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Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 209:In page 85, to delete lines 32 to 38, and in page 86, to delete lines 1 to 33.

Seanad: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 1:In page 7, to delete line 35 and substitute the following:“(3) The chairperson of the Board shall be democratically elected by the members of the Board.”. We welcome this Bill in general and believe that putting the National Concert Hall on this footing will be beneficial to it. We have praised the work being done there, the programmes it runs and the...

Seanad: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I welcome the Minister's comments. I do not want to labour the point, because I do not think the future of the National Concert Hall will hinge on this amendment, but I respectfully differ in opinion from herself and Senator Mac Conghail. I do not think any of the points they have raised are insurmountable. In a scenario where there is a new board coming together, one could put an interim...

Seanad: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom tacú leis an méid atá ráite ag an Aire ins an méid atá déanta anseo. Sílim gur lá maith é seo don Cheoláras Náisiúnta. Guím gach rath ar an bhfoireann ins an obair atá ar siúl acu. Tá súil agam go mbeidh clár leathan acu ó thaobh cur chun cinn an cheoil agus an chultúir...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Second Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On a point of order, I am sorry to interrupt the Minister, but I am concerned that this is a very important Bill and I would like to call a quorum because it is such important legislation.

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Second Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Tá go leor fadhbanna agam leis an mBille atá os ár gcomhair inniu. To put it bluntly, Sinn Féin cannot support this Bill as it stands. We welcome a single application procedure but not an application procedure that ignores basic safeguards and ignores the rights of children. It is claimed that this legislation will create an efficient...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Second Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Vótáil.

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Second Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Not agreed.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 211:In page 86, to delete lines 34 to 40, and in page 87, to delete lines 1 to 13.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) (1 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I have held my counsel until now. I have listened very closely to the debate. It appears to me that the debate is becoming a little bit shambolic because of the number of amendments to Committee Stage amendments, etc. I am concerned that we and the Government may make some grave mistakes in the Bill because we are amending parts of it that we cannot see in front of us. I call on the...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) (1 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Minister mentioned the word "clarity". Everything about the Bill is unclear. It is like asking an artist to paint a picture with a blindfold on. The amendments are all very confusing. The fact that amendment No. 122 is to delete an amendment the Minister made on Committee Stage adds credence to the argument that the farce should be stopped and the Bill suspended until a copy of the...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) (1 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am concerned that we are getting additional amendments on Report Stage because mistakes or omissions have been spotted on Committee Stage.Even on Report Stage we are getting additional amendments to Committee Stage amendments because mistakes or omissions were spotted in the Committee Stage of the Bill. If we continue with this charade of amendments, I am concerned that a similar situation...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) (1 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 183:In page 74, to delete lines 1 to 15.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (26 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I do not want delay proceedings but, as has been noted, we are concerned that so many amendments have been tabled so late in the day. We also had hundreds of amendments on Committee Stage which came to us only two days beforehand. I accept we did have a briefing with the Minister's officials but I am concerned that if technical changes are being made at this late stage that something could...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (26 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On amendments Nos. 183, 185, 188, 189, 197 to 200, inclusive, and 202 to 211, inclusive, obviously we have a difference in policy. I accept that. However, I want to put on record on Report Stage that these amendments reflect Sinn Féin's opposition to the multidisciplinary practices where solicitors, barristers and accountants operate one practice under the same roof and the same...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (26 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is a bit disingenuous for the Minister to say that we are not supporting-----

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (26 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I just make the point that it is a bit disingenuous. We have shown support for the general thrust of the Bill. This is the one section we do not agree with. That should be recognised.