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Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (9 Jul 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Now, come on. The Minister knows what I am talking about.

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (9 Jul 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: The Minister of State is enjoying this, is he not?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Successive Governments have praised the loyalty and commitment of the Defence Forces but have largely ignored anything to do with their pay. Today's edition of The Irish Timesreports the Public Service Pay Commission as being constrained in what it was able to do when it reviewed Defence Forces pay. Following years of neglect and poor pay, the Defence Forces deserve better than what is...

Seanad: Teachtaireachtaí ón Dáil - Messages from Dáil (4 Jul 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Dáil Éireann passed the Parole Bill 2016 on 3 July 2019, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired. Dáil Éireann passed the Local Government Rates and Other Matters Bill 2018, changed from the Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018, on 3 July 2019, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired.

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Before we proceed, we have in the Visitors Gallery, Julia Donnelly, an intern from New York serving in the Houses of the Oireachtas. As it is the Fourth of July, it is only right and proper that we should wish her and her colleague, Amber, and the other interns from the United States a happy Fourth of July.

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: The Senator needs to finish up soon.

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: The Senator is out of time.

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I call Senator O'Reilly.

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: No, I am following the order and Senator O'Reilly is next.

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I am just following the order on the paper.

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Senator O'Reilly is happy to wait. I call Senator Norris.

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Senator Norris can take his eight minutes now.

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Please.

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Come on, we are wasting time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Brexit, the Good Friday-Belfast Agreement and the Environment: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I will quickly make a couple of points because I must leave to attend another meeting. I will follow up on the responses at a later stage. Every time I hear the term "hard border" I feel compelled to challenge it. There was never a hard border on the island of Ireland and there will not be following Brexit, regardless of what form it will take. We had a highly militarised Border,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Brexit, the Good Friday-Belfast Agreement and the Environment: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the delegates.

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

Gerard Craughwell: I want, first and foremost, to thank the Leader for deferring statements on defence until after the review of the Public Service Pay Commission is published. There was no point in having it today so I thank him for that. I also commend the flag officer of the Naval Service on having the courage to take two ships out of service because he did not have crew to man them safely. That would be...

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

Gerard Craughwell: Does the Leader ever just reply?

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

Gerard Craughwell: Every day it is a party political broadcast.

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

Gerard Craughwell: They are not home and dry yet.