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Seanad: Protection of Employment (Measures to Counter False Self-Employment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I accept the Minister’s point. The final appeal in all cases is an appeal to the courts. Will she accept that for most employees driven to that level, an appeal to the courts is out of their reach? Will she agree that, as a caring State, we should have rules and regulations which are easily interpreted and can be applied across the board? Employees who have been miscategorised find...

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Measures to Counter False Self-Employment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: In keeping with what has been said by my two colleagues, bogus self-employment was one of the greatest problems of all during the boom years in this country. When the country hit skid row, the people who suffered the most were those who survived on welfare and who depended on it to bring them forward. I will not focus on any category in particular but will just say that we were all...

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Measures to Counter False Self-Employment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Yes.

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Measures to Counter False Self-Employment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: The one thing I can tell the House is that I contacted the Minister's office about a particular case and it acted swiftly on it so I know she has a genuine concern where there is bogus self-employment and I know that the Department will act as quickly as it can when it is made aware of it. Senator Nash's Bill deserves the opportunity to pass through the system. If this is the only...

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Measures to Counter False Self-Employment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Very briefly. I again commend Senator Nash on bringing forward this Bill. It is about the protection of employees. There has been a lot of talk about who is and is not here. I will let them face the public themselves and explain why they are or are not here, as the case may be.At this last minute, I ask the Minister to reconsider and not allow this Bill to be killed today. That is my...

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Measures to Counter False Self-Employment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: They are true.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: For once there is a positive story about the Defence Forces this morning. I compliment PDFORRA, the Department of Defence and the Minister of State on agreeing to withdraw the case in the High Court in respect of the working time directive and refer it for mediation.I hope that we see a positive outcome. Following the debate we had with the Minister of State some days ago, it is very...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Second, discussion should be suspended until the outcome of Brexit is known. We do not want to sign ourselves up to something in fisheries that we may regret in a post-Brexit world. We saw what happened in Westminster last night. In many ways, my heart goes out to Prime Minister May. She really looked embattled in her own Parliament last night and it cannot be a comfortable place for anybody.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Brexit has thrown the whole lot of us, particularly the business people and agricultural community in this country, into a state of complete and utter disarray and panic because nobody knows where we are going. The Europeans and ourselves are very solid but we have gone as far as we are going to go. It appears as though the British cannot agree among themselves on anything but I wish them...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: For the sake of a day, let us not divide the House tomorrow morning.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: The Leader is also dividing the House.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: The Leader will divide the House and we will be forced to do that..

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Leader.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Mar 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: When will the Government recognise there is more to Irish politics than political parties? The Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Phelan, has proposed an initiative to attract more women into local politics in which he is offering €100 per candidate to political parties. What about the fine Independent women who represent their local...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Mar 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: In order that the record is not false or misleading, The Irish Timespublished the figures last week. It is way below 94%; 8,300 is the strength.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Mar 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I would not like it to be-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Mar 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I wanted to be of help to the Leader.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (12 Mar 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: Quickly.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (12 Mar 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Senator.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (12 Mar 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: I want to start today by acknowledging the faceless people behind this Bill, the public servants who have worked tirelessly to bring it forward and who have supported the Minister of State and her Government colleagues in their work in Europe. The Minister of State, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Coveney, the Taoiseach and the Government must be commended on their...