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Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We are just looking for the truth, as is the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Senator O'Sullivan should have a chat with his party leader about the history of it all.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom tacú leis an éileamh go mbeadh díospóireacht leathan againn maidir leis an tuarascáil Smithwick, a fhoilsíodh inné. It is important to note that the Smithwick tribunal was established as a result of an agreement in negotiations at Weston Park in 2001 between the British and Irish Governments and the political parties, and that Sinn Féin...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am not surprised Fianna Fáil is again trying to make political capital out of the suffering of people.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Judge Smithwick has drawn his conclusions. We all need to read the report in full and draw our own conclusions. People will make up their own minds on this report. Sinn Féin has supported these inquiries on the basis that the families had the right to full disclosure of all relevant information. However, what Judge Smithwick described as collusion is very different in form and scale...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The British Government refuses to hand over the vital information on these-----

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am supporting the call for a debate but I believe that debate needs to broaden its perspective. We also need to note that while the Irish Government has kept its commitment under Weston Park, the British Government is in clear breach of its commitments, having refused to establish an inquiry into the murder of human rights lawyer, Pat Finucane. The Irish Government now needs to increase...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We are looking for that debate to happen but we are looking for the parameters of that debate to cover all of the legacy issues and the setting up of an independent international truth commission to deal with all of those issues in regard to the war.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá sé thar a bheith tábhachtach go ndéanfadh muid plé ar an gconspóid mhór atá ann maidir leis na híocaíochtaí i gcúrsaí carthanachta. Tá an chonspóid seo ag cur an-imní ar dhaoine ar fud an phobail. Tá sé tábhachtach go dtiocfadh an teachtaireacht amach gur chóir do dhaoine fanacht ag...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Marine Resources (28 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as a bheith anseo. Seo ceist a d'ardaigh mé tuairim agus bliain ó shin. Ceist í maidir le Cuan Baile na Cille i gConamara maidir leis an galar Ostreid herpes virus. I have previously raised the issue of oysters in Ballinakill Bay in Connemara. It was probably this time last year. Up to a few years ago there was ongoing testing...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Marine Resources (28 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply. I will follow-up on the issue with the growers and perhaps broker a meeting with the Marine Institute. That would be a positive move. I note the paragraph in the Minister of State's statement which read: The positive finding in Ballinakill Bay necessitated its removal from the surveillance programme in 2011. It is important to...

Seanad: Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) Bill 2013: Second Stage (27 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Céad fáilte roimh an Aire. Is díospóireacht iontach tábhachtach é seo agus is maith an rud go bhfuil an Bille seo tugtha chun cinn ag Seanadóir Ó Domhnaill agus Seanadóir O'Donovan. Ach mar adúirt an Ceannaire, an Seanadóir Cummins, tá sé cineál áiféiseach go bhfuil Fianna Fáil ag tabhairt Bille chun cinn...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Framework for the Junior Cycle: Discussion with ASTI, IHRC and Irish Heart Foundation (27 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am deputising for Deputy Jonathan O'Brien who is our spokesperson on education. He apologises for not being able to be present. I thank the three organisations for their presentations, all of which I found fascinating. This is a question for all three delegations. Do they feel that the new proposed cycle will provide a better holistic education while addressing the issue of providing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Accreditation for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Facility in Bahrain: Discussion (27 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Is it a question of money? Is there a contract between the RCSI and the Bahraini authorities that is worth a lot of money to the college? Is the RCSI turning a blind eye to the human rights of the doctors that we are talking about due to the financial implications? How much is the education and training contract worth to the college?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Accreditation for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Facility in Bahrain: Discussion (27 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Go raibh mile maith ag Dr. Ó Cuinn for a very important presentation. I, too, am concerned about the length of time it is taking to get action on the issue. I echo what was said by Senator Power and support her call. Just because something is happening a long way from Ireland does not mean we should wash our hands of it; far from it. The basic civil rights of the doctors in question...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom cur leis na nótaí comhbhróin a bhí anseo inné ar bhás Alex Reid, an sagart a rinne an oiread ó thaobh cúrsaí síochána a chur chun cinn ar a bhealach deas, ciúin féin. Ba mhaith liom comhbhrón a dhéanamh lena chairde ar fad sna Redemptorists. I join in the condolences on the death of Fr. Alec Reid who...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It was obviously a flawed model from day one, but that does not allow the Government off the hook. The health service is in crisis and we need a debate on the issue immediately. I call for a debate on the issue of homelessness. The figures provided by Focus Ireland are stark and startling. A total of 16 families a month are becoming homeless and there has been an 18% increase in the number...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Animal Welfare (26 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Táim thar a bheith sásta. That was a very comprehensive answer and I appreciate it. I concur with almost everything the Minister said. Can I take from his figures that he and his Department would consider supporting a cross-agency approach to people from groups such as the Traveller community who have a tradition of keeping horses? Does he believe that, where appropriate, areas...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Animal Welfare (26 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire agus táim thar a bheith buíoch dó as teacht isteach ar an cheist seo. Ceist í seo faoi chapaill, ceist atá ag tarraingt go leor cainte i nGaillimh le tamall anuas, idir an chathair agus an contae. As I have outlined to the Minister previously, stray horses in Galway city and county have been the subject of a lot of debate in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Special Report and Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Garda Commissioner (20 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On that point, if there is such a sense of frustration among the Commissioner's own senior officers, is that because the Garda considers most of these complaints really to be unfounded as such?