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Seanad: Free Education (Prohibition of Fees and Charges) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?

Seanad: Free Education (Prohibition of Fees and Charges) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: That concludes the matter. Does anyone wish to speak on it?

Seanad: Free Education (Prohibition of Fees and Charges) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Only general comments are allowed at this stage. The Bill has already passed.

Seanad: Free Education (Prohibition of Fees and Charges) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: We have spared the Senator that.

Seanad: Free Education (Prohibition of Fees and Charges) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: There will be an opportunity on Report Stage to make a final speech.

Seanad: Free Education (Prohibition of Fees and Charges) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: We will all await that with bated breath.

Seanad: Free Education (Prohibition of Fees and Charges) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: That concludes the business of the day. I ask the Acting Leader to indicate when it is proposed to sit again.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Implications for Ireland of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU in Regard to the Education and Research Sector (9 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: The witnesses were asked several comprehensive questions. There is not much left for me. I would like to thank them for telling us that there are opportunities. This is the first group that has come before this committee and said that there are opportunities and we need to be looking for them. That is vitally important to the country. I am a little bit concerned when we start talking...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Implications for Ireland of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU in Regard to the Education and Research Sector (9 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Is that done on a project-by-project basis where one third comes from Government and two thirds from a company? In other words, a company with a specific problem is prepared to put in €400,000 and Government is then asked to put in another €200,000 to fund the project.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Implications for Ireland of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU in Regard to the Education and Research Sector (9 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: On the issue of passports, it is really important-----

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Implications for Ireland of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU in Regard to the Education and Research Sector (9 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I need to get in this question about passports.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Implications for Ireland of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU in Regard to the Education and Research Sector (9 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Reference was made to passports and when a student produces an Irish passport. We had a delegation over from the United States, all of whom were emigrants working in the medical devices and pharmaceutical area. They are Irish citizens who brought their children to the US where they have been promoted into senior positions. Their children, who hold Irish passports, have to pay full non-EU...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Implications for Ireland of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU in Regard to the Energy Sector (9 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: The witnesses are welcome. Their joint presentation has reassured me that business will rise above politics and that Brexit will do whatever Brexit does but business will continue to be transacted across the globe. Their presentation was very welcome. They are not hanging about waiting to see who wins and who loses; they are ensuring the future of their businesses, which is important. ...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Implications for Ireland of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU in Regard to the Energy Sector (9 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Would it be fair to assume that all three organisations have at least engaged with the security forces? One of the things an unstable political situation may cause, and we have already seen some of it in Derry with the shooting of a journalist, is a rise in dissident behaviour. One way to cripple a country is to hit energy supplies. I want the public to be satisfied that at least the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: The party system.

Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I wish to split my time with Senator McDowell, on a 50:50 basis. The budget is a Brexit budget and there are three key aspects to a no-deal Brexit that the State needs to consider urgently.Those three aspects are policing, customs, and defence, which all relate to the Border. I am baffled and cannot wait for the Minister of State at the Department of Defence to explain why we are reducing...

Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I am talking about the upper end of the help to buy scheme. As far as I know there has been no change to that limit and we are still working up to €500,000. I spoke to a couple recently who have spent €97,000 in rent over the past seven years, and because of that they cannot possibly save a deposit. We are going to have to do something about this. I promised to give my time...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: We are in the middle of a severe weather warning. I do not normally get involved in local politics as my job is to support people in local politics. I am reassured as I watch county councils prepare for severe weather. Members of the Defence Forces have spent the past 48 hours preparing sandbags and vehicles to deal with the worst the storm may bring. It is important to place on the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Beef Sector: Statements (3 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Minister, Deputy Creed. In accordance with the order of the House, the Seanad now stands adjourned.