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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 (28 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I first met Senator Ó Clochartaigh when I came in here following a by-election in 2014. He is one of Ireland's gentlemen and a man I will miss dearly. I will miss his beautiful Irish, his smiling face and his helpful hand any time I ever needed it. He is a decent man and I wish him well. TG4's gain is our loss and Ireland's loss. I wish him the very best of luck. He was a really...

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Measures to Counter False Self-Employment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (28 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I assure the Acting Chairman that I will not take eight minutes either. I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. I would not dream to presume to tell him how to deal with workers in his own constituency. I know he is capable of representing their interests. I thank Senator Nash and the Labour Party for bringing this forward. If I have any criticism of it, it is that it did...

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Measures to Counter False Self-Employment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (28 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: My colleague, Senator Horkan, referred to class K PRSI.We brought in terms and conditions of employment in this very House which affect people's pensions and we did not take the time to examine what they were doing. We applied crude rules across the board and this has happened in several parts of the public service. With regard to abatement, ordinary individuals who retired from one part of...

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

Gerard Craughwell: The Vice Chairman will forgive me for being late this morning. Getting out of my driveway was the problem. Once I was on the road it was easy enough to get in. I am sorry I missed the presentation. Ms O'Connell speaks of providing factual information which is a really important aspect when considering the future of Europe. It is great that the roadshow is going around the country,...

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

Gerard Craughwell: Has anybody put forward the thesis that Ireland is not a neutral country? We are not a neutral country. We are militarily non-aligned, which is vastly different from being neutral. If we were a neutral country we should probably be spending around 10% of our gross domestic product, GDP, on armaments alone to keep our country safe and neutral. We are militarily non-aligned. The constant...

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 (6 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Having watched television and listened to various politicians speak about the emergency weather conditions in recent days, I was surprised to note that few of them, if any, referred to the Defence Forces. I know that members of the Defence Forces are on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Like many volunteers, they left their families and went outside in difficult conditions.Indeed I...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear. Well done.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Some former colleagues of the Leader and myself will once again stand outside the gates of Leinster House today seeking equality of pay in the education system. As everyone knows, we cannot fix the wrongs that led the country on a trail of destruction from 2008 until 2012 or thereabouts. The problem we have is that the salary available will not entice people to enter education. The cost of...

Seanad: 100 Years of Women's Suffrage in Ireland: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: The Minister of State is very welcome to the House. As she is my local Deputy, I congratulate her. It is the first time I have had the opportunity to do so since she was elevated to the post of Minister of State. The very fact that she is sitting here is testament to the fact that we are moving, albeit very slowly, to where we should be. As I look around this room, I wonder where my male...

Seanad: 100 Years of Women's Suffrage in Ireland: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: It is a disgrace to see how few are in it. I have used up my time.

Seanad: 100 Years of Women's Suffrage in Ireland: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I just wanted to put on record that, as a man, I do realise we have been pretty God damn lousy to women in all aspects of Irish life. I hope the next 100 years will see a shift. I thank the Minister for being here.

Seanad: Project Ireland 2040: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: The Minister of State is welcome to the House.

Seanad: Project Ireland 2040: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Minister of State for his presentation. I call Senator Horkan and he has eight minutes.

Seanad: Project Ireland 2040: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: In fairness, the Minister of State did point out that he would speak about his own constituency and he would leave it to Senators to speak about their constituencies.

Seanad: Project Ireland 2040: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council, Brexit, Future of Europe and Western Balkans: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (7 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank and welcome the Minister of State. I also thank her officials for the work they have been doing across Europe. I have attended a number of COSAC and EU presidential meetings and every delegation I met spoke about the Irish border and the Irish problem regarding Brexit. That can only be down to the work of the Tánaiste and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Minister of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council, Brexit, Future of Europe and Western Balkans: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (7 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Look at the trade union movement. During my period as the president of my union before I came to the Seanad, I recall women having to resign because we could not have family-friendly meetings. I would like to see some serious action in the context of social dialogue. What the Department is doing with the meetings throughout the country on the future of Europe is a good start. We need to...