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Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (4 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I will deal with that on Committee Stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Annual Report 2012: Discussion with An Coimisinéir Teanga (4 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ar dtús, ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an gCoimisinéir agus roimh a fhoireann. Táimid tar éis nós a dhéanamh cuireadh a thabhairt dó tíocht anseo le tuarascáil bhliantúil s'aige a phlé linn. Is fíor a rá nach raibh súil ar bith againn leis an scéal a fuair muid inniu agus, cé go ndeirtear go bhfuil...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Annual Report 2012: Discussion with An Coimisinéir Teanga (4 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Bíonn mé féin agus an Teachta Ó Cuív ag speáráil le chéile, ach tacaím go hiomlán leis an méid adúirt sé. Tá an cheart ar fad aige. Tháinig dhá cheist chun cinn i mo chloigeann agus mé ag éisteacht leis an gcoimisinéir. Sa gcomhthéacs indirnáisiúnta, d'eagraigh sé...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom tacú leis an leasú ar Riar na hOibre atá molta ag an Seanadóir Ó Domhnaill. Cuireann sé alltacht orm an easpa tuiscine agus an easpa suime agus an easpa measa atá á léiriú ag Seanadóirí an Rialtais ar an gceist seo inniu.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am. Ba mhaith liom a mheabhrú dóibh gur fhógair an Coimisinéir Teanga, Seán Ó Cuirreáin, inné go bhfuil sé ag éirí as. Ní CEO ar eagraíocht Stáit atá i gceist anseo. Is ról ombudsman atá i gceist. Go bhfios dom, is é seo an chéad uair i stair an Stáit go raibh ar ombudsman, nó duine...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá mé ag tacú leis an moladh atá déanta go dtiocfadh an tAire Stáit isteach.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá mé ag iarraidh a rá cén fáth a bhfuil sé chomh tábhachtach go dtarlódh an díospóireacht inniu. Dúirt an Coimisinéir Teanga inné go bhfuil "trí cheathrú de na scéimeanna teanga ... ligthe in éag", go bhfuil an chuid is mó acu lochtach, go bhfuil ag teip ar pholasaí earcaíochta an Stáit...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Senator Conway is hammering more nails into the coffin.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Senator should look at the history of his own party.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Some of the current members of the Senator's party-----

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Keep politics out of this.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The people of Donegal would not agree with the Senator. At least he got elected to the Dáil.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Senator Gilroy should take a run for the Dáil the next time.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: That is wrong. We are just worried about all the people who have to emigrate.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: They will not all have to go abroad then.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The commissioner is resigning from that post.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ní ionann caint agus gníomh.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom freisin fáilte a chur roimh an tuarascáil a foilsíodh inniu, Direct Provision: Framing an alternative reception system for people seeking international protection. B'fhéidir go mbeadh díospóireacht againn faoi sin lá níos faide anonn. I congratulate the Irish Refugee Council, which is celebrating 21 years in operation this year, on the...

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I do not wish to transgress but given that the Minister of State has addressed the point-----

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Specifically, on section 3, the Minister of State has said that it is a general, generic phrase that is included in many Bills. Perhaps he would outline what kind of expenses are envisaged even if it is a general clause? What expenses will the Minister incur in the administration of an Act, such as this, how much will they be and what would they be expected to be? On the broader issue, is...