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Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Absolutely. If the Senator listens to the debate he will-----

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ach an oiread le mo chomhghleacaithe, ba mhaith liom cás na bPalaistíneach a tharraingt anuas anseo. The situation in Palestine is absolutely abhorrent. Some of the reports would literally frighten the life out of anyone. There is talk of Israeli soldiers doing leaflet drops telling people that if they move outside their houses they will be shot. We have heard stories of entire families...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Heritage Centres (15 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the Minister of State for that positive news. It is important if we are to meet the 2016 deadline that these matters be kept in train. I note that the planning and construction processes could take 18 and 15 months, respectively. We all know that even in the context of building a house these processes can get dragged out. Perhaps the Minister of State will clarify that the OPW will...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Heritage Centres (15 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghlacadh leis an Aire Stáit, an Teachta McGinley. Chuaigh duine óna oifig i dteagmháil liom le rá go raibh aiféala air nach féidir leis bheith i láthair tráthnóna chun na ceiste seo a phlé. Glacaim leis go bhfuil an tAire Stáit gnóthach. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kehoe. I have just mentioned that an...

Seanad: Chalara fraxinea (Ash Dieback Disease): Statements (15 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I did not say we were surprised.

Seanad: Chalara fraxinea (Ash Dieback Disease): Statements (15 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We welcomed it.

Seanad: Chalara fraxinea (Ash Dieback Disease): Statements (15 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach. I am glad Senator O'Neill put paid to the rumour going around Galway that Brian Cody and his team had something to do with the spread of the disease in Galway, Tipperary, Meath and Leitrim. I may suggest as a pre-budget submission that the Minister of State puts a levy on hurleys in Kilkenny to balance the competition across the country.

Seanad: Chalara fraxinea (Ash Dieback Disease): Statements (15 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is great to see my colleagues in the Seanad taking a united Ireland approach on this. In all seriousness, it is a case where an all-Ireland approach is essential. It is no harm to keep this in mind, and we could do so in many other areas also. This is a very serious issue. The emergence some weeks ago of Chalara fraxinea, or ash dieback disease, at a forest in County Leitrim has...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá sé tábhachtach go bhfeicfeadh muid na tuairiscí maidir le cás na Gaillimhe agus go ndéanfadh muid breith orthu san i dtosach báire. Ironically, 17 November is World Prematurity Day and a conference is taking place today. In Ireland 4,500 babies are born prematurely every year. It means that one in every 16 women give birth to a premature baby and 500 babies are stillborn or suffer...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: They promised a lot of things.

Seanad: Civil Defence Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Táimid breá-sásta go bhfuil Sinn Féin ábalta tacú leis an mBille seo agus go bhfeicimid go ndéanann sé ciall áirithe agus go bhfuil sé ag cur in ionad socruithe praiticiúla a rachaidh chun tairbhe na seirbhíse. Tá, áfach, cúpla ceist gur mhaith linn a ardú chomh maith céanna. I welcome the Minister of State to the House. As he stated, the...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom mo ghlór féin a chur leis na glórtha eile anseo inniu ag déanamh chomhbhróin le clann na mná óige a fuair bás i nGaillimh. As a father whose children were all born in University Hospital Galway, I was taken aback by the news last night of this terrible tragedy and would like to convey my condolences to the families in question. I have been in contact with the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Transport (13 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: That is very welcome news. It is an issue that has been raised at a number of meetings I have attended. I appreciate the Minister cannot tell us where the cars will be deployed but he would know from his dealings with the Garda Commissioner the blackspots where the Garda cars are needed most. Can he clarify that those areas and divisions that have lost Garda vehicles will have those...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Transport (13 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: No time off for good behaviour.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Transport (13 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Tá brón orm go bhfuil mé beagáinín as anáil tar éis dom rith suas an staighre ón gcoiste. I welcome the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, and I am glad to see that he is in fine form again. I raise on the Adjournment the announcement made by the Minister that an extra allocation of approximately 196 additional Garda cars would be...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Transport (13 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I will not disagree with the Minister on that point.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte arís roimh an Aire Stáit. Díospóireacht iontach tábhachtach é seo agus is mór agam deis a bheith agam mo chuid tuairimí féin agus tuairimí mo phairtí a roinnt leis. We are approaching two years since Fine Gael and the Labour Party won the election and formed the Government. At that time people undoubtedly voted for change but, I believe, they have been let...

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I told the Minister of State recently that we had just launched our draft plan.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Good man. I am very grateful. I hope to see the fruits of that on budget day. By using the National Pensions Reserve Fund, the European Investment Bank and private pension funds we would create more than 150,000 jobs. That is not an easy choice but it is the right one. It is not, despite the Government's claims, the hard thing to do to tax the lower and middle income earners to balance...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Sula dtosóidh mé, caithfidh mé a rá go mbeidh orm dul go dtí an tSeanad mar tá ábhar agam ar an Athló agus tá an Seanad tar éis críochnú go luath. Murar mhiste leis an gcoiste é, cuirfidh mé mo chuid ceisteanna le go mbeidh siad ar an dtaifead. Bhéinn thar a bheith buíoch dá mbeadh an tAire agus an tAire...