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Seanad: Master Plan for the City of Dublin: Motion (24 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: The most important highway we need is from here to the airport. One can get into town in 20 minutes or, at most, 40 minutes on the Luas and then one has to spend an hour and a half on a bus getting out to the airport. Who thinks these things up is beyond me. A vision for the future of the city, or for any local area, should rest with the locally elected representatives, the local...

Seanad: Master Plan for the City of Dublin: Motion (24 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Yes, indeed, there is an election on the way.

Seanad: Master Plan for the City of Dublin: Motion (24 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: If there is to be a vision let the vision come from the ground up.

Seanad: Master Plan for the City of Dublin: Motion (24 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I support my colleague, Senator Wilson, on the need for an elected mayor in Dublin city who has a budget to do the work required to maintain Dublin city as a capital city of which we should all be proud. I will conclude on the need for policing, which applies not just to Dublin city as there is now a shortage of police on the ground in every city in Ireland. I am aware there has been...

Seanad: Master Plan for the City of Dublin: Motion (24 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: We need more recruitment and a greater presence of gardaí on the ground. It is not all bad news but there are a few little things for the Minister to think about. They might help him along the way.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I also support the review of the town councils but I want it to be in the open and transparent. It must look at the funding, supports and powers available to councils. Leaving that aside, I support Senator Darragh O'Brien's call for No. 70, motion 17 on the Order Paper to be taken today. It is too urgent to leave aside. I have never had calls from constituents because I do not see myself...

Seanad: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (23 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: The Minister is welcome to the House this afternoon. I should begin by saying that when the Teaching Council first entered into my profession it was probably one of the most hated institutions ever formed in the State. It is my hope that over time, teachers will embrace the Teaching Council and see it for what it is, the professionalisation of teachers. I, for one, am happy to be a member...

Seanad: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (23 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: We might ask you make that statement stand up before the day is out.

Seanad: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (23 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Before we conclude, I bring to the Minister's attention the fact that there might be an opportunity to include a provision in the Bill to address the problem in further education where some teachers cannot be registered with the Teaching Council but are required to keep the colleges going.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I share some of Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh's concern about the level of control we are leaving in the Minister's hands under the provisions of the Bill. I understand the Garda Representative Association wrote to the justice committee stressing the need for independence for the Garda authority. I worry when I hear the Attorney General's advice was A, B, C or D. The Office of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I second Senator Leyden’s amendment to the Order of Business. It is simply unbelievable that we would start to sell off the assets of the State and people. I compliment the former president, Mary McAleese, on her robust attack on The New York Times. How dare they use a tragedy to sell their newspaper by twisting the story on J1 visas? Following on from our debate yesterday on...

Seanad: Beit Collection: Statements (18 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: There are loads of paintings in storage in the National Gallery.

Seanad: Beit Collection: Statements (18 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: What is notable about this issue is the outcry from every member of the arts and heritage community in Ireland and the general public. I could list the various organisations but my colleague, Senator Marie-Louise O’Donnell, has already done that. This is an irredeemable loss of Ireland’s culture and a betrayal of the legacy of Sir Alfred and Lady Beit. As we speak An Taisce...

Seanad: Beit Collection: Statements (18 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I am almost finished. There is an abundance of goodwill and expertise available in the arts community. All is not yet lost. The situation can be turned around.

Seanad: Beit Collection: Statements (18 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: That is fine.

Seanad: Beit Collection: Statements (18 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I did.

Seanad: Beit Collection: Statements (18 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: They made some mess of it.

Seanad: Beit Collection: Statements (18 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Beit Collection: Statements (18 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: The Minister has said-----