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Seanad: Report of the Independent Review Group on Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Statements (25 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: The statutory inquiry will tell us all.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Some chance.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Well said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Senator Byrne should get down off the horse.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: With respect to the tweet from Senator Keogan, it is clear that Senator Malcolm Byrne does not understand the meaning of the term "technical group". Senator Keogan does not speak for me or for any of my colleagues. We speak independently of one another, we have our own views and our own minds. I do not subscribe to the tweet that was put out by Senator Keogan. Mr. Drew Harris, one of the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Absolutely and I have not said he lied. I said that if it is shown that the system was not hacked, then he can be accused of lying. Time and again Secretaries General have been called before Oireachtas committees. In the case of the Joint Committee on Transport, of which I am a member, the Secretary General of the Department of Transport has refused to come before the committee. It is...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: The Minister is welcome to the House. I congratulate him for bringing this Bill forward. At the outset, I will remark on the work of our library service for providing excellent briefing material. I compliment the joint Oireachtas committee that sat and deliberated on this issue and I remember those parents who adopted and fostered children. In many case, in fact in most cases, they were...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: We as a society owe the women. The Acting Chairperson is looking at me to tell me that my time is coming to an end.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: I ask the Minister to let sense prevail. My colleague Senator Boyhan is correct that this is the reviving House. We have an opportunity to get this right. Senator Doherty said it a few moments ago. Everyone who has spoken today has said it. Let us pause for a moment. Let us get it right. Let us work together. The Minister has done a fantastic job so far. Let us get it 100% right. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (19 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: I second the proposal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Foynes Port Company: Chairperson Designate (Resumed) (19 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: I congratulate Mr. McGarry on his appointment. What a waste of time it is to bring a man of his experience to a hearing before a committee that has absolutely no oversight over his appointment. If we did not like the cut of his jib, it would matter not a jot. Mr. McGarry would be free to walk out the door there with a smile on his face. As the chairman of Shannon Foynes Port Company, Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Foynes Port Company: Chairperson Designate (Resumed) (19 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Does Mr. McGarry ever see the port expanding to take over other ports on the western seaboard? I would love to see Galway, for example, develop out as far as Mutton Island.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Foynes Port Company: Chairperson Designate (Resumed) (19 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: The port is limited in real estate, if I remember correctly. I worked in Alcan down there 100 years ago and as far as I recall, the port is elongated and is limited in what it can do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Foynes Port Company: Chairperson Designate (Resumed) (19 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Senator Horkan and I visited Hamburg harbour late last year. It was amazing to see a harbour where there were only six human beings working on site, with the rest of operations automated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Foynes Port Company: Chairperson Designate (Resumed) (19 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: It was just amazing to watch but I am not sure that Shannon Foynes would have the real estate to get into the container business at scale. The port has the depth but not the land.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Foynes Port Company: Chairperson Designate (Resumed) (19 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: I wish Mr. McGarry well. It is a beautiful part of the country. Shannon Foynes is a wonderful little harbour. Back in the 1980s when I was working down there, it was dynamic and I am sure it is still as dynamic now. Mr. McGarry has a big job ahead of him and I wish him the very best of luck. We could not have fired him anyway so his appearance before us is merely a courtesy call.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: We should, on remembering the visit of Joe Biden here to Leinster House, remark on the wonderful job that was done by the staff of Leinster House, and how everything ran so smoothly within the House. The Cathaoirleach's speech was exceptional, and I congratulate you. It was a very well delivered and poignant speech in its own way, and I would like to compliment you. With respect to the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Mar 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: I express my deep appreciation to Noel Murphy for his work on the committee and as Superintendent. He will be sorely missed. His good humour and pleasant way are remarkable. He is a lovely man, one of life's great gentlemen. We will miss him. We will miss him at the count as well because he always got it right on the labour panel, at least when he was counting my votes. We will miss...