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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: The Reserve Defence Force Representative Association, RDFRA.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: The first issue I want to address - I do not want an answer now - is that I have been led to believe that there is a member of CUAG who has an outstanding grievance that has yet to be resolved.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: I do not want and answer today. I would like Mr. Murray to take the time to think about the matter. This is an Oireachtas committee. Mr Murray might communicate with the Chairman to confirm whether that is true or false.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: I am saying that Mr. Murray can go back to his organisation and then come back to us on the matter. Mr. Murray talks about representing the members and about a mandate. Where was Mr Murray elected? When did the 900 members cast a vote to elect any of the witnesses?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: That is not a mandate from the 900 members. Mr. Murray told us that he has a mandate from the 900 members. He does not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: Mr. Murray said that he represents the 900 members and that he has a mandate for it. He does not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: I have been involved in representational trade unionism for most of my life. One must be elected by the majority of an organisation in order to claim that one has a mandate. Mr. Murray does not have that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: Let me move on. There are five witnesses here today. When did any of them ever represent a member of the ICGVRA at a disciplinary hearing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: Up until the new terms of reference were agreed, CUAG had no representational role.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: But it had no representational role. If I was a volunteer facing a disciplinary committee up until these new terms of reference came into being, I would have had nobody to turn to.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: Would they come to a hearing and represent me?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: What if my grievance or my disciplinary procedure were the result of CUAG taking a case against me? I would hardly have CUAG sitting beside me then, would I?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: I do not want Mr. Murray to take up my questioning in the wrong way. The work CUAG does is fantastic, but we need to get to the bottom of this. For me, new terms of reference arising a few days before the committee has a hearing stinks to the high heavens. I want to move on to training. What external body certifies the training done by members of the Coast Guard? Is it City &...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: By who?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: I am not talking about the drone training provider. I spent 25 years of my life in further education. I am referring to an external certifying body such as City & Guilds or the National Maritime College of Ireland in Cork? Who certifies the training done by members of the Coast Guard?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: Any of the modules.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: Does every member go through that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: That is one of the modules.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: Would it be fair to say that the witnesses are self-certifying in some cases?