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Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Let us work together, then.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Then bring in the Minister.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I am just giving advance notice.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Sadly I was not there.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: The Leader should call it what it is - it is a tax.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Nobody would buy an insurance policy from which he or she could not claim.

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (17 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I second the amendment. I am delighted the Minister of State has brought in a number of amendments, which shows a willingness on his part to change and adapt as this legislation is going through the House. For that, I commend him. On the issue adverted to by Senator Cullinane in regard to a regulatory framework for internships, it is a matter of great concern to me that the term "intern"...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (17 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (17 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I am particularly interested in the fair hours of employment rules. This is an issue for people in well-paid jobs earning above the minimum wage when one equates the number of hours they deliver. I am speaking specifically about the professions. Teachers employed one or two days a week must be available five days a week. Young trainee accountants and solicitors on a salary work until 10...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (17 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I second the amendment. I will not name the employer, but we all know of one major retailer in the country which has shown just how vicious it can be when its employees make representations or make public their concerns.Ultimately, when people end up on the street and we see a march similar to the one we saw last Saturday week, with about 3,000 people walking down the street towards the...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I join colleagues regarding the case in Berkeley. On the morning of 9-11, my son was in New York and he was on his way to the twin towers. I pay tribute to the Department of Foreign Affairs, which worked overtime at the time to put parents' minds at rest. I recall that we got our telephone call at 7 p.m. to tell us our son was alive and uninjured. When I saw the photographs he brought...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I support the request by Fianna Fáil to change the Order of Business today. It is outrageous that we are going to have a debate after the deal is done.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: It is also outrageous that we do not hear from the only independent voice that I have heard, Senator Sean Barrett. I will not take any advice from those who are about to feather their own nest inside on the board of Aer Lingus, getting a huge payout once this deal is done, and other people who have conflicts of interest. I know the Leader is a decent man and I ask him to change the Order of...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: They are paid from the public purse.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I am suggesting that, like all public jobs, they should be advertised with criteria and interview panels.

Seanad: Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Statements (28 May 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Statements (28 May 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I understand the Leader’s position but it is regrettable that Senator Barrett cannot be here. He is tied up in the banking inquiry and he simply cannot leave it. It is deeply regrettable that we will not hear his voice today.I speak today on behalf of those who cannot speak in this House, namely, the Aer Lingus staff who suffered severe cuts to their pensions as a result of the...