Results 5,101-5,120 of 5,765 for speaker:Gerard Craughwell
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: I also asked about the issue of crushing vehicles.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: No, I would confiscate them, crush them and make the so-and-so that owns them watch them being crushed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: It is done in some places.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: I will do that but it would take a very brave Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: If people saw their SUVs, worth €50,000, being crushed-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: Would the Minister of State accept that a lot of guys who are banned from driving are actually caught driving subsequently? Worse still, many are caught driving without insurance.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: This weekend, it was once again confirmed to me that, in this country, we do not understand security or intelligence. Under the Irish intelligence system, the Garda is double-hatted – this is unlike the situation in any other state – and is responsible for both intelligence and policing. We find that the head of intelligence is now likely to be hired from abroad. Just think...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: Employing a foreigner to head up our intelligence system is beyond belief. It would happen in no other country in the world. Even some of the banana republics manage to have their own intelligence and security. At the end of the day-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: I would delightfully give way to Senator Seery Kearney.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: I might just reply.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: My good friend and colleague has just confirmed to me that Fine Gael does not understand intelligence.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: Employment law-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: We are talking about the head of intelligence. No country in the world-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: -----would appoint a person from outside the jurisdiction to head up intelligence. That, as far as I am concerned, is something we-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: It is not racist.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: It is far from racist. It is plain common sense.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: I shall leave it at that.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: Sure.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: Long living in the UK.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: I always do.