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

Gerard Craughwell: It is highly appropriate.

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

Gerard Craughwell: We should hear-----

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

Gerard Craughwell: It is highly appropriate that we should hear what a normal sitting room conversation sounds like at 60 dB or at whatever number of decibels I measured it at.

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

Gerard Craughwell: I could play for Senators-----

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

Gerard Craughwell: I could play for Senators the sound of the jets flying over a house.

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

Gerard Craughwell: I accept what the Leas-Chathaoirleach says and accept his ruling.

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

Gerard Craughwell: I acknowledge that Senator Reilly has deep concern for the residents of the area in which he lives and those who work at Dublin Airport. I am concerned about the 19,000 who have jobs there. I am also concerned about the future of the airport. I am trying to balance my concern for the jobs at and the commercial interests of the airport with the interests of the residents of the area. I...

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

Gerard Craughwell: I rise to support something Senator Reilly said a little while ago when he gave us some examples of decibel measures. For example, he said that leaves rustling on the ground is 20 dB. He rightly pointed out that a busy office would have a 60 dB sound level. The interesting figure for me is that a typical aircraft, at 3 miles post take-off, has a decibel rating of 90 dB. Three miles beyond...

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

Gerard Craughwell: I appreciate what the Minister has said. I know when I am beaten and I accept that we will not get amendments through and this Bill will pass tonight. The Minister has given a commitment to at least be open. Senator Reilly lives in the constituency. We can arrange to have a meeting with DAA to try to find a way forward where we know that DAA will engage with residents in the area....

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

Gerard Craughwell: I move amendment No. 23:In page 47, lines 19 and 20, to delete "located within relevant noise contours" and substitute "affected by any and all flight paths to the airport".

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

Gerard Craughwell: I move amendment No. 26:In page 47, between lines 36 and 37, to insert the following: “(4) The competent authority shall be responsible for evaluating the design and implementation of the proposed Relocation Scheme and Voluntary Purchase Scheme for families affected by airport noise or to avail of the Noise Insulation Scheme.”.

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Senator Ó Céidigh can come back in shortly, if he wishes.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I am delighted that there are Members around here with the grammatical expertise to correct this section. In speaking about the Bill and in considering how we were going to deal with the appointments process, we have at all times been concerned about possible reputational damage to individuals. We have been anxious to have a robust process and, as such, we would expect a certain amount of...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I wish to come back on that point. One of the things I have always been concerned about is that eminent people would shy away from the application process because of some of the things in this Bill. I agree that someone who has made it to the shortlist should not have to compete again on the same question. Senator McDowell has discussed the position of a candidate who is short-listed for...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I was about to conclude. I could kick this one to hell but there is little point.

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

Gerard Craughwell: Last night I got a telephone call from somebody I dearly love who told me that today she will be homeless by lunch hour and her property will be taken from her by a bank. It deeply disturbs me the way things are going on. This woman is in her 60s. I lost my house in my 30s and while it is possible to recover when one is in one's 30s, it is totally impossible to do so in one's 60s. The...

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Second Stage (3 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Minister's officials for taking the time to contact me yesterday following a telephone call about the Bill and for all of the time they were willing to spend discussing the issues involved. I also thank the Minister for making himself available today to engage in a discussion prior to the debate. It is certainly reassuring that both he and his officials are willing to listen and...

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Second Stage (3 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: The residents pointed out that there was an option to have their properties bought to remove them from the flight path. I believe the deal is the valuation of the property plus 30% which, on the face of it, is generous, but two issues remain to be teased out. Who will value the property? Will the property valued as one that is on the flight path or as one that would be worth X amount if it...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: State Pensions Reform (2 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Minister for State.

Seanad: Message from Dáil Éireann (2 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Dáil Éireann passed the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 on 28 March 2019 without amendment.