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Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Committee Stage (16 Dec 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: With respect, I have never suggested that the power of oversight should be invested in any small group that would be appointed to a harbour board. I welcome most of the Bill and what the Minister is doing here in the oversight area. I am a little sorry Sinn Féin is not here to move some of its amendments, but I welcome what the Minister is doing. At the end of the day, there is a...

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Committee Stage (16 Dec 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I support the Minister fully on this one.

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Committee Stage (16 Dec 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I move amendment No. 39:In page 38, to delete line 22. I know we could joust on this for the evening but we will not do that. When this Bill was first published I contacted all the local authority representatives, sent them a copy of the Bill and asked for their comments. The feedback, particularly from those in coastal areas, was that local authority members wanted to be allowed to serve...

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Committee Stage (16 Dec 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Amendment No. 40 not moved.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Welfare of Ex-Service Personnel: Discussion (16 Dec 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: As a card-carrying member of ONE myself, I am delighted to see the witnesses from ONE and the UN vets here today. When I left the Army back in 1980, soldiers were forgotten once they had walked out the gate. Many soldiers fell on very hard times and I have met many who fell on hard times that were beyond belief. ONE and the UN vets have provided a focus for former members to remain engaged...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I wish to put something on the record, as I have been contacted about this. Development plans are obliged to be drawn up with due regard to legislation, national policy, national planning advice and so forth. A development plan is a complex document drawn up by those who have unparalleled knowledge of their county and their aims for it. It is contributed to by the public through an...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Minister of State for his reply.

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I second the amendment. I extend to the Minister and my colleagues my best wishes for the season. I thank you, a Chathaoirligh, and others who have sat in that Chair who have been kind enough to give me speaking time when perhaps I was not entitled to it because I did not belong to a group. I thank you for your generosity in that area.

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Senator O'Neill is the one person who did not give me speaking time-----

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: -----so he is not getting that thanks. There is nothing more I can add to what Senator Barrett said. I believe the arguments he has made are robust. While it might mean the Minister's colleagues would have to come back next Monday, it would be noble to include that section in the Bill.

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I move amendment No. 2:In page 10, line 35, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”. When the Minister was in the House the other day, he advised me that he had consulted wisely and widely on the Bill. Senator Barrett had originally asked him to change the wording of section 13(3)(a) by replacing "may" with "shall". Amendment No. 3 proposes the deletion of...

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Minister for his reply but I ask him to clarify one or two points. First and foremost, the role of the harbour master is unique in that they are an arm of the State. They are charged with the protection of the State's assets and particularly with respect to the environment and the security of shipping lanes under their control. In addition, I wonder if there is any impediment...

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: It is, with some reservation.

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I rise, first and foremost, to remember a great Galwegian, Irishman and sportsman, Mr. Christy O'Connor Jnr. It was a sad day for all of us when he departed this world. I also want to acknowledge my former colleagues in the Permanent Defence Forces and Reserve Defence Forces for the work they do. I wish to reiterate that they were out in the floods, not because they wanted to be but...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: The issue of drop-out levels in higher education was raised earlier. I know that new jobs have been announced and I admire the Government for what it has done-----

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: The Cathaoirleach is very anxious with his bell today.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: However, in truth, the jobs that were announced are not real jobs; they are hours, split across several jobs, in schools. The one area where we have let the education system down, for which we are now paying the price, is that of guidance counselling in schools. We must have a debate in this House with the Minister for Education on the issue of guidance and drop out rates at third level. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the officials for coming here today. I put on record our gratitude to the public servants who have gone above and beyond the call of duty, not just those from the Department of Social Protection, but also those from the Department of Defence and the various emergency services. The country has experienced fair devastation in the past month. I am thankful that my colleague raised the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: It is €620 or so, but I am sure that is just emergency relief.