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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Retention of Records Bill 2015: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

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

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Retention of Records Bill 2015: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: We are essentially saying that we gave our word but we want to change it now. That is exactly what happened to the people in question.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I acknowledge the case of Harry Gleeson but a number of people were killed mercilessly in this country, either by the State or by people who believed they had the right to do it. I often wonder what these people went through in the night before they were shot or hung. I agree with Senator Ó Murchú that the President should bring together all parties who were involved in the case...

Seanad: Freedom of Information Act 2014 (Effective Date for Certain Bodies) Order 2015: Motion (2 Apr 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: It is a pleasure to meet the Minister again. On the issue of freedom of information, I am not seeking to have broadened the areas covered, although I am very happy to see information made available to the general public on any occasion and subject.However, there are some things that I regard as repugnant, namely, the spate of freedom of information requests that come into this House....

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I rise to support this amendment. The last time we discussed this in the House, the Minister was somewhat concerned about the amount of information that would need to be on the notice and how those notices would find their way through the entire workforce. In my previous life as a trade unionist, I found that lack of information frequently led to more workplace disputes and the escalation...

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Are we dealing with amendments Nos. 30 and 31?

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: As a trade unionist, I was struck by one of the comments made at yesterday's launch of the commemorative programme for 2016 in respect of the trade union movement and the part it played in the establishment of this Republic. In that context, the Bill is lacking to a certain degree in that it does not contain any recognition of the special place trade unions should occupy. We are moving...

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I second the amendment. Senator Quinn is speaking from the employer’s side and I speak from the trade union side but I agree totally with what he has said. I have seen case after case become complex because documentation was missing or lost. I have seen one side accuse the other, saying it did or did not produce the documents and at the end of cases documents were not available. It...

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, Hear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Irish Language Education: Discussion (1 Apr 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Nuair a bhí mé sa chéad cathlán i nDún Uí Mhaolíosa i nGaillimh bhí Gaeilge réasúnta agam ach anois tá sí uafásach. Mar sin, caithfidh mé mo cheisteanna a chur as Béarla. Gabh mo leithscéal faoi sin. I am deeply embarrassed to have such a wonderful group here with such beautiful Irish and that I have to put my...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Mar 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I, too, support Senator Ivana Bacik and the call for a debate on drugs, particularly biosimilars, relatively new drugs which would save the country tens of thousands, if not millions, of euro. As a new grandfather, I also support the call for the making available of the meningitis vaccine. At €300 a pop in a private capacity, it seems ridiculous that the State will not step. ...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Mar 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear. We support that fully.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Mar 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I think he was looking for a date.

Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (30 Mar 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: I take grave exception to the constant reference to money.

Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (30 Mar 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: There are couples who would walk in their bare feet over hot coals to have a child. The constant reference to money turns this entire situation into a dirty backstreet operation. These are professionally qualified people that are giving a service. I will argue the issue of anonymous donation until the cows come home because I feel very strongly about it. I want people to stay with the...

Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (30 Mar 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Let us not drive it down to a profit and loss sheet.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: First, I compliment Senators Hayden and Barrett on bringing forward the request for a debate on the transatlantic trade and investment partnership, TTIP. While I support both calls, I am not sure that I am as enthusiastic as is my colleague, Senator Barrett. I also wish to support Senator van Turnhout on the issue of children's mental health. In particular, if Members are to have a debate...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: People are being a little previous in coming up with what caused this event. The other thing I find most disturbing today is that questions now are being asked about the religion of the pilot. Religion is a lifestyle choice. We now live in our multiethnic multireligious society and how dare anybody try to pin this on one particular religious belief or another. Consequently, I ask the...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: That is correct.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: Yes.