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Seanad: Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 2: In page 128, after line 41, to insert the following:“Transfer of DNA samples or profiles to other jurisdictions 110. (1) A DNA sample or profile 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. (2) The transfer of DNA samples or profiles to...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I welcome the Minister to her new role and I appreciate that she is picking up where her predecessor left off. That is the reason we tabled this amendment once more. My understanding, I am subject to correction, is that the Bill specifically states that sentences must have expired, but the prisoners under the Good Friday Agreement were released under licence and that is the reason we are...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Yes.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Go maith agat, a leas Chathaoirligh. Tá céad fáilte roimh an Aire. I move amendment No. 1: In page 53, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following:"(2) Any conviction covered by the terms of the Good Friday Agreement 1998 is excluded for consideration under this section.".On Second Stage we said that we were generally in favour of the Bill but a couple of amendments have...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuireann an faoiseamh atá ar an Seanadóir Mullins maidir le tuarascáil Cooke iontas orm i bhfianaise na ráitis atá déanta ag an ICCL agus daoine eile ar maidin. The relief shown by Senator Mullins regarding the Cooke report was not shared by others who spoke on the subject this morning. One of the main points of the report is that it is impossible to...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (10 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá céad fáilte roimh an Aire. Is dóigh go bhféadfar a rá gur lá maith don Seanad an lá inniu agus an méid atá ráite ag an Aire anseo go n-aontaíonn sí leis an Seanadóir Zappone gur gá an reachtaíocht atá ann i láthair na huaire a athrú agus go nglacann sí i bprionsabail leis na moltaí...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an bhfógra atá déanta inniu maidir leis na huafáis atá tagtha chun cinn i dtaobh na tithe i dTuaim agus in áiteanna eile ina raibh máithreacha agus leanaí ina gcónaí. I welcome the announcement by the Government that a full inquiry will be held into cases that have come to light in Tuam and elsewhere. I...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Investigations (5 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I appreciate that the Garda has been given further information. That is very important. There is a sense among the victims and observers who have studied the case that the investigation to date has not been up to scratch. We know that there are questions about how the Garda has investigated certain issues in the past and that that is subject to a number of inquiries. I ask the Minister of...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Investigations (5 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Seo ábhar a d'ardaigh mé cúpla uair roimhe seo sa Teach, ábhar a bhaineann le iar-cheannasaí Chumann na bhFiann, Domhnall Ó Lubhlaí. I am raising an issue that has been raised previously in the Houses but time has moved on and there have been many developments in justice issues since the last time we...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: There was a very well known film called "Dead Man Walking". I get the sense that we have a dead man walking in the Cabinet having seen media reports on the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly. It appears the backbenchers in Fine Gael are finally coming to the conclusion we came to many months ago, which is that it is time for the Minister to go having regard to the number of debacles...

Seanad: Racism in Ireland: Motion (4 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: He was a sergeant actually.

Seanad: Racism in Ireland: Motion (4 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire. Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh na cuairteoirí ar fad atá sa Ghailearaí. It is great to see such a multicultural gathering in the Gallery. It is unfortunate that the membership of the House is not as multicultural in nature but perhaps it will be at some point in the future. I welcome this very important motion. As someone...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Annual Report 2013: Office of the Ombudsman (4 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Will Mr. Tyndall address the issue of complaints about direct provision accommodation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Annual Report 2013: Office of the Ombudsman (4 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I hope that we will have some good news for Mr. Tyndall. His predecessor, Ms Emily O'Reilly, and some of those who held the office before her, raised the issue of direct provision, which is the method we use to house asylum seekers when they come to these shores. We have included the issue in our work programme and have indicated that we want to consider whether it can be included in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Annual Report 2013: Office of the Ombudsman (4 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I appreciate that Mr. Tyndall told us on a previous occasion about his interest in the Welsh language. The issues I raise pertain to Irish language cases. Mr. Morgan may be able to address the two specific language cases I raised. On a more general question, if somebody takes a case as Gaeilge is it taking longer to process due to a lack of people with Irish language abilities? The people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Annual Report 2013: Office of the Ombudsman (4 Jun 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I heard a number of compliments about the office's work. A number of people have told me that when they contacted the office as Gaeilge they received a very good service. On the more general issue, do issues arise in regard to staffing at the office? Realistically, what would it hope for as a staffing complement? The Language Commissioner has advised us that he needed X number of staff to...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Job Creation (29 May 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the Minister and appreciate what he has just said. It does strike me, though, with respect, that if there is to be a regeneration of rural areas, then the Minister needs to drive it a little bit more from a rural perspective. If these regional enterprise frameworks are being developed in conjunction with the agencies, it would be useful to give them targets for rural areas. I do...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Job Creation (29 May 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire. Tá mé thar a bheith buíoch dó as teacht isteach ar an gceist seo. I am very grateful the Minister is present. The reason I raise the issue is that, anecdotally, we all sense that employment in rural areas has been particularly affected in recent years. There is a certain sense that the employment rate nationally and even in...

Seanad: Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Bill 2013: Second Stage (29 May 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad mile fáilte roimh an Aire. It would be remiss of me not to share the concerns of Senators on the job losses in Waterford. It is a very dark day for that city, for all those involved and for the families which will be affected by that decision. I believe my colleague, Senator Cullinane, was on his way there when he heard the news. He asked me to contribute to this...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: What about the question on the conflict of interest?