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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: Everything I am putting out here is in the public domain.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: I hate to say it, but I did not hear one word of what you said. I will have to plug myself in again.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: I am fully aware of that. I am not referring to an individual; I am referring to a company.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: I did not name him.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: Okay, moving on. The next contract, the one to which I am now referring, was signed off at Cabinet at the last Cabinet meeting. The business case for that was put together by a company called KPMG, which is well known to us all. KPMG brought-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: Listen, a Chathaoirligh. I tried to get this through on a Private Members' motion. I came with a well-prepared piece and the reply that was given by the Department of Transport addressed none of my concerns. The tender is about to go out for SAR. The business case was put together with KPMG, advised by Frazer-Nash. The important thing here is that there are only three or four companies...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: But Frazer-Nash is owned by one of them.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: I appreciate that; I was going as fast as I could.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: The Senator deserves the extra time. Some things are important. We can sit back and pretend these things do not happen but they are happening.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: I will finish with this. We need the Minister in here to discuss search and rescue services and the forthcoming contract. We cannot allow a contract to go out while the report on Rescue 116 has not been published. The pilot of that helicopter had been awake for 18 hours when she was sent over to Blacksod. For God's sake-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: I appreciate that but we are here to hold the Government to account.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: I have failed to bring this issue up anywhere.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: Four people are dead. I have tried to bring this up everywhere but nobody is interested.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: Well said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Leader for that.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach. I find myself in the unusual position that I want to agree fully with my colleague. There should be representation from Munster, Galway or Connacht on any airport authority. We need to have a national view, and all laughing and joking aside, I totally agree with Senator Buttimer on this point. He has been advocating for this for some time now and...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: I support what the Senator has said. It is a different thing entirely to take an Oireachtas Member and exclude him or her from board membership. That is probably right because legislation, etc., comes through both Houses. Local authority members, however, bring a wealth of experience and local knowledge to a board. That is something the Minister of State should look at over time.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: I move amendment No. 1: In page 40, after line 37, to insert the following: "Amendment of Act of 1993 - Licence Holders Forum 59. The Act of 1993 is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 14: "Licence Holders Forum 14A.(1) The Irish Aviation Authority shall establish a standing body to serve as the collective statutory collaborative and consultative forum in...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Minister of State for being willing to listen. The Senator hit the nail on the head in saying we are talking about pilots first. Anybody who has watched the programme Senator Buttimer adverted to, on air accident investigations, will realise flying is about a number of small steps that must all be taken in the correct order. A pilot must not be afraid to report. There cannot...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: I hear what the Minister of State is saying. I spent four years at the top of trade unionism, and in that time I learned that you can work within rules and lay down procedures that both sides can adhere to, though maybe not as rigidly as we are trying to do here. You can have regulations and rules that people have to adhere to to resolve difficulties. I will push a vote on this. I...