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- Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I could play for Senators-----
- Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I could play for Senators the sound of the jets flying over a house.
- Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I accept what the Leas-Chathaoirleach says and accept his ruling.
- Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I acknowledge that Senator Reilly has deep concern for the residents of the area in which he lives and those who work at Dublin Airport. I am concerned about the 19,000 who have jobs there. I am also concerned about the future of the airport. I am trying to balance my concern for the jobs at and the commercial interests of the airport with the interests of the residents of the area. I...
- Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I rise to support something Senator Reilly said a little while ago when he gave us some examples of decibel measures. For example, he said that leaves rustling on the ground is 20 dB. He rightly pointed out that a busy office would have a 60 dB sound level. The interesting figure for me is that a typical aircraft, at 3 miles post take-off, has a decibel rating of 90 dB. Three miles beyond...
- Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I appreciate what the Minister has said. I know when I am beaten and I accept that we will not get amendments through and this Bill will pass tonight. The Minister has given a commitment to at least be open. Senator Reilly lives in the constituency. We can arrange to have a meeting with DAA to try to find a way forward where we know that DAA will engage with residents in the area....
- Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I move amendment No. 23:In page 47, lines 19 and 20, to delete "located within relevant noise contours" and substitute "affected by any and all flight paths to the airport".
- Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I move amendment No. 26:In page 47, between lines 36 and 37, to insert the following: “(4) The competent authority shall be responsible for evaluating the design and implementation of the proposed Relocation Scheme and Voluntary Purchase Scheme for families affected by airport noise or to avail of the Noise Insulation Scheme.”.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: Follow that.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: The Senator meets the Minister of State at their parliamentary party meeting every week.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: The boss.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I second the proposal made by my colleague, Senator Boyhan, that an additional half an hour be added to the time allocated to debate No. 2, motion re Direct Election of Mayors Plebiscite Regulations 2019, with the time to be taken from the time allocated to debate the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill.Last night we heard several cries about democracy from my colleagues on the Sinn...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: Fianna Fáil promised that it would consult on all of its votes, but it has not consulted on one of them.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I can stand here all day while this discussion takes place. I am quite happy to do so, but I will have my say. The Leader is a decent an honourable man and I do not believe that, on his own initiative, he would go against the wishes of the Taoiseach in the use of the guillotine. He is a democrat and I do not believe he would go against democratic principles on his own initiative. That...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: We really need to put an end to it. I, therefore, call on the Leader to have the courage of his convictions.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: Fine Gael is the biggest party in the coalition. Its members should stand up for themselves and say they will not go through with it anymore. They do not believe in the Bill and should scrap it. The Minister tells me that he has about 100 Bills waiting to be brought before the House. Let us start to get the real work done and stop trying to appease people.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: Let us get rid of this nonsense. Sinn Féin's Members are shouting behind me. Perhaps that party might do the democratic thing for once today and stand up for the rest of us.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: It should be put to a vote.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: Even if it is rubbish.