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Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Nov 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: The Minister is very kind.

Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Nov 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: New kids on the block.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (26 Nov 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Amendment No. 29 deals with transfer of staff of the Law Society and Bar Council and refers specifically to "appropriately qualified" staff. As a trade unionist, I have a difficulty with the words "appropriately qualified".

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (26 Nov 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I apologise. Senator Bacik is correct, I was looking at the wrong amendment.

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times: Statements (26 Nov 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I have a point of order as well. As I have been refused access to any group, I am, as such, debarred from having my views passed through a group. I agree with my two colleagues. I have not come here to have a pop at the Minister but rather to place a few issues on the record. I am really getting tired of being excluded from debate in this House.

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times: Statements (26 Nov 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: At no stage this morning were we told that we would be excluded.

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times: Statements (26 Nov 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Three more Senators wish to speak so it is hardly the end of the world.

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times: Statements (26 Nov 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Senator Colm Burke is Acting Leader.

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times: Statements (26 Nov 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I respect what the Minister has said and I fully appreciate that this is not of his doing. I acknowledge his coming to the House. He will not know the number of times I have gone through this issue in the Seanad and it is unfair to involve the Minister in my grievance. I thank him for coming and I am sorry about this.

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times: Statements (26 Nov 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Bearing in mind the Minister's comments, I ask the Acting Chairman to allow the two remaining speakers to contribute.

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times: Statements (26 Nov 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I have come to congratulate the Minister on the work he is doing. He is dead right that we hear much talk about this every year, no matter who is in government. I recall, as a ten-year-old, being lined up in what we called "the long ward" in the regional hospital in Galway because it did not have enough beds. That was a long time ago - 52 years ago to be precise. Every year since, I have...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: He would not be a bit partial.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Anybody who was listening to "Morning Ireland" this morning heard a nurse from St. Vincent's Hospital. I do not believe anybody can blame the nursing staff for taking the action they are taking. On a number of occasions, I have myself lain in St. Vincent's in the middle of the accident and emergency department, having been admitted with chest pain, and I can tell the Leader it is not a nice...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I need to know if we are going to go through a charade here purely to satisfy public opinion or if we are genuinely taking the Bill as this House should. With respect to my colleagues who have put down a Private Members' Bill this afternoon regarding the Seanad Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2015, I compliment them for bringing it forward. There will be support from the other side of the House...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: No, it is at the Minister's discretion. The Minister has discretion as to when he calls----

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: The Minister can close nominations on the same day he closes them for the Dáil. There are many professional Senators in here----

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: They may find themselves running against Ministers who lose their seats in the next election.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: At the end of the day, I believe the Seanad is a separate and distinct House.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I think it is a matter for the Leader to ask the Minister and I am asking the Leader if he would be prepared to do so.