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Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Tá mé ag éisteacht go cúramach le gach rud a bhfuil le rá aige. Ba mhaith liom a rá go bhfuil mé glan i gcoinne an Bhille seo. Ní chuirfidh sé sin aon iontas ar an Aire. We have heard a lot of debate over and back but the basic principle around what is happing here and what people were marching against on 10...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Is it a transferable script about Sinn Féin?

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Surprise, surprise. We have heard this one before.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: No, we are not. The Senator is wrong again.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Senator is not consistent in his ideology.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We will see what the electorate has to say.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Senator had not read our pre-budget submission properly. He should do his homework.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Tributes to Member of Staff (18 Dec 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom, thar ceann ionadaí Shinn Féin, gach dea-ghuí a ghuí ar Andy. We actually have a serious issue that we might need the Leader to clarify because, to me, Andy looks far too youthful to be retiring at this stage. As a newer Member of the House, I must say it has been always a breath of fresh air to come in and meet Andy, who has always shared a smile and a...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá mé as seasamh inniu le aird a tharraingt ar cheann de na faillí atá á dhéanamh ag an Rialtas seo maidir le cearta agus ó thaobh na reifrinn atá geallta. There was extensive debate at the Constitutional Convention around a number of referenda that could have been brought forward. One of the recommendations is to extend the voting right in...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Child and Family Agency Funding (16 Dec 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is clear from what the Minister has stated that funding from the agencies is not the reason the company has closed down. There is a concern about the continuity of services particular to the local community. To ensure continuity, will the Minister ask Tusla to engage with the local community to determine whether the latter can put in place an alternative structure into which the projects...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Child and Family Agency Funding (16 Dec 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire. Tá mé an-bhuíoch dó as ucht teacht isteach agus an t-am a thógáil le cheist faoin ionad acmhainní pobail, Aonad, atá i mBéal Átha Gárrtha á thógáil agus an contúirt atá ann go bhfuil sé le dúnadh síos láithreach. As the Minister may be aware, Aonad...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Aid to Fishery and Aquaculture Sector: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (16 Dec 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Most of the points I intended to raise have been already touched on by colleagues. Regarding the pots replacement scheme, could that scheme have gone further under the previous rules? Did the Government have scope, for example, to cover loss of earnings, damage to vessels and so on? Or is that what is envisaged under the new guidelines such that, if we had a similar occurrence this winter,...

Seanad: Role of Culture and Arts in Irish Society: Motion (10 Dec 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire. Tá mé an-sásta go bhfuil muid ag plé le cúrsaí ealaíona arís sa Seanad. Is ábhar é a bhfhuil an-ghean agam féin air agus chaith mé cuid mhaith de mo shaol ag plé leis. I welcome this debate as it is good that we are discussing the arts again. I am not disappointed that this is the...

Seanad: Role of Culture and Arts in Irish Society: Motion (10 Dec 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Is it not? The Senator can clarify the matter when she sums up, but it was brought to my attention today. Yeats had a huge connection with Galway where he wrote two collections of poetry, The Tower in 1928 and The Winding Stair in 1933. On the broader motion, the arts in education charter is to be welcomed, but, as mentioned, the document needs more work. I always have problems with the...

Seanad: Sustainable Agriculture and Dairy Price Outlook: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is not workable. That is what farmers have said.

Seanad: Sustainable Agriculture and Dairy Price Outlook: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom aird an Aire a tharraingt ar an agóid taobh amuigh den Teach agus tá súil agam go dtabharfadh an Rialtas aird ar sin. I know the Minister is a cabinet Minister and it is hard to sit here without noticing the protest going on outside. I hope the Cabinet takes on board what is being brought forward by the protesters today. I think sustainability is something of...

Seanad: Sustainable Agriculture and Dairy Price Outlook: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I met them on Friday and they were not happy with the meeting they had with the Minister last week. That is why they marched on the Taoiseach's office. I believe the Minister is a person who likes to find a compromise and I hope a compromise in this case will be found. I hope a compromise in this case could be found. The case of the hen harrier drags on and has left farmers in dire...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Palestine and Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (10 Dec 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Go raibh maith agat. I welcome the witnesses. The type of testimony they have given and the work they are doing are hugely important and it is important to recognise that today. I thank them for coming back and giving us the briefing. It would also be appropriate for the committee to extend condolences to the family and comrades of the Palestinian minister and leading member of Fatah,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Palestine and Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (10 Dec 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Certainly, in a second, I will have two questions if that is okay.