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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: Cuirim failte roimh na toscairí. Tá a fhios agam nach bhfuil cead agam imeacht ón téama, ach ba mhaith liom a rá gur thug an Coimisinéir Teanga moladh don fhórsa mar gheall ar an mbealach ina bhfuil sé ag dul i ngleic le Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla nuair a bhí sé i láthair ag an gcoiste seo le déanaí. The Language...

Seanad: Adjournment Debate: An Teanga Gaeilge (20 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Tá mé an-bhuíoch gur tháinig sé anseo. Táimid ag iarraidh an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn ar gach leibhéal - ag an leibhéal áitiúil, ag leibhéal an Stát agus ag an leibhéal Eorpach. Mar is eol dúinn, tá maolú i bhfeidhm i leith na Gaeilge mar theanga oifigiúil de...

Seanad: Adjournment Debate: An Teanga Gaeilge (20 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá sé soiléir ón méid a dúirt mé agus ós na figiúirí a thug an tAire Stáit go bhfuil sé bliana ullmhúcháin déanta don rud seo agus go bhfuil cúpla céad duine traenáilte sna réimsí seo. Tá tíortha cosúil le Málta, atá i bhfad níos lú ná muidne agus a...

Seanad: Civil Law (Missing Persons) Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Ba mhaith liom tréaslú leis an Seanadóir Colm de Búrca, mar atá déanta ag mo chomhghleacaithe, as ucht an reachtaíocht seo a thabhairt chun cinn. Is mian liom a rá freisin go mbeidh Sinn Féin ag tacú leis an mBille. I might add a story from my own family to the debate. An aunt of mine disappeared. She was...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I dtosach báire, ba mhaith liom fáilte ar ais a chur roimh Jody Blake. Ní raibh mé anseo inné agus tá sé iontach í a fheiceáil ar ais. It is great to see her back here in full health. Ba mhaith liom tacú leis an Seanadóir O'Donovan maidir leis an díospóireacht ar chúrsaí iascaireachta. Tá géarchéim...

Seanad: Passenger Name Record Data: Motion (14 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Ach an oiread lenár gcomhleacaithe, tá Sinn Féin i bhfábhar an dá rún seo. I have been briefed by Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, who is our spokesperson on these issues and was also at the meeting yesterday. He said there was a very good and robust debate around the issues and the fact we certainly need to give the...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I dtosach báire, ba mhaith liom tacú leis an nglaoch atá déanta ag an Seanadóir Ó Donnabháin maidir le díospóireacht ar chúrsaí iascaireachta. A debate on fishing, which the Leader previously promised to facilitate, is long overdue. I am aware that the Minister is open to such a debate and I take this opportunity to request that it take...

Seanad: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the Minister for giving of his time in the House. Unfortunately, we do not agree on this issue. We do not agree on a number of issues, but we will still debate them fairly. The fundamental and ideological move of selling Bord Gáis Energy, fuelled by the austerity agenda of the troika, is the wrong one. There were other options which Sinn Féin put to the Government. The...

Seanad: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I support the amendment and expect the Minister to do the same in the earlier intervention whereby he stated categorically that he is not in the business of selling off Uisce Éireann. This amendment would copperfasten the position that Bord Gáis Éireann cannot dispose of the assets of Irish Water and they will be kept in State ownership. Will the Minister clarify the...

Seanad: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We oppose this section as we opposed previous sections, but I will not rehearse the same arguments. We take the same ideological position. I am interested in learning the company's responsibilities under the Official Languages Act agus an dualgas atá ar eagraíocht Stáit feidhmiú as Gaeilge. How will that be affected by the transfer? Will the responsibility on companies...

Seanad: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am relating what the person said to me. I may forward the correspondence on the issue to the Minister. This is an issue that arises when we sell assets to a private company. I understand that once a company is privatised it is no longer covered by the Official Languages Act.

Seanad: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The privatised company.

Seanad: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is a step backwards from the situation in which citizens were able to do their business through the medium of Irish. Perhaps this is an issue that needs to be considered in future regulations. It could be taken into consideration in the ongoing review of the Act by the Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy McGinley. Any company that takes over a...

Seanad: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Absolutely. In the context of what the Minister said, it is important to note that Sinn Féin Senators regularly provide the Government with alternatives. All I need do in this regard is to refer him to our pre-budget submissions for this year and previous years. We have put forward options - which have been costed by the Department of Finance - for dealing with the difficulties...

Seanad: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire. Tá Sinn Féin ag cur in éadan an athrú atá á dhéanamh anseo agus an príobháidiú atá á dhéanamh ar acmhainní na hÉireann agus acmhainní Stáit. We tabled a number of amendments that have not been accepted because they conflict with the principle of the Bill as read a...

Seanad: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We support the pension rights of any workers in any organisation, be it the private or the public sector. However, I reiterate that Sinn Féin is opposed to the way Uisce Éireann has been privatised. We feel this is not the way to go. There are many concerns about this which have been echoed by many in city and county councils across the State. There are significant concerns...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (13 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Is mór an onóir dom a bheith in ann seasamh anseo agus ómós a thabhairt d'fhear uasal, ildánach. Chas mé leis roinnt uaireanta agus an rud a théadh i gcion ar dhuine faoi ná gur duine uasal ceart a bhí ann, duine a labhródh le chuile duine. Fáiltím go háirithe roimh Lailli atá anseo inniu. Is breá an rud duine...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (7 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (7 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá mé buíoch gur thóg mo chomhghleacaí, an Seanadóir Cullinane, an díospóireacht ar fad ar ár son. Gabhaim buíochas freisin leis an Aire as a cuid ama a chaitheamh linn. I will make one plea to the Minister, and I do not want this to be political, in fairness.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (7 Nov 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: If you listen you might understand what it is all about. We tabled an amendment that was ruled out of order but it was a serious amendment on children and direct provision. We had a debate in the House in recent weeks on direct provision in which Senators from all parties agreed that the direct provision system should be reformed. The Minister is not yet of the same mind but there is a...