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Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Official Report will clearly show where Sinn Féin stands on the treaty.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Senator could read the transcripts of yesterday's debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I will sit down with the Senator after the Order of Business and have a chat with her about it.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Senator White should ask Deputy Ó Cuív why he does not agree with us.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Have we been proven right or not?

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We will see what the electorate believes the next time around.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Senator should take on board that advice in respect of himself.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Senator Harte should read our pre-budget submission.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Minister could also inform us about the consultancy fees being paid out by the Government.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tell the rest of your party colleagues to follow that line.

Seanad: Third Level Scholarship Schemes (24 Apr 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit anseo. Tá mé ag ardú ceiste a bhaineann leis an Roinn Oideachas. Tuigimid go bhfuil ciorruithe ar siúl agus go bhfuil sé tábhachtach beart a dhéanamh de réir briathar ó thaobh airgeadais de agus déileáil go cothrom ó thaobh buiséad agus mar sin de ach ag an am a bhfuil na ciorruithe seo ag tarlú, tá sé níos tábhachtaí ná riamh go...

Seanad: Third Level Scholarship Schemes (24 Apr 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Go raibh maith ag an Aire Stáit agus fáiltím roimh an soiléiriú. I welcome the clarification. I am attempting to do some basic mathematics but it was not my strongest subject at leaving certificate level. Although I welcome the fact that a new scholarship scheme will be put in place for DEIS programme students - they certainly need a scheme - it is disappointing that the other...

Seanad: Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Apr 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We wish to see it.

Seanad: Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Apr 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ní bhfuair mé deis aréir fáilte a chur roimh an Aire Stáit mar nach raibh agam ach cúpla nóiméad chun labhairt ar an ábhar seo. Cuirim fáilte roimhe anois. Caithfidh mé a rá go gcuirim fáilte roimh an díospóireacht meáite agus cothrom seo. Tá dhá thaobh na hargóna á chloisteáil againn. Shuigh mé tríd trí huaire agus 15 nóiméad d'argóintí ar son an chonradh seo...

Seanad: Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Apr 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I gave the Senators leave to speak. If they wish to hear the answer they should listen.

Seanad: Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Apr 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I realise it is hard for the Senators to control themselves when we get to this type of debate. We were opposed the introduction of the water charges in the North.

Seanad: Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Apr 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Senator Sheahan is welcome to come to Stormont with me to visit the relevant Minister, Conor Murphy, with whom I discussed the matter last week. He outlined how he invested £1 billion in water services in the North.

Seanad: Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Apr 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: He outlined how they opposed the imposition of water charges but it was defeated because the SDLP, the sister party of the Labour Party, stymied it.

Seanad: Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Apr 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Senator Sheahan is dragging down the tone of the debate with his heckling.

Seanad: Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Apr 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I note that when the Lisbon treaty was being debated, much of the same rhetoric was being used by members of Fianna Fáil and former taoisigh with regard to the groups opposing the referendum. That did not help the tone of the referendum. Many Members have asked about the Sinn Féin alternative. Senator Mooney stated he never heard about an alternative put forward by Sinn Féin. That was...