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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I welcome the Minister to the House. I disagree with the amendment. I look at the situation in Galway right now with Derrybrien. I believe we should be in the situation where we can review-----

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I will sit down for a few moments to get my thoughts together.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I recently congratulated PDFORRA on its accession to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, ICTU. I have been informed that in order to be allowed to accede to associate membership of ICTU, the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers, RACO, must go to the courts. This is a human resources issue, an IR issue, not a legal issue. I fail to understand why we are compelling RACO to go...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: First, I join with my colleague, Senator Wall, and I am sure with the Acting Leader, in welcoming the accession of PDFORRA to ICTU. However, it is outrageous that RACO has not been granted the same permission. I call today on the Minister for Defence to immediately address that. There are pay talks ongoing right now and they need to be there. There has been much talk recently about mental...

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: The Minister of State is welcome to the House. I thank him. It would have been good to hear his presentation in full. This is a very comprehensive piece of work. Clearly, the Minister of State has engaged right across all sectors to try to bring forward the best possible legislation in this area. Protected disclosure is something that has bothered me quite considerably since I came into...

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: On a point of order, in future when we are setting out times on the Order of Business for a legislative measure as large as this the Minister needs more time.

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Payment of Interns) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank my colleagues from the Labour Party. In the best traditions of the Labour Party, they introduced legislation for workers. I know Senator Sherlock did a lot of work on this. I have a difficulty with the proposed new provision in section 1, namely, section 2A(b), which refers to situations where "the worker does not expect and has no reason to expect payment". I see a loophole there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank Dr. Bedford very much for being here. I was watching the meeting online from the Seanad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: The only thing I ever have to say to chair designates who come in here is that I am sorry we have wasted their time by bringing them here. We do not have any yea or nay over the appointment of chairs. This is purely a formality. However, today's engagement with Dr. Bedford has been far wider than just being a formality. I thank him for his engagement and for his willingness to engage with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I hope they are putting out plenty of fake news.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I immediately retract it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: Totally.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I always put it on the record when a chair-designate comes before us that I hate wasting his or her time because as a committee, we cannot say "No, the individual should not be employed." At the end of the day, it is a courtesy call really. That said, the engagement this afternoon has been really interesting. My impression of Shannon Airport, the cohesiveness and dedication of the staff...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I was in Galway at the weekend and I purchased the Connacht Tribune. When I opened it, a piece of marketing material about Shannon fell out. It gave me a little bit of confidence that somebody somewhere is doing something to try to drive the airport. I do not understand why there is not a bus route from the major population centres straight to Shannon Airport four or five times a day, even...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: My first flight out of Shannon was in 1968. It was a comfortable place to visit then and is still a very comfortable place. I am not going to waste any more of Mr. Henry's time. I am very happy for him. I think the Minister has picked a good man for the job and I wish him the very best as he moves forward. I am sure my colleagues from County Clare will have lots more questions for him so...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach. In recent times capital projects have been questioned. People ask how the national children's hospital went from €600 million to possibly €2 billion, or more. It is no secret that I have had a huge interest in search and rescue. I have been spending a considerable amount of my time and that of the House trying to get to the bottom of what...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: It is the first time the Senator was ever called that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Chairman. The gentlemen are very welcome. As a leader of a trade union in a former life, I only wish I had the commitment the IPU officers have. Their work on behalf of the members is second to none. The more questions we have heard this afternoon the more depressed I have become. I am almost about to go over to our guests and tell them to do themselves a favour by shutting...