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Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: First Stage (23 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I second the proposal.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I am disappointed that we continue to engage in debates that are classed as statements. Surely we must have some work that we could be doing other than standing here. The House has long been accused of hot air, and statements do not do much to move anything forward. Legislation has been lying over since the previous Seanad, and we could probably examine it. Yesterday morning I listened to...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: Does the Senator want legislation?

Seanad: Mental Health: Statements (22 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: The Minister of State is welcome. This is my first time to address her in the Chamber. As I told her privately yesterday, she has taken on a tough portfolio and I wish her the best with it. Research produced by the ESRI last year indicated that workers exposed to bullying and harassment showed high levels of mental distress, anxiety and ill health.There is ample anecdotal evidence that at...

Seanad: EU-UK Relations: Statements (22 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I am not going to speak about the grand United Kingdom nor am I going to try to influence anyone in the UK - I do not think they are watching Oireachtas television today. What concerns me is the loss of corporate knowledge on the management of the Border in the event of a Brexit. We once had the military patrolling our Borders. We had customs on our Borders and we had Garda stations...

Seanad: EU-UK Relations: Statements (22 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: Senator Ó Donnghaile is welcome to the House. They might stop him coming and he might have to bring his passport.

Seanad: EU-UK Relations: Statements (22 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I am delighted the Minister has been reappointed to his position - I meant to say that at the start.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I wish to raise the issue of the treatment of workers in this country. There was a lot of discussion in the House when Clerys vanished off the face of the earth leaving hundreds of workers unemployed. Indeed, my colleague, Senator Nash, introduced some fairly good legislation in this area when he was a Minister of State. Members of the IMPACT trade union who worked for Childminding Ireland...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Leader.

Seanad: Death of Jo Cox, MP: Expressions of Sympathy (21 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: It is with a heavy heart that I rise today to offer my sympathy to the family of the late Jo Cox. Sadly, neither her five year old son nor her three year old daughter will ever know the great humanitarian who was their mother. Sadly, her children will not experience the woman who believed that motherhood was the greatest joy and surpassed all political ambition. We must ask what crime this...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: Will the Leader indicate when it is proposed to take No. 6.2, which is the motion on city and county councillors? I hope that debate will not be partisan on any side. All of us are equally committed. Yesterday, along with a number of Senators, I met with AILG, which is seeking a timeline for when its concerns will be addressed. I am open to any suggestion in that regard but I would like...

Seanad: Delivering Sustainable Full Employment: Statements (16 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach. It is my first time to speak before him and I am delighted to welcome him to his new position in the Chair. I am delighted to see the Minister and to see her appointed to her portfolio. I would love to have seen her appointed to the education portfolio, as her expertise could really be used there. On considering the matter, however, I know she will bring a...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I congratulate the Cathaoirleach on his elevation, which I have not done since it took place, and I wish him well in his position. I also wish well the Leader of the House, Senator Buttimer, as he takes the House forward. I note that we are starting on a bad footing, which is statements. I would like this House to avoid statements as much as possible and to deal with legislation as we move...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: It is a national problem.

Seanad: Seanad Reform Bill 2014: First Stage (15 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I second the proposal.

Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (15 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I congratulate the Leas-Chathaoirleach on his election. He is a lucky man that I did not speak ahead of him because his words have left me feeling deeply emotional. In all fairness, I believe he will be an excellent Leas-Chathaoirleach and I am very happy for him. He canvassed hard for the post and did very well. Congratulations. I look forward to working with him and perhaps watching...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (8 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I, too, add my voice to the call to nominate Senator O'Donovan. When I came into this House, I was a very lonely individual having won a by-election against the odds thanks to my colleagues in Fine Gael and, in particular, the Taoiseach. In speaking in favour of the nomination of Senator O’Donovan, two Members of the previous Seanad stand out in my mind, the first being Senator Paddy...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: You wish.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I think he probably said I was retiring in his house that evening.