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Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (20 Jun 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: As somebody who sits through a lot of debates here and who as a member of the agricultural panel ends up sucking at the hind teat for speaking time on many occasions, it is great, as a Sinn Féin Senator, to get the opportunity to get back in a debate such as this for a second time. What is important when we consider reform of the Seanad is that we consider voting rights for all of our...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Aontaím leis an ghlaoch a rinneadh maidir leis an tuarascáil faoi leanaí atá faoi chúram an Stáit ach ba cheart dúinn an tuarascáil a fheiceáil agus a léamh ar dtús sula ndéanfaimid breith iomlán uirthi mar beidh go leor le rá faoi sin. I was honoured to travel to Lisbon over the weekend to stand shoulder to shoulder with 20,000 trade unionists who were campaigning against the...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith linne, muid féin, soiléiriú a fháil ar cá seasann an Rialtas maidir le ceist na hEorpa agus ceist an airgid san Eoraip. In the run-up to the referendum we were told a considerable amount about stability, jobs, etc., and that this measure was only part of a much broader jigsaw of pieces that would be put together to provide that. We seek clarity and perhaps a debate on what...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Since the Taoiseach spoke on Friday we have had great instability and it has become much more unclear.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The workers in Pfizer, Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus do not feel the jobs they were promised have materialised. I have called for a debate on this topic in the past. Strangely, an unusual issue came up during our debate on the septic tank legislation. We had a very interesting debate on what constitutes poverty. Anybody who saw last night's report about the 1,000 people...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It would certainly give the Taoiseach some food for thought and some material to use in his next telephone call to Chancellor Merkel.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I also hope so.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is just tittle-tattle?

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Fianna Fáil were not too bad at that.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Is that from the Connacht Tribune?

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: What about acting on special advisers' pay?

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Very good.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: What about the €80,000 pay cap?

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Hear, hear.

Seanad: NAMA and Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Transparency Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Jun 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an mBille seo thar ceann Sinn Féin. Cuirfidh muid fáilte roimh rud ar bith a chinnteoidh go bhfuil an eagraíocht ar a dtugtar NAMA níos oscailte agus níos trédhearcaí. Tacaím le cuid mhaith den mhéid a dúirt an Seanadóir Michael D'Arcy maidir leis an imní atá ar dhaoine os rud é nach bhfuil an dream atá...

Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jun 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Táim buíoch go bhfuil sé anseo, ach tá díomá orm nach féidir leis an Aire sinsearach teacht isteach don cheist seo, mar is ceist í seo atá ag déanamh tinnis do go leor daoine faoi láthair. Tá an-chuid cainte ar na táirsigh freisin maidir leis na hathruith a bhaineann le liúntais cíosa. Tuigeann muide go gcaithfidh an Rialtas...

Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jun 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I welcome the clarification provided by the Minister of State. It is important to note that this is a scheme which provides a short-term response but it will not be suitable because the local authority housing is not available for people who are in the scheme. Directors of services in the local authorities I deal with are saying they are being forced by the Government policy towards private...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jun 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: What about all the money you spend on special advisers?

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jun 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Government has and far more than €200,000.