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Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Probably not today.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (18 Dec 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: My colleague, Senator Norris, just referred to the Roscommon incident. There is no escaping the fact that land and its ownership run through the heart of what it is to be Irish. However, I sometimes think that we get the emotional side of the argument without getting the full facts. Clearly, there is high emotion across Roscommon and the west over what has happened. Many Senators will...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (18 Dec 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (18 Dec 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: At the end of the day, those who work for the State are entitled to the protection of the State. In future, before we all get tied up in emotion, let us have the full story published, not just the bits that suit our particular cause. I feel desperately sorry for that family - I really do - but, by God, I feel equally as sorry for the security officers who were in hospital over the weekend....

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (18 Dec 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: With respect, we need some sort of legislation or ministerial order requiring evidence that engagement had taken place.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (18 Dec 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: What does that mean?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (18 Dec 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: The Leader referred to "the scheduling of events" on the Order Paper.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (18 Dec 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I spoke to him about this specific issue before he left the Chamber. His understanding is that the Leader is aware of time slots that should be brought to the House-----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (18 Dec 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: The Senator should not be worried. We will protect him.

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I call Senator Horkan.

Seanad: Finance (African Development (Bank and Fund) and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Group spokespersons have eight minutes and all other Senators have five. We will start with Senator Horkan. He has eight minutes.

Seanad: Finance (African Development (Bank and Fund) and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: We are taking Second Stage.

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. As someone who was elected to the House by city and county councillors, I support any reform of local government that benefits the citizens whom councillors represent and that promotes the development of their cities and counties. On Cork city and county councils, this is long-awaited...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Regrettably, the British Prime Minister has decided to play a sort of brinksmanship game. We read this morning that troops have been mobilised to prepare for a hard Brexit. Earlier this week, Brigadier General Ger Aherne retired and he gave a detailed interview to Seán O'Rourke on Radio One, with respect to the lack of preparedness in Ireland regarding to the management of a border....

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: The one thing we need to do is engage now before we finish up with patients in hospitals with no nurses to look after them. We heard of 35 nurses this week who could not get a working visa. That is outrageous in the current environment. The Minister must bring in the unions and find out how we can move forward. The pay deal has not worked. It has been rejected by the majority of the key...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second and Subsequent Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I am also a member of the commission, and I also welcome this Bill. It provides for important aspects of the running of the House. I particularly welcome the addition of the PBO, which will provide independent budgetary information to Members, and the Office of Parliamentary Legal Advisers. I welcome the Bill and thank the Minister of State for bringing it to the House. I will support it.

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I do not intend to take much of the Minister of State's time. Like my colleagues, Senators Buttimer, Colm Burke and Lombard, I fully support everything he is trying to do in Cork. The negotiations in Cork were difficult and there are probably still difficulties there. Over time, I hope those difficulties will iron themselves out as they have in Limerick and Waterford. For the most part, I...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: The Leader is a little sensitive.

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I would not do it to the Leader.