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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Community development.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Departmental Expenditure (22 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Táim thar a bheith buíoch don Aire as an bhfreagra sin. It is good to see there is tight management and that the Minister is confident that the moneys will be spent and spent well. I note that the Department has suffered a huge decrease in funding in recent years. I note for the Gaeltacht and the islands there has been a 64% reduction in the spend. From my rudimentary knowledge of these...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Departmental Expenditure (22 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire. Táim thar a bheith sásta gur é féin atá anseo leis an cheist seo a fhreagairt. Tá gach duine ag faire na bpinginí maidir le cúrsaí buiséid agus mar sin de, agus ní haon iontas an tAire ina measc. Táim cinnte go bhfuil sin á dhéanamh aige. I welcome the Minister to the House. I appreciate that as the senior Minister in the Department he...

Seanad: Civil Defence Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I hope the Minister of State will clarify for us that, as a result of the transfer of powers, there will not be any reduction in the level of grants paid to the local authorities to help them in their responsibilities in terms of civil defence. I know there is a budgetary process in terms of the ongoing moneys available, and that this will be negotiated on a year-by-year basis. However, I...

Seanad: Civil Defence Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Thar ceann Shinn Féin, ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an mBille seo. Tréaslaím leis an Aire Stáit, leis na feidhmeannaigh ón Roinn a bhfuil tar éis an obair seo a dhéanamh agus, go mórmhór, le muintir an Cosaint Shibhialta ar fud an oileáin a dhéanann obair na gcapall ag am na géarchéime, sa chuid is mó, chomh maith le féiltí agus ócáidí éagsúla. Bíonn siad ag...

Seanad: Civil Defence Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the Minister of State for his reassurances on the issue of property and that it is a case of business as usual. As with the transfer of powers to the Minister, we hope the staff made available to Civil Defence will not be reduced in the coming years. The staff numbers appear to be comparatively small. It is important that there be an adequate number of staff to support the many...

Seanad: Civil Defence Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is important in this section to recognise the role local authorities have played in regard to Civil Defence plans. Dialogue at local level and local expertise are extremely important in a crisis. In this regard, Senator Michael Mullins referred to flooding. Local knowledge is key if there is a dangerous accident or a big event taking place. The centralising of functions under the...

Seanad: Civil Defence Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I welcome the Minister. The section deals with the dissolution of the Civil Defence Board. We agreed it makes sense, as it logical, but it is important to recognise the role board members have played. They have served well in a voluntary capacity. The board has done fantastic work around the country in difficult circumstances at short notice, for example, dealing with flooding or...

Seanad: Civil Defence Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The section deals with the transfer of land and other property to the Minister. While Sinn Féin agrees in principle with the transfer back under the aegis of the Department of the role of the Civil Defence Board, there should be no diminution of the resources available, including staffing. It is important, because much of the work is voluntary and is done in reaction to crises in many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the petitioners for raising the issue. It seems like a small issue but it is quite important. I commend the secretariat on the background work done to get us the information which shows that there is a legislative loophole which has been closed in other jurisdictions. I would hope it will not impinge on something like the constitutional right to property. We have seen things like...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I concur with the points made by the Chairman. The voice of the citizen must be paramount in a democracy. A significant number of people feel disenfranchised at election time. I experienced this issue personally when I was abroad during a number of elections for which I would have liked my vote to have been counted. As a Legislature, we should ensure that a mechanism is established, where...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: This is a very important issue and we must ensure this sort of heritage is looked after. I suggest, however, that it is not necessarily for this committee to make a statement of that nature because we are supposed to highlight issues of systemic importance, where there are problems with the system not working. I suggest the expertise for this sort of issue lies with the Joint Committee on...

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá céad fáilte roimh an Aire, mar is Bille iontach tábhachtach é seo agus is mór agam deis a fháil labhairt air, mar go bhfuil an oiread daoine sin ins an bpobal atá faoi chruachás airgeadais de bharr an méid a tharla sa tír le roinnt blianta anuas. The publication of the Bill was much anticipated both by legislators and the public at large. I have come across quite a number of...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Who said the Seanad has no power?

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We should have the Minister in the House to discuss what is going on in the region. I call on my colleagues who mentioned the Savita Halappanavar case in Galway and the obvious debate on the X case to talk to their colleagues in the Dáil and ask them to support the Sinn Féin motion before the Dáil this evening.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: That is extremely important. I agree with most of what Senator Bacik said about the need to introduce legislation as quickly as possible and to ensure that whatever is brought in is legally robust. Seven Governments in the past 20 years did not legislate or act on this issue and it is about time this Government acted on it. In all fairness I ask it to support the motion being put forward...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Do you have evidence Jimmy? You should bring forward the evidence if you have it.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: You should be careful what you quote from the newspapers.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: You did that before as well with-----

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Absolutely.