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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: ComReg’s Enforcement Functions: Discussion (22 May 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Sadly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: ComReg’s Enforcement Functions: Discussion (22 May 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: No.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I know that, as a member of the media committee, the Acting Leader will have some interest in what I am about to say. Since the call for the European elections started, the short amount of time allocated to candidates on RTÉ News to try to get their points across is appalling. Then we get the also-running - people who might be less known. The ones who have some bit of a profile are...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 May 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Currently, there is a debate going on in the other House on the triple lock. Somehow or other, the triple lock has got tied in to neutrality. We will have a debate in this House, I assume, at some stage in the near future, on the triple lock. It is particularly embarrassing as I move around diplomatic circles in Dublin that people are telling me that elected Members of Parliament in this...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (30 May 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: That is okay with me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I welcome Dr. Browne and Mr. Stephens. First and foremost, I must compliment the witnesses. When we first mentioned cybersecurity in this House, at that stage we were struggling to get proper terms and conditions for the organisation but I believe the NCSC is happy with that now. It has moved quite a distance there. Certainly, internationally, as I travel around Europe, I am aware of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: That is excellent. I will not push Dr. Browne anymore. I thank the Chair for allowing me the time. I thank Dr. Browne for his ongoing drive and support in this area. Anything we can do in this House for him, we should be doing but I think he is well capable of doing everything he needs himself.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: The professions of paramedic and advanced paramedic are separate and individual. An advanced paramedic is able to insert cannulas into veins or arteries to administer pain relief or lifesaving drugs. The current search and rescue supplier in Ireland, CHC, uses advanced paramedics and has advanced paramedics on its crews. This means when they go to the most remote areas in Ireland to pick...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Dóchas Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion (11 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Chair. The work the witnesses do is fantastic. The delivery of aid to the right place at the right time is something we should all be concerned about, particularly when the abuse of women and children is talked about. I got a text last night that took high street fashion and showed where it had been made. It asked whether I was aware that a child cut this dress or was involved...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Dóchas Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion (11 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Meeting those furthest behind is a very noble thing to do but is the spotlight then pointed on the government of the country in question to show that it is leaving the most deprived and impoverished to the mercy of NGOs? A point that strikes me is about if we pump money in - we are talking about a significant amount of money here - and do not have a clear audit track to follow exactly where...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Dóchas Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion (11 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Are Dóchas's accounts publicly available for people to scrutinise on its website?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Dóchas Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion (11 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Going back to my military days, every now and then we had a random audit of our barracks. People would arrive from wherever and come in and check everything out. Are there random audits of the expenditure that our guests go through?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Dóchas Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion (11 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I have one last question. When we took over on the United Nations Security Council, the first statement that was made was that Ireland stood with the women and girls of Afghanistan. Have we had any impact? Do the witnesses' organisations have any people working in Afghanistan? Have we had any impact on the women and girls? I cannot imagine what it must be like for a young woman aged...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Dóchas Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion (11 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Okay. I thank the witnesses for their service. It is very much appreciated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Dóchas Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion (11 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I will come back in on a couple of things. First and foremost, Mr. O'Connell has reinforced the argument for getting rid of the triple lock mechanism because as long as it is in place, we will not be able to go unilaterally into Africa and assist in peacekeeping programmes, which is something we should, as a mature nation, be able to do. Where there is a dysfunctional UN Security Council,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Last week, I was invited to Portsmouth for the commemoration of D-Day. From the moment I entered the commemoration area, everything I could possibly want was laid out for me.It got to the point that somebody came to me with suntan oil to protect my head. The reason for this was that I was wearing a veteran's badge. Contrast that with what happened at Blacksod the following day when the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I welcome the Government's mid-term review of the National Cyber Security Strategy 2019-2024, which was published in the last few days. Next week, I will bring a delegation of academics to Tallinn in Estonia to visit Foundation CR14, the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, CCDCOE, and a number of other places. It is important that we get on top of our game with respect to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Seanad Éireann is a reforming House. It is the revising House for legislation and it is our job to go through legislation and improve it for the citizens of the country. A motion is to be taken immediately after the Order of Business on the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022. I have no idea why we need to run the Bill through Committee, Report and Final Stages on 20 June....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Yes. RTÉ has come in for a lot of stick in recent times. It was horrific to see the treatment of horses on the programme aired by "RTÉ Investigates" last night.The Acting Leader is from horsey country and the Connemara pony is one of the finest horse breeds in the world. It would be devastating to him and the people in his area to think horses from there were being treated in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Maybe the Cathaoirleach could give them homework and they could then get it off.