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- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: I ask Senator Bacik, who I support, to include me in the list of group leaders. I am my own leader, Whip and group, so I ask her to include me.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: The Leader might recall that some time ago I mentioned Councillor Willie Crowley. May the Lord have mercy on him, because he died recently. He championed the cause of the residents of Millfield Manor in Kildare. Millfield Manor was a development of 79 houses and 129 apartments. In March 2015, six of those houses were razed to the ground in 30 minutes by a fire. It was the most...
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: I thought health was.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: I rise, first and foremost, to remember a great Galwegian, Irishman and sportsman, Mr. Christy O'Connor Jnr. It was a sad day for all of us when he departed this world. I also want to acknowledge my former colleagues in the Permanent Defence Forces and Reserve Defence Forces for the work they do. I wish to reiterate that they were out in the floods, not because they wanted to be but...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: The issue of drop-out levels in higher education was raised earlier. I know that new jobs have been announced and I admire the Government for what it has done-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: The Cathaoirleach is very anxious with his bell today.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: However, in truth, the jobs that were announced are not real jobs; they are hours, split across several jobs, in schools. The one area where we have let the education system down, for which we are now paying the price, is that of guidance counselling in schools. We must have a debate in this House with the Minister for Education on the issue of guidance and drop out rates at third level. I...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: I thank the officials for coming here today. I put on record our gratitude to the public servants who have gone above and beyond the call of duty, not just those from the Department of Social Protection, but also those from the Department of Defence and the various emergency services. The country has experienced fair devastation in the past month. I am thankful that my colleague raised the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: It is €620 or so, but I am sure that is just emergency relief.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: I have to say I disagree with you-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: If someone is earning €200,000 per year-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: Deputy Daly made the point that people are actually sweeping human faeces out of their houses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: They will never get over that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: May I interrupt you for one moment? If I come asking for fuel costs-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: If I come asking for fuel costs to be covered, will I be means-tested or will the Department meet the cost of fuel for me?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)
Gerard Craughwell: If I earn more than €70,000, for example, €80,000 or €90,000, is that scale available anywhere or is it discretionary?
- Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: I second the amendment. I extend to the Minister and my colleagues my best wishes for the season. I thank you, a Chathaoirligh, and others who have sat in that Chair who have been kind enough to give me speaking time when perhaps I was not entitled to it because I did not belong to a group. I thank you for your generosity in that area.
- Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: Senator O'Neill is the one person who did not give me speaking time-----
- Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: -----so he is not getting that thanks. There is nothing more I can add to what Senator Barrett said. I believe the arguments he has made are robust. While it might mean the Minister's colleagues would have to come back next Monday, it would be noble to include that section in the Bill.
- Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: I move amendment No. 2:In page 10, line 35, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”. When the Minister was in the House the other day, he advised me that he had consulted wisely and widely on the Bill. Senator Barrett had originally asked him to change the wording of section 13(3)(a) by replacing "may" with "shall". Amendment No. 3 proposes the deletion of...