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Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: The Leader should know that both my colleague, Senator Boyhan, and I were most supportive of the plan.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: That is fine.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: When I finish, the Leader might extend time to allow further debate on this matter. The bottom line is that I understand that if the Government had this debated in the House before it went to Sligo, it would have to cancel the brass band and switch off the media because there would be no big announcement.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Absolutely. The Minister of State made an excellent point. There was bags of consultation. What would have been wrong with having the plan put before both Houses, albeit not next week when we will have statements until they are coming out of our ears, listening to people criticising it -----

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: ----- when it is too late? Anyone who has a criticism now will have a field day next week in this House. They might have one tiny piece to criticise but they will blow it out of all proportions. It is the wrong way to go about it. It should have been put before the House.Anyway, the Minister of State should bear in mind that he has a couple of supporters in his corner.

Seanad: Job Losses at Kerry Foods, Carrickmacross, County Monaghan: Statements (14 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Minister for that response. I wish her well in her portfolio, in particular with the difficulties in her own constituency. When is it proposed to sit again?

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 (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.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: It is ruining his video.

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.