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Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Níl curtha os ár gcomhair ag an Rialtas ach an t-aon rogha amháin, is é sin scor agus abolition. Tá sé mí-fhéaralta nach bhfuair an pobal deis a bheith páirteach sa díospóireacht seo agus nach bhfuil siad ag fáil ach rogha amháin, scor nó coinneáil. Sin rud atá fíor thábhachtach. Ba chóir go...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cén fáth? Tá sé de cheart agam labhairt i mo theanga féin sa Seanad.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Labhróidh mé mar is dóigh liom nach n-oibríonn an córas go dtí go bhfuil duine éigin ag labhairt as Gaeilge. Leanfaidh mé ar aghaidh mar is pointe an-tábhachtach é sin, atá ardaithe ag an Seanadóir Crown agus is pointe é sin a tharraing muid aird air luath go maith in san Seanad seo go bhfuil sé de cheart ag saoránach...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá an-áthas orm a bheith in ann cuidiú leis an díospóireacht anocht mar is díospóireacht iontach tábhachtach é. Táimid ag caint ar an lá scoir in alt 1 den mBille. Is mór an feall é go bhfuilimid ag caint ar a leithéid de rud. Ní dóigh liom go raibh duine ar bith amuigh ansin a bhí ag iarraidh a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (10 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: This committee's role is as a final arbiter when other lines of investigation have been exhausted. It is quite clear that the Office of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman is dealing with this case and that it has been brought to the attention of the Committee of Public Accounts. It is ruled inadmissible for this committee to adjudicate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (10 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: This is a very interesting petition and we should welcome any petitions to the committee, but we need to be cognisant of our role. We are not here to adjudicate on particular grievances between individuals or, in this case, between a company and a local authority. There is a sense that this might point to broader policy issues regarding the role a county council may play or the way in which...

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (9 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Thank you very much.

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (9 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Táim ag éisteacht go cúramach le gach a bhfuil le rá ar seo. Almost 190,000 households are in mortgage distress and almost one in four residential mortgage holders are unable to meet their repayments. Some are in arrears for extended periods of time while others are in reduced payment schemes but one in four are...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ghabh muid go léir comhghairdeas le Emily O'Reilly an tseachtain seo caite tar éis a ceapacháin mar Ombudsman Eorpach. Last week, we celebrated the election of Ms Emily O'Reilly as the European Ombudsman. It is interesting that, this morning, she launched Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review, in which she wrote the lead article, entitled "Asylum Seekers in our Republic: Why...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: CAP Reform and Related Matters: Discussion (9 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Trying to come up with questions which have not been answered is a challenge, but I will do my best. A big debate took place here during the CAP negotiations on the definition of an active farmer and I still have not received an answer to it. Where I come from, an active farmer is someone who must do a little bit of farming, a little bit of fishing and...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Irish Language Issues (4 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit agus gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach as ucht an deis seo a thabhairt dom an cheist seo a chur ar an Aire Stáit. An t-am seo an bhliain seo caite, is dóigh go raibh muid ag coraíocht le chéile maidir le Bille na Gaeltachta mar ní raibh muid ar aon intinn faoi na forálacha agus mar sin de. Ach ar...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Irish Language Issues (4 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Gabhaim míle leis an Aire Stáit faoin soiléiriú sin. An aontódh an tAire Stáit liom go bhfuil sé ag tarraingt na gcos ar an cheist seo i ndáiríre? Shínigh sé an t-ordú um thosach feidhme an Achta ar 16 Aibreán, beagnach 11 mhí tar éis don Acht a bheith curtha i bhfeidhm. D'fhéadfadh an Ghaeilge a bheith...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Irish Language Issues (4 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit agus gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach as ucht an deis seo a thabhairt dom an cheist seo a chur ar an Aire Stáit. An t-am seo an bhliain seo caite, is dóigh go raibh muid ag coraíocht le chéile maidir le Bille na Gaeltachta mar ní raibh muid ar aon intinn faoi na forálacha agus mar sin de. Ach ar...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Irish Language Issues (4 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Gabhaim míle leis an Aire Stáit faoin soiléiriú sin. An aontódh an tAire Stáit liom go bhfuil sé ag tarraingt na gcos ar an cheist seo i ndáiríre? Shínigh sé an t-ordú um thosach feidhme an Achta ar 16 Aibreán, beagnach 11 mhí tar éis don Acht a bheith curtha i bhfeidhm. D'fhéadfadh an Ghaeilge a bheith...

Seanad: Promoting a Sustainable Future for the Post Office Network: Statements (4 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá céad fáilte roimh an Aire. Seanfhocal eile sa Gaeilge ná, "Mair a chapall, agus gheobhair féar" - live horse and eat grass. That is also important in the post office scenario and it is important that we sustain them. Mar fhear ó Chontae Mhuigh Eo, agus as iarthar na hÉireann, tuigeann an tAire an tábhacht atá ag baint leis na pobail tuaithe...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Reports: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I have a question related to that. I asked whether Commissioner FitzGerald saw that as related to resources or a lack of ICT, administrative backup, etc.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Reports: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Is it possible to compare the number of files going to the DPP to international best practice? Is there a high or low level or is it somewhere in the middle? Is that a fair question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Reports: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We have heard of the idea of using informants off the books, as it is put. Is that being done by rogue elements among the Garda or is it a practice sanctioned by the higher echelons within An Garda Síochána? Is it being done with their blessing? What problems are there with not getting evidence back from An Garda Síochána? Is this anything to do with the way the force...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Reports: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh, agus bhur gcéad fáilte go dtí an coiste. Today is a very important for this committee. It is an important day for the witnesses as well that they have the mechanism to be able to come before a committee like this. People need to have full confidence in the policing system. What is being highlighted is an appalling situation. I sense...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Issues Facing Small Primary Schools: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá fáilte roimh na toscairí ar fad. I will go straight into it. Do the witnesses agree with me that the use of the pupil-teacher ratio as the main basis for funding schools and teachers is a very blunt instrument in the context of rural areas? I note that some of the DEIS cutbacks were reversed, but they were not reversed in rural areas. Could the Department outline why the...