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Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Implications for Ireland of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU in Regard to the Education and Research Sector (9 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Is that done on a project-by-project basis where one third comes from Government and two thirds from a company? In other words, a company with a specific problem is prepared to put in €400,000 and Government is then asked to put in another €200,000 to fund the project.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Implications for Ireland of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU in Regard to the Education and Research Sector (9 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: On the issue of passports, it is really important-----

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Implications for Ireland of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU in Regard to the Education and Research Sector (9 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I need to get in this question about passports.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Implications for Ireland of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU in Regard to the Education and Research Sector (9 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Reference was made to passports and when a student produces an Irish passport. We had a delegation over from the United States, all of whom were emigrants working in the medical devices and pharmaceutical area. They are Irish citizens who brought their children to the US where they have been promoted into senior positions. Their children, who hold Irish passports, have to pay full non-EU...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Implications for Ireland of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU in Regard to the Energy Sector (9 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: The witnesses are welcome. Their joint presentation has reassured me that business will rise above politics and that Brexit will do whatever Brexit does but business will continue to be transacted across the globe. Their presentation was very welcome. They are not hanging about waiting to see who wins and who loses; they are ensuring the future of their businesses, which is important. ...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Implications for Ireland of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU in Regard to the Energy Sector (9 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Would it be fair to assume that all three organisations have at least engaged with the security forces? One of the things an unstable political situation may cause, and we have already seen some of it in Derry with the shooting of a journalist, is a rise in dissident behaviour. One way to cripple a country is to hit energy supplies. I want the public to be satisfied that at least the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: The party system.

Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I wish to split my time with Senator McDowell, on a 50:50 basis. The budget is a Brexit budget and there are three key aspects to a no-deal Brexit that the State needs to consider urgently.Those three aspects are policing, customs, and defence, which all relate to the Border. I am baffled and cannot wait for the Minister of State at the Department of Defence to explain why we are reducing...

Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I am talking about the upper end of the help to buy scheme. As far as I know there has been no change to that limit and we are still working up to €500,000. I spoke to a couple recently who have spent €97,000 in rent over the past seven years, and because of that they cannot possibly save a deposit. We are going to have to do something about this. I promised to give my time...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: We are in the middle of a severe weather warning. I do not normally get involved in local politics as my job is to support people in local politics. I am reassured as I watch county councils prepare for severe weather. Members of the Defence Forces have spent the past 48 hours preparing sandbags and vehicles to deal with the worst the storm may bring. It is important to place on the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Beef Sector: Statements (3 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Minister, Deputy Creed. In accordance with the order of the House, the Seanad now stands adjourned.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Yesterday I attended the PDFORRA conference. The Leader will agree with me that it is regrettable that a number of members representing Naval Service personnel were refused permission to attend the conference. It flies in the face of any notion of decent working relationships.Later this afternoon, a group of parents in Cork will hold a press conference on the misappropriation of Exchequer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State (2 Oct 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I welcome the Minister of State and I join my colleagues on congratulating Mr. Phil Hogan on his appointment. I want to cut straight to the chase. A senior politician in this country has said this may boil down to the Single Market or the Good Friday Agreement. I would like some assurance that both are held in equal esteem and neither is trade-offable against the other. I have a number...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Farmers have been much in the news lately because of the beef price crisis but another group of farmers has been protesting this week. Farmers have designated special areas of conservation and protection on their land and are calling on the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Madigan, to properly compensate them for the restrictions placed on them. In a time of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Who will provide the supports for that child? I will accept all the attacks in the world on it but it is an adult issue and problem and it is up to adults to bloody well deal with it. Stop using children.

Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I welcome the Minister of State to the House although I see this debate as a futile exercise. I am very concerned about statements such as this because they do sweet damn all for the people watching this-----

Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I appreciate that. Let us talk about housing and the gross inequality that exists in this country. A couple of weeks ago, we saw an article in The Irish Timesabout a house in Foxrock bought for €2.4 million where the purchasers have sought permission to demolish it and rebuild a five-bedroomed house on the site. This is what is going on among the wealthy in this country. They can...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Absolutely, but these people looked at what was going on.

Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I have the floor for the moment. The bottom line is there are things at which we should be looking but we are not. I have tried to support the Minister of State and the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, all along. I have said that we cannot start a giant stalled ship in five minutes and it takes time to do it. I am nonetheless getting very tired of promises. I get distressed looking at...