Results 4,121-4,140 of 5,750 for speaker:Gerard Craughwell
- Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (24 May 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: To do barrack duty?
- Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (24 May 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: That is absolute madness. How much is it costing?
- Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (24 May 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: That is appreciated.
- Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (24 May 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: Will the Minister of State release the 75 emails?
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 May 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: First and foremost, I am sure everybody in the House wants to offer his or her deepest sympathy following the events in Manchester. The truth is that there is terrorism all around us. In the modern world terrorists can move from country to country. They can operate in cells, lie in hiding and await being called and we saw what happened last night when, apparently, one slight gap in the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Voting Rights in Northern Ireland: Discussion (18 May 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: Professor Harvey and Mr. Bassett are more than welcome and I thank them for coming. They have destroyed my ambitions to become Uachtarán na hÉireann because, if the diaspora were to be included, the €1 million I believed I would need to win a presidential election would become €1 billion. Professor Harvey has made the point that to do this we need to take the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Voting Rights in Northern Ireland: Discussion (18 May 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: On the European law side, why would a person not take a case against Germany where he or she has decided to live and work for refusing the rights of a citizen, given his or her free movement rights, rather than harking back to Ireland from where he or she has left?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Voting Rights in Northern Ireland: Discussion (18 May 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: Professor Harvey hit on something, namely the Good Friday Agreement and what exactly it encompasses in legal terms. It strikes me as extremely surprising that somebody living on the island can hold an Irish passport but not have a vote. That is something that perhaps needs pretty rapid investigation. Without extending the vote to the wider diaspora, if a person on the island of Ireland...
- Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Ulster Farmers Union (18 May 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: I thank the witnesses for travelling here today and for their presentation. I wish to focus on certain comments that have been made and then ask questions. With regard to agricultural supports, people from Westminster who came before the committee recently made it perfectly clear it was their desire that any outstanding funds due to the EU to 2020 would not be paid and as far as possible it...
- Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Macra na Feirme and the Irish Farmers Association (18 May 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: Not unlike the Chairman, until very recently I thought milk came from bottles, but I recently learned it had moved to cartons. I am extremely impressed by the level of preparation that both Macra na Feirme and the IFA have put in. I only arrived as the Macra na Feirme presentation was beginning because I am involved in another committee. One of the things this committee set out to do was...
- Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Macra na Feirme and the Irish Farmers Association (18 May 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: If I could-----
- Seanad: Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016: Second Stage (17 May 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: For the benefit of Members, it is unlikely that every Member scheduled to speak will get the opportunity before we adjourn before 2.15 p.m. I think we will only get Senators Noone and Warfield in at this point.
- Seanad: Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016: Second Stage (17 May 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: Is that agreed? Agreed. I thank the Minister for agreeing to extend the time. It is very generous as I know she has a long day in the Houses today.
- Seanad: Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016: Second Stage (17 May 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: The Senator is out of time.
- Seanad: Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016: Second Stage (17 May 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: The Senator is out of time.
- Seanad: Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016: Second Stage (17 May 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: I am afraid the Senator is out of time.
- Seanad: Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016: Second Stage (17 May 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: We need time for the Minister to respond.
- Seanad: Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016: Second Stage (17 May 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Senator. The Minister realises this session finishes at 2.45 p.m. I see her taking copious notes.
- Seanad: Second Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters: Statements (17 May 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: I must caution the Senator as she is using-----
- Seanad: Second Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters: Statements (17 May 2017)
Gerard Craughwell: There is a long-standing rule in this House that we do not name names. I ask the Senator to observe that rule. This is a very sensitive issue.