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Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Go raibh míle maith agat. Senator Paul Daly said that the most disadvantaged should get the most. I suggest that the disadvantaged are the only people who should get any payment. No one would suggest that everyone should get a disability payment regardless of his or her level of disability. Some people do not have a disadvantage. We would say that the payments under the scheme as it...

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I also asked the Minister about the burnt lands.

Seanad: Public Service Broadcasting: Statements (23 May 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá céad fáilte roimh an Aire. Fáiltím go mór roimh an díospóireacht thar a bheith tábhachtach seo. Ba cheart dom a rá ag an tús go raibh ceangal agam le RTE agus le TG4 sna blianta a caitheadh agus mé ag obair dóibh i rólanna éagsúla. I should declare a former interest in respect of both RTE and TG4 as I worked...

Seanad: Public Service Broadcasting: Statements (23 May 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: -----than in TG4 or RTE.

Seanad: Public Service Broadcasting: Statements (23 May 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I will tell the Senator later.

Seanad: Public Service Broadcasting: Statements (23 May 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: This is an important debate. It is important to discuss the role of public service broadcasters. Fáiltím roimh an méid atá ráite ag an Aire, go háirithe faoin ról atá ag na meáin Gaeilge ó thaobh an tseirbhís phoiblí agus an méid atá á dhéanamh acu. Labhróidh mé fúthu ar dtús. It is...

Seanad: Public Service Broadcasting: Statements (23 May 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: -----in the Connemara Gaeltacht. Great credit goes to Máire Geoghegan-Quinn and Michael D. Higgins in that regard. However, Údarás na Gaeltachta had a crucial role to play because even before TG4 was set up, it set up training courses to make sure there were people available to work in the services when they came around; I attended one of those courses years ago. I do not...

Seanad: Public Service Broadcasting: Statements (23 May 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Senator might be a Minister yet.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tacaím leis an méid atá ráite ag an Seanadóir Ó Donnghaile maidir leis an Lá Dearg. Tá súil agam go mbeidh daoine ábalta a bheith ann. We have a very serious situation with homelessness in the State. I have raised previously the issue of homelessness in Galway.One of my colleagues in Galway City Council, Cathal Ó Conchúir, was...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Second Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters: Statements (17 May 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire arís. It is not long since we have had a debate on these issues in March. I asked quite a number of pertinent questions at that stage and I have seen answers to some of them but not all of them. I will pose quite a number of questions during my deliberations here, and if the Minister cannot address them in her full response, I ask that her officials...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (17 May 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On a point of order, the Leader came in previously and said this session would be extended until 4.30 p.m. If the Minister is available until then she might take more than eight minutes.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (17 May 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Leader came in previously and extended the debate to 4.30 p.m.

Seanad: Second Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters: Statements (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Second Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters: Statements (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Leas-Chathaoirleach has not heard my point of order.

Seanad: Second Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters: Statements (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On a point of order, during my contribution I asked the Minister, if she did not have time to respond to my questions, to ask her officials to respond to me directly.

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Plean Infheistíochta agus Scéimeanna Teanga (Atógáil): An tAire Stáit ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta (16 May 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Bíonn mé foighneach i gcónaí.

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Plean Infheistíochta agus Scéimeanna Teanga (Atógáil): An tAire Stáit ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta (16 May 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá brón orm nach raibh mé anseo nuair a bhí an tAire Stáit ag tabhairt a aitheasc oscailte. Ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas a dhéanamh le Sorcha de Brúch as ucht a ceapachán. Is dóigh liom gur thréaslaigh mé leis na fir eile nuair a bhíodar linn cheana. Tá súil agam go n-éireoidh go maith léi ina ról nua. ...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Plean Infheistíochta agus Scéimeanna Teanga (Atógáil): An tAire Stáit ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta (16 May 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ar an gceist sin, i gcead don Aire Stáit, luaigh sé go bhfuil an foras ag déanamh obair mhaith ó thaobh na Gaeilge de agus mar sin de. Ach, luaigh sé níos túisce nach bhfuil aon phlean teanga tagtha os a chomhair fós.

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Plean Infheistíochta agus Scéimeanna Teanga (Atógáil): An tAire Stáit ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta (16 May 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cén moill atá ansin? Mar shampla, tá an plean do bhreis airgid déanta le míonna anuas. Tá sé curtha chuig an údarás. Cén fáth nach bhfuil sé feicthe ag an Aire? Cén fáth an bhfuiltear ag tarraingt na gcos air?