Results 581-600 of 5,132 for speaker:Trevor Ó Clochartaigh

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Seaweed Harvesting Licences (8 Mar 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I wish to share time with Senator Rose Conway-Walsh.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Seaweed Harvesting Licences (8 Mar 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Gabhaim míle buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach agus leis an Aire Stáit. Is as Contae an Chláir an Aire Stáit agus beidh eolas maith aige ar an gceist atáim ag ardú maidir le cúrsaí feamainne agus an tábhacht atá le tionscnamh na feamainne in iarthar na tíre agus ó thaobh na bainteoirí aonair a bhíonn á bhaint. The...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Seaweed Harvesting Licences (8 Mar 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as an bhfreagra sin. I thank the Minister of State for clarifying the timeline and that he hopes to have some kind of conclusion before mid-2017. When we look internationally there are ongoing cases, for example, in Maine in the US around the exact same issue, that is, international companies coming in and seeking harvesting rights. We know...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Guím Seachtain - nó coicís - na Gaeilge faoi shéan agus faoi mhaise ar gach éinne, agus guím Lá Idirnáisiúnta na mBan faoi shéan agus faoi mhaise ar na mná ar fad atá anseo. I understand that women staff and students are picketing NUIG today as part of an international women's strike in more than 50 countries and that issues...

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Statements (8 Mar 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Is maith an rud go bhfuil sé ar ais anseo ag caint faoina pholasaithe ó thaobh na Gaeilge de taobh istigh de chúpla seachtain. Fáiltím roimhe sin. Níor mhaith liom go mbeadh muid i gcónaí ag caint trí mheán na Gaeilge díreach faoi chúrsaí Gaeilge. B'fhearr liom go mbeadh...

Seanad: Tourism Industry: Motion (8 Mar 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 1:1. To delete all words after “That Seanad Éireann:” and substitute: “ - recognises the importance of our hospitality sector and the significant revenue which it generates in Irish tourism; - recognises that improving industry standards in pay and conditions will lead to lower turnover of staff and be an important factor in enhancing customer...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Ceisteanna Óige: Díospóireacht (7 Mar 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá an gender balance ag feabhsú.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of Education (Amendment) Bill 2015 and General Scheme of Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2016: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I offer my apologies. I was committee-hopping today as committees are coinciding. My colleague, Senator Fintan Warfield, was here to cover for me. Deputy Carol Nolan is very much involved in the issue. I was a member of the Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions in the previous Dáil and Seanad, where we would have met with the Ombudsman on a regular basis. One of...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Ceisteanna Óige: Díospóireacht (7 Mar 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim míle fáilte roimh na finnéithe. Dúirt duine éigin acu gur pribhléid dóibh é a bheith anseo. Ní shin atá i gceist cor ar bith ach is pribhléid dúinne siadsan a bheith anseo i ndáiríre píre. Bíonn muid ag go leor cruinnithe comhchoiste agus, le bheith fírinneach, dá mbeadh chuile chur i...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Ceisteanna Óige: Díospóireacht (7 Mar 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ach tá bean i gceannas orainn.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liomsa féin nóta omóis a léiriú do Peter Mathews. Fear uasal a bhí ann i ndáiríre. Aireoidh chuile dhuine uaidh é. Cásaim a bháis lena bhean agus lena chlann. I, too, extend my condolences to the family of the late former Deputy Peter Matthews. The only phrase that sums him up is that he was a consummate gentleman in...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We did, yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba maith liom tacú leis an moladh atá deanta go mbeabh díospóireacht againn maidir le tefigh in Éirina go háirithe sa chóras so láthar díreach. I support the calls for a debate on the direct provision system. I do not believe the system has improved at all since the Mahon report; in fact, things may have gone backwards. Some the changes have...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: She has her piggy bank.

Seanad: The Diaspora: Statements (23 Feb 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit, cé go bhfuil tréimhse fada imithe ón am a thosaigh muid ag iarraidh go dtiocfadh sé isteach ag caint linn. Mar is eol dó, is mise urlabhraí Shinn Féin maidir leis an diaspóra. Tá mé an-bhródúil as an taithí agus an stair atá ag Sinn Féin ó thaobh déileáil...

Seanad: The Diaspora: Statements (23 Feb 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It follows then that as some form of recovery takes place there must be an increased effort by the Government to reverse this emigration. I was in the Department of Social Protection in Galway last Friday and we were looking at the unemployment figures, and yes, there is a fall in the unemployment figures in the Galway area, but when one looks at the age cohort it is clear that one of the...

Seanad: The Diaspora: Statements (23 Feb 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: They are returning-----

Seanad: The Diaspora: Statements (23 Feb 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: -----but there are serious barriers. I will talk about the barriers in a moment.

Seanad: The Diaspora: Statements (23 Feb 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Many want to return but cannot for practical reasons. It is not just Sinn Féin that is pushing for this Government centred approach. In 2014, addressing a US multinational forum, An Taoiseach said that the job of Government is to make Ireland more attractive so that people will want to come back. I could not agree more with the sentiment. The fact that the roughly 300,000 people who...

Seanad: The Diaspora: Statements (23 Feb 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We are in no hurry. We can wait.