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Seanad: Report of Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: The Senator can mention me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Pensions: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the members of the committee for allowing me to speak out of turn. The first thing I want to establish for the committee because I will not be here when the members go into private session is that pensions are an established property right going back to 1992 when, in Cox v.Ireland, Mr. Justice Finlay underwrote the property right of a pension. Again, in Lovettv.the Minister for...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I rise today on the issue the Fianna Fáil Party has just brought forward, namely, the matter regarding the Defence Forces. The Minister of State at the Department of Defence is on record as saying he has pride in our Defence Forces. I would like to know whether he is proud to preside over a force where an average of 60 personnel of all ranks leave every month. Does he believe the...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: Where stands our neutrality in that regard? I read in the newspaper today that to allow for this, parts of our neutrality will be required to be set aside. Who gave the permission for this? I wish to propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that Minister of State, Deputy Kehoe, be brought before this House to explain where neutrality fits in with Operation Sophia.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: Congratulations to the Leader if he is hurting.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: That is outrageous.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: In reply to the Leader-----

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I really want the Minister of State in here but I will not play politics with this as it is too important. I find it deeply regrettable that when the Leader answers these issues, he takes every opportunity to defend the Minister and the Government, which is rather sad.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I am prepared to agree with the Leader and defer it until next week but I want it dealt with next week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Agenda Developments: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Jul 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I congratulate Deputy Helen McEntee on getting the toughest portfolio for any Minister of State. She will probably meet herself coming off Aer Lingus flights as she represents the country abroad. I wish her well in it. It would be wrong of me not to acknowledge the role played by her predecessor, Deputy Dara Murphy. Everywhere I have travelled in Europe, I have heard about the work...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Agenda Developments: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Jul 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: While the Minister of State is on the job out there in Europe, two things need to happen when we talk about Europe getting closer to its citizens. First, Europe needs to change, become less bureaucratic and needs to get closer to the ground to the people. Second, European Governments, including our Government-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Agenda Developments: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Jul 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: -----imposing this on us. That has to stop. We have to be honest and say we negotiate-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Agenda Developments: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Jul 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: -----that is what has led to this disastrous Brexit. Europe was blamed for everything that was wrong in the UK, instead of the UK Government admitting it. I am delighted the Minister of State can bring that message that we need to get closer to the people and to build a strong Europe. On the issue of the Border, everyone who has focused on it, including the negotiators, have said...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Agenda Developments: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Jul 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: This is a conspiracy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Agenda Developments: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Jul 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: That is no problem. I do not believe the Government would have operated-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Agenda Developments: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Jul 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Chairman and the technical support people who have given my voice a recording again. I thank them for their swift action on it. The Minister of State has had time to cool off, so I will kick back in again and try to put the pressure on. We were talking about security. It is my view that our State is not dealing with security on the same level as the 27. There is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Presidency: Engagement with Estonian Ambassador (5 Jul 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the ambassador for her presence and congratulate Estonia on its first term of the EU Presidency. I wish Estonia well. It has a big job ahead in the next six months or so and I wish it the very best of luck. I am reading through priorities of the Estonian Government which the ambassador has set out in her presentation, starting with the finance model. I am very interested to see...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I had not been aware of the Leader's engagement and I am delighted for him. It could not happen to a nicer man. I wish the Leader and his partner all the best and I really look forward to the wedding. I will start saving from today. At the request of the Ceann Comhairle I led a delegation last week to Berlin. I was joined by my colleague, Senator Butler, who will I am sure have something...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: Several people have spoken about the appointment of the former Attorney General, Ms Whelan, to the Court of Appeal. Everywhere the woman's name is mentioned we hear about her qualifications. Her qualifications are not the issue. The issue is the process. If this happened in a public service job the employer would be before the Labour Court. Was this woman sitting in on a meeting of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: The Cathaoirleach has no choice.