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Senator Gerard Craughwell
- Independent Senator (Labour Panel)
- Entered the Seanad on 10 October 2014 — Byelection
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Most recent appearances in parliament
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2024)
“I welcome Senator Fitzpatrick to her role as Acting Leader today. I take the opportunity to acknowledge Saoirse Ruane, the 12-year-old who appeared on "The Late Late Show". In her short life, she raised millions of euro for children. We should remember her today. I spent the past few days in Brussels and Bruges to discuss defence and security. I have spoken many times about my great...”
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2024)
“It is a worthwhile endeavour.”
- Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)
“It is no secret that I was never a member of a local authority so I am speaking to my experience in this House. I listened to the presentations downstairs in my office and I found myself asking whether we really know what we are doing in the Houses of the Oireachtas to local authorities. In recent years, we stripped county councillors of memberships of boards and of policing and security...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 95 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among Senators.
- People have made 2 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average among Senators.
- 11552 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Gerard Craughwell speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 962 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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