Results 2,961-2,980 of 5,757 for speaker:Gerard Craughwell
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I am only getting warmed up.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: The first issue I want to address is the failed system to encourage retired officers of the Air Corps to return. A massive system was put in place to encourage them to come back but, to my knowledge, one lieutenant colonel and one captain have applied to come back and be commissioned. In inviting people to return, the authorities have not ring-fenced the appointments to prevent those...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: Last night, the fifth report of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges on Standing Orders 19, 20, 51 and 65 arrived in my mailbox. I see that the change to Standing Order 19 reduces the quorum to six. That is outrageous. This is a House of Parliament. We should not try to make it easy for Members to avoid sitting in the Chamber. The quorum has been used with great effect in recent...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: The quorum-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: The quorum is a legitimate tool used in parliaments. It was used during my time as president of the TUI in order to ensure that something which is totally-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I would say that my time is probably only half-way through.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach. This is wrong and I would ask the Committee on Procedure and Privileges, CPP, to go back.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: It is wrong to reduce-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: In light of the fact that the Leader will have unfettered opportunity to respond, let me explain to him why I believe it is wrong. It is wrong because it makes it easy for the Government side in a debate to scrape through with the minimum number of Senators available for quorum duties. The bottom line is, that is wrong. The Leader has argued that the quorum used by myself, Senator Norris...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: It is a legitimate tool of Parliament.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: That would be lovely.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: That would be lovely, just six. Why not reduce it to one?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: This is sleight of hand.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I am listening.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: Excellent.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: In fairness, he is not the Minister for Defence.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: This stroke was pulled in the Dáil as well.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I am glad the Leader recognises it.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: On a point of order, the Leader should know it is great to have that number working but quite a significant number are living in income poverty.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I forced it during my time as president of a union.