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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Alliance Building to Strengthen the European Union: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (17 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I will be brief. I am involved in legislation before the Seanad so I will not take up much of Mr. Hackett's time but I wanted to take the opportunity while he was here to thank him for his service and for what he has done for this country in Brussels and abroad. The volume of work put in by our people on the ground throughout Europe and the effort that has been made to keep Ireland’s...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Northern Ireland (16 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I welcome the Minister to the House.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Northern Ireland (16 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: As there is a vote in the Dáil, I ask the Acting Leader to suspend the House until 3.15 p.m.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Procurement Regulations (16 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: The Minister of State is welcome to the House.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: There are 950 CE schemes around the country, 22,000 trainees and 1,250 supervisors who have been treated in the most appalling way. In 2005, there was an enhanced redundancy deal offered and accepted through a Labour Court agreement, which would have given the retiring supervisors statutory redundancy plus 3.35 weeks. What have we done with it? Nothing. Where are we with them? Nowhere....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: The Minister should meet these people. The Minister-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: The Minister is obliged to meet these people and fobbing them off is simply not good enough. There is a forum in place under the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, there is a chairman to that forum and that chairman should at least be available to them. I ask the Deputy Leader to ensure that the chairman contacts the union responsible for the CE supervisors to ensure that a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: What exactly does it mean? Will he step back in? Is this like Lanigan's ball and he will step out for a little while until all the dust settles and then he will step back in again? At the end of the day, somebody might explain it to me because God help me, I am a little bit slow and I do not understand.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I will give way at this stage.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Perhaps Government Senators could desist from speaking, leaving time for others.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: We need time to submit amendments on Report Stage.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: It is highly undemocratic.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: It does a terrible disservice to the people living in the proximity of the airport.

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: The Minister of State, as always, is welcome to the House, particularly to discuss this important topic. There have been some solid developments since we last debated this during my Private Members’ motion on the regulation of gambling on 27 February 2019. For a start, the report of the interdepartmental working group on the future licensing and regulation of gambling was submitted...

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Acting Chairman.

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I move amendment No. 1:In page 6, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following:“ “Balanced Approach” means both the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) agreed hierarchy of measures designed to reduce the adverse impact of aircraft noise on those living in the vicinity of an airport, described as ICAO’s ‘Balanced Approach’ and...

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I welcome the Minister to the House. This amendment seeks to create a balanced approach. Having been at St. Margaret's at 5 a.m. and listened to aircraft coming and going, it is clear to me that the noise is horrendous. I am aware that there is a facility in place to purchase properties that are directly in the flight path. However, there is some question about how those properties will...

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I went to St. Margaret's at 5 a.m. to meet residents of the area. I listened to aircraft taking off every three to four minutes. I discussed issues such as sleeplessness and children finding it difficult to find comfort. The people of St. Margaret's are genuinely decent and have concerns for their own welfare, but they also understand the Minister's need to develop Dublin Airport. For...

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: We did not succeed in that regard. I have spoken to the Minister about these matters and found him to be reasonable. If Committee Stage were to take its normal course, we might have an opportunity to make viable changes to the Bill. However, the coalition of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Independent Alliance has decided that the Bill is going through. I fully appreciate the desire...

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I just want to play something from my mobile phone.