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- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: He is saving himself.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: I request the Order of Business be changed to provide for a sos between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. It is inhumane to expect people to continue straight through from early afternoon until 10 o'clock at night.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: I ask the Leader to consider that proposal and to be gracious enough to accept it. He is silent for the first time.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: It is a formal request to change the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: My colleague, Senator Bacik, welcomed the announcement by the President of his intentions. It is deeply regrettable that he has gone back on his word and decided to seek a second term. However, he can explain that to the electorate over the period of the election. I am deeply disappointed at some of the political elites in this House who have decided to close off the nomination process-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: -----for those who would seek to run for the highest office in the land. We must look within and ask ourselves where our democratic souls are. It is rather disgusting that we, as political elites, seek to close off an election process but such is life.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: Despite the regret I feel today, we will move on and upwards. I ask those in Leinster House who still have a democratic soul to think of nominations and to ensure that we have a competition for this office as we move forward.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: Well done.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: Excellent commitment. Great news.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: He is away-----
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: Frankly, I find it terrible that the Minister is wasting so much valuable time.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: On a point of order, I want to be clear-----
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: Has the Minister such little regard for the Bill that he is filibustering himself now?
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: A Chathaoirligh, it is quite a problem when the Minister refers to my colleague, Senator Boyhan, who is representing this country in Berlin as part of his membership of a committee----
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: Is there any software available for testing employees?
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: We do not appoint judges in the private sector.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: As my colleague Senator Horkan said, this is a complex Bill. We are wasting time talking about this matter when we should make a simple decision. Let us deal with each amendment individually. I am not going to take up any more time and urge Senators to do so.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: We might have a quorum in the room. There is not a sinner here.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: I move amendment No. 34:In page 13, to delete lines 4 to 6.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (9 Jul 2018)
Gerard Craughwell: Before we move on to the business of the day, the Cathaoirleach will note that I have tabled a motion under Standing Order 190 seeking a debate on the GRECO report. The Minister advised the House when we was last here that he had not read it. That information came on 3 July. The report was finally agreed for publication on 27 June. We have a copy of it. This means that either the...