Stáit faoin am breise a chur leis an díospóireacht. I thank all colleagues and the Minister of State in particular for extending the speaking time. I congratulate the Minister of State on his appointment. I hope he does well in his brief. I am sure that he is taking to it...

Seanad: Turf-cutting: Statements (19 Sep 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Tá mé thar a bheith sásta go bhfuil an díospóireacht seo ar siúl againn. Tá an ábhar seo ardaithe agam go rí-mhinic agam sa Teach seo. I appreciate that this is a thorny issue and that we have held a number of conversations on it. I am grateful to the Minister for taking this debate. It is important to put the...

Seanad: Turf-cutting: Statements (19 Sep 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is a very pertinent point. At the end of the day the only person losing out is the taxpayer. If this ends up in the courts the result will be lengthy court cases from which barristers and solicitors will make a great deal of money and for which the State will end up footing a huge bill. None of us wants to go down that route. We would like to see proper resolution in advance. It is...

Seanad: Turf-cutting: Statements (19 Sep 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I do not think the TCCA would agree with the Minister on that point, in all fairness.

Seanad: Turf-cutting: Statements (19 Sep 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The TCCA certainly does not agree.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: An Fochoiste um an Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010-2030 agus Rudaí Gaolmhara: Cur i nGníomh Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010-2030: Plé le Conradh na Gaeilge (19 Sep 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe. Táimid thar a bheith buíoch dóibh as an obair mhór atá curtha isteach acu a réimse seo ar fad. Tá mé ag smaoineamh go háirithe ar na moltaí cuimsitheacha agus sonracha atá curtha ar aghaidh san aighneacht. Tiocfaidh mé go dtí croí na ceiste. Tá Conradh na Gaeilge tar...

Seanad: Pathways to Work Strategy: Statements (25 Sep 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I am afraid I am not as upbeat as some of the previous contributors in regard to Pathways to Work. If one talks to most unemployed people in Ireland, when they think about Pathways to Work it is about the route through terminal 1 or 2 of Dublin Airport to get off the island. We cannot congratulate a Government when the unemployment rate has remained almost...

Seanad: Pathways to Work Strategy: Statements (25 Sep 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Absolutely.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Treatment Abroad Scheme (2 Oct 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I have no problem with that, although he is not here at the moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Revised Eligibility Criteria for State Pension (Contributory): Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Go raibh míle maith agat. I thank the Minister for addressing the questions. The actuarial review conducted by KPMG and published last year assessed the impact of the changes for the year 2020. It appears from our analysis that more pensioners will be brought into the net as people live well into their 80s, according to the statistics. However, the net value of the pension to each...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Revised Eligibility Criteria for State Pension (Contributory): Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: That related to my question. The Minister said that the OECD endorsed the Government's recommendation, but-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Revised Eligibility Criteria for State Pension (Contributory): Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I want to return to the ESB issue. The ESB group of unions were in here in the past week or so. They are still very concerned about the situation. Some 80% of pension scheme members commenced work pre-1995. As a result they have no entitlement to the State contributory pension. Can the Minister's Department take any action on that?

Seanad: An Appreciation of the Life and Work of Seamus Heaney: Statements (3 Oct 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire agus roimh na h-aíonna speisialta, go háirithe Marie. Is dóigh go bhféadfaí a rá faoi Seamus Heaney nár aithin sé teorann. Níor aithin sé teorann ó thaobh tíreolaíochta nó ó thaobh ealaíne agus chuaigh sé thar na teorainneacha ar fad ó thaobh a chuid...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: An Fochoiste um an Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010-2030 agus Rudaí Gaolmhara: Ag Spreagadh na Gaeilge ar fud na Tíre: Plé (3 Oct 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom míle fáilte a chur roimh na finnéithe. Is breá an rud é a leithéid de chur i láthair a bheith againn. Tá sé níos fearr dúinn bheith ag caint faoi ghníomhaíocht trí mheán na Gaeilge ar nós an scéim iontach seo seachas maoiniú na Gaeilge agus struchtúr na heagrais Gaeilge. Rith...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: An Fochoiste um an Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010-2030 agus Rudaí Gaolmhara: Ag Spreagadh na Gaeilge ar fud na Tíre: Plé (3 Oct 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ní raibh mé ag magadh ar chor ar bith.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: An Fochoiste um an Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010-2030 agus Rudaí Gaolmhara: Ag Spreagadh na Gaeilge ar fud na Tíre: Plé (3 Oct 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom tréaslú leis na finnéithe ar fad mar is iontach an feachtas é sin. Is iontach samhlaíoch é chomh maith. Tá siad ag tarraingt ar bhuanna na nGael, mar go bhfuil neart cainte againn. Tá sé iontach tábhachtach go mbeadh Tithe an Oireachtais páirteach i gníomh den chineál seo agus sílim go bhfuil ról faoi...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá cuid mhaith Seanadóirí anseo ag caint faoin chúpla mí deacair a bhí againn. A number of Senators have bemoaned the difficult number of months we have had, but I contend that this pales to insignificance compared with the conditions that many people who find themselves in direct provision have gone through. I recommend all Senators read Carl O'Brien's...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: That is from the party that did a U-turn on the issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Bring back Bertie.