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Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 91: In page 76, subsection (1)(a), line 47, to delete ?¤3,000,000? and substitute ?¤1,000,000?.I do not intend to press amendment No. 92. We will withdraw it when it is reached. Amendments Nos. 91 and 93 make the same basic point on the criteria for a personal insolvency arrangement. The current ceiling of ¤3 million is too high and the provision in question is...

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 75: In page 70, subsection (2), line 29, to delete ?may? and substitute ?shall?.In the context of the reply given on amendment No. 52 explaining that the Parliamentary Counsel was under huge pressure dealing with the amendments and that it would look at it again before Report Stage, we are willing to withdraw the amendment.

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I accept what the Minister is saying on amendment No. 52 but on amendment No. 75, he already gave an assurance to Deputy Mac Lochlainn in the Dáil that he would consider the point further with the Parliamentary Counsel. I note that his response to amendment No.75 is almost identical to the one given then. Has the Minister had an opportunity to discuss the amendment with the Parliamentary...

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I accept the Minister's bona fides on this question and, in that context, will withdraw amendment No. 75 at this point but will reserve the right to reintroduce it on Report Stage. I wish to press amendment No. 52.

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 51: In page 49, subsection (1)(a)(i), line 16, after ?domiciled? to insert ?and ordinarily resident?.It is a small suggestion. This is to broaden the definition and what we are trying to achieve is self-evident. Someone could be domiciled in the country but not ordinarily resident. We are suggesting that if someone is to be considered for a debt settlement arrangement...

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the Minister and the Senator for their clarification. The Minister has taken on board the sentiment of what we are trying to do, namely, to ensure those who are ordinarily resident are covered as well. Since he has given us his assurance that he has-----

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I accept the Minister's clarification and on that basis we will withdraw the amendment.

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 52: In page 49, subsection (1)(b), line 21, after ?insolvent? to insert the following:?, or clearly unable to pay his or her debts as they fall due and it is unlikely that he or she will do so for the duration of the payment plan, as certified by a Personal Insolvency Practitioner?.This amendment refers to the criteria of personal insolvency arrangements. The Bill...

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 47: In page 44, subsection (5), line 10, after ?intermediaries? to insert the following:?and the withdrawal of authorisation of such persons?.This amendment is based on a suggestion made on Report Stage in the Dáil by our colleague Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn. It proposes to take into consideration if someone who has been given the power to be an approved intermediary...

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I welcome the Minister's response and am glad we are in agreement on the actual principle of this amendment. What he has suggested is fair and just.

Seanad: Europol Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Cé go bhfuil imní orm faoin treo atá cúrsaí póilíneachta ag dul trasna na hEorpa beidh Sinn Féin ag tacú i bprionsabal leis an mBille seo, mar gheall ar an chaoi a bhfuil sé ag déileáil le cúrsaí riaracháin ó thaobh obair póilíneachta trasna na hEorpa. The Bill is mostly technical in nature and is intended to change the administrative...

Seanad: Europol Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: There are still a few Klingons hanging around.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: What Minister sanctioned those? Would he be a Labour Party Minister?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom díospóireacht maidir lenár gcuid acmhainní nadúrtha. At a time when we are seeing serious fiscal restraint, many people, particularly along the west coast, are asking what we are doing about exploiting our natural resources. A report by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Natural Resources and Agriculture said the oil and gas licensing regime should be...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Refugee Accommodation (28 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Táim thar a bheith buíoch de as teacht isteach chun an cheist seo a fhreagairt. The Minister of State may be aware that I have raised the direct provision model on a number of occasions. This is an issue of major concern to me. It not appropriate for the long-term housing of refugees seeking asylum in the State. There are major issues concerning the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Refugee Accommodation (28 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Yes. I thank the Minister for his reply. I have read the value for money report but it does not say much about the human element, which is sadly lacking in the direct provision system. The Minister of State stated that residents receive a weekly direct provision allowance of ¤19.10 per adults. I have a receipt from one of the asylum seekers of his payment from the Department of Social...

Seanad: National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Díospóireacht iontach tábhachtach é seo agus fáiltímid, go ginearálta, roimh an mBille seo atá á thabhairt chun cinn ag an Aire. Go deimhin, bhí páirt dlúth ag mo chomhghleacaithe, na Teachtaí Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin agus Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, ins an plé ar fad a bhí ann maidir leis an mBille. I welcome the Bill and commend the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Western Development Commission: Discussion with Chairman Designate (27 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I wish Mr. McGuinness the best of luck.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Western Development Commission: Discussion with Chairman Designate (27 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I welcome Mr. McGuinness and thank him for his presentation. I wish him all the best in his role, which is an important role. As a Galway and Connemara man, I know that the west of Ireland has lagged behind in development terms for many years. I note there are a number of important projects to be brought to a conclusion, including the West on Track project, continuation of the M17 and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Plé le Cathaoirleach Ainmnithe Údarás na Gaeltachta (27 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh Iníon Uí Ghallchóir agus tréaslaím leí. Cé go raibh mé cáinteach go leor ar an bpróiseas cheapacháin a bhain le bord Údarás na Gaeltachta agus an athrú ar an bpróiseas toghchánaíochta, níl locht ar bith uirthi faoi sin agus ba mhaith comhghairdeas ó chroí a...