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- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: I substitute the word "misleading" for "lies".
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: Yes.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Education Centre Network (18 Oct 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: Senators Buttimer and Norris have agreed to share time on this.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Education Centre Network (18 Oct 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: The Senator is leaving little time for Senator Buttimer.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driving Test Waiting Lists (18 Oct 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: It is my privilege to welcome the Minister of State to the House. It is the first opportunity we have had since his elevation. He is very welcome.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driving Test Waiting Lists (18 Oct 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: I need to clarify that the Seanad Office never delays a Commencement debate. Senators submit Commencement debates.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driving Test Waiting Lists (18 Oct 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: The Seanad Office then sends the matters to the Cathaoirleach and he either selects them or not as the case may be. In the case of individual negotiations between Ministers and Departments in order to request things, such matters are entirely between those involved.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driving Test Waiting Lists (18 Oct 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Senator for clarifying the matter. The Minister of State has four minutes.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driving Test Waiting Lists (18 Oct 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Minister of State. I wish to advise Senator Boyhan that he has one minute.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driving Test Waiting Lists (18 Oct 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: We allow a brief supplementary comment. The Senator's time is up.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driving Test Waiting Lists (18 Oct 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: The Minister of State is being repetitive.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driving Test Waiting Lists (18 Oct 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: The Minister of State has made his point.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driving Test Waiting Lists (18 Oct 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: The Minister of State has made his point.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driving Test Waiting Lists (18 Oct 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: No, I cannot allow the Minister of State to continue.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driving Test Waiting Lists (18 Oct 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: We are short on time.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driving Test Waiting Lists (18 Oct 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Minister of State. The House stands suspended until 11.30 a.m.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: When I came to this House in 2014, I had a steep learning curve.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: Certainly not.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: Good people like the Leas-Chathaoirleach steered me in the right direction. I was rather shocked to hear this morning's discussion about speaking time, membership groups and so on. One learns very quickly in this House to be a member of a group or to sit in the gods up there.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: Of course it is. I really respect the Leas-Chathaoirleach's ruling on this because he has always acted based on the rules of the House and allowed those of us who are Independent in groups to be treated as group members similar to our colleagues in political parties, whom I deeply respect. I also respect my colleagues who are Independents and have decided not to join a group for technical...