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Seanad: Northern Ireland and 20th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Statements (18 Apr 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I had the pleasure of entertaining the Historical and Reconciliatory Police, HARP, Society in Leinster House and hosted them for lunch. It is a combined society of police officers from Northern Ireland and the Republic and includes the old Dublin Metropolitan Police and Royal Irish Constabulary. That could not have happened without the peace process and the Good Friday Agreement. As we had...

Seanad: Northern Ireland and 20th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Statements (18 Apr 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: To try to remain-----

Seanad: Northern Ireland and 20th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Statements (18 Apr 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: At any rate----

Seanad: Northern Ireland and 20th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Statements (18 Apr 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: -----if ever this State needed somebody with understanding and with a sensitivity to what exists between the traditions in Northern Ireland, it is now. I am proud to stand here and say that the Minister is that man. The Minister is aware that I have met unionist groups in Northern Ireland. Their praise for the Minister has been second to none due to the Minister's understanding, his...

Seanad: Northern Ireland and 20th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Statements (18 Apr 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Only Senators Richmond and Mac Lochlainn are left to speak. The Minister must speak at 5.24 p.m. As such, I ask the Senators to facilitate that by dividing the remaining time between them.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Like my colleague, Senator Mark Daly, I would like to mark the passing of Big Tom. I remember him packing dance halls in Seapoint in Galway when I was a boy and later on when I was a man he was still packing them. Now I am a grandfather and he was packing them up until fairly recently. That is some achievement and he will be sadly missed by many people in Ireland. The time has come to...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: In respect of recruitment in the Naval Service, at the moment there are fewer than 20 recruits training out of thousands of applicants. What is wrong? Anecdotal evidence suggests that EU and nationally mandated patrols in Irish waters, which are funded through the EU and the taxpayer, are not taking place because there simply are not crews to man the ships. In the Air Corps, four pilots...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: That is not true.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Why are there only five officers running a battalion?

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: It is a disaster.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: It is a disaster.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: We are failing, failing, failing.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Come on now.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I am afraid part of it is.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Experienced people cannot be replaced by recruits.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: In fairness, a Chathaoirligh, we asked for the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to-----

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Let the Taoiseach come in and do so.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I was sitting in my office, minding my own business, preparing for the debate on councillors when Senator Norris got to his feet. He is one of my electorate. I am not afraid to talk about our terms and conditions of employment.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I published a rapporteur's report in February 2016 on the class K arrangements for pay related social insurance, PRSI. Along with five councillors, I also took a court case against the State for introducing class K PRSI, which is a tax on public service. I pay 4% of my salary to the PRSI fund and I get nothing for it. If I fall sick when I leave here, I get no entitlements. When I came...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I was forced. I took a pay cut of €8,000 a year to take my seat in the Seanad. I took it. We need to look at our own terms and conditions of employment.