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Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Industry Representatives (4 May 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank all of the delegates for attending today and for the time they spent on putting their presentations together. I was very interested in Mr. McGrane's suggestion that we seek to bring together various organisations - a powerhouse of interested parties - to draft the Irish strategy. I compliment him on that excellent idea. I would like to know if any of the organisations have...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Enterprise Ireland (4 May 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: When the representatives get back to their offices, will they provide us with the dates of those roadshows and the locations? It might be interesting to sit in on one of those to see what is going on.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Enterprise Ireland (4 May 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I have some expertise in the area of institutes of technology. Does Mr. Sherry find they have sufficient resources in the research and development area? They have not been funded well in research and development. They have been excellent in delivering educational programmes but is there a greater need in the area of research and supporting industry? I do not know if it is a question Mr....

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Enterprise Ireland (4 May 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the witnesses. Their presentation is an excellent example of an organisation that is up and running and is ready to meet the challenges of Brexit. I congratulate Enterprise Ireland on that. An issue I have raised with every group I have met during our meetings on this topic is the issue of a hard and soft Brexit. It will be an extremely disorganised Brexit rather than hard or...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Central Bank of Ireland (4 May 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the witnesses for attending. My concern with respect to Brexit is in finding out what solutions the witnesses may be able to offer. The problems associated with Brexit have been well rehearsed in the public domain and the discussion appears to be focused on whether it will be a hard or soft Brexit. In my view, it will be a somewhat disorganised process in which some solutions may...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: On 18 January last, I wrote to the Department of Defence to seek information with regard to the appointment of an additional assistant secretary general in the Department. In my freedom of information request I sought a copy of the correspondence between the Department of Defence and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. I also sought details about the reasons for the...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: The Senator just bumped into two temperance groups.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: We support Senator Norris in full on that.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: Why did it take 75 pages of documentation from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform?

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: Neither will the Department.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: This post was created.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: It is a classic case of jobs for the boys.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: There is little point in pressing it if the Minister is not available. However, by the time we get to talk to the Minister the post will be filled. It is a jobs for the boys post of €146,000 a year when we cannot get serving officers. We cannot do a whole lot about it.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: The amendment has to be withdrawn.

Seanad: Litter Pollution (Amendment) Bill 2017: First Stage (13 Apr 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: The Senator will be here on his own.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union Issues: Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (12 Apr 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Minister of State for his work in Europe. It cannot be easy to find oneself in Latvia one day and in Greece the next, it is tough going. When we visited Brussels, I was very impressed at the level of work being carried out by the ambassador and his team there. The one down-side to the Minister of State's work and that of the ambassador is that not enough citizens in Ireland are...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Apr 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I second my colleague Senator Michael McDowell's proposal that we take all Stages of the Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill. Like him, I am prepared to work with the Leader and will listen to what he has to say in replying to the Order of Business. Last week I spoke about the functions and role of the education and training boards. Through Senator Billy Lawless, I was introduced to some...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Apr 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: Naturally, start-ups seek equity. We would like to see the education and training boards being given back the responsibility to assisting small start-ups. In order to do so, we need the Minister for Education and Skills to come to the House to discuss the issue. In the revised Bill responsibility was removed from the education and training boards. I invite everyone to visit the PorterShed...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Apr 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: Creating five jobs in a small town would make a huge difference. If we could get ten small towns involved, 50 jobs could be created. I ask the Leader, at his leisure, to invite the Minister responsible to come to the House to debate this issue after the Easter break.