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- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I want to focus on the word "attributes". Selection processes inevitably require some sort of marking scheme or some sort of credible system that can be assessed or judged. "Attributes" is a loose description. The Minister mentioned "work ethic". How do we compare the judge who is meticulous and takes a lot of time to make sure he or she gets things right first time with the judge who...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: Thanks to the attributes of my colleagues.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: Some time ago in the further education sector, in which I taught, we hosted an expert in CV preparation. One of the points the expert made is that in a modern CV one puts one's experience at the top of the CV because the employer will not read much further if one does not have the experience required for the job. One puts oneself forward with the necessary experience. To return to what...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: With reference to section 50(2)(b), it is commonplace when making appointments that there might be two persons who are eminently qualified but one does not have the experience required for the specific post. My colleague, Senator McDowell, articulated clearly that family law is a specialised, emotive aspect of the courts' work. Every week we hear reports on such cases on RTE radio. The...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wind Energy Guidelines (15 May 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: Senator Lawlor might withdraw his language.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wind Energy Guidelines (15 May 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: It is not appropriate in this House.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wind Energy Guidelines (15 May 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: That is not appropriate in this House.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wind Energy Guidelines (15 May 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: The Senator is attacking public servants who are not here to defend themselves.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wind Energy Guidelines (15 May 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: Come on. We can-----
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wind Energy Guidelines (15 May 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I invite the Minister of State to respond but it is not his Department.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wind Energy Guidelines (15 May 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: Senator Lawlor has made his point.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Housing Rents (15 May 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: The Senator should stick to her own matter.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Housing Rents (15 May 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: The Senator has made her point and is out of time.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 May 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business with respect to the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018.I do not believe we should proceed beyond Committee Stage today because we need to give the legislation plenty of time. That is what I propose.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 May 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: Yes.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 May 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: One cannot go down a byroad or city street today without seeing hundreds of posters for hopeful local election candidates. I wish each and every one of them well. As they are my electorate, I do not mind speaking on their behalf. We have repeatedly promised councillors that we will review their pay and terms and conditions of employment, as well as their powers, but, rankly, we have done...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 May 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: What is the EU doing about it?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 May 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: That is the point I made.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 May 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: Yes. The Deputy Leader's point about time constraints was well made, but we have given 100 hours or more to a particular Bill that nobody wants. We could suspend debate on the latter next week to allow more time for the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I welcome the Minister to the House. The purpose of this Bill is to sort out some of the mess of residential tenancies. I agree with my colleague, Senator Humphreys. We saw the other night that couples today are paying €2,100 to rent a two-bedroom apartment in Sandyford which they could buy with a monthly mortgage payment of €1,350. We are seeing this all over the place. We...