Results 2,961-2,980 of 5,749 for speaker:Gerard Craughwell
- 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.
- Seanad: Report of Committee on Procedure and Privileges on the amendment of Standing Orders 19, 20, 51 and 65: Motion (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: Not agreed.
- Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: Is the business being moved back by an hour?
- Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: Does it impact on the debate we are about to have?
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I welcome the Minister back to the House to discuss the Bill. Yesterday, we spoke about the issue of judicial vacancies and recommendations from the commission of persons for appointment. The section states:(1) Subsection (2) applies where—(a) more than one judicial office in the same court stands vacant, or (b) the following conditions are satisfied—(i) the Minister...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I am grateful to the Minister for his willingness to re-examine the section. What we set out to achieve with the amendment was to prevent the commission from presenting to the Government a preferential ranking of prospective judicial nominees for the positions of Chief Justice, President of the Court of Appeal, President of the High Court, President of the Circuit Court and President of the...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: Are we speaking on the section now?
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I am sorry it slipped by me there. I would have liked to have spoken on the section but we have agreed it.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)
Gerard Craughwell: I move amendment No. 87a:In page 29, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: "Notifications to Government 42.In every case where the Commission makes a recommendation to the Government in respect of any appointment to judicial office, the Commission shall also notify the Government of the names of all persons who—(a) applied to the Commission in respect of that appointment,...