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Seanad: Europol Bill 2012: Committee Stage (18 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 3: In page 6, subsection (2), between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: "(d) jeopardise the human rights of a person.".This amendment concerns human rights standards in the State. Amnesty International has found that almost every state in the EU has been guilty of human rights abuses, including abuses on the part of their police services. The amendment seeks to...

Seanad: Europol Bill 2012: Committee Stage (18 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I do not see the amendment as unnecessary or how it could do any harm. However, I thank the Minister for clarifying that it will be possible in the future to ascertain the numbers involved.

Seanad: Europol Bill 2012: Committee Stage (18 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 2: In page 5, subsection (1)(a ), line 36, after "Europol" to insert "on a case by case basis".This amendment seeks to copperfasten the sovereignty of the police service and the defence of human rights standards in the State. Rather than saying we will respond to requests from Europol, we should say responses will be authorised on a case by case basis and limited to what...

Seanad: Europol Bill 2012: Committee Stage (18 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 1: In page 5, subsection (3), line 3, after "fit" to insert ", and this figure will be made public". Céad míle fáilte romhat arís a Aire. What we are seeking to do with this amendment is to ensure the section provides for the number of officers who serve in the Europol national unit to be made public. This is a reasonable amendment. We think all of these things...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It should be 100%.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom cur leis an nóta cómhbhróin atá déanta ag mo chomh Sheanadóirí maidir le bás Pháidí Uí Shé, fear mór peile, gan dabht, ach fear mór Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta chomh maith. Aireoidh muintir Chiarraí uathu é, agus muintir Chorca Dhuíbhne, ach go háirid. Déanaim comhbhrón lena chlann, lena cháirde agus le gach duine eile a bhfuil aithne acu ar Pháidí. Go...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: He has only gone 80% of the way; he should have gone 100%. There is no reason rural dwellers should have to pay the 20% tax which now will be imposed on septic tanks. I call on the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Rabbitte, to come to the House because there are a number of issues we should raise and debate with him.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I do not know whether that is his area of responsibility-----

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: -----not to mention expertise. A communications charge was mooted but it seems to have gone by the wayside. I did not hear any talk of it in the budget. It is certainly a cost that would impact on households and families and I would like to find out whether it is the intention of the Minister to go ahead with the intended communications charge. While he is in the House the Minister could...

Seanad: Shannon Airport: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Sinn Féin will support the amendment to the motion. We believe it is very positive that Shannon Airport will be given more independence as it was never likely to be given the appropriate priority under the DAA. I understand this has also been welcomed by the local community, as has been outlined. However, while it is clear Shannon Airport needs more independence it also needs a secure...

Seanad: National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom tacú leis na leasuithe seo atá á gcur chun cinn. I believe we strayed from the point on Committee Stage. The point made by Senator Power was that we wished to deal with people who are working with children in homes in a professional capacity as childminders. They should be included in the vetting procedures. Senator van Turnhout clearly outlined on Committee Stage the...

Seanad: National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I welcome the amendment. As the Minister is well aware, I and many other Senators have been lobbying on the issue of direct provision for some time. We have aired serious concerns about how the direct provision model is working and what could potentially be taking place in direct provision centres. The anomaly with these centres is that they are part of a private service operated on behalf...

Seanad: National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 11: In page 31, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following:?(e) a direct provision accommodation centre.?.

Seanad: National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 12: In page 31, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following:?6. Any work or activity which is carried on by a person in relation to persons,and in particular children and other categories of vulnerable persons within the meaning of this part, who are currently accommodated in a direct provision accommodation centre.?.

Seanad: National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 6: In page 23, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following subsection: "(10) The Minister shall make detailed regulations in relation to the practice and procedure to be adopted by each scheduled organisation in relation to the conduct of investigators, and of inquiries, which may lead to a notification being made to the bureau under section 19."We have seen many...

Seanad: National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Yes.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (12 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: No. While I appreciate the Leader is allocating additional time, a number of quite complex amendments are to be discussed and I refer specifically to the areas of direct provision. I suggest that Report Stage might possibly be left to a different time to enable Members to try to get through all the Committee Stage amendments. This debate has been highly constructive and these proceedings...

Seanad: National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: To use the Minister's own logic against him, he argued that one cannot legislate for everything. I would imagine that the number of instances of crashed school buses by people who might have had a spent conviction is very small. Thankfully, we have only had a limited number of fatalities in crashed school buses. I would put the corollary to the Minister, which might be more common place....

Seanad: National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 3: In page 11, subsection (2)(b), line 9, after "concerned")" to insert the following:". Any such request for information, shall be?(i) accompanied by an explanation of the specific information being sought, (ii) directly relevant to the employment or activity being applied for and any subsequent enquiries shall be proportionate and precise".These amendments come on foot...

Seanad: National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I welcome the Minister's clarification on this issue and I take on board what he has said. Perhaps he will clarify what guidelines and procedures will be in place on a practical level with regard to the bureau. We have all seen instances of legislation which states bureaus or organisations should or should not do certain things, but when it comes into practice we find individuals in these...