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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I said the Department had it first and asked why that was the case.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I asked if it was.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: In fairness, he has it.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Who is listening?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: The report was leaked last week and the raise will be 96 cent per day.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I have said on a number of occasions in this House that I have been involved during a period when people were being employed in various posts and I have also made the point that I have some concerns as to the ability of the commission to drive home its three nominees, or one of the nominees. To bring this back to an area I am comfortable with and familiar with, that is, the selection of...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Following on from what Senator McDowell said, can anyone imagine a private organisation appointing a chief financial officer and consulting all the chief financial officers in town, but not the board of directors of the company or anybody on the management side? Here we have a situation where anybody can be consulted other than those who ultimately pay the judge, and that is the Government....

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I am somewhat concerned about the use of the word "oversight". I do not necessarily subscribe to the notion that consultation means oversight. Consultation is exactly what it says on the tin, which is that the Government or the Minister for Justice and Equality may want to have particular criteria taken into account. We are not asking for the Minister to be able to veto anything. We are...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Exactly. Therefore why have the Bill at all?

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Under Standing Order 62(3)(b) I request that the division be taken again other than by electronic means.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 May 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: This morning I received the following letter from Mrs. Bernadette Quinlan and I wish to place it on the record of the House.Shy, lovely, gentle, dependable, carefree, happy young lad, very much into his fitness (some words used by his fellow soldiers and close friends to describe Matt [Quinlan]). He loved the Army, and was proud to be a soldier. The last time I saw my brother Matt (Private...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 May 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Deputy Leader.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: It will be Independents' day on Saturday.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: How does one follow that? A number of my colleagues have mentioned drug addiction, while one has mentioned the problems faced in emergency departments. A couple of weeks ago I had the misfortune of having to spend the best part of 24 hours in an emergency department with a relative who was a frequent visitor to the place owing to chronic health issues. I cannot begin to recount the girl's...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Anyone sitting with the girl I was with, or the others sitting around us who were really sick would have been heartbroken. At one point the queue had to be restarted because one of the substance abusers had run out of the place and a number of staff had to follow to bring her back in order that she could be fitted back into the queue. I cannot begin to describe the hurt felt by the people...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I second Senator Humphreys'-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I feel the love.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Roll on independence day.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Down with that sort of thing now.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (21 May 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I move amendment No. 1:In page 8, between lines 39 and 40, to insert the following:“(VI) refurbishment that meets a per square foot value investment as set by regulations published by the Minister for properties that are pre 1963,”. I welcome the Minister. I appreciate his urgency regarding this Bill but this amendment has the backing of this country's leading expert in...