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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I am showing my age.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I doubt if Mr. O'Leary was on it at the time I was. Mr. O'Leary is in aviation. How does he feel about the fact that our Department of Transport, which develops aviation policy, has been advised by the Air Accident Investigation Unit, AAIU, to have an aviator on its staff, and has ignored this advice or recommendation from the Air Accident Investigation Unit? As a company that flies in and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I do not believe it was recommending that the person would have safety expertise, but would have the expertise to talk to the IAA and to companies like Mr. O'Leary's. That is an important issue for me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I am delighted to hear that. Mr. O'Leary has spoken down through the years on the way we run this country, and particularly in the area of public procurement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: Let us not try to shut me down here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: Public procurement is something Mr. O'Leary has spoken on quite frequently, and it applies to the airline industry as well. I am a Member of these Houses. Mr. O'Leary comes in here and is questioned by all of my colleagues and he answers the questions. We frequently find that those who are in charge of public procurement will not appear before these committees and will not answer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: Do not worry, I will not stray anywhere. I am very clear as to where I am going. It is becoming a serious problem. Mr. O'Leary has spoken on national issues several times. It is becoming a serious problem that we cannot get decision-makers to come before committees in this House to answer questions in relation to how decisions were arrived at. This applies to projects such as the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: Many people here wish to ask questions. I thank Mr. O'Leary for his candour and I am delighted he mentioned the issue of consultants. We have consultants for everything in this country and we are spending millions on them. I am glad he highlighted the point as well as me. It is rare as a former trade union leader I would agree with Mr. O'Leary on much but, there you go, we agree on this.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I rise today to propose a motion that Seanad Éireann recognises the Holodomor - inflicting death by starvation - of 1932 to 1933 as a genocide on the Ukrainian people and that its 90th anniversary, which will fall on 26 November 2022, we show our solidarity with Ukraine in commemorating this man-made famine, which was inflicted on the Ukrainian people by the deliberate policies of a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: Yes.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: It is great to see the coalition working.

Seanad: Holodomar Genocide: Motion (24 Nov 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I move: That Seanad Éireann recognises the Holodomar (inflicting death by starvation) of 1932-1933 as a genocide on the Ukrainian people and on its 90th anniversary on 26th November, 2022 we show our solidarity with Ukraine in commemorating this man-made famine which was inflicted on the Ukrainian people by the deliberate policies of the totalitarian Stalinist regime which resulted in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Nov 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I too want to stand with Aimee Foley, along with my colleagues here. She is a very brave woman and I hope that we can see something good come out of this. Yesterday, I spoke about the death of Caitríona Lucas in County Clare and the appalling fact that that woman’s family has been waiting six years for an inquest, which is completely unacceptable. Evidence has now come to me...

Seanad: Ireland's Military Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: Speaking as a veteran of the Defence Forces, I welcome the Minister. I am confused sitting here today. I have heard Members talking about neutrality and military non-alignment all in the same breath. These are polar opposites. We have a huge problem when we start talking about neutrality. Let us take a definition of neutrality from the Department of Foreign Affairs. In paragraph 4.5 of...

Seanad: Ireland's Military Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: By the way, I am fully supportive of us not being neutral-----

Seanad: Ireland's Military Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: -----but it should have come to this House.

Seanad: Ireland's Military Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: The Acting Chairman is asking me to shut up.

Seanad: Ireland's Military Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: Let me finish on this. I support the abolition of the triple lock because the United Nations Security Council is an organisation that is not fit for purpose. It is a waste of time, and totally and utterly toothless. I regret I will not be here to hear the Minister's reply because I have got to leave the House but I will read it. I thank the Minister and the Acting Chairman.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I second Senator Boyhan's amendment to the Order of Business seeking the moving of No. 128(5) regarding the naming of the children's hospital. Last night we were treated to a view of two gardaí being beaten in Dublin. Sadly, it is not just Dublin; it is happening everywhere. Members of An Garda Síochána put on their uniforms and go out to work in the evenings expecting to...