Results 3,621-3,640 of 5,763 for speaker:Gerard Craughwell
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: In respect of recruitment in the Naval Service, at the moment there are fewer than 20 recruits training out of thousands of applicants. What is wrong? Anecdotal evidence suggests that EU and nationally mandated patrols in Irish waters, which are funded through the EU and the taxpayer, are not taking place because there simply are not crews to man the ships. In the Air Corps, four pilots...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: That is not true.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: Why are there only five officers running a battalion?
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: It is a disaster.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: It is a disaster.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: We are failing, failing, failing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: Come on now.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: I am afraid part of it is.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: Experienced people cannot be replaced by recruits.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: In fairness, a Chathaoirligh, we asked for the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: Let the Taoiseach come in and do so.
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: I was sitting in my office, minding my own business, preparing for the debate on councillors when Senator Norris got to his feet. He is one of my electorate. I am not afraid to talk about our terms and conditions of employment.
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: I published a rapporteur's report in February 2016 on the class K arrangements for pay related social insurance, PRSI. Along with five councillors, I also took a court case against the State for introducing class K PRSI, which is a tax on public service. I pay 4% of my salary to the PRSI fund and I get nothing for it. If I fall sick when I leave here, I get no entitlements. When I came...
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: I was forced. I took a pay cut of €8,000 a year to take my seat in the Seanad. I took it. We need to look at our own terms and conditions of employment.
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: We need to be brave. I make no apology whatsoever to the public for the job I do. Nobody in the public, apart from the extremely rich, pays class K PRSI contributions. My court case was settled a couple of weeks ago and the councillors that took that case with me were looked after. Ultimately, however, we did not succeed in having class K PRSI banned. It is all very well for us sitting...
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: I am not afraid to speak on our terms and conditions of employment and if the Leader is brave enough to call a debate on it, I will take it on head on.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Mar 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: A town in the Leader's good county has decided to remain dry.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Mar 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: None of us would.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Mar 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: In fairness, the reporting of the trial that has just ended will deter many young women from coming forward, and that is really sad.
- Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (29 Mar 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: I welcome the Minister of State. Before I get into what I have to say-----