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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the National Cyber Security Centre (23 May 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: They would be wasting their time.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Yesterday morning, the Women of Honour were interviewed on RTÉ's "Morning Ireland" and very clear set out their opposition to what is going on with respect to the drafting of terms of reference for an investigation into the allegations - I stress the word "allegations" - that were brought forward by the independent review group.It appears we have a woke culture of civil servants and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: I congratulate the Leader on her nuptials. It shows great dedication to the job that she is here and not off in some sunny part of the world. I wish her and her husband many happy years together and many, many children.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: I come from a family of 11.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: In the context of the evacuation of Irish citizens from Sudan, the Tánaiste made a big play at the weekend of thanking France, Sweden and the UK for their assistance. We thanked everybody for assisting us. We sent 12 of our people out to assist with the evacuation when we did not have to restrict the number to 12.The triple lock does not apply in humanitarian situations. We survived...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: The Garda Commissioner presented in front of the Garda Representative Association, GRA, in Westport yesterday. The issue of rostering of gardaí for both the GRA and the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, AGSI, is a major problem and we have known for some time that it is a problem. The Commissioner said he is not the only one who has to compromise. It strikes me that he is...

Seanad: Election of Acting Chairperson (25 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Is this a Fianna Fáil coup?

Seanad: Election of Acting Chairperson (25 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Shall we accept Senator Wilson?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: My thoughts too are with the Defence Forces personnel. It is a pity only 12 of them have gone to Sudan. It is a humanitarian mission. The triple lock does not apply. We should have many more people there. The need for heavy-lift aircraft has once again been exposed. On 18 May 1988, 02789H, prison officer Sean O'Brien was on duty in Portlaoise Prison. I have been given permission to use...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: That is fine; no problem.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: I find it strange that no evidence can be found in national archives, military archives or in the Department of Justice of this escape attempt in Portlaise Prison. O'Brien has been diagnosed with a severe form of post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD. Has the State got a duty of care to this man? Is he entitled to be looked after? I ask the Deputy Leader to perhaps put that question to the...

Seanad: Report of the Independent Review Group on Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Statements (25 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: I stand before the Tánaiste today a proud veteran of the Irish Defence Forces. Every officer, NCO and service person of the Defence Forces, serving and retired, with whom I have engaged since the publication of the report has expressed a welcome for the statutory inquiry and for any Garda investigation of wrongdoing in the Defence Forces. All expressed strongly that any wrongdoing...

Seanad: Report of the Independent Review Group on Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Statements (25 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: I did not deny the need for a statutory inquiry-----

Seanad: Report of the Independent Review Group on Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Statements (25 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: The statutory inquiry will tell us all.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Some chance.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Well said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Senator Byrne should get down off the horse.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: With respect to the tweet from Senator Keogan, it is clear that Senator Malcolm Byrne does not understand the meaning of the term "technical group". Senator Keogan does not speak for me or for any of my colleagues. We speak independently of one another, we have our own views and our own minds. I do not subscribe to the tweet that was put out by Senator Keogan. Mr. Drew Harris, one of the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Apr 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Absolutely and I have not said he lied. I said that if it is shown that the system was not hacked, then he can be accused of lying. Time and again Secretaries General have been called before Oireachtas committees. In the case of the Joint Committee on Transport, of which I am a member, the Secretary General of the Department of Transport has refused to come before the committee. It is...