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Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Oct 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I do not see many other people offering to speak.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Oct 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Go raibh míle maith agat, a Leas-Chathaoirligh, agus céad fáilte romhat, a Aire agus ach an oiread le mo chomhghleacaithe tá áthas ormsa bheith anseo le tacaíocht a thabhairt don Bhille ag an staid seo. Aontaímid go bprionsabal leis an méid atá á chur chun cinn ag an Rialtas ar an gceann seo ach measaimid go bhféadfaí b'fhéidir...

Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire. Beidh muintir na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta an-mhíshásta leis an mbuiséad seo. Bhíodar ag súil go mbeadh breis airgid á chaitheamh ar na réimsí sin agus níl, i ndáiríre. Cé go bhfáiltím roimh an airgead atá á chur ar leataobh le haghaidh Teach an Phiarsaigh, i...

Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Local Authority Staff (9 Oct 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the Minister of State for the answer on behalf of the senior Minister, but I totally reject that answer. What we see here is the local authority investigating the local authority, when we have had many calls for other organisations in this State not to investigate themselves. I also have evidence that one of the individuals involved in this case has given a leadership talk about how...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Local Authority Staff (9 Oct 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit and thank him for coming in to take this matter on the Adjournment. This is a sad story concerning a woman named Bríd Cummins, a former journalist who had mental health issues. She fought eviction by Galway City Council from the council house she was living in and was subsequently found dead in her flat the night officials turned up...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Local Authority Staff (9 Oct 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: He is identified publicly in the book. His name is a matter of public record.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Local Authority Staff (9 Oct 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is important to raise this issue. A former Deputy, now President Michael D. Higgins, stated at the time that he felt there was a need for a full investigation into this case. It is about the way certain executives in city and county councils do their jobs. The CEO in question has given talks at certain public functions on the issue of key leadership attributes. A statement he made in...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Local Authority Staff (9 Oct 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is a matter of record. This book has been published and it is in the public domain.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Local Authority Staff (9 Oct 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The question relates to the attitudes of CEOs of local authorities towards politicians and their view of how they do their work. They have serious disregard for the way things are done and in their role they have strong powers to make decisions. It is clear from the evidence outlined in documents presented to councillors at Galway City Council in regard to the Bríd Cummins case, for...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Local Authority Staff (9 Oct 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am not sure if the Minister, the Minister of State or their officials have had the chance to go through the evidence presented in the book. If not, I suggest they do so. The evidence is factual and is based on minutes of meetings and correspondence and was acquired through FOI requests to the relevant authorities. Bríd Cummins deserves another hearing and her family wants to...

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 37: In page 33, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:“31. Provision shall be made for a review of the Forestry Act 1988 to redefine Coillte objectives and operations.”.The Minister of State is aware of where we are coming from. This is to affirm the status of Coillte because of the fears raised about the possibility of a merger, particularly by...

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 34:In page 28, line 11, to delete “A person” and substitute “A person under whose direction the activities are being conducted”.I am open to persuasion on this one. I have been reading it myself. We want to make sure that the perpetrator of a wrong is the person who is prosecuted. I am talking about offences and penalties. What we have at...

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am not going to press the amendment, but I intend to look at the particular section and I reserve the right to table an amendment on Report Stage.

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 28: In page 19, line 21, after “ground” to insert “or is not a hedgerow of historical, ecological and/or landscape”.

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 31: In page 23, line 8, after “officers” to insert “competent in the area of forestry regulation”.This is a small amendment in the area of enforcement relating to officers authorised to enforce the law. Section 23(1) states: "The Minister may appoint such and so many persons as he or she considers appropriate to be authorised officers for the...

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: With all due respect to the Minster of State I do not share his confidence. The stipulation should be copper-fastened in the legislation. Any of us in our various areas and constituencies can get telephone calls every day of the week from people engaging with Departments and at times they question the competency of some of the people who are doing what they are doing.

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Amendment No. 28 arises from some of the representations received by bodies such as the Environmental Pillar. This regards the felling of hedgerows for the purposes of trimming, as long as the tree does not exceed 20 cm in diameter when measured 1.3 m from the ground. We suggest the addition of the clause "or is not a hedgerow of historical, ecological and/or landscape" value. The reason...

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 17: In page 16, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following:“(3) A licence approval will issue in default of decision by the Minister 12 weeks from receipt of the application. This approval, however, will be waived if there is requirement for an Environmental Impact Statement or Appropriate Assessment.”.This amendment relates to the applications for...

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 19: In page 16, line 18, after “conditions” to insert “that are in accordance with good forest practices”.This amendment aims to strengthen the legislation. Section 17(4) states “the Minister may at any time attach or vary conditions to any licence granted”. We are proposing that “in accordance with good forest...