Results 4,741-4,760 of 5,750 for speaker:Gerard Craughwell
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: The e-mail from the Whip stated that we were.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: On a point of information, I have before me a copy of an e-mail the Fine Gael Whip sent to the councillors, which states-----
- Seanad: Local Government Review: Statements (26 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: Before the Minister speaks, there are a couple of matters that are concerning me with respect to a point of order. First, this debate was to start at 7.30 p.m. We are a long way from 7.30 p.m.
- Seanad: Local Government Review: Statements (26 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: If I may continue.
- Seanad: Local Government Review: Statements (26 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: My point of order is that I understand all we are going to do now is waste time making statements-----
- Seanad: Local Government Review: Statements (26 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: I have not a notion of doing so until I have said what I have to say. The Minister will forgive me.
- Seanad: Local Government Review: Statements (26 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: I do not mind how much time we waste. The bottom line is that we were to have a debate on an all-party motion, not a series of-----
- Seanad: Local Government Review: Statements (26 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: Senator Keane e-mailed her entire group about this matter, as did Senator Paul Coghlan.
- Seanad: Local Government Review: Statements (26 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: I do not have a notion of doing so until I am given an answer on this.
- Seanad: Local Government Review: Statements (26 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: The Cathaoirleach should suspend the House if he feels he must do that but let us not play charades.
- Seanad: Local Government Review: Statements (26 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: Let us not play games.
- Seanad: Local Government Review: Statements (26 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: The Cathaoirleach will recall-----
- Seanad: Local Government Review: Statements (26 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: The Cathaoirleach will recall that when I proposed this debate, I proposed that we would discuss the motion. I know that the Minister would be only too willing to discuss the motion.
- Seanad: Local Government Review: Statements (26 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: We are not going to play this game.
- Seanad: Local Government Review: Statements (26 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: That is fine. I will still be standing here when the House resumes.
- Seanad: Local Government Review: Statements (26 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: I have already expressed my outrage at what has taken place this evening. Members on the other side of this House contacted councillors all over the country and told them that we would be debating No. 81, motion No. 10, an all-party motion with an amendment put forward by a number of Independents and me.
- Seanad: Local Government Review: Statements (26 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: Could the Senator allow me to finish? I tabled an amendment seeking a review of the representational payment and the treatment of councillors in respect of PRSI, sick pay and pensions. Perhaps the Minister of State will tell me why when Members of this House get elected, they get a booklet giving them all their terms and conditions of employment. One of the things mentioned in this booklet...
- Seanad: Local Government Review: Statements (26 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: Not according to my freedom of information request.
- Seanad: Local Government Review: Statements (26 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: The Senator should care a bit more about them then.
- Seanad: Local Government Review: Statements (26 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.