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Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Going back to when we looked at this, what we have now asked is if there is an impediment to changing the legislation, that should be dealt with by the Department. Typically, when we are talking about credit unions, it is a double-edged sword. We never know the reason a person may want to put in an appeal but, by and large, any position that is in the public arena should have an appeals...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach. I congratulate the new Deputy Leader, Senator Kyne. I am delighted for him as a fellow Galwegian and to see him take on the role of Deputy Leader. I know he will be ever-facilitating of me-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: -----in the coming months and years.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Next week we will be discussing independence and it has two factors. There is independence in fact and independence in appearance. Next week we will be looking at Committee Stage of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024 and the issue of the independence of the external oversight body will arise. Every Member of this House who has spoken on Second Stage of the Bill has said that it is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Absolutely.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Give them homework off next year.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I rise today again to discuss the Defence Forces and the press fest there is around what has happened in Limerick. No workplace in this country is immune from bullying and harassment in the workplace. Eight years ago, I raised in this House the possibility of bringing bullying in under criminal offences. I never wanted to speak about my own experiences publicly but I was bullied severely...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I, too, would like to join with people who commended Natasha O'Brien on coming into the public domain to tell her story. However, I would caution that the case of the man involved is far from over and the last thing we want to do is provide some sort of defence that he has already been tried in the public domain. We need to be very careful and measured in what we say. I have always...

Seanad: Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (25 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I want to address the superannuation side of the Bill. There has been a tendency to believe that one size fits all when it comes to superannuation in the public service, and it does not. Where we have people on accelerated pensions because of the nature of the work they do, we have failed to recognise the impact the legislation has had. We are now finding that members of the Garda, the...

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.

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

Gerard Craughwell: On a point of information-----

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

Gerard Craughwell: This is what the House was given.

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

Gerard Craughwell: It says that on Thursday, 13 June 2024, the Remaining Stages of the Bill shall be taken and all other-----

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

Gerard Craughwell: It states, "Committee and Remaining Stages".

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

Gerard Craughwell: It states, "Committee and Remaining Stages".

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

Gerard Craughwell: That is not helping me.

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

Gerard Craughwell: That is the whole point.

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

Gerard Craughwell: That is no excuse.