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Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It will be too late. The licences should be put in place.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Government will be pumping out the profits.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom iar-úair teachtarach a thuairt go dtí an seanad inniú. Bhí mé ag criunniú poibli i nGaillaimh leis na draonn a bhíonn sa phlé le cursaí pobal agus cursaí deonach. At a public meeting in Galway last night, we were asked to draw to people's attention that everything is not hunky-dory in Galway, even though it has a great reputation for festivals, celebrations, the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Seirbhís Eitleoireachta (7 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I did not mean to offend by speaking completely as Gaeilge and I am sorry if that was the case.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Seirbhís Eitleoireachta (7 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am surprised the Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht has supplied an answer in English only, which is not like it because it has given us both on every other occasion. I appreciate that the Minister of State will read as Béarla but, at the least, an Irish language copy should have been provided. The provision of safe, regular, high quality access is key. The case made by the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Seirbhís Eitleoireachta (7 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Is cuairteoir rialta í ar an Teach seo. Tá míle fáilte roimpi. Tá mé ag ardú ceist a bhaineann le Roinn na Gaeltachta go bunúsach - an seirbhís eitleoireachta a fhreastalaíonn ar na trí oileán Árainn. Tá a fhios aici go bhfuil seirbhís aeir go dtí na hoileáin - i dtosach ó Ghaillimh agus níos déanaí ó Aerfort na Minna i gConamara...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga maidir le Comórtais Inmheánacha sa Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí: Mionphlé (7 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: What about Mr. Love's own opinion on the commissioner's report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga maidir le Comórtais Inmheánacha sa Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí: Mionphlé (7 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Was that not the idea that the former Minister for Finance, Richie Ryan, had - that by applying it in that way, one is fostering people who will come forward with the Irish language? One is giving them a positive bias in the process in that it will bring more people through with Irish, which is what we are looking for, but obviously they have to fulfil the core competencies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga maidir le Comórtais Inmheánacha sa Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí: Mionphlé (7 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It was proven by An Coimisinéir Teanga, however, that that was not the case. There were at least two people in the Department of Social Protection to whom that did not happen and there could be a number of others. How does one take the relationship with the Ombudsman? If there was a ruling from one of the other ombudsmen, would one take the same view that one could almost take it or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga maidir le Comórtais Inmheánacha sa Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí: Mionphlé (7 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Could I quickly ask a question again that nobody has answered? The process in law is that if one does not agree with the ruling of the commissioner, one has to appeal it to the High Court. Why has nobody done that? Is that not the process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga maidir le Comórtais Inmheánacha sa Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí: Mionphlé (7 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Did the commissioner not indicate to the Department that that was the appeals process if it was not happy with his ruling?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga maidir le Comórtais Inmheánacha sa Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí: Mionphlé (7 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Did he not indicate that while he had heard all the evidence, the next step was to take an appeal to the High Court? Was that indicated? If it was not for the Department of Social Protection then surely it was for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to take that on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga maidir le Comórtais Inmheánacha sa Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí: Mionphlé (7 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Gabh mo leithscéal ach tá sé tábhachtach.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga maidir le Comórtais Inmheánacha sa Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí: Mionphlé (7 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: However, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform does appeal cases to the courts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga maidir le Comórtais Inmheánacha sa Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí: Mionphlé (7 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Would it be possible to get details on the number of people across the public service who can carry out their daily work through Irish and if there are any strategies or targets to make sure the number is increased over the years? I also asked about compensation. Have other people taken cases and been compensated because of language issues in the recruitment process, cases that might not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga maidir le Comórtais Inmheánacha sa Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí: Mionphlé (7 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Coimisinéir Teanga disagrees with the Departments' opinion. It is open for those who took the case to the Coimisinéir Teanga to go to court about this. If they went to court and won their case, it could open the door for more cases to be taken from other people who would feel they were not treated properly in the recruitment process regarding the Irish language. Is there a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga maidir le Comórtais Inmheánacha sa Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí: Mionphlé (7 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It states clearly that it should be at the beginning of the process. Does the HR directorate disagree fundamentally with his opinion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga maidir le Comórtais Inmheánacha sa Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí: Mionphlé (7 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Should Irish not be one of the prerequisites for any of the senior positions in the Civil Service?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga maidir le Comórtais Inmheánacha sa Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí: Mionphlé (7 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Would it not be desirable, if we are trying to promote Irish, that it should be given a weighting that would encourage those with Irish?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga maidir le Comórtais Inmheánacha sa Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí: Mionphlé (7 Nov 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Was Irish included in the initial job specification for that?