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- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Food Safety Standards (6 Jul 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: He is an honourable man, indeed, and a gentleman. On the day I visited, Dan was extremely frustrated because an animal delivered to the mart had two tags leaving the farm and only one on arriving at the sale ring. The animal was forcibly withdrawn from sale and the farmer had to bring it back home. To a large degree, that is the correct approach to ensure the integrity of the meat supply...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Food Safety Standards (6 Jul 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Minister for a most comprehensive answer which has reassured me as to the quality and traceability of Irish beef. Indeed, I was in China in 2000 and Ireland had a very good reputation there even then. I commend the Minister on the work he is doing. What probably needs to happen is that we engage in some form of re-education in order that farmers do not find themselves putting...
- Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: I am delighted to associate myself with the Bill. I compliment Senator Bacik, who has worked extremely hard on it and who brought it to this Chamber during the term of the previous Seanad. Senator Nash has been a great champion of all workers both in his former role and now as a Senator. I acknowledge that. It is terribly wrong that we pit professional against professional as they try to...
- Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: Thank God I am TUI.
- Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: I did not say it. It was the Minister who said it.
- Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: The role of the Attorney General has been mentioned on several occasions. I did not call into question the role or the advice of the Attorney General. It was a senior Minister who did so the other morning. That is the only point I was making. I am not trying for one moment to undermine the role of the Attorney General. The role and the authority of the Attorney General will have to be...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: I am delighted to see that interest in our electorate, particularly county councillors, has come to the fore. I, therefore, ask the Leader to amend the Order of Business to take No. 11, non-Government motion No. 2, first today. There are three amendments to the motion tabled by my colleagues, Senators Denis Landy and Gerald Nash. The plight of county councillors has been spoken about in...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: I am-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: It concerns No. 11, non-Government motion No. 2, the motion I had agreed to take in Private Members' time-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: If amendments are to be moved to it - Senator Denis Landy has tabled three amendments to it - it should be the most comprehensive item-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: I ask-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: That is the amendment proposed to the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: The love that dare not speak its name has agreed to pursue-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: He is accepting it. That is great.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: I will offer some clarity. I will withdraw my amendment on the understanding that the committee called for by my colleagues is set up and the first issue on its agenda is a timeline. I will not engage in a talking shop.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: Absolutely.
- Seanad: Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (5 Jul 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: I welcome the Minister to the House and congratulate her on her elevation to Tánaiste. I congratulate her too for bringing forward this legislation as rapidly as is possible in the system in which we work. I find myself wondering where we have come from in this country. I remember as a young man in Salthill in Galway witnessing a stand-off one night outside the Hangar ballroom between...
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Leader for coming to the House. The problem we have now is that a number of the Senators who spoke on this matter are not available in the House to make a comment. We do not have feedback from the Whips at this stage and, therefore, do not know whether they have considered the matter. Can we defer making a decision until we hear back from the Whips?
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: On a point of order, the Minister for Justice and Equality is sitting here. As we are not going to get agreement on this matter, can we continue on and debate legislation with the Minister so she can leave? We can sort out this matter at a meeting immediately afterwards, if necessary. It is unfair to have her sitting here waiting for us to solve a problem.
- Seanad: Local Authority Members' Terms and Conditions: Motion (5 Jul 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: We constantly refer to the pay of councillors. There is no master-servant relationship between the council and the elected councillor. The €16,950 is a representational payment, not a salary. Why in God's name are we treating it as such? Class K PRSI is a criminal form of taking money from people for nothing. Who in this room would buy an insurance policy knowing that he or she...