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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Defence Forces Ombudsman Complaints (29 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I thank the Minister of State for taking the time to come to the House to deal with this important matter for a second time. He will recall that on 27 January we both participated in a Commencement debate concerning a case of a former Permanent Defence Forces officer, a lieutenant colonel with a distinguished service record, and the recommendations of the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Defence Forces Ombudsman Complaints (29 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: The reply is very much in line with the reply I received last January. At the end of the day, it is outrageous to think the Secretary General of the Department, from what I can gather, has not seen the ombudsman's report. It is even more outrageous that a junior official would take it upon himself to countermand a decision by a Minister, albeit that it was verbal, to decide to send the case...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Defence Forces Ombudsman Complaints (29 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I can give the Minister of State the name.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Defence Forces Ombudsman Complaints (29 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: No, the person has been seconded to the Department.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Defence Forces Ombudsman Complaints (29 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I do not believe that.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I am a little concerned about some of the utterances from the political class in Ireland as a result of the Brexit referendum. I hear people talking about how they got it wrong. We are democrats in this House and I ask the Leader, as a democrat, to acknowledge the fact that 72% of the electorate of the UK turned out, and 52% of those voted to leave the European Union. Whether we like that...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: They have made their decision.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: We must now work towards finding a way for us jointly to go together and ensure our Border remains open and that we remain part of the island of Ireland along with our brothers and sisters in Northern Ireland. It is not the time for people to start second guessing electorates or what might happen if we decide to go for an all-Ireland solution. It is a bit too early for that. I ask the...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear. Well said.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I am delighted to see that interest in our electorate, particularly county councillors, has come to the fore. I, therefore, ask the Leader to amend the Order of Business to take No. 11, non-Government motion No. 2, first today. There are three amendments to the motion tabled by my colleagues, Senators Denis Landy and Gerald Nash. The plight of county councillors has been spoken about in...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I am-----

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: It concerns No. 11, non-Government motion No. 2, the motion I had agreed to take in Private Members' time-----

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: If amendments are to be moved to it - Senator Denis Landy has tabled three amendments to it - it should be the most comprehensive item-----

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I ask-----

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: That is the amendment proposed to the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: The love that dare not speak its name has agreed to pursue-----

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: He is accepting it. That is great.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I will offer some clarity. I will withdraw my amendment on the understanding that the committee called for by my colleagues is set up and the first issue on its agenda is a timeline. I will not engage in a talking shop.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: Absolutely.

Seanad: Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (5 Jul 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I welcome the Minister to the House and congratulate her on her elevation to Tánaiste. I congratulate her too for bringing forward this legislation as rapidly as is possible in the system in which we work. I find myself wondering where we have come from in this country. I remember as a young man in Salthill in Galway witnessing a stand-off one night outside the Hangar ballroom between...