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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Yes.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Under Standing Order 62(3)(b) I request that the division be taken again other than by electronic means.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I move amendment No. 1: In page 9, lines 10 and 11, to delete “in relation to a political matter or matter of Government policy” and substitute “except on a matter of political controversy”.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I welcome the Tánaiste back to the House. At the last meeting here his colleague and spokesperson on defence in the Seanad raised a very important issue.It related to members of a GAA club or credit union, for example, and the fact that, here it is required that they state their occupation, they would clearly be recognised and identified as a member of the Defence Forces. On foot of...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Or identifiable.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: We have actually talked ourselves into a more confused state this afternoon.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: The new subsection (1A) states: "(1A) Without prejudice to the Defence (Amendment) Act 1990 and any regulations made thereunder, a member of the Permanent Defence Force shall not— [...] (c) address a meeting of a political organisation or society.”. They can attend because they are not specifically barred from attending. That is one of the issues. My colleague,...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Come on. It is there.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: It is the truth.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: The debate on the Bill, disgracefully, has been guillotined. Under Standing Order 62(3)(b), I request that the division be taken again other than by electronic means.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jul 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: The Leader will know that over the last few years I have spoken quite a lot on the search and rescue contract that is now passing from CHC to Bristow. Today, I want to draw to the attention of the Leader, and perhaps she will draw it to the attention of the Minister, a crash that took place in February of this year in Norway. I refer to the Norwegian national oil and gas operator. The...

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

Gerard Craughwell: I welcome Senator Bradley to the House and congratulate her on her appointment. She can trust in me for any advice she needs about the place. I am one of the few independent voices in here. The Cathaoirleach will recall that during the passage of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023 through this House a number of questions were put to the Minister with respect to the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Office of the Ombudsman Annual Report 2022 and Related Matters: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: At least in Dublin they put them upstairs.

Committee on Public Petitions: Office of the Ombudsman Annual Report 2022 and Related Matters: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I will start off by saying that Mr. Deering has a fantastic staff in the Office of the Ombudsman. There have been two occasions in my life where I had to engage with his office and on one of those occasions the office could not assist me and the official that was dealing with me was fantastic in the way he explained the situation. That is so important when one is under pressure and needs an...

Committee on Public Petitions: Office of the Ombudsman Annual Report 2022 and Related Matters: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I mentioned the telephone conversation and I personally had one with Mr. Deering himself. I did some work in Limerick in Citizens Information and very often we would get people who were in an extremely frustrated and angry state of mind and we had to take the time to get them to calm down and explain the case. Not everybody can put his or her case in writing. Some people have great...

Committee on Public Petitions: Office of the Ombudsman Annual Report 2022 and Related Matters: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: That is fantastic. Nowadays, it is not uncommon when someone books a hotel to get an email asking him or her to rate their experience when they get home. Does the Office of the Ombudsman do that? Back in the day when I used the office - it was an awfully long time ago, let us not go back there - we were still using snail mail and were certainly not using email. Does the Office of the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Office of the Ombudsman Annual Report 2022 and Related Matters: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Am I okay for time, Chair?

Committee on Public Petitions: Office of the Ombudsman Annual Report 2022 and Related Matters: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: The other thing that bothers me - and certainly from within here it is a problem and if so, it must be a problem for the Office of the Ombudsman - is trying to nail down the lead Department. We find that in so much of what goes on in our society, one part of it belongs to one Department and another part to another Department and trying to get to the person who should answer the question is...