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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: On the issue of fines, unless I misheard, some €1.8 million has been collected in fines from both organisations. For the life of me, I cannot understand what that achieves. I know there must be some sanction, but I cannot understand what it achieves. Dublin Bus will come to the Exchequer looking for the money it is short at the end of the year. I do not know what Go-Ahead Ireland...

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: ...'s. However, we cannot allow commercial interests to trump people's daily lives. I have been there and listened to the noise. It is not possible for someone to stay asleep in his or her bed at 5 a.m.; he or she is wasting his or her time pretending he or she can. There are options on the table and the Minister has put more on it. The subject of one of my concerns, for example, is...

Seanad: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (18 Feb 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: ...away from the Leader's constituency, now has a mini bookie office on its premises. I read some of the research on this area and this has particular resonance for the Minister for Finance. As much €27.3 million being lost annually as a result of gaming machines. I related two stories here last week. One is the case of parents who found their son had raised debts of...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2014)

Gerard Craughwell: ...debate yesterday evening on homelessness. As a result of my former colleagues, the teachers of this country, being forced to take to the streets on a one-day strike, the Government has saved €5 million in salary payments. My colleagues feel well justified in their strike action but they would be happy to see the money saved diverted to the homeless. Will the Leader convey this to...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2014)

Gerard Craughwell: ...keep these islands going. I had a discussion this weekend with the secretary of a company on one of the islands, who gave me an idea of the work he does. One of the recent jobs he had to do, at 5 o'clock in evening, was to re-laminate a mortuary card for a wreath for a funeral. Five minutes later he was on the telephone to the Minister, organising a €1.5 million grant for work on...