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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Spare me. Who is keeping the report?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I never kept a report from my members.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: We have observed the process all the way.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: On a point of order-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: -----the information that has been placed before the House today is factually incorrect.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: The Defence Forces' representative bodies were asked to come to the Department of Defence over two weeks ago to be briefed but they were then told not to come in and to go home.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: We know all that.

Seanad: Death of Former Member - Expressions of Sympathy (13 Jun 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I welcome the Robb family here today. I did not know their father which I admit at the outset. From reading about his life, I know that at the time he came to Seanad Éireann he was a trauma surgeon from the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast and he knew exactly the country he was dealing with and exactly the conflict that was going on in his part of the country. He took the brave step...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Social Welfare Code (18 Jun 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: The Minister is welcome to the House. I am rather disappointed the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection is not present but I am sure the Minister for Education and Skills will have an answer for this in his reply. Class K PRSI for office holders was first introduced in 2011 under the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010. For the first time, all office holders, including...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Social Welfare Code (18 Jun 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Minister for his response, the last paragraph of which is most telling. First and foremost, I will be exercising my right, following a High Court case, to be moved to class S. Second, I object to this nonsense about "generous Exchequer funded salaries and pensions". My pension, were I to lose my seat at the next election, is the princely sum of €8,000. However, because...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Sit down.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I express my condolences to the Cathaoirleach and his family, as well as to the family of Senator Coghlan. The loss of a brother or sister is tough and I have had to face it myself, with two sisters and one brother now gone. I wish the Cathaoirleach well as he works his way through this time. We had a debate today on class K PRSI and how it applied to Members of the Oireachtas. The...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Today I was told by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection that we have very generous pension schemes. We do not have generous pension schemes. All that anybody who is here for a short period of time can expect to get is about €8,000 or €9,000, which is hardly generous. One thing that needs to be looked at is access to additional voluntary contributions,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: That was for Oireachtas Members only.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Well done. I wanted to intervene because Senator Buttimer said I would, so well done.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: That concerns people who lost their seats. They cannot do me much good or the Leader or anybody else.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jun 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I agree with my colleague, Senator Conway-Walsh, about the Union of Students in Ireland. Education, and third level education in particular, is vital for both the growth of our economy and its sustainability when it comes to foreign direct investment and so on. That is not in any way to undermine the need for greater emphasis on apprenticeships, which should also concern us. Last night I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jun 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I shall take the matter up next week.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jun 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: There must be an election coming.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jun 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Will we have a debate here on the matter?