Results 341-360 of 5,447 for speaker:Gerard Craughwell
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: Would the Minister of State accept that a lot of guys who are banned from driving are actually caught driving subsequently? Worse still, many are caught driving without insurance.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: The Acting Leader will have some interest in what I have to say because it concerns the Defence Forces. The Tánaiste and then Taoiseach was flown to Europe in a PC-12 aircraft because the Learjet aircraft, which is 20 years old, is on the ground in need of repair. While he was out there, the PC-12 developed problems and he could not fly back. He was left stranded in Brussels because...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: Give them tomorrow night's off as well.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: Is the Senator allowed extra time because he is a member of Fine Gael?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: These Cork spats in the House are very unseemly. My colleague Senator Warfield spoke about Ursula von der Leyen and what she had to say and what she did not have to say. We have a situation where our President, Michael D. Higgins, goes to-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: Stick with me here now.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: He goes to Rome-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: I have to put on my headphones now because I have to hear you.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: Michael D. Higgins goes to Rome and he does exactly what Ursula von der Leyen did.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: He makes a statement without, I understand, having run it past the Government or the Council of State.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: I hope the clock has stopped.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: No, there is a question here.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: Excuse me. There is a question here. We have a Constitution in this country.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: I fully accept that the President is not answerable to this House. However------
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: Shall I just read a paragraph here, which is nothing to offend anybody? Article 13.11 of the Constitution states: No power or function conferred on the President by law shall be exercisable or performable by him save only on the advice of the Government. I want to know if the President had the advice of the Government before he went and did what he accused Ursula von der Leyen of doing.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: At the end of the day, we have a Constitution. We either live by it or we do not. You cannot select from it piecemeal. It is not an à la cartemenu.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: You took half my time.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: My final comment is that we have one spokesperson on foreign affairs in this country, and that is the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs. Nobody else can state Irish policy anywhere.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: I have a copy here in my pocket.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)
Gerard Craughwell: All of it.