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Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (30 Jun 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach arís. Tá sé gnóthach go maith leis a chuid reachtaíocht. Bail ó Dhia air. The Minister is very welcome. I welcome the chance to speak in this debate. Many metaphors have been used to describe the legislation before us, but I would like to compare it to a smorgasbord of legislation. It covers 40 Acts with 15 Parts. Unfortunately, the...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I bhfianaise thuarascáil an Choimisinéir Teanga ar maidin, a léirigh go bhfuil cuid mhaith de na Ranna Stáit ann nach bhfuil ag comhlíonadh a gcuid dualgas faoi Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, ba mhaith liom go dtiocfadh an tAire Stáit sa Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta isteach anseo le tuairisc a thabhairt dúinn ar céard atá i gceist aige agus ag an Rialtas seo a...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Gabhaim buíochas leis na Seanadóirí ar fad. D'airigh mé uaim iad le cúpla seachtain ach is deas an rud a bheith ar ais ina measc. Tá mé thar a bheith buíoch dóibh as na focail deasa a bhí le rá acu. I thank Members for their kind words. I will send their good wishes to Mali and to the children. We have had a good deal of negative discussion on the area of health but I want to...

Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (20 Jul 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I share the concerns about the land reclamation measure in the environment Bill. However, my question relates to Leader funding. The previous Minister, Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív, sent applicants for Leader funding around the houses in seeking matching funding. Can the Minister clarify that there will be matching funding so that all the money available from Europe for Leader programmes will be...

Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (20 Jul 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The issue raised by Senator Ó Domhnaill is ironic. We are speaking about the privatisation of the fishing industry on a Europe-wide basis whereas over many years the Government in which he was involved privatised Irish quotas. Will the Minister examine this issue as it is within his remit? A total of 87% of the Irish quota is fished by 23 boats, mainly based in County Donegal as it...

Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (20 Jul 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Does the Minister have any control over individual transferable quotas, ITQs?

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ach an oiread le Seanadóirí eile, ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Cheannaire as an díospóireacht a bhí ann inné. An t-aon rud go bhféadfaí a rá faoi ná gurb é a laghad a locht. Bhí an format go maith, d'oibrigh sé go maith agus bhí deis cainte ag go leor daoine. B'fhéidir go mbeadh sé úsáideach dá mba fhéidir ceisteanna breise a chur. Bheadh sé...

Seanad: Electoral Amendment Bill 2011: Committee Stage (21 Jul 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I call a quorum.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom mo dhíoma a léiriú maidir le Riar na hOibre inniu. Bhí sé i gceist go mbeadh díospóireacht againn ar na healaíona agus luaigh an Ceannaire an tseachtain seo caite b'fhéidir nach dtarlódh sin. Tá díoma orm feiceáil gur fíor sin anois nach mbeidh an díospóireacht sin ar an healaíona againn. Léiríonn sin arís eile nach tábhachtach do na páirtithe Rialtais...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Táim ag iarraidh an tAire Dlí agus Cirt------

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: This is a very serious issue.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I ask that the Minister for Justice and Equality be invited to the House to explain what he will do about Irish language translations. How many cases, such as the two in Mayo last week, will be thrown out of court?

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I refer to finance and social welfare legislation, Irish electoral law, the Ombudsman-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am calling on him to invite the Minister to the House to explain the matter. I also ask for the House to sit on Thursday so we can debate the arts, as we were supposed to.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Many economists agree with us.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Second Stage (26 Jul 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá Sinn Féin go láidir ar son rud ar bith atá a chosnóidh comhshaol na tíre seo, agus teastaíonn breis cosanta chuige sin. Sin ráite, tá roinnt rudaí sa Bhille seo a chuireann beagáinín imní orainn agus ba mhaith liom iad sin a ardú. Measann muide go bhfuil an Bille seo ag cur brú ar ais arís ar an ghnáth duine agus gurb iadsan atá ag íoc as peacaí na daoine a rinne an...

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Second Stage (26 Jul 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The interest might be less, but the burden is equal and future generations will shoulder it

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Second Stage (26 Jul 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: This provision allows the Minister to claim he is doing something about waste reduction, but does it not matter that it will not do what it needs to do? The provision will have little impact on manufacturers and wholesalers who wrap their products in layer upon layer of plastic. The bag levy had a good effect on the behaviour of customers, but we need to see similar approaches to...

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Second Stage (26 Jul 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: This measure is a shame and I hope it does not open the floodgates to more areas seeking derogation under this legislation.