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Seanad: Ash Dieback Disease: Statements (29 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Aon uair a chloisim faoi ash dieback, ní féidir liom ach smaoineamh ar an iar-Aire Stáit, Shane McEntee, nach maireann, go ndéana Dia trócaire air, mar gurb é a thógadh na díospóireachtaí ar an ábhar sin sa Teach seo. Smaoinimid go háirid inniu air. Any time I hear of ash...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (28 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 1: In page 6, to delete lines 31 to 38, and in page 7, to delete lines 1 to 30.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (28 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I think so.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (28 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I understand this issue was discussed at length on Committee Stage with my colleague, Senator David Cullinane. This amendment proposes the deletion of section 4 which deals with entitlement to carer's benefit, carer's allowance and respite care grant. In a submission on the Bill, the Free Legal Advice Centres and the Community Law and Mediation Centre have...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (28 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: No.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (28 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is being pressed.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (28 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Táimse agus mo pháirtí ag cur i gcoinne an phíosa reachtaíochta seo. I remember when the Minister, Deputy Burton, raised the issue of changing the age of children for eligibility for lone parents allowance in this House. We were promised at that stage that it would not come in until we had Scandinavian-type child care-----

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (28 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We certainly have not seen that coming online-----

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (28 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: -----so it is very unfair that these cuts and changes should be brought in. It is another case of the Government hammering lone parents, who have been given a very raw deal since this Government came into office. In addition, the Government has not been willing to take on the amendments we have put forward in good faith. Some of them have been ruled out of order, but we wanted to propose...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Future Funding of Higher Education: Expert Group (22 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank Mr. Cassells for his presentation. I apologise for missing the start of it and for the fact that I will have to leave shortly to attend another meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Future Funding of Higher Education: Expert Group (22 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am sure they will be good enough to do so and that it will all be included in the Official Report. Sinn Féin is opposed to the funding of higher education by way of student loans or graduate taxes. Does Mr. Cassells concur with that view? I am concerned that the current funding model is corporatising third level education. In the case of NUI Galway, for example, I am told that...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom tacú leis an éileamh atá á dhéanamh go ndéanfaí fiosrúchán neamhspleách maidir leis an díolachán a rinne IBRC ar Siteserv. I support the calls for a full independent inquiry into a number of IBRC transactions, including the 2012 sale of Siteserv. Serious questions have been raised on foot of information that has come...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I certainly have an issue with it. It should be highlighted with the Minister.

Seanad: Sport Ireland Bill 2014: Second Stage (22 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Ba mhaith liom fáiltiú roimh an mBille seo, an Bille um Spórt Éireann 2014, agus le teacht le chéile an dá eagraíocht atá i gceist. Sinn Féin broadly welcomes the Sport Ireland Bill 2014. The amalgamation of two or more organisations, as is the case with this Bill, presents the important...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The Creative Economy: Discussion (21 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I have been here for four years without getting excited by too many committee meetings, but this is fantastic. It is a very important area. As someone who came home in the 1980s after doing a commerce degree to tell the family I was going to become an actor when most of my friends were working in the fish factory, I can understand exactly what the witnesses are expressing and the type of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The Creative Economy: Discussion (21 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I knew what I was up to even at that stage. This turns on its head the idea that living in a rural area is a disadvantage. It is a distinct advantage to live in a rural area if one is involved in the creative industries. I found it intriguing that the Irish language was not mentioned until Deputy Conaghan referred to it. I might have missed something at the beginning, however. I see the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The Creative Economy: Discussion (21 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I saw that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The Creative Economy: Discussion (21 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: That is very interesting. I better express I have a bias. I am a former employee who worked on "Ros na Rún" as series producer for a number of years and as a director. I have an innate bias towards TG4.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The Creative Economy: Discussion (21 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The work being done by Ms Allen is fascinating and I commend her on the publicity it is getting. I have passed through the airport a couple of times recently and have seen the picture montages there that give a sense of what is going on in Irish Design 2015. I would not be as au fait with design as others. We know a little about fashion designers, such as John Rocha, Louise Kennedy, Orla...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Transport Eligibility (16 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Tá mé an-bhuíoch dó faoi teacht isteach leis an gceist seo a phlé. Chuaigh muid chuig na daoine éagsúla a bhaineann leis an gceist seo, ach níor éirigh linn aon réiteach sásúil a fháil. We have tried to have this issue resolved through a number of channels, but we keep hitting a...