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Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: That is too true.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: It is more than disappointing for the people of the area.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Apple may think again about coming.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: One was not even living in the area.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: With all due respect to the Leader, we have got to provide judges to hear these cases immediately. That is where the hold-up lies.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: That could take two years.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Maybe we should scrap the HSE all together and bring it all back into the Department of Health.

Seanad: Europe Day 2018: Statements (10 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I welcome the Minister of State.

Seanad: Europe Day 2018: Statements (10 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Senator Neale Richmond has eight minutes.

Seanad: Europe Day 2018: Statements (10 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: The Minister of State has been most generous in responding to questions from the floor on the fly. I thank her for that. When is it proposed to meet again?

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Senator Boyhan requested to speak first.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Including judges.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: The Vicky Phelan case has brought into the public domain the deep pockets of the public purse when it comes to fighting legal battles. My colleague, Senator Conway-Walsh, outlined exactly the approach this State takes to its citizens when they find themselves in conflict or needing to make a claim. Two years ago, I brought the case of Lieutenant Colonel John Hamill to the Seanad and we had...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: It is critical to Europe.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: It needs to go beyond health.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: That is appreciated.

Seanad: Report on Credit Union Sector: Statements (9 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I doubt if I will need eight minutes, as my colleague has covered most of the issues. I was, however, involved on the board of a credit union. In recent years there seems to have been an effort to force amalgamations, downsize the number of credit unions and almost restrict them to the point where they cannot operate. The report provides a way forward and is something at which we need to...

Seanad: Local Government Accountability Bill 2018: Second Stage (9 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I welcome the Minister of State and support the Bill. As a co-signatory, I consider it to be a measure that will support and strengthen local democracy. I often refer to the outstanding and unacknowledged work city and county councillors do on behalf of the people who elect them. Not only are councillors the cornerstone of our democracy, the issues with which they deal encompass every...

Seanad: Local Government Accountability Bill 2018: Second Stage (9 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Our treatment has not been kind to them either. I agree with my colleagues, in that we must review the situation and ensure that councillors get the highest level of service. One councillor told me that they could not go to the pub toilet without someone raising a query. That is what being a councillor is about. I have never suffered it, thank God, but I understand the theory behind it....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union Enlargement: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: The ambassador is very welcome and I thank him for his presentation. Deputy Durkan and I do not agree fully on the benefits of expansion in Europe. I believe there is a point at which diminishing marginal returns from expansion kick in. Any expansion which takes place must be managed carefully and to the benefit of the Union rather than of the applying state. As to the issue of peace, I...