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- Seanad: Emergency Aeromedical Support Service: Statements (19 Nov 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: One question that was not addressed was how we cam guarantee a service when we do not know what pilots are scheduled to leave.
- Seanad: Emergency Aeromedical Support Service: Statements (19 Nov 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: This is an important issue for the public. How can we guarantee something when we do not know? People are leaving every day.
- Seanad: Emergency Aeromedical Support Service: Statements (19 Nov 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: We are not going to get an answer to my question.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I regret that I was out of the Chamber to deliver some papers after the last debate and have just returned so I hope the Minister will forgive me if I go through a number of concerns I have on amendments Nos. 1 and 3.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I know the Minister has spent some time considering the-----
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: We are speaking about the Long Title to the Bill and amendment No. 1 on page 7. We are putting in the word "advisory". We are seeking to amend the Title to include the word "advisory" for a number of reasons. As the Leas-Chathaoirleach knows, Article 43.1 of the Constitution provides that justice shall be administered in courts of law by judges appointed and the appointment of judges,...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: Perhaps the good Deputy might have some words of advice for us.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: He lives in Stepaside.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I, too, support the amendment Senator McDowell and I tabled. Senator Bacik's point on expertise is one I thought about quite a lot in the context of this amendment. I frequently deal with a cardiologist and would hate to think that the people who appointed him knew nothing about medicine. I like to know that he is the best in his field and that is why he was appointed as a consultant....
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I agree with my colleagues. It strikes me that if - God help us - this Bill gets through and is passed in the lifetime of this Government, whoever is in government the next time around may want to revisit it.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I might, or the Minister might be part of the Opposition that wants to condemn this Bill.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: Anecdotally, I would say one thing for the Minister.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: He is the only member of Fine Gael who has told me that he or she is 100% behind this Bill. That speaks volumes. I admire the Minister's strength and courage in constantly coming here. After the life of this Government, the next Government may have a very different view on this issue. While it is somewhat unusual to have a second look at a Bill, it is only right and proper to do so. The...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: We need to allow for a second look at this Bill in the lifetime of the next Government. I support my colleague and hence, I am a signatory to the amendment.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: To infinity and beyond.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: It did previously.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I did not want foreign affairs.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I did not say the Minister did not have the votes.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: Is the Acting Chairman ruling me out?