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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transparency and Ireland's Involvement in European Union Institutions: European Movement Ireland (28 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank Ms O'Connell.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Before I came to the Chamber today I noted that the President of the United States, Mr. Donald Trump, has announced that he intends to stand for re-election in 2020. In any democracy it is great that the people know in advance that their President intends to run for a second term. We all know that I have decided to put my name in the ring in the forthcoming presidential election in Ireland...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: The truth of the matter is that the people of this country are entitled to know the direction in which this country is going. They are entitled to be told in advance and in plenty of time. Playing cuties with dates in July when people are on holiday and dropping rumours-----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I am drawing on a statement that the current President made in 2004.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Everybody knows that I hold the President in the highest esteem. He has done a wonderful job but that should not prevent us from discussing the position. It should not prevent us from discussing the need-----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I will not push the Cathaoirleach to rule against me. I have made my point. The Leader will no doubt be aware that a group of retired Defence Forces personnel have come together to express their concerns about the Defence Forces. I have met the Minister of State and he has been quite forthright in what he is trying to do but we need to have a debate with him on some of the issues of...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: The Minister could start with a declaration that there was no ricochet.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I was very impressed with what the last speaker had to say and I agree with much of it. When I was a young fella growing up my Dad told me that I could not smoke, and I smoked like hell. My Dad told me I could not drink until I was at least 18, and many's the good pint I had when I was 15 and 16. Shortly after I became president of the Teachers Union of Ireland I was called----

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: This is quite a serious point I am trying to make. I got a call to the north west of Ireland where two young children had taken their own lives. They had taken their lives because they were accessing social media. Those two young children were younger than 16. When I arrived in the school the principal told me that they had a rake of psychologists in trying to deal with the fallout of...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: It is ruining his video.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: First and foremost, the situation with Permanent TSB is outrageous. God be with the days when one could walk into the office of a bank manager, sit down with him or her and discuss a matter. I will never forget the generosity of the bank manager who dealt with me when I went bust financially. He sat me down in his office and gave me a cup of tea and biscuits before proceeding to discuss...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: The citizens in the North of Ireland, who are petrified out of their lives at the thought of Brexit coming down the road towards them like a railway crash, have no voice. For this reason alone, we must immediately ensure that all of the North-South institutions are brought back into full being. If the people who live in the North of Ireland and are elected in the North of Ireland are...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Having a swipe at me before the Senators nominate me for the job of President is probably not a good thing to do.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Perilous.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with MEPs (14 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the MEPs for attending. There is a huge opportunity cost for them to spend time here in light of their massive constituencies. I am sure they have plenty of work to do. It is good that everybody is wearing the same green jersey on Brexit as our Government, which has done a tremendous job so far. The representation we have in Europe has been excellent across the board. On the...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I congratulate PDFORRA on its successful case where the European Committee on Social Rights has upheld the entitlement of members of the Defence Forces to collective bargaining. For some time now the representative bodies have been advising that while side deals are done by firemen, nurses, teachers and various other groups, they have been prevented from doing this so it is my hope that the...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: British soldiers qualify for the General Service Medal if they spent three weeks in Northern Ireland. Irish soldiers who served for 40 years do not qualify for certain medals. Perhaps we could have a discussion on this matter someday, at the Leader's leisure.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.