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Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Bhí díospóireacht an-mhaith againn anseo inné ar chúrsaí iascaireachta. Fáiltím roimhe sin, ach tá neart eile fós le rá faoin ábhar sin. I concur with fellow Senators who have spoken about the space mission and the brilliance of being able to land a probe on a comet that is hurtling through the stratosphere, or whichever sphere it...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects Applications (12 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the Minister of State for her comprehensive reply. She might relate to the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, that there is a fear about slippage. If there is any slippage it will cost the Department more money, and that would be money down the drain. If it is feasible to include it in the rapid delivery project section under the school buildings unit it...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects Applications (12 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Gabhaim míle buíochas leis an Aire as ucht bheith linn anseo anocht agus it cannot be said anyway that they are not getting their value for money out of the Minister of State. If ever a value for money audit is conducted on the number of Adjournment matters and debates she has taken in the Seanad, she would be at the top of the list.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects Applications (12 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Táim ag ardú ceist maidir le Gaelscoil Riabhach, Baile Locha Riach. This is a Gaelscoil in Loughrea, County Galway, which has made a request for a new school building. I understand it has made a formal application for a departmental review of whether it is a building project, as set out in the Department's three-year building plan, that merits inclusion in the rapid delivery...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Role and Remit: Financial Services Ombudsman (12 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: May I ask one final question? How does Mr. Prasifka think the committee could be of use to him? How can we engage with him to support the work he is doing in order that he could be more efficient or successful in his aims and we could be of use to him within the Oireachtas setting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Role and Remit: Financial Services Ombudsman (12 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I welcome Mr. Prasifka and his team and thank them for appearing before this committee. A number of thoughts struck me as I listened to Mr. Prasifka's opening statement, particularly on the broader ombudsman issues. I have a particular interest in the Irish language and one of the points regularly made by an Coimisinéir Teanga relates directly to what Mr. Prasifka said, namely, that if...

Seanad: Fisheries Sector: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On the joint Oireachtas report-----

Seanad: Fisheries Sector: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Cathaoirleach might give me a little latitude given that not many Members are seeking to contribute. The scourge of spurdogs is another matter that needs to be addressed. It particularly affects smaller fishermen. Will the Minister outline what his Department is doing in this regard? lascaire Intíre Éireann is also very critical of the fishery management plans that have...

Seanad: Fisheries Sector: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: While the Minister says some headway has been made on licence applications, will he tell us how many are still outstanding? I might take the liberty of writing to him on a number of other points we would like to have addressed.

Seanad: Fisheries Sector: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. There are many issues I wish to raise, but on the point Senator Comiskey made about looking after the smaller fishermen I agree with Senator O'Donovan that we should consider trying to renegotiate the quotas at EU level. However, the Minister has control over an element of the domestic quota, but 87% of the quota is controlled by 23 boats in the north west...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On a point of order, Sinn Féin has never said the Garda Síochána was biased.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom tacú leis an méid atá ráite ag an Seandóir D'Arcy ar an rún. The Garda Inspectorate report is a major milestone in Irish policing. It calls on the Minister immediately to establish the criminal justice service group to implement the recommendations of the report. It is a comprehensive and devastating critique of the systems within An Garda...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: National Wind Energy Strategy (11 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Go raibh míle maith agat, a Aire. I appreciate the Minister's reply. I am a bit taken aback by the reply in one sense because it strikes me as a "closing the stable door after the horse has bolted" type reply. The Minister is saying the strategic environmental assessment and appropriate assessment are being developed and that he is hoping they are developed by the end of 2015 for the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: National Wind Energy Strategy (11 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire agus táim thar a bheith buíoch dó as teacht isteach ar an gceist tábhachtach seo. Mar atá a fhios aige, ardaíonn muid ceisteanna faoi mhuilte gaoithe go minic sna Tithe. Baineann an cheist seo le forbairt san earnáíl sin. The question I am raising is in relation to the development of the wind energy sector in...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: They need to wear the green jersey.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom, as mé fhéin, comhbhrón a chur in iúl do chlanna Joe Walsh agus a rá go raibh brón ar a gcuid, agus clann Brian Farrell freisin. De réir mar a chloisim, is Gaeilgeoir a bhí in Brian Farrell chomh maith céanna. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha go léir. I wish to discuss the issue of Irish Water. It is a topic of serious...

Seanad: Penal Reform: Motion (5 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 1: “To add after the words ‘two reports’ the following paragraph: ‘; and - calls on the Minister for Justice and Equality to implement the five recommendations set out by the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality in its Report on Penal Reform.’.”Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire arís. Ba mhaith liom an leasú...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 1: In page 29, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following: "36. Data may not be transferred to another jurisdiction for the purposes of it being used against an individual who has already stood trial and been acquitted in this jurisdiction." Tá mé ag cur an leasú seo chun cinn ar an mbunús céanna leis an mBille a chuaigh roimhe maidir le...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the Minister of State. I note that in the first part of his response he spoke about the double jeopardy syndrome. In the McBrearty case that I cited, the information that was given was used for other reasons, namely, to stop somebody from entering the US. We are trying to say that uses could be made of the data that would be unfair and not what the Minister has envisaged. Although...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the Minister of State for his response and I accept both his bona fides in respect of this issue and the background information he provided. In light of the issues we have cited and the examples we have provided, however, I will press the amendment.