Results 461-480 of 5,754 for speaker:Gerard Craughwell
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: A total farce.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: Absolute rubbish.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: The Government is hardly saving the post office network.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear. Well said.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: I second Senator Quinn's request that No. 15 be taken before No. 1 on the Order of Business today.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: Yes. That is correct. There has been much congratulation over the weekend about the referendum. The result is due to the people, not necessarily to the political system. It was the people who went out and got the votes. I was particularly struck at the count on Saturday in the RDS at the inverse relationship between the "Yes" to the referendum on marriage equality and the referendum on...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: How many Members spoke on it? It was a disgusting effort at reform.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: Of course they should have been discussed, but who discussed them, a Chathaoirligh? Nobody.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: The bottom line is that the Government promised reform when it took office but has not delivered any reform.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: My heart sank when I listened to the debate on the recent report on Seanad reform. While it will not do so in the lifetime of this Government, the political class needs to wake up, as the Catholic Church has done. As Archbishop Diarmuid Martin stated, the church will take a step back, reflect on what has occurred and try to bring itself into line with citizens who are two steps ahead of us....
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: I seek additional time for the statements this afternoon to ensure all Senators can make a contribution.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: There was silence around it.
- Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Statements (26 May 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: I will not even take five minutes. I congratulate the Minister of State on the tremendous success in the referendum at the weekend. I saw his joy in the RDS. It was palpable and great to see. He did a great job, as did his party. He is to be congratulated on this. I stood with the Minister of State, Deputy Kevin Humphreys, on Leeson Street Bridge canvassing. Fair play to him - he...
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: Well said.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: Exactly.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: I want to join the other Members of this House who have spoken on the sale of Aer Lingus this morning. I travel around Europe like most of us, and arriving in new cities, one sees tram systems. What did we do with the tram system in Dublin? We pulled it apart about 100 years ago and now we are paying a fortune to put it back together. I look at Irish shipping, which was mentioned here...
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: Two minutes, please, a Chathaoirleach. He was told he needed further tests to determine what form he has. We all know the sentence of motor neurone disease. Nobody in the health service will pick up a phone and tell him when he can have the appointment.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: I appreciate that, but I will give the name of this man to the Leader and maybe he will-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: -----ask the Minister for Health to get some doctor to pick up the phone and alleviate his pain. Have we lost all humanity in this country?