Results 421-440 of 5,746 for speaker:Gerard Craughwell
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)
Gerard Craughwell: With all due respect, if the Acting Leader had listened, she would know I said it leapfrogged the Court of Appeal.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)
Gerard Craughwell: We must be accurate in what we say.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)
Gerard Craughwell: I did not say-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)
Gerard Craughwell: This is going beyond the simple question I asked.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)
Gerard Craughwell: I have indeed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)
Gerard Craughwell: Absolutely.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)
Gerard Craughwell: They are being stretched now by the Acting Leader.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)
Gerard Craughwell: I would like her reply to be fairly accurate.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)
Gerard Craughwell: Why would I withdraw it?
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)
Gerard Craughwell: On a point of order, my call was for the Minister to come here to explain-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)
Gerard Craughwell: -----what knowledge he had when he set the date. That was it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)
Gerard Craughwell: The Acting Leader has told me the Government knew about the case.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)
Gerard Craughwell: The Acting Leader just said the Government knew about it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)
Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Acting Leader for confirming that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)
Gerard Craughwell: No, I have queried what happened.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)
Gerard Craughwell: My question was about the date.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)
Gerard Craughwell: It is indeed.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pension Provisions (14 Feb 2024)
Gerard Craughwell: I wish the Minister of State "good morning" and welcome him to the House. I appreciate Deputy Ossian Smyth coming here to take time to listen to this extremely important matter with respect to public service pensions. I can say since 1995 that the messing and changes being made to public service pensions have rendered the public service the least attractive job in the country but, today, I...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pension Provisions (14 Feb 2024)
Gerard Craughwell: I am coming to an end now. It is utterly astounding that this would happen. This has been under review for quite some time. We really need an answer straight away.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pension Provisions (14 Feb 2024)
Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Minister of State for that comprehensive reply. Whether we like it or not, the bucking about that has taken place with State pensions has been an issue. I will be submitting another Commencement matter on the post-2013 pension, in respect of which I hear from public servants in all aspects of public life that they no longer want to work in the public service. The single pension...