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Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Frankfurt's way.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: There are more negatives than positives.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Senator should resign from the Labour Party.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá mé ag seasamh inniu le aird a tharraingt ar cheist atá i mbéal an phobail le fada an lá, ach nach bhfuil aon rud déanta ag an Rialtas faoi go dtí seo. Today is the first anniversary of the Taoiseach's address to the women who survived the Magdalen laundries. In his speech, he said: "The Government and the citizens of Ireland deeply regret and apologise...

Seanad: Free Speech, Homophobia and the role of the State Broadcaster: Motion [Private Members] (18 Feb 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I did not know the Minister wore those.

Seanad: Free Speech, Homophobia and the role of the State Broadcaster: Motion [Private Members] (18 Feb 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá áthas orm a bheith in ann seasamh anseo agus tacaíocht a thabhairt don rún atá os ár gcomhair anocht. Cuirim fáilte roimh an pobal LGBT atá inár measc anseo agus na hionadaithe atá anseo ar a son. Braithim i ndáiríre go mbaineann an díospóireacht seo le cúrsaí cinsireachta, seachas díreach an gné...

Seanad: Free Speech, Homophobia and the role of the State Broadcaster: Motion [Private Members] (18 Feb 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: This case does not set a good precedent for the upcoming referendum on marriage equality. There is a fear that if Rory O'Neill was censored by RTE for speaking out about homophobia, then the same could also happen to other members of the LGBT community in the course of the debate. It is the LGBT community which is in a position to define what homophobia is. It is the LGBT community that is...

Seanad: Free Speech, Homophobia and the role of the State Broadcaster: Motion [Private Members] (18 Feb 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: In fact, when our own LGBT gardaí are prevented from marching at Gay Pride in their uniforms, while their European colleagues look on in amazement, there is evidence of a more pressing need, not just for legislative change but a change in societal attitudes towards LGBT people.

Seanad: Free Speech, Homophobia and the role of the State Broadcaster: Motion [Private Members] (18 Feb 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Government has the power to make this change and it should not be found wanting. It must admit to its role in the higher than average rates of suicide, mental health and self-harm endured by LGBT people. It must acknowledge the thousands who have lost their lives as a consequences of the State's reluctance to legislate. Sinn Féin supports LGBT equality. We call on the Government...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Feb 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Will the Leader answer the question?

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Feb 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Where were the Ministers last week?

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Feb 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I call for more substantive debates in Irish as well.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Feb 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I agree with those Senators who have spoken of their disappointment about the Thursday sittings. Could the Leader forward a list to us of the engagements that each of the Ministers and Ministers of State had last Thursday so that we could see what was more pressing for them than coming to the Seanad? It might be quite enlightening. Ba mhaith liom freisin tréaslú le Rónán...

Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá áthas orm bheith in ann deis a fháil labhairt ar an rún seo. Tá scannán faoi Walter Mitty sna pictiúrlanna faoi láthair, agus tá faitíos orm gurb é Walter Mitty a scríobh an rún seo atá os ár gcomhair anocht. Is léir go bhfuil-----

Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Mar a bhí mé ag rá, b'fhéidir go bhfuil an galar céanna is a bhí ar Walter Mitty ar an duine a scríobh an rún atá os ár gcomhair maidir le cúrsaí tithíochta in Éirinn. Is léir nach bhfuil na Seanadóirí ón Rialtas ag éisteacht leis na cásanna a bhfuil muidne ag cloisteáil fúthu ar an...

Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is what the county council's executives told us based on the budget they had been given. We hear much about what councils will get and how that will work. We have heard of many housing targets from the Minister of State in particular. When it comes to bricks and mortar and people waiting on housing lists, unfortunately, the words have not matched the action on the ground. The motion...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom aontú leis na smaointí atá curtha chun cinn ag na Seanadóirí Mac Conghail agus Zappone maidir le Margaretta D'Arcy. It is a scandal that Margaretta D'Arcy is still in prison after a number of weeks. I am calling for her full release, rather than a temporary release. She should be heralded as somebody who has fought for human rights in this country. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is not acceptable that the damage done in Connemara has been under-estimated. I would like the Leader to give consideration to ensuring the role of insurance companies, an issue which has been raised in recent days, is covered during that debate. I understand that Governments in other countries have put in place types of insurance cover to support people in areas that are affected by...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Aquaculture Licences (30 Jan 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: For the record, Senator David Cullinane indicated that he was postponing his matter. Táim an-buíoch den Aire a theacht isteach agus an ábhar seo a thógáil ar an Athló, mar tuigim to bhfuil sé an-ghnóthach. I refer to the aquaculture sector in Ireland. As we know from many studies, some 83% of all employment in Irish aquaculture is along the western...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Aquaculture Licences (30 Jan 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I welcome the clarification. Some 58 bays are to be inspected under the regime and only two of them have been completed by the Marine Institute to date. Perhaps the Minister can ask the Minister of State to forward information on the bays that will be finished in 2014 so that the licences in those bays will be issued and when it is expected to finish surveys of the bays. What is the...