Results 561-580 of 5,754 for speaker:Gerard Craughwell
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: Okay. Following on from Senator Paddy Burke and the issue of oversight, we had a Commencement matter debate this morning on the search and rescue, SAR, contract awarded to Bristow. In his reply, the Minister of State, Deputy Jack Chambers, spoke about how the process was overseen by an external body that reported to the Department. The process that was overseen was an administrative issue,...
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: The Bill contains vague language such as "from time to time". That is not good enough when it comes to legislation. We need to know there will be a directive from, perhaps, the Minister that once the Bill is passed, there will be an onus on the authority to produce a report, whether biannually or at certain times. The phrase "from time to time" is very vague. I will not talk forever on this.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: I have to concur with my colleague. Intelligence services are not normally not part of a police force. An intelligence service is a very different thing. If we go through Europe, we will not find police and intelligence services mixed together. My colleague has adverted to the vacancy for the head of intelligence. It is absurd that we would employ somebody from outside the State as the...
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: Perhaps there will be an opportunity on Report Stage-----
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: Stick with me on this.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: I am getting there. Perhaps there will be an opportunity on Report Stage to table an amendment with specifics-----
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: Specifics could be introduced whereby we would cover off these areas. I agree with Senator Chambers on this issue.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: To double up on what my colleague has said, this week we had a report of a Russian submarine off the coast of Cork.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: I am not-----
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: When the Cathaoirleach mentioned the cables across the Atlantic the confusion as to who is responsible for what in this country is totally unacceptable.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: It is relevant when we are talking about the Garda. We need to know who is responsible for what because we do not know. My colleague is 100% correct. We have been raising for months the issue of who is in charge of intelligence and security in this country. The bottom line is that there is an opportunity now to open the conversation. If we are not going to change the Bill, there is an...
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: I am anxious to know how many people are employed in the intelligence group that is working under the Department of the Taoiseach.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: I think it is.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: National cybersecurity is based in the Department with responsibility for communications. The Minister will find that in Israel, for example, the director of national cybersecurity is in the office of the prime minister. Most directors elsewhere are at government level and not subject to some department's oversight. They work directly for the prime minister. We really need to look at our...
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: On a point of order, there are 999 city and county councillors watching this and waiting for amendments that concern them. This is not good.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: The Cathaoirleach is doing fine.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: The Leader has just been asked-----
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: Tell us what you are afraid of.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: The only people suffering from the temperature here are our Fianna Fáil colleagues across the way-----
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: -----who are afraid of this Bill.