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Seanad: Project Ireland 2040: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ Group Pensions: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I am not a member of the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ Group Pensions: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: It relates to pensions in general.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ Group Pensions: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ Group Pensions: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: As the witnesses are appearing before the committee, I wanted to get clarity regarding public service pensions in general and particularly the witnesses' pension issue. Regarding deficits that have occurred in pension schemes, which is happening across the public service, we find that pension promises that were made can no longer be met because of failures within the organisations to meet...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ Group Pensions: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: May I come back in on one point?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ Group Pensions: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Chairman-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ Group Pensions: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: If this were a private company quoted on the Stock Exchange and profits were not going right, the board would be replaced by the shareholders. I agree with Mr. O'Leary that statutory instruments are involved in this pension scheme which makes it a public pension scheme as far as I am concerned. If there are problems there, why are the workers paying? Why does the worker always carry the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ Group Pensions: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I am sorry. I arrived in late. I was at something else.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ Group Pensions: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: The three options on the table are brutal for workers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ Group Pensions: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: The evidence is there.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Having watched television and listened to various politicians speak about the emergency weather conditions in recent days, I was surprised to note that few of them, if any, referred to the Defence Forces. I know that members of the Defence Forces are on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Like many volunteers, they left their families and went outside in difficult conditions.Indeed I...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I first met Senator Ó Clochartaigh when I came in here following a by-election in 2014. He is one of Ireland's gentlemen and a man I will miss dearly. I will miss his beautiful Irish, his smiling face and his helpful hand any time I ever needed it. He is a decent man and I wish him well. TG4's gain is our loss and Ireland's loss. I wish him the very best of luck. He was a really...

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Measures to Counter False Self-Employment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (28 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I assure the Acting Chairman that I will not take eight minutes either. I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. I would not dream to presume to tell him how to deal with workers in his own constituency. I know he is capable of representing their interests. I thank Senator Nash and the Labour Party for bringing this forward. If I have any criticism of it, it is that it did...

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Measures to Counter False Self-Employment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (28 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: My colleague, Senator Horkan, referred to class K PRSI.We brought in terms and conditions of employment in this very House which affect people's pensions and we did not take the time to examine what they were doing. We applied crude rules across the board and this has happened in several parts of the public service. With regard to abatement, ordinary individuals who retired from one part of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transparency and Ireland's Involvement in European Union Institutions: European Movement Ireland (28 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: The Vice Chairman will forgive me for being late this morning. Getting out of my driveway was the problem. Once I was on the road it was easy enough to get in. I am sorry I missed the presentation. Ms O'Connell speaks of providing factual information which is a really important aspect when considering the future of Europe. It is great that the roadshow is going around the country,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transparency and Ireland's Involvement in European Union Institutions: European Movement Ireland (28 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Has anybody put forward the thesis that Ireland is not a neutral country? We are not a neutral country. We are militarily non-aligned, which is vastly different from being neutral. If we were a neutral country we should probably be spending around 10% of our gross domestic product, GDP, on armaments alone to keep our country safe and neutral. We are militarily non-aligned. The constant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transparency and Ireland's Involvement in European Union Institutions: European Movement Ireland (28 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank Ms O'Connell.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: Before I came to the Chamber today I noted that the President of the United States, Mr. Donald Trump, has announced that he intends to stand for re-election in 2020. In any democracy it is great that the people know in advance that their President intends to run for a second term. We all know that I have decided to put my name in the ring in the forthcoming presidential election in Ireland...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: The truth of the matter is that the people of this country are entitled to know the direction in which this country is going. They are entitled to be told in advance and in plenty of time. Playing cuties with dates in July when people are on holiday and dropping rumours-----