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Seanad: Adjournment Matters: National Disability Strategy Implemenation Plan (16 May 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá fáilte roimh an Aire agus táim buíoch de as ucht teacht isteach. Is cuairteoir rialta é sa Teach agus táimid thar a bheith buíoch de faoi sin. I am grateful the Minister is back in the House and acknowledge that he is here on a regular basis. To put matters in context, we in Sinn Féin have proposed the establishment of a national disability...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. Jim Higgins, MEP (16 May 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Timing is everything. Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an tUasal Ó hUigínn. Ba mhaith liom mo leithscéal a chur in iúl dó os rud é nach raibh mé anseo nuair a labhair sé. D'éist mé leis san oifig. Is mian liom ómós a thabhairt dó i dtaobh úsáid na Gaeilge. Ardaítear an cheist seo go rialta anseo sa Seanad....

Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I acknowledge the Leader's response and appreciate that he will raise the matter with the Minister as a matter of urgency, as has been noted by other Senators. I will take the Leader at his word and not press the amendment at this stage. This is not a political issue; it is very serious. I hope there is a response from the Minister in due course.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá mé ag iarraidh ceist an-phráinneach a ardú leis an Cheannaire ar maidin. I will call for an amendment to the Order of Business on a pertinent and immediate issue. I was contacted by concerned farming representatives yesterday. While we have had a debate on the fodder crisis, there is an immediate issue in that 3,000 bales of fodder are sitting in French ports that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (15 May 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The petition points to the role that the committee can play, in that we do not necessarily deal with a person's individual gripe with a system. Rather, if someone's difficulties highlight a problem with the system, we can make recommendations. I agree with the previous speakers. If appropriate, it might be useful to invite someone from the Employment Appeals Tribunal to attend our hearing...

Seanad: Wind Energy Guidelines: Statements (15 May 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I agree with most of what has been said thus far. The development of the wind energy strategy in Ireland has been an absolute shambles. I place a lot of the blame on previous Administrations. I will try to stick to the planning elements. I was at a meeting in Moycullen in Galway on 19 February. There are eight wind farms planned for that...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Chuir an ráiteas a rinne an Ceannaire inné beagáinín imní orm. I was quite concerned by the Leader's reply yesterday. The reason given for the lack of legislation in the Houses was that there was a backlog in the Office of the Attorney General, which is underresourced in putting through pending legislation. I ask the Leader to expand on this and tell us how the...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom moladh a thabhairt don tseirbhís leabharlainne agus taighde atá againn anseo. Déanann siad obair na gcapall agus tugann siad an-tacaíocht do Sheanadóirí. I commend the support work that is done by the Oireachtas Library and Research Service to help us in our role as Senators and parliamentarians. I echo the thoughts of my Sinn Féin...

Seanad: Fodder Crisis: Statements (9 May 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Gabhaim buíochas don Seanadóir Mullen as ucht a chuid ama a roinnt liom agus gabhaim buíochas don Aire as ucht teacht isteach. Bíonn leithscéalta ag Airí eile nach dtagann isteach, ach tá an tAire féin chomh gnóthach le hAire ar bith eile, agus is iontach an rud go dtagann sé isteach chomh minic sin. I will try not to go over ground covered....

Seanad: Fodder Crisis: Statements (9 May 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The corollary then is that the other 50% do. The banks are possibly extending credit to the 50% who do not have a problem with their lending criteria. The other 50% could, if they are stretched debt-wise, be ineligible for extra support from banks. This might in part be the reason farmers are experiencing difficulty getting credit from the banks. It is an issue that needs to be looked at....

Seanad: Fodder Crisis: Statements (9 May 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: They are being asked to pay for fodder.

Seanad: Fodder Crisis: Statements (9 May 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am relaying what I am being told. Farmers are finding it very difficult to cope because they have no cheques coming in. I acknowledge the Minister's response. It is very welcome. Forward planning is crucial. The inflexibility of the institutions does not help and must be tackled. It is more than just anecdotal that there are difficulties in this area. I will take up the Minister's...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Direct Provision (8 May 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The figures I have been given show that in 2012 the Department spent €63.5 million on direct provision. My question regarding NAMA arises from the fact that properties in NAMA are ostensibly State-owned properties. If any of the companies contracted by the RIA to provide accommodation to asylum seekers are under the aegis of NAMA, are we not simply giving moneys from one arm of the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Direct Provision (8 May 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire. I am delighted to see the Minister because an argument is often put forward that the Ministers are too busy to come to the House. We may not agree on policy issues all the time but he always makes time to come to the House, which I appreciate, especially for an Adjournment matter. I have raised again the issue of direct provision. Direct...

Seanad: Domestic Violence: Motion (8 May 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Yes.

Seanad: Domestic Violence: Motion (8 May 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tairgim leasú a 1 To delete all words after ''Seanad Éireann'' and substitute the following: ''-- notes:the alarming incidence of domestic violence in Ireland and the devastating consequences that it has for both the individual victims and survivors and for the wider society and that according to Women's Aid, 1 in 5 women in Ireland over the age of 18 will experience physical,...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (8 May 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Bhí sé ráite i riamh i gConamara gur fánach an áit a gheofaí gliomach ach tá triúr sa Seanad inniu agus b'fhéidir gur seo an chéad uair i riamh gur triúr de bhunadh Charna atá istigh anseo, an Coimisinéir, an Seanadóir Keane agus mé féin. Bhí sé ráite i riamh go raibh an-teacht aniar i muintir an...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: And Galway.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I would have to be here.