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Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Paying €700 million to unguaranteed bondholders is hypocrisy.

Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Fine Gael and the Labour Party are signing the cheque.

Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Labour Party is signing the cheque.

Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Who is signing the cheques?

Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Molann Sinn Féin leasú ar an rún chun áird a tharraingt ar an gceist a bhaineann le stáisiúin na ngardaí agus ar na cainteanna atá a siúil faoi dhúnadh chuid acu. Although we agree in principle with the motion, we thought it was imperative to draw attention to the fact that there is a danger that the Garda stations in rural areas will be closed...

Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Absolutely, we believe the Minister in question is looking at rationalisation across the whole of his Department and it is important to look at the motion in that context. This is being done in the context, as my colleague Senator Kathryn Reilly said,of cutbacks. In a couple of weeks time, the Government will hand over €700 million of taxpayers' money. The people would much prefer that...

Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: And the Government will pay out the €700 million.

Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Amnesia.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom tacú leis an Seanadóir Whelan faoin díospóireacht a d'iarr sé maidir leis na meáin agus úinéireacht na meán, agus go gcaithfimid na meáin náisiúnta s'againn féin a thógáil san áireamh sa cheist sin chomh maith. Ba mhaith liom chomh maith mo mhíshástacht iomlán a léiriú leis an Seanadóir Mac Sharry maidir leis an phleanáil atá ar bun maidir le...

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I was.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: He sold our resources in the meantime.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I commend Senator Bradford on embracing Sinn Féin policy so robustly in calling for a reconciliation commission. We have been calling for that for a long time.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom tréaslú leis an Seanadóir Bacik a bhí ag caint faoi na cúramóirí ar maidin. Bhí cur i láthair iontach maith acu. Ba mhaith liom iarrraidh uirthi, ins an ról atá aici, labhairt leis an Aire Cumarsáide, Fuinnimh agus Acmhainní Nádúrtha, an Teachta Pat Rabbitte, maidir leis an ESB agus na haonaid leictreachais atá caillte ag na cúramóirí le déanaí ón...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The question is-----

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is a question of where the people stand on this. We need a debate on these issues. Where is the coherent Government policy on what is happening in Europe? Is there to be a third Lisbon treaty? Is one being proposed? Where does the Government stand on the question of trying to regain our economic sovereignty from the European Union? Are we always to be at the beck and call of France...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: When we have a united Ireland, we will have control over our sovereignty so that will be sorted.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Is the Senator saying we will never have a united Ireland?

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Hear, hear.