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Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I dtosach báire, ba mhaith liom cuidiú leis an leasú atá molta ar an Riar Gnó ag an Seanadóir Norris. I second Senator Norris's amendment to the Order of Business. I would also like to make a correction to a statement I made yesterday. When I mentioned Senator Whelan I inadvertently said he made an address to a group of turf cutters at Camross. I would like to...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: No, it is a correction. The statement was made to about 2,000 people in Tullamore and he gave his full support to turf cutters there. I also congratulate Emily O'Reilly. She has been a fantastic Ombudsman and will be a hard act to follow. I congratulate her wholeheartedly on her appointment as European Ombudsman. I concur with Senator Landy. I was at the Carers Association...

Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: While I echo the thoughts of previous Senators, I will hold the Minister to a promise he gave me on Committee Stage when I raised the serious issue of Dolphin House and the facilities available in it. He said he would raise it with the Courts Service on our behalf and I would appreciate it if he got back to me after he has had that discussion.

Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom cuidiú leis an leasú atá mollta. I would like to second the amendment. We had a very comprehensive debate on the issue last week and I was hoping that the Minister might bring forward an amendment on it. Last week, Senator van Turnhout showed that she had done a huge amount of research in the area. She spoke a lot about NGOs. We raised issues between us...

Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the Minister for his reply. I am disappointed, however, that he will not take on board this amendment. Some of the arguments he advanced actually strengthen the case for our proposal. He acknowledged that this is a new departure in the law and that many of the cases involved are very sensitive. This proposal would provide an additional layer of safety for the persons involved....

Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 6: In page 12, to delete lines 36 to 39, and in page 13, to delete line 1 and substitute the following:"5A (a) Bona fide representatives of the Press, in order to be permitted to attend proceedings referred to in subsection (1), shall be required to provide accreditation of the form prescribed in paragraph (b). (b) Accreditation for the purposes of paragraph (a) shall be...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáílte roimh an Aire agus roimh an leasú seo. I welcome what is a very good amendment to the Bill. As the Minister has indicated, it may be useful to look at other areas of legislation in the context of the difficulty for young people under 18 years of age in testifying comfortably. It may be that this method of taking their evidence initially and using it later in...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáílte roimh an Aire agus roimh an leasú seo. I welcome what is a very good amendment to the Bill. As the Minister has indicated, it may be useful to look at other areas of legislation in the context of the difficulty for young people under 18 years of age in testifying comfortably. It may be that this method of taking their evidence initially and using it later in...

Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 6: In page 12, to delete lines 36 to 39, and in page 13, to delete line 1 and substitute the following:"5A (a) Bona fide representatives of the Press, in order to be permitted to attend proceedings referred to in subsection (1), shall be required to provide accreditation of the form prescribed in paragraph (b). (b) Accreditation for the purposes of paragraph (a) shall be...

Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the Minister for his reply. I am disappointed, however, that he will not take on board this amendment. Some of the arguments he advanced actually strengthen the case for our proposal. He acknowledged that this is a new departure in the law and that many of the cases involved are very sensitive. This proposal would provide an additional layer of safety for the persons involved....

Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom cuidiú leis an leasú atá mollta. I would like to second the amendment. We had a very comprehensive debate on the issue last week and I was hoping that the Minister might bring forward an amendment on it. Last week, Senator van Turnhout showed that she had done a huge amount of research in the area. She spoke a lot about NGOs. We raised issues between us...

Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: While I echo the thoughts of previous Senators, I will hold the Minister to a promise he gave me on Committee Stage when I raised the serious issue of Dolphin House and the facilities available in it. He said he would raise it with the Courts Service on our behalf and I would appreciate it if he got back to me after he has had that discussion.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Why do they not engage with the turf cutters to find a solution?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: What about people's constitutional rights?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (2 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Táim chun glaoch arís ar an gCeannaire maidir le cúrsaí baint móna mar sílim go bhfuil sé fíor thábhachtach go mbeadh díospóireacht againn. I called for a debate on turf cutting on a number of occasions. I note the statement of Senator Whelan which I feel was very one-sided and ill thought through. It is very strange, as he stood on a...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Ní haon locht air é nuair a deirim gur trua é nach bhfuil an Taoiseach anseo leis an díospóireacht seo a chloisteáil. Nuair a bhí mé ag caint inné, dúirt mé nach bhfuil dabht ar bith ann go mbíonn Taoiseach na tíre gnóthach, ach i ndáiríre tá sé ábalta...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Apparently there was no debate. The Taoiseach came up with the idea, it was imposed on the party and it is running with it because the boss said it had to. It does not sound like democracy to me and it is not how we would do democracy in our party. It shows how democratic the Taoiseach is and leads people to become very wary of the real agenda behind the abolition of the Seanad. There is a...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Ní haon locht air é nuair a deirim gur trua é nach bhfuil an Taoiseach anseo leis an díospóireacht seo a chloisteáil. Nuair a bhí mé ag caint inné, dúirt mé nach bhfuil dabht ar bith ann go mbíonn Taoiseach na tíre gnóthach, ach i ndáiríre tá sé ábalta...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Apparently there was no debate. The Taoiseach came up with the idea, it was imposed on the party and it is running with it because the boss said it had to. It does not sound like democracy to me and it is not how we would do democracy in our party. It shows how democratic the Taoiseach is and leads people to become very wary of the real agenda behind the abolition of the Seanad. There is a...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom tacú leis an moladh atá déanta ag mo chomhghleacaí, an Seanadóir Zappone agus dea-ghuí a ghabháil maidir le Seachtain an Bhróid. Táim cinnte go mbeidh an-deireadh seachtaine ag gach duine. I concur with the remarks of Senator Zappone, who offered her best wishes to everyone for pride week. Would that we could be so proud of our...