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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2022: Minister for Transport (22 Feb 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: I will leave it at that for the time being. I thank the Minister for his time.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Sector Pensions (21 Feb 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: The Minister of State is very welcome to the House. He will be aware that I have spoken on issues relating to my electorate, county councillors, for many years.I am delighted to see some of them present in the Public Gallery having travelled all the way from Donegal over the mica issue. It is something we have to take on board. It is not for the good of their health that these people...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Sector Pensions (21 Feb 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: I came in here with some degree of hope. I am going out more depressed than I came in. We are creating a dangerous precedent. The public service has always been based on the fact that when staff come to retire, they get a lump sum based on current salary. I am mindful of my career, where I started work as a private soldier and will finish on the single pension scheme as a teacher. At the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Ukraine War: Ambassadors of Ukraine and Moldova (21 Feb 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: The ambassador and her team are more than welcome. I thank them for a most comprehensive report. I will begin with a positive and take time to congratulate Ukraine on its ability to develop a mobile phone application that allows its citizens to engage with Government and Government services in the middle of a war. It is an incredible feat of bravery and tenacity by the ambassador's people...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Feb 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: And no ball.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Feb 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Thank you. All is forgiven. On 15 July 2021, the report of the independent review group into the siege of Jadotville was brought to the Seanad. The Minister at the time was quite taken aback by the response he got to that report. To say it was welcomed coolly would be to understate the situation. It was rejected by this House and by most who spoke. The Minister in his summing up stated,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Feb 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: I beg the indulgence of the Chair. There is a rumour out there that the judicial review that Leo Quinlan and I took into the independent review group was struck out by the courts. We agreed to strike out the case because the Department of Defence gave us what we looked for except for the fact the independent review could not be adjudicated on by the courts because it is not a statutory...

Seanad: Teacher Supply and School Places: Statements (15 Feb 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank Senator Keogan for sharing her time. As the Minister of State knows, when I was first elected to the Seanad, he and I stood in this House side by side. I congratulate him on his appointment; it is the first time I have met him in his official capacity. We destroyed education when we changed the contract for teachers at secondary and further education levels by substituting hours...

Seanad: Teacher Supply and School Places: Statements (15 Feb 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: It is not the education-----

Seanad: Teacher Supply and School Places: Statements (15 Feb 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: It is the teaching profession.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy (Resumed): Regional Airports (15 Feb 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: I live in Dublin and fly from here, but I wish I flew from Shannon, Cork or one of the other regional airports. The presentations were impressive and some of the most positive I have seen at this committee. My colleagues are from the regions and have more pertinent questions to ask, but I support everything for which the witnesses are looking. I have seen Shannon and Cork. I will see the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Feb 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: First, I wish to express my condolences to the family of Acting Sergeant Major Declan "Doc" O'Connell from the Curragh. Sadly, he is the second from the Cadet School in recent times to lose his life. They are going through tough times down there. Last week, I spoke about the helicopter that was forced to land in Derry as a result of an emergency declared by the pilot. I got a reply from...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Feb 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: We might put one in Castlebar

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Feb 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Over the last number of years, I have spoken frequently on search and rescue in this country. We lost four very good people when R116 crashed off the coast of Mayo. This morning, I received information that R117 from Sligo was flying off Derry on Sunday. The aircraft was overstressed, lost control and exceeded its maximum airspeed. The UK Civil Aviation Authority has impounded the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Feb 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Yes. I am proposing an amendment to the Order of Business because of the seriousness of what I have just learned. I believe the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Deputy Chambers, is responsible for search and rescue. He needs to come to this House to deal with this issue as a matter of urgency today. This is, without doubt, the most serious incident since the loss of R116....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Feb 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: I want the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, to come to the House. First, I want him to advise us as to what happened when the aircraft was held in Derry airport from Sunday afternoon until Tuesday evening. I want to know the exact cause. Second, I want answers with respect to the number of qualified and licensed engineers who are operating at the company. Third, I wish to know whether...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Feb 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Okay.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Feb 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: In light of what the Deputy Leader said, I will not press it.

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir (Resumed): Health Service Executive (9 Feb 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: I welcome the witnesses from the HSE.