Results 1,461-1,480 of 5,754 for speaker:Gerard Craughwell
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: Would it be fair to say that the witnesses are self-certifying? What external body comes in to look at the performance every two years?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: Who is that individual?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: I am trying to find out if the training is on the national qualifications framework. Can I be certain that people in the Coast Guard have training certified by City and Guilds, SOLAS, the National Maritime College or a university? Do they have a certificate that states they are qualified?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: Is it administered by, but not certified by?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: Are the witnesses aware of a course that was provided for coxswains as a demonstration of what a programme would be like? About 14 coxswains took the programme. I understand that two passed, four required additional training but would pass, and the remainder failed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: We have to get to the bottom of that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: I would appreciate it. It was a pilot programme for coxswains. The company that did it is no longer working for the Coast Guard, which is a matter of great concern to me. The witnesses are an advisory group, so their job is to bring issues of concern to management. Tests were done on the Rescue 400 life jacket in Ringaskiddy in Cork. The witnesses are aware that the life jacket failed...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: When did the acceptable life jackets come?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: What were they replaced with?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: Crewsaver life jackets, which the RNLI also uses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: I am sorry for putting Mr. Cahill on the spot. He has done his job. He found that these life jackets were dangerous. My understanding is that they were not replaced until 2019 or 2020.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: Is Mr. Cahill telling me that the boats did not put to sea for four or five years?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: We bought these Rescue 400 life jackets and a short time later, following a test, Mr. Cahill said they were not safe.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: I admire Mr. Cahill for testing them and for having the courage to stand up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: What I see here is an officer who had concerns, an opportunity to test something, and the courage of his convictions to stand over the failure of the life jackets. It is probably due to Mr. Cahill that we got the RNLI life jackets back. We had been using the RNLI life jacket before the Rescue 400 came into service and now we are back to the RNLI life jacket. As I said, I come from a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: Who votes for these representatives?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: Sorry Chairman, but can I just come in here for a moment, please? I am shooting over the heads of our witnesses at this stage but there should be an independent survey of the 900 volunteers to determine what they want with respect to representation. Questions have arisen as a result of-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: -----our committee’s hearings on this issue which can be taken up directly with the Coast Guard. I appreciate the time that Mr. Murray has taken to come in here and I commend him on the work he does. I do not want Mr. Murray to feel that he has been given too hard a time when he was in here but it is the nature of the thing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: The Chairman has the floor now.
- Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Second Stage (10 May 2022)
Gerard Craughwell: The Minister is welcome to the House. Thank you, Acting Chair, for always being willing to share your story. A high-profile person such as Senator Boyhan sharing his story does so much for those who have no voice. I wish to recognise that today. I thank the Minister for making an apology on behalf of the Government. I await an apology on behalf of the State. I do not believe the State...