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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Discussion with the Ombudsman (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank Ms O’Reilly for clarifying her position. As usual, the Seanad is a step ahead because we have had an opportunity to consider the Bill. We welcome the increase in the number of agencies that will be under the remit of the Ombudsman but I wish to focus my comments on the areas over which jurisdiction is not being given. I was forthright in the Seanad in arguing that people in...

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Róisín was that as well.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: What about the consultants?

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I have not heard any Labour Party Members tonight expressing full confidence in the Minister. However, if they vote in favour of the Government amendment "commending the Minister for Health for managing within this difficult environment", that is what they are doing. Ba mhaith liom go smaoineoidís orthu féin faoi seo sula ndéanann siad é mar ní dóigh liom go bhfuil muinín againne as...

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Fáiltím roimh an Aire. Tá sé thar a bheith tábhachtach an rún seo atá os ár gcomhair inniu a phlé agus tá mé ag éisteacht go cúramach leis an méid atá á rá ag an bhFreasúra. An tseachtain seo caite, nuair a d'árdaigh mé an cheist seo, bhí mé ag moladh go mbeadh rún againn os comhair an Tí maidir le muinín nó easpa muiníne a chuir san Aire, bíodh sin bealach...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit arís. Geallaim nach mbeidh mé ag siúl amach inniu air fad agus atáimid ag plé an Bhille seo. Fáiltím roimh an Bhille go ginearálta. Tá go leor rudaí le moladh agus tá moltaí agam le cur leis agus bheinn sásta dá n-éistfeadh an tAire Stáit leo agus iad a thógáil ar bord. Fáiltím roimh na feidhmeannaigh ón Roinn chomh maith a rinne...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I note that yesterday in response to the article I mentioned in the Irish Examiner about austerity not working that Senator John Gilroy cast aspersions on the article and said I should not believe everying I read in the newspapers, that it probably was not true and that I had not read the report. I have read the report, which contains 266 pages, and direct him to page 41 which has a special...

Seanad: Radical Seanad Reform Through Legislative Change: Statements (Resumed) (9 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Fáiltím roimh an deis mo thuairimí agus tuairimí Sinn Féin a thabhairt ar an tuairisc iontach spéisiúil agus iontach maith seo. I dtosach báire, ba mhaith liom tréaslú leis na húdair, go háirithe leis an Seanadóir Zappone agus an Seanadóir Quinn a tharraing an tuarascáil seo le chéile agus a fuair tuairimí ó chuid mhaith daoine éagsúla maidir leis an ábhar seo. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Leader does not like being obliged to admit Sinn Féin was right.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I ask the Department of Finance to cost it.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It would not be so bad if we did not pay the unguaranteed bondholders.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Typical Labour Party bluster.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Did the Government not promise to reverse the criminal sanctions?

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: That is not what the Senator said last year before the budget.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom tréaslú leis na feirmeoirí ar fad atá taobh amuigh de gheataí Teach Laighean. Is mór an méid é a fheiceáil go bhfuil muintir na hÉireann agus muintir na tuaithe - nó beithíoch - sásta dul amach ar na sráideanna ar son na rudaí atá siad ag seasamh in aghaidh. I noted there are many Greeks on the streets today to celebrate the visit of Ms Angela Merkel to their...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Forbairt Pobail (4 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the Minister of State for his response. The outstanding issue and the main point I would like him to bring back to the Minister is that the contiguous companies being granted the contracts should not be held liable for the sins of their predecessor, MFG. As the Minister of State has said, they have not been given some of the files, so they do not know what is or is not in them. It...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Forbairt Pobail (4 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá go leor ceisteanna le cur faoi feidhmiú an chláir Leader sa Ghaeltacht, atá á ardú agam inniu. Tá a fhios againn gur imigh Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta Teoranta as feidhm in 2011. Tá go leor ceisteanna faoi sin freisin. Bhí roinnt clár faoi scáth Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta, an clár forbartha tuaithe agus an clár forbartha áitiúil ina measc. Ó shin i leith, tá...

Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (4 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire agus ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur, freisin, roimh na feirmeoirí as Contae Lú atá sa Ghailearaí linn. Ionadaithe iad ó eagraíochtaí na bhfeirmeoirí. It is refreshing to hear a Minister say he will accept one of the amendments from the Opposition. He might pass on that tip to some of his colleagues because it shows there is a sense of co-operation on...

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I welcome this as it is a progressive move and something the current Ombudsman has sought. She has sought more transparent procedures for appointing ombudsmen and has argued for some kind of a confirmation hearing before an Oireachtas committee charged with monitoring and supporting the work of the office. Perhaps we should consider changing the wording from "may" be preceded by...