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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: I am not having a row over it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: With all due respect, part of my role here is to point out some of what I see that is wrong.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: We need to dig down into the 43% who had some difficulty with their experience and find out where it is going wrong. I actually believe the Department does a fantastic job in supporting people, but I can go to the principal of a local national or secondary school who sees a chance to fill a hole in the staff by using JobBridge. Unfortunately, the fact some organisations had to withdraw the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: I will interrupt Mr. Corcoran very briefly. I thank him for his contribution. He has a fairly good idea of where I am coming from on this issue. The big thing that causes me a problem with the back to education allowance, which runs across the PLC and further education sector - guidance counsellors in Ballymun will be aware of this issue - is that some of the courses young people are doing...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: I apologise to Senator O'Donnell.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: I can see the reason for taking a place for training purposes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: I never said that the Department should not allow it but, to return to Mr. Power's point, there should be specific targets that the person must meet.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: I do not want to interrupt Mr. Carroll, but Mr. Power's point, which he put much better than I ever could have, was that the job must offer something new to the person. He or she must pick up a skill and there must be specific learning outcomes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: If I am a trained teacher, I am a trained teacher, and that is it. Someone cannot bring me in on JobBridge.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: That is a race to the bottom. There must be specific learning outcomes. I must pick up a skill from the school.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: No.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: I could argue this point all day but I thank Mr. Carroll for his answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: I do have some concerns and I will be looking into the SLO side of this on which I might come back to him.
- Seanad: National Mortgage and Housing Corporation Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear. I am pleased that the Senator has adopted a decent approach.
- Seanad: National Mortgage and Housing Corporation Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I commend my colleagues Senator Barrett and Senator Quinn on this sensible and well-thought-through Bill, which offers a practical and easily implementable solution to many aspects of the housing crisis. It is not a panacea for all ills and all that ails us in housing, where the issues are complex and multifaceted, but it offers a reasonable...
- Seanad: National Mortgage and Housing Corporation Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: The Bill is extremely innovative. Many of its key themes are based on similar legislation models in the US and Canada, where they have been highly successful. Why not learn from other countries and replicate what has worked there? I agree with my colleague Senator O'Brien that the Bill should at least go to Committee Stage. What is wrong with bringing it to Committee Stage? It can be...
- Seanad: National Mortgage and Housing Corporation Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: Indeed.
- Seanad: National Mortgage and Housing Corporation Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: I welcome the provisions of the Bill that would allow external bodies to package mortgages and sell them to corporations. The Bill would also allow other mortgage organisations to avail of low-cost financing through indirect market access, provided they operate within the regulations of the corporation. Surely this would be a great thing for us all. The Bill is mindful of the mistakes of...
- Seanad: National Mortgage and Housing Corporation Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: He should take a chance, allow the Bill to progress to Committee Stage and tell the Minister for Finance that he took an executive decision on the Minister's behalf because, had he been here, he would have allowed it to progress as well. The Minister of State would be hailed all over Mayo. He would probably get a seat in Galway as well.
- Seanad: National Mortgage and Housing Corporation Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.