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Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Senator will be filling in the membership form so.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Aontaim leis an méid atá luaite ag Seanadoiri maidir le cursaí Stena i nDún Laoghaire. It is a very disappointing turnaround that Stena is discontinuing the services from Dún Laoghaire. I think of the Irish people who have been forced to emigrate and work in the UK, in particular, and possibly in mainland Europe, who use the service regularly. It is unfortunate they...

Seanad: Mediation Services: Motion (4 Feb 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: They might be involved in mediation.

Seanad: Mediation Services: Motion (4 Feb 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 2: In the third paragraph, after "mediation" to insert "thereby increasing access to justice for all".

Seanad: Mediation Services: Motion (4 Feb 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 3: In the last paragraph to insert "immediately" after the words "to commit".

Seanad: Mediation Services: Motion (4 Feb 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit agus tá an-áthas orm a bheith in ann labhairt ar an rún seo anocht. Mar a deir mo chomhghleacaí, an Seanadóir Cullinane, i bprionsabal aontaíonn Sinn Féin leis na smaointí atá á chur chinn. Tréaslaím le mo chomhghleacaí as Contae an Chláir, an Seanadóir Conway,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (4 Feb 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is that the committee prepare a report that places on the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, under its public service reform remit, the requirement to issue a standard for civil and public service and related bodies under the aegis of Departments for dealing with all correspondence, whether by hard copy, letter, e-mail, SMS, voicemail or any other electronic means. Matters which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: National Strategy and Framework for Higher Education: Higher Education Authority (4 Feb 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I welcome the witnesses. An Teachta McConalogue asked about the resource issues and I would be interested to hear the witnesses' comments on that. As one who comes from the west, I am interested in the geographic dispersal of students. One of the key system objectives is to promote access for disadvantaged groups, putting in place coherent pathways from second level education. It shows...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: National Strategy and Framework for Higher Education: Higher Education Authority (4 Feb 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The reason I raised the question is that a number of institutions are doing very good work, for example, DCU and Fiontar, and a number of the teacher training colleges but there does not seem to be an overall strategy. The approach seems quite piecemeal and I wonder in the context of a broader strategy on education whether it is something that could be considered because it would draw all of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: National Strategy and Framework for Higher Education: Higher Education Authority (4 Feb 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank Mr. Costello.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Creid é nó ná creid, tá Seachtain na Gaeilge ag teannadh linn go tapa agus ba mhaith liom iarraidh ar an gCeannaire go mbeadh díospóireachtaí níos leithne againn, b'fhéidir, i mbliana maidir le cúrsaí Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta. The Leader is aware that Seachtain na Gaeilge is hurtling towards us at a considerable pace. I appreciate the...

Seanad: Direct Provision: Statements (22 Jan 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On a point of clarification, is the protection Bill the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill that was stalled in 2010?

Seanad: Direct Provision: Statements (22 Jan 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Is that coming through?

Seanad: Direct Provision: Statements (22 Jan 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Caithfidh mé a rá go bhfuil áthas orm go bhfuil sé ag brú na ceiste seo chomh láidir agus atá sé ag brú na ceiste seo. Tá mo thacaíocht iomlán aige á dhéanamh sin agus beidh mé ag cur tuilleadh brú air. I take issue with some of the points that have been...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Job Creation (22 Jan 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I am raising this matter in light of the recently published and very good report of the Western Development Commission, WDC, on trends in agency-assisted employment in the western region. The employment created by businesses that receive support from one of the main enterprise agencies - which are usually export-oriented in outlook - is termed...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Job Creation (22 Jan 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Based on what the Minister of State has said, we are going to get an outline of a strategy in the coming months which probably will not see much action before the end of the life of the Government. Would the Minister of State agree that the Government is failing our region given that we have fallen so far behind the other regions, resulting in rural decline and a lower rate of employment...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Job Creation (22 Jan 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is just emigration.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Job Creation (22 Jan 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It does not stand up.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Job Creation (22 Jan 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I want it more quickly.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Job Creation (22 Jan 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It took four years to get it.