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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I will first draw attention to the Taiwan Strait. The International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, is responsible for air navigation and it has set rules about how air navigation pathways might be changed. In the past few days, China has decided to cut off a number of vital pathways for air navigation in the Taiwan Strait. The M503, W122 and W123 flight paths are now all closed. Once...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pension Provisions (14 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I wish the Minister of State "good morning" and welcome him to the House. I appreciate Deputy Ossian Smyth coming here to take time to listen to this extremely important matter with respect to public service pensions. I can say since 1995 that the messing and changes being made to public service pensions have rendered the public service the least attractive job in the country but, today, I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pension Provisions (14 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I am coming to an end now. It is utterly astounding that this would happen. This has been under review for quite some time. We really need an answer straight away.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pension Provisions (14 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Minister of State for that comprehensive reply. Whether we like it or not, the bucking about that has taken place with State pensions has been an issue. I will be submitting another Commencement matter on the post-2013 pension, in respect of which I hear from public servants in all aspects of public life that they no longer want to work in the public service. The single pension...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I read this morning that we are now down to one ship to patrol our western shores. That is deeply worrying. I would like to have a debate in this House on what I call the Atlantic fleet. I believe the assets that exist off the west coast of Ireland and the west coasts of France, Spain and Portugal right the whole way down and whole way up north to Norway, Finland, etc, should be patrolled...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: We have had a debate in this House on the proposed thirty-ninth and fortieth amendments to the Constitution. I call for an amendment to the Order of Business to bring the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, to the House to explain what knowledge the State had, before it set the date of 8 March, of a case before the Supreme Court, BM and JM v. Ireland and the Supreme Court. This is a case of the most...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: With all due respect, if the Acting Leader had listened, she would know I said it leapfrogged the Court of Appeal.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: We must be accurate in what we say.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I did not say-----

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: This is going beyond the simple question I asked.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I have indeed.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Absolutely.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: They are being stretched now by the Acting Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I would like her reply to be fairly accurate.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Why would I withdraw it?

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: On a point of order, my call was for the Minister to come here to explain-----

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: -----what knowledge he had when he set the date. That was it.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: The Acting Leader has told me the Government knew about the case.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: The Acting Leader just said the Government knew about it.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Acting Leader for confirming that.