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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Direct Provision: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (1 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Is that within the Department of Justice and Equality?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Direct Provision: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (1 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: This is very relevant and it goes back to where the debate started, with the Ombudsman, the Ombudsman for Children and discussions of oversight. There has been much discussion about the working group and proposals. Everybody agrees there will be some form of change and a different system but currently we have a particular system and the transition will take a while. Both of the ombudsmen...

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 76: In page 52, to delete lines 31 to 36.This section provides for fees. While it may not be the intention of the Minister to introduce fees, the legislation enables his successor to do so. Research published in Britain this year by the Citizens Advice Bureau revealed that seven out of ten potentially successful cases by employees against their employers are not going...

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 91: In page 62, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:"(2) Section 1(3) of the Act of 1984 is amended by the insertion of the following paragraph:"(e) the employer is deemed to be insolvent in circumstances where he has ceased trading and payments to employees have been determined by the Minister to have de factobeen stopped on a permanent basis for a period...

Seanad: National Integration Strategy: Motion (1 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: His ego was more seriously injured.

Seanad: National Integration Strategy: Motion (1 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I would like to say dobranocand witam wasto our guests in the Gallery. It is important for us to have this debate. I wish to move our amendment to the motion.

Seanad: National Integration Strategy: Motion (1 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I will have. I move amendment No. 1:After "integration and new communities", to insert the following paragraph:"calls on the Minister to outline to the Seanad his plans to deal with the estimated 30,000 undocumented people in Ireland and to inform the Seanad of what action, if any, he intends to take to address the humanitarian crisis in the Direct Provision System."It is important to...

Seanad: National Integration Strategy: Motion (1 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Sinn Féin calls on the Minister to begin the immediate phasing out of the system over a 12-month period. In the interim, oversight of the system should be given to the Ombudsman for Children and to the Office of the Ombudsman, with immediate effect. The Committee of Public Accounts should be given responsibility for oversight of all financial transactions relating to the system. There...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (1 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Is it members only?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Irish Language Education: Discussion (1 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá me fíor-bhuíoch don dream a thug fianaise agus as ucht an deis a bheith againn an plé seo a bheith againn mar sílim go bhfuil muid ag plé cuid de na ceisteanna is tromchúisí ó thaobh oideachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta. Tá sé fíorthábhachtach go mbeadh muid á phlé sin. Tá sé ar nós go bhfuil an...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Mar 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tacaim leis an moladh atá déanta ag an Seanadóir Bacik go mbeadh díospóireacht againn maidir le cúrsaí foiréigin baile. Is ceist í atá ardaithe againn go rialta sna Tithe seo agus is ceist fíorthábhachtach í. I also welcome the launch of the SAFE Ireland report this morning. Last Friday in Galway Domestic Violence Response...

Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (30 Mar 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 6: In page 13, after line 36, to insert the following:“(9) The intending parents of a donor-conceived child must undergo counselling prior to their initiation of DAHR.”.

Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (30 Mar 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the Minister for her patience. I will not delay her long in respect of this amendment, which suggests that the phrase "The intending parents of a donor-conceived child must undergo counselling prior to their initiation of DAHR." be inserted into the Bill. The decision relating to this matter is huge for those involved. As we have already discovered from today's debate, there are...

Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (30 Mar 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the Minister for her reply and in light of that I will withdraw the amendment, with the leave of the House.

Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (30 Mar 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 36: In page 27, lines 25 to 27, to delete all words from and including “(1) A” in line 25 down to and including line 27.This section would appear to preclude what could be termed the DIY donor-assisted human reproduction practice which currently occurs. The Minister has addressed much of this in her explanations on previous amendments. What provision will...

Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (30 Mar 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Because the identity is known.

Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (30 Mar 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I take it that this goes back to the case law outlined by the Minister. That is a point I wanted to raise. I ask her to take on board the amendment my party has proposed.

Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (30 Mar 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I appreciate the complexity of the matter and that the Minister has to bring forward legislation to cover all of the possibilities and also to be cognisant of case law.

Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (30 Mar 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 42: In page 29, after line 38, to insert the following:“(9) A transition period of 12 months, from the date of enactment, will be allowed for cases where patients have already selected or paid for anonymous sperm donors or have the donation currently in storage in Irish clinics awaiting use in treatment, to complete their treatment cycles. (10) A transition...

Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (30 Mar 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I appreciate the Minister's reply and the comments made by the Senator who spoke on this issue. As I take her bona fides, I will withdraw the amendment by leave the House.