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Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (23 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Minister, this is my first time to address you in the House. You are very welcome and you have the floor.

Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (23 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: That is a fair point.

Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (23 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: The Minister might refrain from naming him.

Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (23 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: That is fine but we should not name people who are not here.

Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (23 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Minister for his positive summation. The next item, marine protection, is not due to start until 6 p.m.

Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (23 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Can my amendment be moved after the others are dealt with?

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I appreciate that. I welcome the Minister of State and Senator Grace O'Sullivan's motion. There are few people in this House who are as well qualified to speak as Senator O'Sullivan on this issue. With all due respect to my colleague, Senator Coffey, from the south east, "give us marine protected areas, dear lord, but not just yet", tends to be the Government's answer to most things. It...

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: It is on the Order Paper. We will organise that for the Senator in a moment. I call Senator Kelleher.

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I think it is rather wrong to assume that anybody would be playing politics here. We all have a genuine interest in our environment.

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Given that the Government amendment has been defeated, I assume that Senator O'Sullivan's-----

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: If Senator O'Sullivan's motion is now carried in light of the fact that the Government's amendment has been defeated-----

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: If Senator O'Sullivan's motion passes now-----

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I am a little concerned and am looking for guidance. I believe that my motion was there to offer the Government a lifeline.

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I really want to see Senator O'Sullivan's motion passed and I look for guidance from her. I merely put my amendment in in case Senator O'Sullivan's motion would have been defeated. I was offering a lifeline.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Committee of the Regions: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the representatives for attending and I thank Councillor Murphy for leading the Irish delegation. I am sure he has left his colleagues in no doubt as to what to expect. There was a question earlier about the cross-Border institutions. Our waterways are managed from the North of Ireland. Consider feeding one's cattle in the top field in the North of Ireland in the morning and...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I join Members in offering sympathy to the family of Ms Jastine Valdez. It is a beautiful part of the country and it is hard to imagine that a young lady walking along and minding her own business could be grabbed and murdered. I also offer my sympathy to the family of Mark Hennessy whose wife and two children will be left trying to explain matters to themselves if it is proved that he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Impact of Brexit on the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank our guests for travelling here today to be with us. My first question is on the referendum that led to Brexit, particularly in Northern Ireland. The state of Northern Ireland is unique, from my perspective at any rate, in that it is a tripartite state with three separate entities having an interest in it, that is, the UK Government, the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Government...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Impact of Brexit on the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I never thought of that.