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Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: My phone? I must have one phone on for my hearing aids, sorry. It controls them. I switch them in and out so that I can hear the Leas-Chathaoirleach.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: At any rate, the consultation period must be long enough to allow for people to get submissions ready and get them in together.I will leave it at that. I am sorry about the phone.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: It is amendment No. a1z.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I appreciate that.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Mar 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: We will not tell anybody.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Mar 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: Senator Richmond is new.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Mar 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: As Fine Gael.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Mar 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank Senators Fintan Warfield and Lynn Ruane for bringing the Bill before the House. I am delighted that there are some young people in the Visitors Gallery. Today they have received their first lesson in politics: "They should have the vote but the Whip states they cannot and the Whip is superior to everyone else. Sorry about my personal feelings, but I will put them aside because the...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Mar 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: God help us if that were to happen.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Mar 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: The time has come for political parties to put up or shut up. Fine Gael has sought to deal with the issue by proposing that the Bill be read a Second Time on 31 December 2017. We will all be on holidays at that time. You do not mean-----

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Mar 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I am sorry. I informed Senators Fintan Warfield and Lynn Ruane today that I was under severe pressure and felt somewhat intimidated to support the Bill because of the massive number of e-mails I had received from young people. Folks, rock on. Please drive us insane to get the vote for 16 year olds. I admire them 100% and I am 100% behind them.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Mar 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: But not just yet.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Mar 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Mar 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: There is confidence.

Seanad: An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: On a point of order, it was agreed this morning that there would be one speaker per group. Unfortunately, it is not always possible for Senators to be in the House for the Order of Business when these decisions are taken. This is probably one of the most serious issues that the Tánaiste has faced. She is doing an excellent job. Instead of extending time this evening, could we be...

Seanad: An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Tánaiste for coming to the House today. I watched her speak in the Dáil for the past couple of hours and I appreciate her taking the time to come here. This cannot be an easy time for her. The last paragraph of her speech says a lot about her time in office. She referred to the various organisation that she set up to oversee the running of the Garda...

Seanad: An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: Give up while you are ahead.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Common Travel Area: Department of Justice and Equality (23 Mar 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I too wish you well Chairman, as we go through this process, which is a very worthy use of our time in the Seanad. I also join with the Chairman in condemning what happened in Westminster yesterday. We have strong, close ties with the people in Westminster and what happened opens up the world to the dangers we now have, given that migration happens across the world. I do not for one moment...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Common Travel Area: Department of Justice and Equality (23 Mar 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I have one supplementary question on non-EU nationals. We were aware that there was a huge problem with non-EU nationals in Callais, for example. Is there a possibility of a similar problem arising in Drogheda or some part of our Border counties where non-EU nationals landing in Ireland get as far as the border with Northern Ireland and are turned back and have nowhere else to go?

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: Yesterday I advised that I might discuss issues relating to the Defence Forces here. Thanks to the kindness of the Leader in offering a debate with the Minister of State responsible, I shall defer my comments until the Minister of State is here. Later on today we will discuss the insurance industry. An issue that is of particular interest to anybody sitting in this House is the impact an...