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- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: Senator Conway should please resume his seat.
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: The Senator should resume his seat. I call Senator Lawless.
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: Senator Higgins has eight minutes.
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: Will Senator Black take the full eight minutes?
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: Say that again.
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: Okay.
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: I worked as a teacher in further education for 25 years. One of the most significant problems I saw was undocumented children who had achieved high results in the leaving certificate but who had to attend further education colleges because they could not afford to pay the non-national fee at university. When Senator Bacik asked if I would support the Bill, my first thought was that it would...
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: I received a tweet earlier in which I was informed that Senator Bacik is trying to overturn the decision of a constitutional referendum. Said tweet contains many other assertions I will not relate to the House because they are far from complimentary. One tiny part in the relevant amendment to the Constitution states "unless provided for by law". It is open to the Government, therefore, to...
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: I join with others who have mentioned the damage to the sculpture in St. Stephen's Green this morning. When I joined the British Army and arrived in the depot of the Royal Irish Rangers, one of the things one had to learn was the battle honours of the regiment. The battle honours of the regiment included the battle honours of the Connaught Rangers. It included the Royal Dublin Fusiliers...
- Seanad: Brexit: Motion (22 Nov 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: I thank my colleague, Senator Marshall, for facilitating me. I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, the Tánaiste, the Taoiseach, the former Taoiseach, Deputy Enda Kenny, and the former Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs, Deputy Dara Murphy. A wonderful job has been done. In congratulating the political side of Irish life, I must also take time to...
- Seanad: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: I congratulate Senator Black and her colleagues on bringing forward this Bill. As has been pointed out, it is not about two countries but rather an illegally occupied area. I do not necessarily condemn everything done by Israel as it is entitled to protect itself. It has rockets coming over the border from Hamas but the response is sometimes above and beyond anything that would be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: 2018 State of the Union Address and Related Matters: European Commission Representation in Ireland (28 Nov 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: I thank Mr. Kiely for making himself available to us again. The European project has been the greatest success in modern history but also, in some ways, the greatest failure. The success is in the way every aspect of Irish life has developed and changed in the 45 or so years in which we have been members. The benefit to this country has been phenomenal. The failure is that it has become a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: God bless Ryanair.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: I call for a debate in the House on the gross abuse of public money to defend indefensible cases. PDFORRA, the Defence Forces' representative body, has taken seven cases to date on the Working Time Directive and won each of them. The latest case cost the State €200,000 in legal fees and there was a five figure settlement for the claimant. This is nonsense. If the State is fully...
- Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (4 Dec 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: That is a point for debate and not a point of order.
- Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (4 Dec 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: It is not a point of order in this case.
- Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (4 Dec 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: The statements are under Standing Orders so it is not a point of order. Can we proceed because we are really tight on time.
- Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (4 Dec 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: Does the Senator see where we are coming from? It is up to the Ministers to comply with legislation.
- Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (4 Dec 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: These statements are being made under Standing Orders and not made under the Act.